Pre-board Examination

Session:2024-25
Class - 12th
Subject: Political Science(028)
Set: A
Time: 180 minutes
MM. 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
Q.1 Arrange the following institutions in the chronicorder of their
formation/establishment
I. ILO
II. IMF
III. WTO
IV. WHO
Choose the correct answer from the given codes below.
a) I, II, IV, III
b) IV, III, II, I
c) I, III, II, IV
d) I, IV, II, III
Q.2 ‘The miracle on Han river’ is related to which of the following incidents?
a) Dramatic rise in the economy of Republic South Korea.
b) Rapid growth of Chinese economy
 c) Formation of CIS
d) Rapid decline in the economy of European Union
Q.3 Consider the treaties/agreement/accords in India.
I. Longowal Accord
II. Shimla agreement
III. Assam Accord
IV. Tashkent agreement
Which of the above is/are related to India – Pak bilateral agreement?
a) I and II
b) II and IV
c) III and IV
d) I and III
Q.4 Maastricht treaty was signed on 7th Feb 1992. It led to the establishment of which
of the following organization/union?
a) ASEAN
b) SAARC
c) European Union
d) United Nations organizations
Q.5 Which of the following operations was launched by Indian government to free
Golden temple of Amritsar from militants?
a) Operation Polo
b) Operation Blue star
c) Operation Ganga
d) Operation Maitre
Q.6Which one of the followings is not a founder member of ASEAN?
a) Indonesia
b) Malaysia
c) Singapore
d) Vietnam
Q.7 The immediate cause of war against India of Chinain 1962 was ..
a) Annexation of Arunachal Pradesh
b) Providing shelter to Dalai Lama
c) Military aid to East Pakistan
d) Territorial claim of India over Aksai Chin region ofLadakh.
Q.8 Arrange the following in the chronic order of their implementation
 I. Kyoto protocol
II. Paris Agreement
III. Montreal protocol
IV. Rio Summit
Select the correct answer from the given codes below.
a) I, II, IV and III
b) III,IV, I and II
c) IV, III, I, and II
d) I, II III and IV
Q.9 Consider the following statements of Assertion and Reason.
Assertion: British India was devidedadopting two nation theory in to Bangladesh and
Pakistan.
Reason: The two Nation theory was provisioned by India Independence Act 1947.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
Q.10 Which of the followings best explains the term ‘outsiders’in reference to the
moments in Assam?
a) The migrants from West Pakistan after Partition of India during war of 1948.
b) The migrants from East Pakistan during war of 1971.
c) The migrants from Tibet during its annexation by China.
d) The migrants from Myanmar during Anglo-Burmese war.
Q.11 The objective of2nd Five year plan was…
a) Agricultural development
b) Industrial growth
c) Poverty alleviation
d) Providing employment
Q.12 Match the terms with their meaning.

S.No. Terms or S.No Explanation

concepts
 I Confidence A Giving up certain types of weapons
Building
Measures
(CBMs)

II Arm control B A process of exchanging information on

defence matters between nations on a regular
basis

III Alliance C A coalition of nations meant to deter or defend

against military attacks

IV Disarmament D Regulates the acquisition or development of

weapons

Select the correct answer from the given codes below.

a) I–D, II–A, III–B, IV –C
b) I–C, II–B,III– D, IV – A
c) I–B, II–D, III–C, IV – A
d) I–A, II– C, III– D, IV – B

Section – B
Q.13 Mention two areas of conflicts between India and Pakistan.
Q.14 What were the two causes of disintegration of USSR?
Q.15 Mention any two main objectives of the United Nations.
Q.16 What was Marshall Plan? How did it pave way for the formation of OEEC?
Q.17 Deduce the concept of Syndicate.
Q.18 Highlight any two key objectives of Second Five Year Plan.
Section – C
Q.19 What do you understand by State Reorganization Commission? When and why it was
established? Mention any three recommendations of its own.
Or
The emerging economies of China and India have great potential to challenge the unipolar world.
Do you agree with the statement?Substantiate your arguments.

Q.20 Critically evaluate the impact of the changing role of the state in the developing countries in
the light of globalisation.

Q.21 Compromise and accommodation are the two essential policies required by states to save
planet Earth. Substantiate the statement in the light of the ongoing negotiations between the North
and South on environmental issues.

Q.22 Identify any two aspects of India’s foreign policy that you would like to retain and two that
you would like to change if you were to become a decision maker. Give reasons to support your
position.

Q.23 If Bharatiya Jana Sangh or the Communist Party of India had formed the government after the
first election, in which respects would the policies of the government have been different? Specify
three differences each for both the parties.
Sectio - D

Q.24 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
The emergency made everyone aware of the civil liberties. The courts too, have taken active role
after the emergency in protecting the civil liberties of individual. This is a response to the inability
of Judiciary to protect civil liberties effectively during the Emergency.
I. Which fundamental right of the citizen was affected most during the Emergency period in
1975?
II. Why did the judiciary start taking an active role after the emergency in protecting the civil
liberties of individual?
III. Should there be no restriction on the Right to civil liberties? Support your answer with one
suitable argument.
Q.25 Read the cartoon given below and answer the questions that follow on the basis of your
observance
 I. What does the cartoon indicate? 1
II. Identify the female character in the first in 1971 and second in 1999. 1
III. Name any three leaders of the party represented in second cartoon in 1999. 2
Q.26 In the given political map of India places have been marked as A, B, Cand D.
Identify these states on the basis of the information given below and write their

correct names in your answer book with the respective serial number of the
information used and the concerned alphabets as per following format:

I. The state to which the first Indian governor general of independent India
belonged.

II. The stat where the first non Congress government was formed by EMS
Namboodiripad.
 III. The faced the most acute food crisis in 1965-67.

IV. The state which led to the White Revolution through dairy cooperation
movement.

Section E
Q.27 “The the era of coalitionin India started in 1989 which has come to stay in a
bigway”. Do you agree?Substantiate your answer by any three suitable arguments.
Or
From 1989 to 2004 there have been nine coalition governments in India.Analyse the
rise and fall of any two such coalition government.
Or
Explain the meaning of ‘Global commons’. How are the environmental concerns
becoming important in global politics?

Q.28 Trace the evolution of United Nations since it’s establishment in 1945. How
does it functions with the help of its structure and agencies?
Or
Discuss the problems related to Kashmir between India and Pakistan. Also highlight
the issue of Art. 370.
Q.29 Analyse the major developments towards the end of 1980s that were to make a
long-lasting impact on the politics of India.
Or
What is meant by security? Describe any four new sources of threat to security with
example.
Q.30 Explain the factors responsible for Pakistan’s failure in building a stable
democracy. Describe any two pro democracy factors present in Pakistan which can
pave the way for establishing a lasting democratic setup over there.
Or
What were the circumstances arisen that forced Gorbachev to initiate reforms in the
Soviet Union.