SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER - 1

Political Science (028)

Class XII (2024-25)

Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:
1. The question paper consists of five sections (A, B, C, D and E) with 30 questions
in total.
2. All questions are compulsory.
3. Question numbers 1-12 are multiple choice questions of one mark each.
4. Question numbers 13-18 are of 2 marks each. Answers to these questions should
not exceed 50-60 words each.
5. Question numbers 19-23 are of 4 marks each. Answers to these questions should
not exceed 100-120 words each. There is an internal choice in two of the 4 marks
questions
6. Question numbers 24-26 are passage, cartoon and map-based questions. Answer
accordingly.
7. Question numbers 27-30 are of 6 marks each. Answers to these questions should
not exceed 170-180 words.
8. There is an internal choice in 6 marks questions.
SECTION – A (12 MARKS)
1. Arrange the following in chronological order- [1]
i. 189 member countries in IMF
ii. Meeting in Washington, D.C. between 26 Allied nations fighting the Axis
Powers
iii. Tehran Conference Declaration of the Three Powers (US, Britain and Soviet
Union)
iv. US President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston S.
Churchill signed the Atlantic Charter

a) iv, iii, ii, i b) iii, ii, i, iv

c) i, iv, iii, ii d) iv, ii, iii, i

2. Tribals of Orissa fear their displacement due to the extraction of ________. [1]
 a) Uranium b) Copper

c) Zinc d) Iron ore

3. Institutional Revolutionary Party exercised power in: [1]

a) Finland b) Mexico

c) Cairo d) Brazil

4. ________ Policy has been adopted by NITI Aayog. [1]

a) Ayushman Bharat b) Make in India

c) Made in India d) Start-up India

5. Match List I with List II regarding the negative effects of globalization. [1]
List-1 List-2
(i) MNCs opening retail chains in India, locals may lose
(a) Corporate sector
their livelihood
(b) Retail sector (ii) Hollywood movies dominating over Bollywood movies
(c) Entertainment (iii) Extremists threatening students who wear Western
sector clothes
(d) Social sector (iv) Buying a major rival company in Europe

a) (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii) b) (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)

c) (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii) d) (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(ii)

6. Assertion (A): Writers, poets, and filmmakers in India and Pakistan have often [1]
used the phrase division of hearts to describe partition.
Reason (R): Muslim league put forward the Two nation theory that British did not
consist of one but two people.

a) Both A and R are true and R is b) Both A and R are true but R is
the correct explanation of A. not the correct explanation of
A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

 7. The water treaty signed between India and Pakistan in 1960 is related to which one [1]
of the following rivers?

a) Indus b) Ravi

c) Chenab d) Satluj

8. Who became the Prime Minister of India after the death of Jawaharlal Nehru in [1]
1964?

a) Indira Gandhi b) Lal Bahadur Shastri

c) Morarji Desai d) Jagjivan Ram

9. In which article of foreign policy of India its basic sources are included? [1]

a) Article 358 b) Article 281

c) Article 63 d) Article 51

10. Assertion (A): Gorbachev's decision to normalize relations with the West and [1]
democratise and reform the Soviet Union had some other effects that no one
anticipated.
Reason (R): The people in the East European countries which were part of the
Soviet bloc, had started to support Gorbachev in his every decision.

a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason
(R) are true and Reason (R) is (R) are true, but Reason (R) is
the correct explanation of the not the correct explanation of
Assertion (A). the Assertion (A).

c) Assertion (A) is true, but d) Assertion (A) is false, but

Reason (R) is false. Reason (R) is true.

11. Which of the following country had ruled the Goa till 1961? [1]

a) Spain b) Portugal

c) Britain d) France

12. Sri Lanka has retained democracy since its independence in: [1]

a) 1948 b) 1958
 c) 1938 d) 1968

SECTION- B (12 MARKS)

13. Explain Balance of Power as a component of traditional security. [2]

14. “Coalition government helps in consensus building”. Do you agree with the [2]
statement? Give arguments in support of your answer.

15. What is meant by the global commons? How are they exploited and polluted? [2]

16. Mention any two problems which were faced by the Government of Indira Gandhi [2]
during 1969 - 1971.

17. Explain any four features of India-Israel relations. [2]

18. Why was the Congress Party known as a social and ideological coalition? Explain. [2]

SECTION-C (20 MARKS)

19. “The secure states do not imply the secure people in itself’. Examine the statement. [4]

20. As decided by the member states in 2005, highlight the steps to make the United [4]
Nations more relevant in the changing context?

21. Write a short note on the indigenous people in India. [4]

OR
"The Indian Government is already participating in global efforts through a number of
programmes related to environmental issues". Give any four examples to support the
statement.

22. What is Globalisation? Explain reasons due to which globalisation is resisted. [4]

OR
Explain the positive and negative effects of globalisation.

23. Why did the movement for secession in the Mizo hills area gain popular support? [4]
How was the problem resolved?

SECTION-D (12 MARKS)

24. Study the cartoon given below and answer the questions that follow: [4]

i. The tiger sitting on the right-hand side represents which organisation?

a. Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
b. Liberal Tigers of Tamil Estate
c. Liberation Tigers of Tamil East
d. Liberal Tigers of Tamil Eelam
ii. The conflict in Sri Lanka from 1983 onwards was based on which of the
following?
a. Discrimination by the government between political parties
b. Discrimination by the government between two communities
c. Discrimination by the government between two regions
d. Discrimination by the government between two religions
iii. Which one of the following statements about Sri Lankan crisis is true?
a. India did not interfere in the crisis and kept away from the problem.
b. India asked the United Nations to resolve the problem.
c. India signed an Accord with Sri Lanka and got involved in the solution to the
problem.
d. India snapped its diplomatic relations with Sri Lanka during the crisis.
iv. What message does the cartoon convey?
a. Sri Lankan government managed to balance the two rival groups.
b. Both the groups were against the government.
c. The government treated both the communities equally.
d. It was very difficult to maintain balance between the two rival groups.

25. In the given outline political map of India, four states have been marked as (A) (B) [4]
(C) and (D). Identify these states on the basis of the information given below and
 write their correct names in your answer book, along with their respective serial
number of the information used and the concerned alphabets as per the following
formate:-
i. The state where women put a ban on the sale of arrack and stopped its auction.
ii. The state where there was anti-Hindi agitation in 1965.
iii. The state where the Sardar Sarovar dam is located.
iv. The state which saw a farmer's agitation in 1988 protesting against the
government increased electricity rates.

v.

26. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
(1+1+2)
On the 15th August 1947, Mahatma Gandhi did not participate in any of the
Independence Day celebrations. He was in Kolkata in the areas which were torn by
gruesome riots between Hindus and Muslims. He was saddened by the communal
violence and disheartened that the principles of ahimsa (non-violence) and
satyagraha (active but non-violent resistance) that he had lived and worked for, had
failed to bind the people in troubled times. Gandhiji went on to persuade the
Hindus and Muslims to give up violence. His presence in Kolkata greatly improved
the situation, and the coming of independence was celebrated in a spirit of
communal harmony, with joyous dancing in the streets. Gandhiji’s prayer meetings
attracted large crowds. But this was short-lived as riots between Hindus and
Muslims erupted once again and Gandhiji had to resort to a fast to bring peace.
 Finally, on 30 January 1948, one such extremist, Nathuram Vinayak Godse, walked
up to Gandhiji during his evening prayer in Delhi and fired three bullets at him,
killing him instantly.
i. Which of the following city Gandhiji was there on 15th August 1947?
a. Mumbai
b. Delhi
c. Kolkata
d. Chennai
ii. Which of the following killed Gandhiji on 30 January 1948?
a. Nathuram Godse
b. Nathuram Singh
c. Nathuram Parikkar
d. Abdul Gaffar Khan
iii. Why did Mahatma Gandhi choose not to celebrate Independence Day in 1947,
and what actions did he take to address communal violence?

SECTION-E (24 MARKS)

27. Describe the role of Gorbachev to reform the Soviet system and the effects of these [6]
reforms on the USSR.

OR
Explain five features of the Soviet System.

28. Analyse any two factors responsible for the European Union to be a highly [6]
influential regional organisation. What were the limitations of the European Union?

OR
Evaluate any three major factors responsible for making the European Union a political
force from economic forces.

29. Explain any five elements of consensus which have emerged among most political [6]
parties after the Lok Sabha elections by 2004.

OR
‘Inspite of serious differences between major national political parties, emergence of
new consensus is being viewed with interest'. In the light of this statement describe any
three consensus.
30. The opposition to Emergency could keep the Janata Party together only for a while. [6]
Evaluate.

OR
Evaluate the role of the Naxalite Movement in India.