AHSEC| CLASS 11| POLITICAL SCIENCE| QUESTION PAPER - 2023| H.S.1ST YEAR
2023
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Full Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 30
Time: 3 hours
The figures in the margin indicate
full marks of the questions.
PART – A
(Indian
Constitution at Work)
1. Answer any six from the following: 1x6=6
(a) Who is the
ex officio Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha?
(b) Who is the
Real Executive of Indian?
(c) Mention one
features of the Fundamental Rights in India.
(d) When was the
Indian Constitution adopted?
(e) The 42nd
Amendment of the Indian Constitution was passed in the year _______. (Fill in the
blank)
(f) In which
case did the Supreme Court advance the theory of basic structure of the
Constitution of India?
(g) The
Directive Principles of State Policy are justiciable. (Write True of False)
(h) Who presides
over a Joint Session of the Parliament?
(i) Which
Article of the Indian Constitution describes the amendment procedure?
(j) Who was the
President of the Constituent Assembly?
2. Answer any six from the following questions: 2x6=12
(a) Mention two
means of ensuring independence of the judiciary in India.
(b) Write two
main points of the Objective Resolution.
(c) Mention the
name of the States in India having bicameral legislature.
(d) Mention two
provisions that India borrowed from the US Constitution.
(e) What do you
mean by Preventive Detention?
(f) Why is India
called a Republic?
(g) Write any
two differences between the Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of
State Policy.
(h) Mention two federal features of the Indian Constitution.
(i) What do you
mean by Universal Adult Franchise?
(j) Mention two
functions of the Municipal Board of Assam.
3. Answer any five from the following questions: 4x5=20
(a) Explain in
brief the unitary characteristics of the Indian Constitution.
(b) Explain the
debate over the basic structure of the Indian Constitution.
(c) Explain how
the Parliament controls the executive.
(d) What do you
mean by political philosophy approach? Explain it in Indian context.
(e) Explain how
the Constitution is a means of democratic transformation.
(f) Discuss the
main sources of the Indian Constitution.
(g) Discuss the
role of the Governor during the President’s rule.
(h) Discuss the
powers and functions of the Lok Sabha.
4. Answer any two from the following questions: 6x2=12
(a) Discuss the
powers and functions of the Supreme Court of India.
(b) Discuss the
Fundamental Rights enshrined in the Constitution of India.
(c) Discuss the composition,
power, and functions of the Election Commission of India.
PART – B
(Political Theory)
5. Answer any six from the following questions: 1x6=6
(a) Who wrote
the book, Republic?
(b) Who put forward
the concept of distributive justice?
(c) Give an example
of political rights.
(d) Write a difference
between negative and positive peace.
(e) Mention a
difference between Indian secularism and Western secularism.
(f) In which
year was the Universal Declaration of Human. Rights (UDHR) adopted?
(g) Write a feature
of development.
(h) Who first
used the term ‘politics’?
(i) Who wrote
the book, Long Walk to Freedom?
(j) Give an example
of Human Rights.
6. Answer any six from the following questions: 2x6=12
(a) Mention two
forms of structural violence.
(b) Why do we
need constraints in enjoying freedom?
(c) Mention two
components of nationalism.
(d) What do you
mean by global citizenship?
(e) Mention two
negative dimensions of development.
(f) Mention two
forms of equality.
(g) What do you
mean by social justice?
(h) Mention two
subject matters of political theory.
(i) What do you
mean by individual liberty?
(j) What is
meant by national right to self-determination?
7. Answer any five from the following questions: 4x5=20
(a) Explain the
different challenges to peace in contemporary world.
(b) Write a note
on alternative concepts of development.
(c) Write a note
on non-violence.
(d) Explain the
concept of liberty as put forward by J. S. Mill.
(e) Write the relationships
between rights and duties.
(f) Mention the
differences between Political Science and History.
(g) Explain John
Rawls’ theory of justice.
(h) Mention four
differences between citizens and aliens.
8. Answer any two from the following questions: 6x2=12
(a) Define
political theory. Discuss the utility of the study of political theory.
(b) What is
freedom? Explain the main dimensions of freedom.
(c) What do you
mean by secularism? Write a critical note on Indian secularism.
(d) “Political
liberty without economic equality is meaningless.” Explain.
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