AHSEC| CLASS 11| POLITICAL SCIENCE| SOLVED PAPER - 2018| H.S.1ST YEAR

AHSEC| CLASS 11| POLITICAL SCIENCE| SOLVED PAPER - 2018| H.S.1ST YEAR

2018
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Full Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 30
Time: 3 hours

The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions

PART – A

(Indian Constitution at Work)

1. Answer the following as directed:                      1x6=6

a)      Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution of India?

Ans:- Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar.

b)      Mention a source of Indian Constitution.

Ans:- Source of Indian Constitution:

(i) Ideals of the National Movement.

c)       Fundamental Rights are absolute. (Write True or False)

d)      By which amendment of the Constitution of India, the Right to Property was removed as a Fundamental Right?

Ans:- The Constitution 44th Amendment Act 1978.

e)      Who is the Ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha?

Ans:- The Vice President of India/currently Venkaiah Naidu) is the ex-office chairman of Rajya Sabha.

f)       Who appoints the Governor of an Indian State?

Ans:- President of India.

2. Write two main points of Jawaharlal Nehru’s Objective Resolution. 2

Ans:- Jawaharlal Nehru has two main points of objective determination:

(i) The Constituent Assembly fully resolves to form a Constitution to constitute India in an independent, sovereign, democratic republic and to formulate a future political setup for India.

(ii) The Indian provinces and other parts of India wishing to become part of independent and sovereign India will be collectively made the Union of India.

3. Mention two goals of the Directive Principles of State Policy.               2

Ans:- Directive principles of state policy have two goals:

(i) Welfare, social, economic and political justice of the people.

(ii) Promote international peace.

4. Write two differences between FPTP and Proportional Representation Election System.          2

Ans:- Meaning

(a) First Past the Post is a voting system in which people vote for the candidate of their choice and receive the most votes.

(b) Proportional representation is an electoral device in which political parties are allocated seats based on the number of votes cast for them.

Constituency

(a) The entire country is divided into various geographical units, namely constituencies.

(b) Large geographical areas are called constituencies.

5. Mention two discretionary powers of the President of India.                2

Ans:- Two discretionary powers of the President of India:

(i) The President has the power to summon and prefix the sessions of Parliament or its two Houses.

(ii) The President can dissolve the Lok Sabha before the expiry of his full term of five years.

6. Mention two special powers of the Rajya Sabha.         2

Ans:- Some powers are exclusively obtained by Rajya Sabha:

(a) Under Art 249, the Rajya Sabha can pass a resolution by a 2/3 majority of its members and vote to declare the subject of the state list a matter of national importance.

(b) Art 319 of the Constitution empowers the Rajya Sabha to create one or more new all-India services if it adopts a resolution supported by a majority of 2/3 on people of national interest.

7. What is Social Justice?             2

Ans:- Social Justice: The concept of social justice also existed in ancient times. Social justice means that there should be no discrimination between citizens from a social point of view. And they should have all opportunities for self-development.

8. Give four suggestions for Electoral Reforms in India. 4

Ans: There are four suggestions for electoral reforms in India:

(i) Our election system should be changed from FPTP to some kind of PR system. This ensures that the parties get votes in proportion to the same.

(ii) There should be a special provision to ensure that at least one-third of women are elected to Parliament and Legislatures.

(iii) There should be strict provisions to control the role of money in electoral politics. The government should pay election expenses from a special fund.

(iv) Candidates with any criminal case should be barred from contesting elections even if their appeal is pending before the court.

9. Examine the role of Bureaucracy in Indian Administrative System.      4

Ans:- Role of Bureaucracy in Indian Administrative System:

(i) Implementation of government policies and laws: It is the responsibility of the bureaucracy to carry forward and implement the policies of the government. Good policies and laws can really serve their purposes only if they are implemented efficiently by civil servants.

(ii) Role in policy: Formulation: Policy-making is the function of political executive. However, bureaucracy plays an active role in this practice.

(iii) Administration: According to the policies, laws, rules, regulations and decisions of the government, running the administration day to day is also the main responsibility of the bureaucracy.

(iv) Advisory work: An important function of bureaucracy is to advise political executive. Ministers receive all information and advice from civil servants about the functioning of their respective departments.

10. Mention four causes for dominance of the Centre in India.   4

Ans:- Due to the dominance of the center in India:

(i) Creation of new state.

(ii) Emergency provision of the constitution.

(iii) Appointment of Governor for the state.

(iv) All India Services.

(v) Centralized planning system.

 

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