AHSEC| CLASS 12| POLITICAL SCIENCE| SOLVED PAPER - 2023| H.S. 2ND YEAR

  

AHSEC| CLASS 12| POLITICAL SCIENCE| SOLVED PAPER - 2023| H.S. 2ND YEAR

2023
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 any six from the following questions:     1x6=6

(a) In the Second World War, a member of the Axis Powers was the US/ Soviet Union/Germany. (Choose the correct answer)

(b) How many independent states emerged from the disintegration of the Soviet Union?

Ans:- During the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1990, all fifteen republics of the former Soviet Union followed Russia's lead, and one by one they declared themselves sovereign states.

(c) In which year 9/11 terrorist attack on the United States was carried out?

Ans:- September 11, 2001.

(d) In which year was Bangladesh born as an independent country?

Ans:- 1971.

(e) In which country was the Earth Summit held in 1992?

Ans:- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

(f) Write the full form of UNEP.

Ans:- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

(g) Who is the present Secretary General of U.N.O?

Ans:- António Guterres.

(h) When did Cuban Missile crisis occur?

Ans:- 16 October 1962.

(i) Berlin Wall was demolished in the year 1994. (Fill in the blank)

(j) The collapse of which country is known as the collapse of the “Second World”?

Ans:- The Soviet Union.

2. Answer any six questions from the following:         2x6=12

(a) Mention two consequences of the end of the Cold War.

Ans:- The consequences of the end of the Cold War were:

(i) Hostilities between the US and the Soviet Union ceased.

(ii) The Soviet Union disintegrated.

(iii) The end of the Cold War meant the 'end of bipolarity' in the world.

(b) Which were the member countries of ASEAN when it was formed in 1967?

Ans:- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok by the five original member states, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.

(c) What is the difference between Deterrence and Defence?

Ans:- Deterrence means prevention of war; Defense means to limit or end the war; Balance of power means that there should be a balance between big and small countries and coalition building means alliance of states.

(d) Mention any two areas or regions of the world known as Global Commons.

Ans:- International law identifies four global commons, namely the high seas, the atmosphere, Antarctica and outer space.

(e) Mention two causes of Globalisation.

Ans. The different factors that have facilitated the occurrence of globalization –

(i) Development in the fields of science and technology.

(ii) Revolution in information technology and electronic media.

(f) Mention two economic consequences of Globalisation.

Ans:- The economic consequences of globalization are -

(a) Globalization has involved more and more trade in goods worldwide.

(b) The restrictions imposed by various countries on allowing imports from other countries have been reduced.

(g) Mention two conceptions of Security.

Ans:- The concepts of security can be divided into two i.e. traditional concept and non-traditional concept.

(h) Mention two areas of conflict between India and China.

Ans:- India and China are involved in an international armed conflict over the control of two key territories: Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin.

(i) Write down the names of the Permanent Member States of Security Council of U.N.O.

Ans:- China, The United States.

(j) Write two constraints on American hegemony.

Ans:- US hegemony is in today’s world means the dominance of US in spheres – military, economic ideas of good life etc. The constraints an US are –

(i) The first constraint is the institutional architectures of the American State itself. A system of division of power between the three branches of government places significant brakes upon the unrestrained and immoderate exercise of America’s military power by the executive branch.

(ii) The Second constraint is domestic is nature and stems from the open nature of American Society. American mass media may from time to time impose or promote a particular perspective on domestic public opinion in the US and they also keep on eye over the methods of government. 



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