Class 12 Political Science Sample Paper

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Class 12 Political Science Sample Paper Term 1 Set A

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Class 12 Political Science Sample Paper Term 1 Set A

Section A
(Attempt any 20 Questions)

1. The Constitution set out the Directive Principles of State Policy for …………… .
(a) welfare of the people
(b) the Poor classes
(c) for establishing democracy
(d) All of these

2. NAM provided a third option or an alternative to bipolarity. Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to NAM?
(i) Newly independent countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America used NAM as a platform to raise their voice.
(ii) NAM as a policy of non alliances should not be equated with isolationism. NAM sought active involvement in the world affairs.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) Only (i)
(b) Only (ii)
(c) Both (i) and (ii)
(d) Neither (i) nor (ii)

3. Which among the following regions outside Europe was part of Second World War?
(a) China
(b) Burma
(c) South-East Asia
(d) All of these

4. Which among the following statements about the partition is incorrect?
(a) Partition of India was the outcome of the ‘two-nation theory’.
(b) Punjab and Bengal were the two provinces divided on the basis of religion.
(c) East Pakistan and West Pakistan were not contiguous.
(d) The scheme of partition included a plan for transfer of population across the border.

5. The Bombay Plan was drafted in the year ………… .
(a) 1944
(b) 1934
(c) 1954
(d) 1955

6. Which of the following were the issues of conflict between India and China?
(a) China annexed Tibet in 1950.
(b) China began to suppress Tibetan culture.
(c) When China claimed that two areas of Aksai Chin in the Ladakh and much part of Arunachal Pradesh as part of Chinese Territory.
(d) All of the above

7. How much is the tenure of the judges in the International Court of Justice?
(a) Five years
(b) Seven years
(c) Nine years
(d) Ten years

8. When was Mikhail Gorbachev was elected as the Gereral Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union?
(a) 1965
(b) 1985
(c) 1975
(d) 1955

9. The end of World War II coincided with the start of the Cold War. Which of the following argument is not correct?
(a) The World War ended when the United States dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
(b) The event happened in 1947.
(c) Japan surrendered after United States dropped bombs.
(d) All of the above

10. Arrange the following in sequence.
(i) Formation of Separate Andhra state.
(ii) Nagpur Session of Congress.
(iii) Appoints State Reorganisation Commission by Central Government.
(iv) Creation of State of Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Codes
(a) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(b) (ii), (i), (iii) and (iv)
(c) (i), (ii), (iv) and (iii)
(d) (iii), (iv), (ii) and (i)

11. India opposed the indefinite extension of the NPT in
(a) 1995
(b) 1985
(c) 1975
(d) 1965

12. As Nehru reminded the world, was not a policy of ‘fleeing away’. On the contrary, India was in favour of actively intervening in world affairs to soften ………… rivalries.
(a) decolonistion, First World War
(b) non-alignment, Second World War
(c) non- alignment, Cold War
(d) None of these

13. How many founder states signed the UN Charter in 1945?
(a) 45
(b) 51
(c) 52
(d) 56

14. Who among the following leaders gave the famous speech of ‘tryst with destiny’?
(a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(d) C Rajagopalachari

15. Consider the following statements.
(i) The rulers of most of the states signed a document called the ‘Instrument of Accession’.
(ii) It meant that their state agreed to become a part of the Union of India.
Select the correct statement(s).
(a) Only (i)
(b) Only (ii)
(c) Both (i) and (ii)
(d) None of these

16. On the reforms of structures and processes, the biggest discussions has been on the functioning of the
(a) Security Council
(b) Health of the infants
(c) Child mortality rate
(d) Nuclear weapon possession

17. The Western Alliance headed by US represented the ideology of ……… .
(a) Capitalism
(b) Liberal democracy
(c) Socialism and communism
(d) Both (a) and (b)

18. When did India and China signed Panchsheel Agreement?
(a) 24th April, 1954
(b) 29th April, 1954
(c) 30th April, 1954
(d) 1st March, 1959

19. Which of the following is not a principal organ of United Nations?
(a) Security Council
(b) Economic and Social Council
(c) International Labour Organisation
(d) International Court of Justice

20. Who among the following editing ‘Nagmani’ a Punjabi monthly magazine?
(a) Vikram Seth
(b) Sarojini Naidu
(c) Amrita Pritam
(d) Bishnu Dev

21. Choose the odd one out of the following statements.
(a) Treaty of Friendship 1971
(b) South-East Asian Treaty Organisation 1954
(c) Central Treaty Organisation 1955
(d) Limited Test Ban Treaty 1964

22. 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.
Codes
(a) Only (i)
(b) Only (ii)
(c) Only (iii)
(d) Only (iv)

23. The Afro-Asian Conference was held in ………… and is also known as the …………… Conference?
(a) 1952, Indonesian
(b) 1955, Bandung
(c) 1961, Java
(d) 1954, Yalta

24. Which one of the following statements related to the Iraq invasion of US is incorrect?
(a) More than forty other countries were involved in this invasion.
(b) The UN had given consent to invade Iraq.
(c) The invasion was to prevent Iraq from developing weapons of mass destruction.
(d) The US lost over 3,000 military personnel in this war.

Section B
(Attempt any 20 Questions)

25. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel faced key challenges of integration in which of the following states?
(a) Hyderabad, Moradabad, Junagarh
(b) Hyderabad, Sikandrabad, Jammu
(c) Hyderabad, Junagarh, Kashmir
(d) Jammu, Junagarh, Kashmir

26. Which of the following events are incorrect?
(i) Opening of Israeli Embassy in India.— 1993
(ii) Rajiv Gandhi’s visit to China.— 1988
(iii) Bilateral Strategic Energy Partnership between India and US. — 2018
(iv) PM Narendra Modi visit to Israel. — 2017
Codes
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) Only (i)
(c) (iii) and (iv)
(d) Only (iii)

27. Consider the following statements about National Development Council. Select the incorrect option.
(i) National Development Council (NDC) is an executive body established by the Government of India in August 1952.
(ii) It is a constitutional body.
(iii) It is an advisory body to the Planning Commission.
(iv) The Council ordinarily meets twice a year.
Codes
(a) Only (ii)
(b) Both (ii) and (iii)
(c) Only (iv)
(d) None of these

28. Which of the following statement about India’s nuclear policy is/are correct?
(a) India Nuclear Programme was started in the late 1940.
(b) It was started under the guidance of Homi J. Bhabha.
(c) Nehru was against the nuclear power and pleaded the superpowers for comprehensive nuclear disarmanent.
(d) All of the above

29. Which of the following statement is incorrect about Cold War?
(a) It resulted into a global war.
(b) It led to a series of tensions and confrontations between US and Soviet Union.
(c) It started after the end of Second World War.
(d) It divided the world into two different ideologies.

30. Why stronger countries’ foreign policies were supported by many countries after World War II?
(a) Because stronger countries supported them and aided them financially.
(b) Because they were afraid of being colonised again.
(c) Because most countries in the world did so.
(d) Because they were poor.

31. The two Superpowers US and USSR, were keen on expanding their spheres of influence in different parts of the world. Which of the following statement is not correct?
(a) A state was meant to remain attached to its protector superpower to minimise the impact of the other superpower and its allies in a world strongly divided between the two alliance systems.
(b) The alliances’ weaker states used their ties to the superpowers for their own gain.
(c) They were promised protection, firearms and economic aid in the face of local adversaries, most of whom were regional rivals with whom they had rivalries.
(d) The alliance systems led by the two superpowers were in no mood to divide the world in fact they want to work by keeping it as one nation only.

32. Foreign Policy is designed to protect the of the state.
(a) Autonomy
(b) Harmony
(c) National Interest
(d) Democracy

33. The high point of Cold War was associated with
(a) Cuban Missile Crisis
(b) Atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
(c) Establishment of SEATO and CENTO
(d) Establishment of NATO

34. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A) A boundary dispute had surfaced, between India and China. India claimed the boundary was a matter settled in colonial time, but China said that any colonial decision did not apply.
Reason (R) The China war dented India’s image at home and abroad. India had to approach the Americans and the British for military assistance to tide over the crisis.
Codes
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and but (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.

35. Which of the following were the problems faced at the time of Partition of India?
(a) There was not single territory of Muslim Majority areas in British India.
(b) Not all Muslim Majority areas wanted to join Pakistan.
(c) The minorities on both sides of the border had no option except to leave their home at very short notice.
(d) All of the above

36. What does neutrality refers to in context of war?
(a) It refers principally to a policy of staying out of war.
(b) It refers to participating in a war.
(c) It refers to policy of supporting the victorious nation.
(d) None of the above.

37. Limited Test Ban Treaty banned nuclear weapon tests in the atmosphere, in outer space and under water. It was signed by the US, UK and USSR in on 5th August, 1963, and entered into force on ……………. .
(a) London, 15th October, 1963
(b) Moscow, 10th October, 1963
(c) Canada, 12th October, 1963
(d) China, 13rd October, 1963

38. Which of the following changes occurred after the Cold War?
(a) The Soviet Union collapsed
(b) The US became the strongest power
(c) Growth of major military power
(d) Both (a) and (b)

39. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A) The Constitution set out in the Directive Principles of State Policy the welfare goals that democratic politics must achieve.
Reason (R) On 14th-15th August, 1947, not one but two nation-states came into existence-India and Pakistan.
Codes
(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.

40. In 1992, the UN General Assembly adopted resolution related to
(a) UN Security Council
(b) UNESCO
(c) UNICEF
(d) World Bank

41. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A) The economy of Soviet was more developed than the rest of the world except for US.
Reason (R) After the Second World War, the Soviet Union became a great power.
Codes
(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.

42. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A) International organisations solve the disputes among the countries.
Reason (R) International organisations are helpful in many ways. Nations can usually see that there are some things they must do together. There are issues that are so challenging that they can only be dealt with when everyone works separately.
Codes
(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.

43. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A) To avoid war a large number of arms were considered necessary to stock.
Reason (R) Since, the Cold War did not eliminate rivalries between the two alliances, mutual suspicious led them to arm themselves to the teeth and to constantly prepare for war.
Codes
(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.

44. Consider the following statements.
(i) The Planning Commission of India opted for Five Year Plans (FYP).
(ii) The budget of the Central and all the State governments were divided into two parts- Non plan and Plan budget.
(iii) Non Plan Budget is spent on a five year basis as per the priorities fixed by the plan.
(iv) Plan Budget is spent on routine items on a yearly basis. Select the incorrect statement(s) from the following codes.
(a) Both (i) and (ii)
(b) Both (ii) and (iv)
(c) Both (iii) and (iv)
(d) (ii), (iii) and (iv)

45. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A) The end of the Second World War was also the beginning of the Cold War.
Reason (R) The US action did not intended to stop the Soviet Union from making military and political gains in Asia and elsewhere and to show Moscow that the United States was supreme.
Codes
(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.

46. The disintegration of Soviet Union was one of the most important events that altered the global geopolitics after the Second World War.
Consider the following statement(s) in this regard and choose the correct one/(s).
(i) A coup took place in 1991 that was encouraged by Communist Party hardliness.
(ii) Boris Yeltsin emerged as a national hero in opposing this coup.
(iii) In Decempber 1991, under the leadership of Yeltsin, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus three major republics of the USSR, declared that the Soviet Union was disbanded.
Codes
(a) (i) and (iii)
(b) Only (i)
(c) (i) and (ii)
(d) (i), (ii) and (iii)

47. Choose the correct option regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis.
(a) In 1962, nuclear missiles were placed in Cuba.
(b) The installation of nuclear weapons put US under threat.
(c) USSR wanted a full scale war between the two countries.
(d) Both (a) and (b)

48. How can we say that NITI Aayog acts in the spirit of Co-operative Federalism?
(a) As it ensures equal participation of all the states in the country.
(b) As it promotes the capability and decisions of the state.
(c) As the states work by maintaining their transparency level.
(d) None of the above

Section C
(Attempt any 10 Questions)

49. Study the picture given below and answer the question that follows.

What message does this picture convey?
(a) Scenario of recession.
(b) Persisting Indo- China tensions.
(c) Boycotting foreign products.
(d) Reduce exports of Indian goods.

50. Study the picture and answer the following question.

Who propounded the ‘two nation theory’?
(a) Sardar Patel and Congress
(b) Muslim League
(c) Khan Abdul Ghaffar
(d) None of these

51. Observe the picture and answer the question that follow.

Which of the following statements are correct regarding Israel attack in June 2006?
(a) During June 2006, Israel attacked Lebanon, Syria to control the military group called Hezbollah.
(b) Large number of civilians were succumbed to bombardment from Israel.
(c) Several public buildings and even residential areas in Lebanon was destroyed.
(d) All of the above.

Directions (Q. Nos. 52-55) Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follows.

In the face of the prevailing food-crisis, the country was clearly vulnerable to external pressures and dependent on food aid, mainly from the United States. The United States, in turn, pushed India to change its economic policies. The government adopted a new strategy for agriculture in order to ensure food sufficiency. Instead of the earlier policy of giving more support to the areas and farmers that were lagging behind, now it was decided to put more resources into those areas which already had irrigation and those farmers who were already well-off. The argument was that those who already had the capacity could help increase production rapidly in the short run. Thus, the government offered high-yielding variety seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and better irrigation at highly subsidised prices. The government also gave a guarantee to buy the produce of the farmers at a given price. This was the beginning of what was called the ‘Green Revolution’.
The rich peasants and the large landholders were the major beneficiaries of the process. The Green Revolution delivered only a moderate agricultural growth (mainly a rise in wheat production) and raised the availability of food in the country, but increased polarisation between classes and regions. Some regions like Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh became agriculturally prosperous, while others remained backward.

52. Which plan highlighted the ‘Socialistic pattern of society’?
(a) Second Five Year Plan
(b) Third Five Year Plan
(c) Fifth Five Year Plan
(d) Sixth Five Year Plan

53. Which of the new strategy was adopted by the government in order to ensure food sufficiency in India?
(a) Policy of giving more support to the areas.
(b) Policy of giving more support to the farmers.
(c) To put more resources in areas which already had irrigation and those farmers who were already well-off.
(d) All of the above

54. Who was/were the major beneficiaries of the process?
(a) Rich peasants
(b) Large landholders
(c) Small farmers
(d) Both (a) and (b)

55. To employ the methods of Green Revolution was chosen as the initiation site in India.
(a) Haryana
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Punjab

Directions (Q. Nos. 56-60) Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follows

Thus it was decided that what was till then known as ‘India’ would be divided into two countries, ‘India’ and ‘Pakistan’. Such a division was not only very painful, but also very difficult to decide and to implement. The idea might appear simple, but it presented all kinds of difficulties. First of all, there was no single belt of Muslim majority areas in British India. There were two areas of concentration, one in the West and one in the East. There was no way these two parts could be joined. So it was decided that the new country, Pakistan, will comprise two territories, West and East Pakistan separated by a long expanse of Indian Territory. Secondly, not all Muslim majority areas wanted to be in Pakistan.
Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan, the undisputed leader of the North-Western Frontier Province and known as ‘Frontier Gandhi’, was staunchly opposed to the two-nation theory. Eventually, his voice was simply ignored and the NWFP was made to merge with Pakistan.

56. Which principle was followed for the division of India and Pakistan?
(a) Principal of cultural majorities
(b) Principal of ethnicity of the people
(c) Principle of religious majorities
(d) None of the above

57. “There was no way these two parts could be joined.” For which of the below this sentence is meant to be
(a) There were two areas of concentration, one in the West and one in the East.
(b) There were two belts one in North and another in West.
(c) There were two areas within the borders of modern India.
(d) There were two areas within the borders of modern Pakistan.

58. The Panchsheel Agreement was signed on ……………. .
(a) 25th April, 1954
(b) 30th April, 1954
(c) 29th April, 1954
(d) None of these

59. Which two provinces of British India had very large areas where non-Muslims were in majority?
(a) Punjab and UP
(b) Bengal and Gujarat
(c) Punjab and Haryana
(d) Punjab and Bengal

60. Who among the following opposed the two nation theory?
(a) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
(b) Mahammad Ali Jinnah
(c) Syed Ahmed Khan
(d) Mohammad Bin Qasim