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Class XII – Political Science – 1 – Sample

SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER (2021-22)

POLITICAL SCIENCE

TERM II

CLASS 12

Time: 2 Hrs                                                                                                                            Max. Marks: 40

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

  1. This question paper has 3 Sections A, B & C.
  2. Section A has 8 questions of 2 marks each. Answer to these questions should be completed within 50 words each.
  3. Section B has 3 questions of 4 marks each. Answer to these questions should be completed within 100 words each. Answer of map question should be attempted accordingly.
  4. Section C has 2 questions of 6 marks each. Answer to these questions should be completed within 170 words each.

SECTION A

1. How did the Sino-Indian conflict of 1962 affect he Communist Part of India?

OR

“China has emerged as third alternative to world power”. Examine.

2. Why did India have to interfere in the conflict between Pakistan and Bangladesh in 1971?

3. What is ‘cultural homogenisation’? Give one example of cultural homogenisation.

4. Explain the role played by Syndicate in the Congress Party.

5. What was the impact of the Emergency on newspapers and magazines?

6. What are the main objectives of BRICS?

7. Describe the political set-up of Nepal.

8. Has there been resistance to globalisation in India?

SECTION B

9. How has the European Union evolved over time from an economic union to an increasingly political one?

10. Explain any two reasons that led to National Jubilation in India after the 1971 war with Pakistan.

11. In the given outline map of India, four states have been marked as (A), (B), (C), (D). Identify these states based on 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 format that follows:

(i) The state to which the former Prime Minister V.P Singh belonged.

(ii) The state to which the former Prime Minister P.V. Narsimha Rao belonged

(iii) The state to which the former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda belonged.

(iv) The state to which the former Prime Minister A. B Vajpayee belonged.

SECTION C

12. How did China rise to be an economic superpower? Assess

OR

Examine the changing Indo-China relations.

13. Explain the circumstances that led to the creation of Bangladesh. How did Bangladesh succeed in establishing representative democracy based on the multiparty system?

OR

Assess the negative aspects of India’s relations with Bangladesh.