Political Science Board Sample Paper 2023-2024 Commerce (English Medium) Class 12 Question Paper Solution

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

1. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
2. End of civil war in Tajikistan.
3. A military coup by the Communist Party hardliners.
4. Russian Revolution.

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

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

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

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

The President of which Central Asian country appointed himself to power, first for ten years and extended it for another ten years?

Turkmenistan

Ukraine

Azerbaijan

Kyrgyzstan

Arms Control is an important measure of traditional security as ______.

It regulates the acquisition or development of weapons.

It prevents the military action.

It is concerned with preventing a war like situation.

It coordinates actions to defend against military attacks.

______ ensures that rivals do not go to war through misunderstanding or misconception.

Alliance Building

Confidence Building

Balance of power

Arms Control

Match the List I with the List II.

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)

Assertion (A): Throughout the Cold War the industrialized countries of the North tried to ensure a steady flow of resources.

Reason (R): They deployed military forces near exploitation sites.

Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct, and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.

Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct, but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.

The Assertion is incorrect, but the Reason is correct

The Assertion is correct, but the Reason is incorrect.

Name the founder President of Congress Socialist Party.

Acharya Narendra Dev

K.M. Munshi

Shayama Prasad Mukherjee

Sukumar Sen

Minoo Masani

After Independence, the first Lok Sabha elections had to be postponed twice and was finally held from ______.

November 1951 to February 1952

December 1951 to February 1952

September 1951 to February 1952

October 1951 to February 1952

Which one of the following Chinese leaders was accompanied by Dalai Lama during the visit to India in 1956?

Hua Guofeng

Zhao Ziyang

Premier Zhou Enlai

Li Peng

Assertion (A): The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution allows different tribes complete autonomy of preserving their practices and customary laws.

Reason (R): These provisions proved crucial in resolving complex political problems in the Northeast.

Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct, and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.

Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct, but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.

The Assertion is incorrect, but the Reason is correct.

The Assertion is correct, but the Reason is incorrect.

For the early freedom of which country India made an earnest effort by convening an international conference?

Malaysia

Indonesia

Vietnam

Singapore

'Bodo' community belongs to which state?

Arunachal Pradesh

Assam 

Manipur

Mizoram

Highlight any two features of Indo-Bhutan relationship.

Explain any four components of India’s security strategy.

State any two differences between the First Five Year Plan and the Second Five Year Plan.

Highlight any two major problems faced by the Election Commission of India for holding the first General Election in 1952.

Describe the security challenges faced by the newly independent countries of Asia and Africa after the Second World War.

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

Explain any two features India's nuclear policy

Discuss the developments that escalated the crisis within the USSR that hastened its Disintegration.

'In spite of the conflict, Sri Lanka has registered considerable economic growth and recorded high levels of human development’. Support the statement.

Highlight any four hurdles in the path of building a stable democracy in Pakistan.

'The culture of the politically & economically dominant society leaves its imprint on a less powerful society.’ Analyse the statement.

Analyse the economic effects of globalization on developing nations.

Regional demands from different parts of India exemplify the principle of unity with diversity. Do you agree? Give reasons.

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

1. Which of the following is a part of global commons?
   1. Ocean floor
   2. River Narmada
   3. Thar desert
   4. Nilgiris
2. The Earth Summit was held in ______.
   1. Kyoto
   2. Rio- de- Janeiro
   3. Rome
   4. Montreal
3. Which of the following agencies of the United Nations is associated in dealing with environmental issues?
   1. UNESCO
   2. ECOSOC
   3. UNEP
   4. UNFCCC
4. Why is cooperation over global commons not easy?
   1. Task cannot be monitored
   2. Lack of consensus on common environmental agendas.
   3. Similar approach to environment between the global north and south.
   4. All of the above

In the given outline political 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 as per the format that follows:

1. The state related to the leader who signed the Tashkent Agreement.
2. The state related to C Natarajan Annadurai.
3. The state related to Karpuri Thakur, who implemented reservation for backward classes.
4. V.V. Giri belonged to this state.

Note: Following questions are for the Visually Impaired Candidates in lieu of question number 25. Name the following:

1. The state where Dalai Lama took refuge.
2. The state related to Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, who undertook integration of princely states.
3. State which was a ’protectorate’ of India but became the 22nd state of Indian union.
4. The state overrun by China in 1962 war.

Study the given cartoon and answer the questions that follow:

1. Identify any two leaders shown in the cartoon who had won the 1977 elections.
2. Explain the term MISA.
3. Why was the Congress voted out of power?

What makes the European Union a highly influential regional organisation?

Explain the meaning of ‘ASEAN Way’?

Name the pillars and the objectives of the ASEAN Community.

What are the components of the ASEAN Vision 2020?

‘Reforming the UN means restructuring of the Security Council’. Justify this statement with suitable arguments.

Though the UN has failed in preventing wars and related miseries, nations prefer its continuation. What makes the UN an indispensable organisation?

What steps should be taken to make the UN more relevant in the changing context?

Explain any three challenges faced by India at the time of its independence.

Analyse any six consequences of the partition of India in 1947.

Analyze three major developments towards the end of the 1980s that made a long-lasting impact on the politics of India.

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.