AHSEC| CLASS 12| POLITICAL SCIENCE| QUESTION PAPER - 2019| H.S. 2ND YEAR
2019
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Full Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 30
Time: Three hours
The figures in the margin indicate
full marks for the questions
PART – A: (Contemporary World
Politics)
1. Answer the following as directed: 1x6=6
(a) Write
the full form of SEATO.
(b) The
collapse of which country is known as the collapse of “Second World”?
(c) First
Gulf War is also known as Operation Desert Storm. (Write ‘Yes’ or ‘No’)
(d) Agra
Summit took place between India and Pakistan. Write the name of the Indian
Prime Minister who participated in the Summit. 1
(e) Rio
Summit approved a developmental programme named ‘Agenda – 21’. (Write ‘yes’ or
‘no’)
(f) The
World Council of Indigenous People was formed in the year 1974/1975/1976 (Choose
the correct answer)
2. Mention two
reforms Mikhail Gorbachev initiated in the Soviet Union. 2
3. Mention two areas
of conflict between India and Bangladesh. 2
4. Write the name of
two conflicting communities of Sri Lanka. 2
5. Write the name of
two non-governmental organizations which concerned with Protection of Human
Rights all over the world. 2
6. Write two
distinctions between migrants and refugees. 2
7. In which year was
Kyoto Protocol signed? The Protocol dealt with which problem of the
environment? 2
8. Discuss briefly
about the new International Economic Order. 4
9. What 9/11
indicated in world politics? Discuss briefly. 4
10. Discuss briefly
the functions of the World Bank. 4
11. Discuss briefly
about the components of the Security Strategy of India. 4
12. Discuss about
the cultural consequences of globalization. 4
13. Why did Soviet
Union disintegrate? Discuss elaborately. 6
Or
Discuss elaborately the U.S. hegemony as an Economic Super Power. 6
14. What are the main pillars of ASEAN? Discuss
elaborately. 6
Or
Discuss the rise of China as an
Economic Power. 6
PART – B: (Politics in India since
Independence)
15. (a) Write
the full form of N.D.A. 1
(b) Write the name of the party that
won the second largest number of Lok Sabha seats in the First General Election
of India. 1
(c) In which year Election Commission
started using E.V.M.? 1
(d) Who was the Prime Minister of the
coalition government of 1989? 1
(e) The Government of India appointed
Mandal Commission in the year ______. (Fill in the blank) 1
(f) Write one feature of New Economic
Policy of India. 1
16. When was Bharatiya Jana Sangha formed? Who
was the founder President of Jana Sangha? 2
17. On which date was the draft of the Indian
Constitution signed and when it came into force? 2
18. Write two reasons responsible for growing
importance of regional Political Parties in Indian Politics. 2
19. Which two union territories were given the
status of statehood in 1972? 2
20. Write any two causes of conflict between
India and Pakistan. 2
21. Give two suggestions to curb communalism
in India. 2
22. Discuss briefly about the challenges faced
by India immediately after independence. 4
23. Discuss briefly about defection in the
Party System of India. 4
24. Why did India adopt the policy of non-alignment?
Discuss briefly. 4
25. Write the main objectives of the National
Policy for the Empowerment of Women, 2001. 4
26. Discuss briefly about the initiatives taken
by Janata government. 4.
27. Discuss the role of Planning Commission in
India. Write the name of the organization which has replaced the Planning
Commission. 5+1=6
Or
Discuss the main controversies around
planned development in early years of India’s independence. 6
28. Discuss the consequences of National
Emergency declared on 25th June, 1975. 6
Or
Discuss elaborately about the Secessionist Movement of North-East India. 6
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