SUBJECT: POLITICAL SCIECE

CARTOSAT\AROSAT\HAMSAT
NAME OF THE STUDENT: __________________ GRADE: XII
DATE: TOTAL MARKS: 80
DAY: TIME: 3hrs
SECTION –A (12 MARKS)

I.CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER:

1. The cold war is between?
a) USA and USSR b) USA and Japan c) USSR AND ITALY d) USA AND
RUSSIA
2. Which of the following is a fact about the cold war?
a) Single force war B) Unarmed conflict c) Nuclear war d) Biggest war
3. Who was "Nizam"?
a) The ruler's title of Hyderabad b) The ruler's title of Pakistan
c)The leader of society d) Head of the panchayat
4. ana Sangh was against Article ______, but the Congress Party favored it?
a) Article 368 b) Article 369 c) Article 370 d) Article 371
5. Who was the architect of the Second Five Year Plan?
a) P.C Mahalanobis b) J.L Nehru c) KN Raj d) None of the
above
6. Which Political Party laid emphasis on the idea of one country, one culture, and one nation?
a) Communist Party of India b) Indian National Congress
c)Bhartiya Jana Sangh d) Bahujan Samaj Party
7. What is meant by geopolitics?
a) Politics of land territory b) Political development of the soil
c)Both A and B d) None of these
8. Which were the models of development?
a. Liberal-capitalist model b) Socialist model c) Both A and B
d) None of the above
9. What does SEATO stand for?
a) South European Authority Treaty Organization b) Southeast Asia Treaty
Organization
c) Soviet Euro Anglos Treaty Organization d) South European Atlantic Treaty
Organization
10. Who was the founder of the Bhartiya Jana Sangh?
a) Durga Charan Banerjee b) Uma Shankar Trivedi
c) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee d) None of the above
11. Which among the following statements that describe the nature of the Soviet economy is
wrong?
(a) Socialism was the dominant ideology
 (b) State ownership/control existed over the factors of production
(c) People enjoyed economic freedom
(d) Every aspect of the economy was planned and controlled by the State
12. In 1957, which party formed the government in Kerala?
a) Jana Sangh b) Communist Party of India c) Congress d) Socialist Party

SECTION B (12 MARKS)

II. Answer the following questions:
13.In which way did the policy of non-alignment serve India’s interests?
14. What is meant by non-alignment?
15. Mention any two challenges that India faced just after independence?
16. What is meant by ‘Two Nation Theory’?
17. Differentiate between the main objective of the First and the Second Five Year Plan?
18. How did the dominance of Congress Party in the first three general elections help in
establishing a democratic set-up in India?
SECTION B (20 MARKS)
19. Describe any four factors which were responsible for the dominance of the Congress Party
in India till 1967.
20. List any four activities of the opposition during the ParliAllents of 1952 and 1957. (Delhi to
2000)
21.A When two or more parties join hands together to form a government is known as Coalition
Government. For example, UPA, NDA, etc. In 1977, the first coalition government was formed?
OR
21 B. Highlight any two sources of threats being faced by the third world countries. (2 + 2 = 4)
22. Describe any two advantages and two disadvantages of coalition government in India. (4)
23. What does the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 mean?
OR
23.B. What was the approach of the Government of India towards the princely states
immediately after the partition of India in 1947? All India 2009
SECTION D (12 MARKS)
24. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow. (1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 4) The
declaration on the disintegration of the USSR and the formation of the Commonwealth of
Independent States (CIS) came as a surprise to the other republics, especially to the Central
Asian ones. The exclusion of these republics was an issue that was quickly solved by making
them founding members of the CIS. Russia was now accepted as the successor state of the
Soviet Union. It inherited the Soviet seat in the UN Security Council. Russia accepted all the
international treaties and commitments of the Soviet Union.
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
(i) Which of the states given below are not the member states of CIS?
(a) Armenia (b) Belarus (c) Moldova (d) Lithuania
(ii) The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was established in
(a) December, 1991 (b) December, 1990 (c) December, 1994 (d) December, 1993
(iii) Disintegration of USSR came as a surprise because …………. .
(a) it emerged as a great power after the Second World War.
(b) it had vast energy resources.
(c) in the arms race, Soviet Union managed to match the US. (d) All of the above
(iv) What kind of role was played by the successor of Soviet Union in the International Politics?
(a) It accepted all international treaties and commitments of the Soviet Union.
(b) It inherited the Soviet Seat in the UN Security Council.
(c) It signed treaties with the US. (d) Both (a) and (b)
25. In the given political outline map of South Asia, four countries have been marked as A, B, C
and D. Identify them on the basis of the information given below and write their correct names
along with their respective serial number of the information used and the concerned alphabets
as per the following format. (1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 4)
(i) An important country but it is not considered to be a part of South Asia.
(ii) The country has a successful Democratic System.
(iii) This country has had both Civilian and Military rulers.
(iv) This country had Constitutional Monarchy.

26. Study the given cartoon and answer the questions that follow. (1 + 1 + 2 = 4)

(i) Identify any two leaders that won the 1977 elections.
(ii) What is MISA?
(iii) Why was the Congress voted out of power?
 SECTION E (24 MARKS)
27. Congress had remained a social and ideological coalition for a long period” Justify
the statement. (6)
Or
What were the consequences of partition of India in 1947? (All India 2008)
28. Reforming the UN means restructuring of the Security Council’. Justify this statement with
suitable arguments. (6)
Or
What makes the UN an indispensable organisation? What steps should be taken to make
the UN more relevant in the changing context?
29. Examine the efforts taken by Jawaharlal Nehru for the promotion of Afro-Asian Unity. (6)
Or
Assess India’s role in Non-Aligned Movement.
30. Compare and contrast the ‘Shock Therapy’ of the USSR with ‘the open door’ policy
of China’.
OR
From 1989 to 2004, there have been nine coalition governments in India. Analyse the rise
and fall of any two such coalition governments. (6)