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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