political Science

Instructions Time:3 hrs Max. Marks : 80

1. The question paper consists of five sections (A, B, c, Dand E) with 30 questions in total.
2All questions are compulsory.
3, Question numbers 1-12 are multiple choice questions of one mark each
AQuestion
each.
numbers 13-18 are of 2 marks each Answers to these questions should not erceed 0oo
s. Question numbers 19-23 are of 4 marks each. Answers to these questions should not exceed 00
words each.
There is an intenal choice in two of the 4 marks questions.
6. Question numbers 24-26 are passage, cartoon and map-based questions. Answer accordingiy
1/0-160
7. Question numbers 27-30 are of 6 marks each. Answers to these muestions should not exceed
words.
8. There is an intenal choice in 6 marks questions.

SectionA (12 Marks

1. Match the following. (1) Codes

A B CD
List I List Il
(a) 1 4 3 2
A. Economic and 1 Resolves disputes
(b) 4 1 3 2
Social Council between and among
members countries. (c) 2 3 1 4
B. International Court 2. Debates and disCusses (d) 3 1 4 2
of Justice global issues
2. The 14th Summit of NAM was held in
C. Security Council 3. Preservation of
international peace and
security. (a) Brussels, 2000
D. General Assembly 4. Looks into the economic (b) Havana, 2006
and social welfare of the (c) Paris, 2005
member countries.
(d) Switzerland, 2006
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Directions Q. Nos. 10 and two In the question,
given below there are statements
3. The superseding agency of Planning (A) and Reason (R). Read matte:
(1) Assertion
statements and choose the correct optionthese
Commission of India is as
(a) National Development Council
Codes
(b) NITIAayog and Ris the
(c) Councl of Industrial and Scientific la) Both Aand R are true eco 2
Research
explanation of A.
(b) Both A and Rare true, but Ris not the
(d) None of the above
is correct explanation of A.
4. Which one of the following agency of UN false.
related to environmental issues? (1) (c)A is true, but R is
(a) UNDP (b) UNEP (d)A is false, but R is true. 2
(c) UNESCO (d) UNHRC 10. Assertion (A) India, Chinaand other
developing countries were exempted s
5. How many countries fought against Iraq the requirement of the Kyoto Protocol
during the First Gulf War? (1)
(b) 33 Reason (R) Their contribution to the
a) 32
(c) 34 (d) 35 emission of greenhouse gases during %, 2
industrialisation period was not
6. The Planning Commission was dissolved significant.
(1)
in which year? 11. Assertion (A) The era of multi party
(a) July 2014 system began after the election of 198:
b) August 2014
Reason (R) Election in 1989 led to the
(c) September 2014 defeat of the Congress party and ended:
(d) October 2014 dominance over the Indian Party Syste
7. How many seats did NDA IV got in the 12. Arrange the following in acorrect
2019 Lok Sabha elections? (1)
sequence.
(a) 303 (b) 350
(d) 323 1. UN Sustainable Development Sum
(c) 320 2. UN Conference on Sustainable
8. In which year the Afro Asian conference Development
known as the Bandung Conference was 3. General Assembly Special Session c
held? (1)
the Environment
(a) 1952 (b) 1961
4. United Nations Conference on
(c) 1955 (d) 1954
Environment and Development
9. When did the idea of global security Codes
(1)
emerge? (a) 2, 4, 3. 1 (b) 1, 2, 4, 3
a) 1990 (b) 1992
(c) 4,3, 2, 1 (d) 3, 4, 2, 1
(c) 1991 (d) 1995
Section B (12 Mat

13. Who was Potti Sriramulu? What was the 16. State any two objectives of the UN. (1-!
outcome of his indefinite fast? (1-1 - 2)
17. Name any two functions of the Genera
(1-!
14. What is meant by non-Congressism? (2) Assembly of the UN.
15. What was the main reason behind the split 18. Why are Coalition Governments forme
of Congress in 1969? (2) Explain.
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What are the

non-traditional notions
SectionC
to
(20 Marks)
security? Or What were the sianificant impacts of the
(4) Tourth general elections in India in 1967
20. Which steps must beadopted to conserve on the dynamics of Indian politics?
the natural resources?
(4) 23. Discuss the relations between India and
21. Explain any four effects of Israel.
the economy of a country. globalisation on
Or Explain how the foreign policy of a nation
(4)

(4)
2. Explain any four features of the is influence by its political leadership.
Communist Party of India. (1+1+1+1 =4) Support your explanation with examples
from India's foreign policy?

ISection D (12 Marks)

24. Read the passage given below and answer
the questions that follow. (b) They felt that these foreign nationals
(1 +1+1+1 = 4) would reduce the indigenous
The Assam movement from 1979 to 1985 is Assamese to minority.
the best example of such movement (c) Both (a) and (b)
against 'outsiders'. The Assamese (d) None of the above
suspected that there were huge numbers (iii) What were the economic issues taken
of illegal Bengali Muslim setters from up asa part of the movement?
Bangladesh. They felt that unless these (a) Widespread poverty
foreign nationals are detected and (b) Unemployment
deported, they would reduce the (c) Inflation
indigenous Assamese into a minority. (d) Both (a) and (b)
There were other economic issues too. (iv) Assam movement expresSses
There was widespread poverty and
unemployment in Assam despite the (a) regional aspirations
existence of natural resources like oil, tea (b) migration issues
and coal. It was felt that these were
(c) regional problems
drained out of the state without any (d)violent acts
commensurate benefit to the people.
(i) The Assam Movement was led by the 25. In the given political outline map of the
group named India, five states have been shown as A, B,
(a) All India Students Union C, D andE. Identify them on the basis of
(b) All Assam Students Union
information given below and write their
correct names in your answer book with
(c) All Assam Sabha Unit
the respective serial number of the
(d) All Assam Sabha Union information used and the alphabet
(i) Why did the Assamese seek the concerned as per the following format.
detection and deportation of the (1+1+1+1 = 4)
outsiders? (i) The state which came into existence
(a)As huge number of Bengali Muslims due to bifuraction at the time of
ASsamese.
was a cause of concern for partition in 1947.
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Sr. no. of the Alphabet Narne of
(i) APrincelyState whose ruler resisted Information Used Concerrned
its merger with India. States
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(iii) The state where the Congress Party (i)
failed to win majority in the First (i)
General Elections of India.
(iv)
(iv) The state which was created in 1966. (v) 1. (
2. (
26. Study the given cartoon and answer th. 3.
questions that follow.
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5.
6. (
7. (
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FROM GAT SOe 8. (
9. (
10. (

11. (

(i) Who was head of the government 12.

formed by the National Front in 198g 13. P
(ii) Why was the government formed by
him called a puppetgovernment?
(iüi) What is meant by support of
government from outside?
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27. Examine the basis of projection of China 29.Mention any three positive and three
to overtake the US as the largest economy negative of Soviet system in the Soviet
of world by 2040. (6) Union.
Or Or Why did Soviet Union disintegrate. Gir
Compare and contrast the 'shock therapy '. any sixX reasons behind it. 15. T
of the USSR with' the open door' policy of 30. Explain the process of Partition of Indid
China. 1947. (3+3
28. Examine the common issues of South Or It is said that the nation is to a large ext
Asian countries. (6) an imagined community' held togethe 16. T
Or common beliefs, history, political
Elucidate the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka aspirations and imaginations. Identify
features that make India a nation.
and mention any two consequences of it.
17.

18.