DLDAV MODEL SCHOOL, SHALIMAR BAGH

Second Revision Test (2023 - 24)

Political Science
Class XII
TIME:3 Hrs M. M. :80
INSTRUCTIONS:
I) All questions are compulsory.
II) Question numbers 1-12 are multiple choice questions of one mark each.
III) Question numbers 13-18 are of 2 marks each. Answers to these questions should not
exceed 50 words each.
IV) Question numbers 19-23 are of 4 marks each. Answers to these questions should not
exceed 100 words each.
V) Question numbers 24-26 are passage, cartoon and map-based questions. Answer
accordingly.
VI) Question numbers 27-30 are of 6 marks each. Answers to these questions should not
exceed 170 words.
VII) There is an internal choice in 6 marks questions.

SECTION A

Q1 Which one of the following statements about relations between India and Nepal 1
is not correct?

a) India and Nepal have a special treaty related to travel and work in the
other country without Visa.
b) India shares the river water from Nepal.
c) Nepal always follows the policies of India.
d) Both countries have democratic forms of government.

Q2 _______________ means the progress that meets the needs of the present 1
generation without compromising the needs of future generations.

a) Global commons
b) Development without destruction.
c) Sustainable development.
d) Politics of developed nations.

Q3 On which basis does India claim permanent membership of the UN Security 1

Council?

a) Nuclear capability b) Located in Asia

c) Being a secular country. d) Large population and big economic power.

Q4 _________________ensures that rivals do not go to war through 1

misunderstanding or misconception.

a) Alliance building. b) Confidence building

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 c) Balance of power d) Arms control

Q5 Assertion Reason Questions:

Directions for Q.Nos. 5, 6 & 7
In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A)
and Reason (R). Read these statements and choose one correct answer from
the given options-

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false 1
(d) A is false, but R is true

Assertion(A) The government suspended the freedom of press and imposed

press censorship during the emergency.
Reason(R) The press provoked the people to carry out protests and
demonstrations against the ruling government.

Q6 Assertion (A): The decline of the Congress party's dominance in the 1989 1
general elections was due to the emergence of coalition politics.
Reason (R): Regional parties formed alliances and contested elections together
to challenge the dominance of the Congress Party.

Q7 Assertion(A) : There was a large -scale migration of refugees into India during 1
the 1971 war with Pakistan.
Reason (R) : Pakistan had planned the migration to disturb the Indian economy.

Q8 Match the following: 1

A B

a) Implementation of recommendations of Mandal Commission. i) 2009

b) Appointment of Manmohan Singh as prime minister for the first ii) 1984
time.

c) Signing of the Punjab Accord with Longowal. iii) 1990

d) Appointment of Rajiv Gandhi as prime minister. iv) 1985

a) A-i,B-iii, C-ii, D-iv b) A-i, B-iv, C-iii, D-ii

c) A-ii, B-i, C-iii, D-iv d) A-iii, B-i, C-iv, D-ii

Q9 Which of the following statements about the “Arab Spring” are not correct? 1
i) It began in 2008.
ii) The struggle was against terrorism and pollution
iii) It raised its voice against corruption and unemployment
iv) It was basically a demand for democracy.
Choose the correct option:
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 a) ii and iv b) iii and iv c) i and ii d) i and iii

Q10 Which of the following is not an objective of NITI Aayog ? 1

a) To provide strategic input to the development process of India.
b) To serve as a think tank of the union government.
c) To arrange funds for the developmental programs.
d) To put an end to the tardy implementation of the policy.

Q11 1

The given postal stamps depict the thinking of which prime minister of India?
a) Lal Bahadur Shastri b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Chaudhary Charan Singh d) Morarji Desai.

Q12 The Panchsheel Agreement was signed between: 1

a) India- Pakistan b) India- China
c) India- Nepal d) India -Sri Lanka
SECTION B
Q13 Evaluate the role of SAARC in facilitating economic cooperation in South Asia in 1+1
the South Asian region.
Q14 Enlist the features of the Indo- Bhutan relationship. 1+1
Q15 “Free India was born under very difficult circumstances” Justify the statement 1+1
with any two examples.
Q16 What was non-congressism? 1+1
Q17 “Technology is an important cause of globalization”.Explain. 2
Q18 What were the demands of the DMK in 1953-54 when it made it's entry in 1+1
politics. (Give any two points)
SECTION C
Q19 Explain the challenges to democracy in Nepal. 4
Q20 How did militancy take roots in Punjab in the 1980’s? 4
Q21 What was the Mandal Commission? Give its recommendations? 2+2
Q22 What are the cultural consequences of Globalization? Explain. 2+2
Q23 What does the term ‘Syndicate’ mean in the context of the Congress party of the 2+2
sixties? What role did the syndicate play in the party?
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 SECTION D
Q24 Read the passage given below carefully & answer the questions that
follow:
‘Commons are those resources which are not owned by anyone but rather
shared by a community. This could be a’ common room’, a’ community center’, a
park or a river. Similarly, there are some areas or regions of the world which are
located outside the sovereign jurisdiction of any one state, and therefore
required common governance by the international community. These are known
as res communis humanitatis or global commons.
1
i) Which of the following is a part of global commons?
a) Ocean floor b) River Narmada
c) Thar Desert d) Nilgiris
ii) The Earth Summit was held in_____________ 1
a) Kyoto b) Rio- de-Janeiro c) Rome d) Montreal
iii) Which of the following agencies of the United Nations is associated in dealing 1
with environmental issues?
a) UNESCO b) ECOSOC c) UNEP d) UNFCCC
iv) Why is cooperation over global commons not easy? 1
a) Task cannot be monitored.
b) Lack of consensus on common environmental agendas.
c) Similar approach to environment between the Global north and global
south.
d) All of the above

Q25 In the given political map of India, 4 states have been marked as A, B, C, ½x8
D.Identify the states on the basis of the information given below and write their
correct names in your answer sheet along with their respective serial number of
the information used and the concerned alphabets as per the format that follows:

1. The state where a regional party secured a clear majority in the assembly
elections and formed a government in 1967.
2. The state to which our second Prime Minister,Lal Bahadur Shastri
belonged.
3. The state where a strong students movement started against rising prices
of food grains, corruption in1974.
4. The state where the Naxalite movement started.

Serial number of the information used Alphabet concerned Name of the State

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Q26

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 Study the given Cartoon and answer the questions that follow:

1) Identify the opposition leader in the image who is trying to topple the tree. 1
a) Acharya Kriplani.
b) George Fernandes
c) W C Chatterjee
d) Acharya Narendra Dev
2) What was the role played by the opposition in the 60’s and the 70’s? 1
a) helped in the formation of the government.
b) Ensured a balance of power within the Congress party.
c) Offered a sustained and principled criticism of the policies and practices
of the Congress Party.
d) Provided outside support to the government.
3) Name the two opposition leaders who were a part of the Interim government 1
and were included in the cabinet.
a) Jayaprakash Narayan,Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
b) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee,A K Gopalan
c) BR Ambedkar, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
d) Ajay Ghosh, Jayaprakash Narayan
4) Identify the people sitting on the tree. 1
a) Members of the constituent assembly.
b) Leaders of the Congress Party.
c) Members of the planning commission.
d) Nehru and his Cabinet members

SECTION E

Q27 It is believed that a strengthened and revitalized UN is desirable in the changing 3+3
world. Highlight the necessary reforms for its strengthening.
OR
What is shock therapy? What was it's impact on USSR? 1+5

Q28 How did Hyderabad integrate into the Indian union? Elaborate. 6
OR
What was the impact of the emergency on the mass media and civil liberties 3+3

Q29 Describe any four major political developments that India witnessed between the 1½ x
period 1989 -1999. 4
OR
Describe the features of India's nuclear policy.
6

Q30 Analyze any four factors responsible for the rise of the Chinese economy. 1½ x
OR 4
Explain Global poverty,terrorism and violation of human rights as a non- traditional 2+2+
security threat. 2

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