Political Science Delhi Set - 3 2023-2024 Commerce (English Medium) Class 12 Question Paper Solution

Arrange the following events in chronological order and choose the correct option as answer:

1. Tashkent Agreement was signed
2. Assassination of Indira Gandhi
3. Creation of Bangladesh
4. Formation of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)

(i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

(ii), (iv), (iii), (i)

(iv), (i), (ii), (iii)

(iv), (i), (iii), (ii)

Which event marked the end of Communism in the Soviet Union?

Cuban Missile Crisis

Rise of New World Order

Disintegration of the Soviet Union

Rise in US economy

Planning Commission of India was replaced with NITI Aayog because ______.

It had become very old.

It was becoming irrelevant to face the new challenges of development.

It was totally based on Socialist model.

Many states were not in favour of Planning Commission.

Which one of the following is NOT a global common?

Earth's atmosphere

Antarctica

Forests

Outer Space

Name the state from which Chhattisgarh was carved out.

Uttar Pradesh

Bihar

Jharkhand

Madhya Pradesh

Which one of the following was formed for the planned development of India, just after independence?

Election Commission

Planning Commission

Shah Commission

NITI Aayog

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

Ravi

Indus

Satluj

Chenab

Assertion (A): Presently the global atmosphere is warming up.

Reason (R): A steady decline in the total amount of ozone in the earth's stratosphere.

Both the Assertion (A) and the Reason (R) are correct and the Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).

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

The Assertion (A) is correct, but the Reason (R) is incorrect.

The Assertion (A) is incorrect, but the Reason (R) is correct.

Who among the following emerged as a national hero in opposing the coup in the Soviet Union in 1991?

Boris Yeltsin

Nikita Khrushchev

Gorbachev

Joseph Stalin

Match the List-I with List-II correctly:

Choose the correct options:

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

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

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

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

Which one of the following is a princely state of India that initially resisted joining the Indian Union?

Baroda

Hyderabad

Mysore

Gwalior

Assertion (A): People started protesting against the increase in prices of essential commodities, food scarcity and growing unemployment before the fourth General elections in India.

Reason (R): Failure of monsoons, widespread drought, decline in agricultural production and serious food shortage caused the problem.

Both the Assertion (A) and the Reason (R) are correct and the Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).

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

The Assertion (A) is correct, but the Reason (R) is incorrect.

The Assertion (A) is incorrect, but the Reason (R) is correct.

Explain the concept of 'Common Property Resources' with the help of an example.

Explain any two reasons to consider the year 1967 as a landmark year in India's political and electoral history.

Explain any two advantages of having international organisations.

Explain any two advantages of coalition governments.

Describe any two features of the Punjab Accord 1985.

Analyse any two reasons as to why issues of environment and natural resources have become a part of the World Politics.

Analyse any two negative effects of Globalisation.

Explain any two main challenges faced by Pakistan in establishing a successful democracy.

'SAARC has taken a major regional initiative in South Asian States to evolve co-operation through multilateral means.' Justify the statement with two examples.

Describe the events that took place in Sikkim from the time of India's independence to its merger with India.

Describe any two lessons learnt from the emergency imposed in 1975.

'After the disintegration of Soviet Union, India has maintained good relations with all the new independent countries, but the most cordial relations are still there between Russia and India.' Justify the statement with two examples.

During Cold War period the US economy was more developed than the rest of the world. Still the Soviet system had some special features which distinguish it from the US. Evaluate any two such features.

The given cartoon is related to Israel's attack on Lebanon in June 2006. Study the cartoon carefully and answer the  questions given below:

1. Identify and name the organisation whose four Logos are shown in the cartoon.            [1]
2. Identify and name the person shown in the cartoon.            [1]
3. Why did Israel attack Lebanon?            [2]

Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follow:

The interim government took a firm stance against the possible division of India into small principalities of different sizes. The Muslim League opposed the Indian National Congress and took the view that the states should be free to adopt any course they liked. Sardar Patel played a historic role in negotiating with the rulers of princely states firmly but diplomatically and bringing most of them into the Indian Union.

Which principle was followed for the division of British India at the time of partition in 1947?

Principle of administrative control

Principle of ethnic composition

Principle of religious majorities

Principle of equality

Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follow:

The interim government took a firm stance against the possible division of India into small principalities of different sizes. The Muslim League opposed the Indian National Congress and took the view that the states should be free to adopt any course they liked. Sardar Patel played a historic role in negotiating with the rulers of princely states firmly but diplomatically and bringing most of them into the Indian Union.

Who was the first Deputy Prime Minister of free India?

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

Sardar Patel

V. K. Menon

Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follow:

The interim government took a firm stance against the possible division of India into small principalities of different sizes. The Muslim League opposed the Indian National Congress and took the view that the states should be free to adopt any course they liked. Sardar Patel played a historic role in negotiating with the rulers of princely states firmly but diplomatically and bringing most of them into the Indian Union.

How many princely states were there in British India at the time of independence?

556

566

655

565

Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follow:

The interim government took a firm stance against the possible division of India into small principalities of different sizes. The Muslim League opposed the Indian National Congress and took the view that the states should be free to adopt any course they liked. Sardar Patel played a historic role in negotiating with the rulers of princely states firmly but diplomatically and bringing most of them into the Indian Union.

Which of the following statements about the princely states is NOT correct?

The Indian government was ready to give autonomy to some regions.

The ruler of Junagadh had decided to be part of independent India.

Princely states covered one third of the land area of British Indian empire.

Some of the princely states clearly wanted to become part of the Indian Union.

In the given Political outline map of India, four states have been marked as (A), (B), (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 the respective serial numbers of the information used and the concerned alphabets shown in the map as per the format that follows:

1. The state where the first non-Congress government was formed by E.M.S. Namboodiripad.              [1]
2. The state that belongs to Syama Prasad Mookerjee, founder of Bharatiya Jana Sangh.              [1]
3. The state to which former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru belonged.              [1]
4. The state related to former Health Minister Rajkumari Amrit Kaur.              [1]

What is meant by human security? 

Differentiate between the narrow and broad concepts of human security.

Explain the meaning of traditional notion of security.

Highlight any two components of traditional notion of external security.

'The foreign policy of independent India has pursued the dream of a peaceful world.' Support the statement with any three suitable arguments.

'India was a staunch supporter of the decolonisation process and firmly opposed racism.' Support the statement with any three suitable arguments.

While the Chinese economy has improved dramatically, why has everyone in China not received the benefits of the reforms? State any three reasons.

Describe the process of evolution of the European Union from an Economic Union to an increasingly Political one.

Explain any three major developments which took place in Indian politics during the last decade of the 20th century.

In the midst of severe competition and many conflicts in 1989, a consensus appeared to have emerged among most parties. Explain any three points of consensus.