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Sample Paper 4
POLITICAL SCIENCE (028)
Class XII Session 2023-24
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80
General 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

1. Globalisation is a multi-dimensional concept having manifestations like

(a) cultural (b) economic
(c) political (d) All of these

2. Which incident favoured Fast track establishment of the European Union in 1992?
(a) Disintegration of Soviet Union (b) Establishment of Warsaw Pact
(c) Emergence of NATO group (d) Emergence of NAM

3. Who became the symbol of restoration of democracy after the Emergency in India and he belonged to
Janata Party?
(a) Jayaprakash Narayan
(b) Morarji Desai
(c) Ram Manohar Lohiya
(d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

4. UNICEF has been working in how many countries of the world?

(a) 193 (b) 190
(c) 192 (d) 194

5. Which party system does India follow?

(a) Multi-Party System
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(b) Single Party System

(c) Bi-Party System
(d) All of these

6. Indira Gandhi’s elections were declared invalid by Justice Jagmohan Lal Sinha of Allahabad High Court
on______.
(a) 12th June, 1974
(b) 12th July, 1974
(c) 12th June, 1975
(d) 12th July, 1975

7. Which International body has focussed on creating a Free Trade Area (FTA) for investment, labour and
services?
(a) SAARC
(b) SAFTA
(c) ASEAN
(d) None of these

8. Arrange the following in a chronological order of their Prime Ministership.

1. Chandrashekhar
2. Narasimha Rao
3. HD Deve Dowda
4. VP Singh
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(a) 3, 2, 1, 4
(b) 2, 3, 4, 1
(c) 1, 2, 3, 4
(d) 4, 1, 2, 3

9. Name the state where a non-Congress party secured a majority of its own in 1967 Assembly Polls.
(a) Delhi (b) Punjab
(c) Maharashtra (d) Madras (now Tamil Nadu)

10. Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect about the Bangladesh War, 1971?
I The war conditions led India signing a 20 year Treaty of Peace and Friendship with USA in 1971.
II The Shimla Agreement between Lal Bahadur Shastri and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto formalised the return
of peace in July 1972.
III US and China supported Pakistan.
IV India retaliated the Pakistan Army with an attack mainly using the air force, navy and the army.
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(a) Only III

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(b) Only IV
(c) Only I
(d) Only II

11. Assertion (A) Nehru was a co-Founder of the NAM.

Reason (R) The foreign policy of Independent India advocated the policy of non-Alignment to reduce
the cold war tensions.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true, but R is false.
(d) A is false, but R is true.

12. Assertion (A) Migration is the movement of human resources from one state to another due to some
particular reasons.
Reason (R) Poverty in South has prompted large scale migration to North in search of a better life.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true, but R is false.
(d) A is false, but R is true.

Section B

13. What was the reason behind newspapers being censored during Emergency?

14. What are the two issues that dominate the politics of North-East India.

15. What do you understand by decentralised planning?

16. What is ‘Two-Nation theory’?

17. Explain any of the two principles of Nehru’s Foreign Policy.

18. What is non-Congressism?

Section - C

19. What is International Labour Organisation? Mention its objectives.

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20. What are two positive and two negative effects of globalisation? Explain.

21. Describe any four consequences of Bangladesh War of 1971.

22. Briefly discuss the relations between India and Israel.

23. Who was Jayaprakash Narayan and what did he advocate?

Section -D

24. Read the passage given below carefully and answer the questions that follow. America extended massive
financial help for reviving Europe’s economy under what was called the ‘Marshall Plan’. The US also
created a new Collective Security structure under NATO. Under the Marshall Plan, the Organisation for
European Economic Cooperation (OEEC) was established in 1948 to channel aid to the West European
States. It became a forum where the Western European States began to cooperate on trade and economic
issues. The Council of Europe, established in 1949, was another step forward in political cooperation.
The process of economic integration of European capitalist countries proceeded step by step leading to
the formation of the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1957.
(i) The financial help was extended by America for reviving______economy.
(a) African
(b) European
(c) Asian
(d) American
(ii) What was the collective security structure created by the US?
(a) NATO
(b) SEATO
(c) CENTO
(d) Any other
(iii)Why was the Organisation for European Economic Cooperation established?
(a) To aid the Asian states
(b) To aid the African Nations
(c) To aid the West European States
(d) None of the above
(iv)When was European Economic Community came into light?
(a) 1957
(b) 1960
(c) 1948
(d) 1949

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25. In the given outline map of world, four countries have been marked as A, B, C and D. Identify these 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.
Sr. No. of the Information Used Concerned Alphabet Name of the Countries
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(i) The country Iraq invaded in August 1990.
(ii) The country in the Presidentship of Saddam Hussein.
(iii) The country referred to as a Hegemonic Power.
(iv) The Operation Infinite Reach was launched against this country.

26. Observe the picture given below and answer the following questions.

(i) In which year the bipolar structure of world politics ended?

(ii) Name two association of nations emerged in Europe and Asia.
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(iii) What is indicated by the first picture?

Section - E

27. What were the two Secessionist Movements of the North-East India?
O
Explain three main causes behind the unrest in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

28. Explain the role of opposition parties in India.

O
What were the reasons behind the dominance of Congress party in the first three general elections of
India?

29. “Coalition government is good or bad for the Indian democracy”. Explain three points in support of your
answer.
O
Analyse the era of Multi-Party system in India after 1989.

30. What role India played in the Afro-Asian Unity? Explain.

O
Analyse the India-Russia relations in detail.

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