KHALSA MONT.
SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
TEST SERIES (2024)
NAME:- SUBJECT – POLITICAL SCIENCE ROLL NO.____
PAPER CODE:- KMSSS/EC/281224 CLASS – XII
Time : 3 hrs. MM: 80
NOTE:- ATTEMPT ALL QUESTIONS
General Instructions:
1. The question paper consists of five sections (A, B, C, D and E) with 30 questions in total.
2. All questions are compulsory.
3. Question numbers 1 - 12 are multiple choice questions of one mark each.
4. Question numbers 13 - 18 are of 2 marks each. Answers to these questions should not exceed 50 - 60 words each.
5. Question numbers 19 - 23 are of 4 marks each. Answers to these questions should not exceed 100 - 120 words each.
There is an internal choice in two of the 4 marks questions
6. Question numbers 24 - 26 are passage, cartoon and map - based questions. Answer accordingly.
7. Question numbers 27 - 30 are of 6 marks each. Answers to these questions should not exceed 170 - 180 words.
8. There is an internal choice in 6 marks questions.
SECTION – A (12 MARKS)
1 Arrange the following in the chronological order of their establishment: [1]
1. The WTO
2. Amnesty International
3. League of Nations
4. World Bank
a) iv, iii, ii, I b) iv, iii, ii, I c) i, ii, iii, iv d) iii, iv, i, ii
2 The main objective of the first Five - year plan was [1]
a) Industrial development b) Growth with social justice
c) Agricultural growth d) Transport and Communication
3 Who among the following leaders was not a minister in Jawaharlal Nehru’s Cabinet formed in [1]
1948 after independence?
a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
c) Mahatma Gandhi d) B.R. Ambedkar
4 Who among the following was the author of the book titled Economy of Permanence ? [1]
a) J.C. Kumarappa b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
c) C. Rajagopalachari d) Acharya Narendra Dev
5 Match List I with List II regarding the political consequences ofglobalization earlier and now. [1]
a) (a) - (i), (b) - (iv), (c) - (iii), (d) - (ii) b) (a) - (iii), (b) - (i), (c) - (iv), (d) - (ii)
c) (a) - (ii), (b) - (iii), (c) - (iv), (d) - (i) d) (a) - (iii), (b) - (iv), (c) - (i), (d) - (ii)
6 Assertion (A): The partition of India was the outcome of the two - nation theory. [1]
Reason (R): Punjab and Bengal were the two provinces divided on the basis of religion.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
7 Who was India’s top - level leader to visit China in 1979 after the 1962 War? [1]
a) Atal Behari Vajpayee b) Jaya Prakash Narayan
c) Rajiv Gandhi d) Morarji Desai
8 The Syndicate wanted Indira Gandhi to act as a: [1]
a) financial backup b) face of the country
c) puppet d) strong leader
9 Shimla agreement was signed between ________. [1]
a) Lal Bahadur Shastri and Zhou Enlai b) V.P. Mandal and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
c) V.P. Mandal and Sheikh Mujib - ur Rahman d) Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
(P.T.O)
10 Assertion (A): India’s Relations with Russia are an important aspect of India’s foreign policy. [1]
Reason (R): India maintained good Relations with all the post - communist countries.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
11 Which of the following is not a grievance of Kashmiri? [1]
a) Instrument of Accession b) Promised of Plebiscite not fulfilled
c) Erosion of 370 in practice d) Variable democratic process in state
12 In East Pakistan, the popular struggle against West Pakistan domination was led by [1]
a) Sheikh Mujib Ali Rahman b) Sheikh Mujib Mohammed
c) General Yahya Khan d) Sheikh Mujib Ur Rahman
SECTION- B (12 MARKS)
13 What do you understand by referent? What does this concept stand for in traditional security [2]
and non - traditional security?
14 Explain any two features of BAMCEF. [2]
15 Highlight any four outcomes of the Earth Summit held in June 1992 at Rio. [2]
16 What made the new Congress have an upper hand over the opposition alliance? [2]
17 1. Give Example of Religious - cultural ties between India and Bhutan. [2]
2. When and where diplomatic relations between Bhutan and India were established?
18 Explain the functioning of the Congress Party as a social coalition. [2]
SECTION-C (20 MARKS)
19 What is meant by SAARC? How can peace and cooperation be enhanced through it? [4]
20 Study the passage given below carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
The world may not be ready for such a radical step even though the Cold War is over. Without
the Veto, there is the danger as in 1945 that the great powers would lose interest in the world
body, that they would do what they pleased outside it, and that without their support and
involvement the body would be ineffective.
1. Name the five permanent members of the UN Security Council.
2. Why is the Veto power given to the permanent members called a special privilege?
3. What will be the consequence if all the fifteen members of the Security Council are given
the power to Veto?
21 With the help of any four examples, explain India’s stand on environmental issues. [4]
OR
What is the significance of Kyoto Protocol? Is India a signatory to this protocol?
22 What is globalisation? Highlight its causes. [4]
OR
Do you agree that cultural consequences of globalisation are always negative? Justify your
answer with any two suitable arguments.
23 Describe the outcome of Anandpur Sahib Resolution of 1973. [4]
SECTION-D (12 MARKS)
24 1. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
Carefully study the below-given cartoon:
a. The Treaty of Maastricht established ________.
a) Common Constitution b) European Community
c) World Trade Organisation d) European Union
(P.T.O)
b. Why does the cartoonist showthrough the sinking ship?
a) Limitations of EUin the matters of foreign relations and defence
b) EU’s failure to draft a common Constitution
c) Failure to adoptthe euro as the common currency
d) ’Euro-skepticism’ in some parts of Europe
c. How many stars can be seen in the cartoon?
a) Fifteen stars b) Sixteen stars c) Twelve stars d) Fourteen stars
d. Which two countries resisted the Maastricht Treaty?
a) Denmark and Sweden b) Germany and France
c) Denmark and France d) Sweden and Germany
25 In the given political outline map of India, four States have been marked as A, B, C and D . [4]
Identify these States on the basis of the information given below and write their correct names in
your answer - book along with the respective serial number of the information used and the
concerned alphabets given in the map as per the following format:
1. The State related to former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh.
2. The State to which former Deputy Prime Minister Jagjivan Ram belonged.
3. The State where the Naxalites were very active.
4. A State where the Congress party could not win even a single seat in the Lok Sabha
elections in 1977.
26 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: (1+1+2) [4]
The Government of India replaced the Planning Commission with a new institution named NITI
Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India). This came into existence on 1 January 2015.
The Planning Commission is not one of the many commissions and other bodies set up by the
Constitution. The Planning Commission was set up in March 1950 by a simple resolution of the
Government of India. It has an advisory role and its recommendations become effective only
when the Union Cabinet approved these. As in the USSR, the Planning Commission of India opted
for five year plans (FYP). The idea is very simple: the Government of India prepares a document
that has a plan for all its income and expenditure for the next five years. Accordingly, the budget
of the central and all the State governments is divided into two parts: ‘non - plan’ budget that is
spent on routine items on a yearly basis and ‘plan’ budget that is spent on a five - year basis as
per the priorities fixed by the plan. A five - year plan has the advantage of permitting the
government to focus on the larger picture and make a long - term intervention in the economy.
1. Which of the following commission has renamed NITI Aayog in 2015?
a. Election Commission
b. CAG
c. Planning Commission
d. RTI
2. When the Planning Commission was set up by a simple resolution in India?
a. 1950
b. 1952
c. 1956
d. 1976
3. What were the key functions of the Planning Commission in India, and how did its
replacement by NITI Aayog signify a shift in planning and governance?
SECTION-E (24 MARKS)
27 Mention the causes of Soviet disintegration. [6]
OR
Examine India’s relationship with the former Soviet Union during the Cold War.
(P.T.O)
28 Analyse any four factors that make the European Union an influential regional organisation. [6]
OR
Describe any four steps taken by China to grow its economy.
29 Analyze any three major changes that took place in the Indian political system towards the end [6]
of 1980s.
OR
In spite of the decline of Congress dominance the Congress party continues to influence politics
in the country. Do you agree? Give reasons.
30 Highlight any three reasons for the opposition parties to come together to form Janata Party in [6]
1977.
OR
Why was an emergency declared in India on 25th June 1975? How far was the imposition of this
emergency justified? Support your answer with any three suitable arguments.
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