CBSE Board Question Paper 2009
Class XII (Delhi)
Subject: Political Science
Time allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100
General Instructions:
(i) All questions are compulsory.
(ii) Question numbers 1 to 10 are of one mark each. The answers to these questions should not exceed 20 wards each.
(iii) Question numbers 11 to 20 are of two mark each. The answers to these questions should not exceed 40 wards each.
(iv) Question numbers 21 to 30 are of four mark each. The answers to these questions should not exceed 100 wards each.
(v) Question numbers 31 to 35 are of six mark each. The answers to these questions should not exceed 150 wards each.
1. Mention any two member-countries of ASEAN. 1
2. What was the main objective for the formation of European Union? 1
3. What step should be taken to make the World Trade Organization (W.T.O.) more acceptable to the developing countries? 1
4. How far is it correct to engage military for human security missions? 1
5. What is ozone layer? 1
6. To what extent does globalization provide opportunities as well as challenges? 1
7. Who was the founder of ‘Swatantra Party’? 1
8. What was ‘Operation Flood’? 1
9. What was the mai9n challenge before Independent India? 1
10. Which international conference led to the establishment of ‘NAM’? 2
11. What was the main reason behind the collapse of bi-polarity? 2
12. How did the term ‘Second World’ come into being? 2
13. Why is China seen as a world-power in the making? 2
14. What is meant by the term ‘geo-politics of natural resources’? 2
15. How far is it correct to say that the powers of the state have actually increased due to globalization? 2
16. When and why was the electronic voting machine used in India for the first time? 2
17. What is the significance of the States Reorganization Act of 1956? 2
18. What was the Shimla Agreement? Who were the signatories to it? 2
19. When was the Tashkent Agreement? Who mediated this agreement? 2
20. When and why was the ‘Dalit-Panthers’ formed? 2
21. Study the given map showing how Europe was divided inti rival alliances during the Cold war and answer the following questions: 4
(i) Name the alliance represented by the countries shown by horizontal lines.
(ii) Name the alliance represented by the countries shown by vertical lines.
(iii) Name any two countries that did not belong to any of the two alliances.
The following question is for Blind Candidates only in lieu of Q. No.21.
Answer the following questions:
(a) Name the two alliance systems which divided the world during Cold War.
(b) Name any four countries of Europe which did not belong to either of the two alliances during the Cold War. 4
22. What is I.M.F.? Mention its main objective. 4
23. Explain the internal as well as the external traditional notions of security. 4
24. What is the ‘protection of Global Commons’? Why is co-operation for this protection not easily coming forth? 4
25. Describe the main functions of Planning Commission of India. 4
26.
Look at the cartoon given and answer the following questions:
(a) What is meant by ‘Keep Right, No Left Turn’?
(b) Mention the full form of any two of the following:
(i) B.K.D.
(ii) S.S.P.
(iii) L.D.
(iv) B.K.S.
(c) What is a hung assembly? 4
The following question is for Blind Candidates only in lieu of Q. No.21.
Answer the following questions: 4
(a) Mention one example each of the Leftist parties and the Rightist parties.
(b) Give full form of any two of the following:
(i) B.K.D.
(ii) S.S.P.
(iii) L.D.
(iv) B.K.S.
(c) What is a ‘hung’ assembly?
27. Explain any two consequences of the ‘Declaration of Emergency’ provided in the Constitution of India. 4
28. Describe the significance of the ‘Chipko Movement’ as a social movement in India. 4
29. What is the Right to Information Act? When was it passed in India? 4
30. “Coalition government helps in consensus building”. Do you agree with this statement? Give arguments in support of your answer. 4
31. Explain the factor responsible for the disintegration of the former Soviet Union. 6
OR
Assess the impact of ‘Shock Therapy’ on the Soviet politics and economy.
32. Explain the emergence of democracy in Nepal. 6
OR
Explain the impact of ‘Ethnic Conflicts’ in Sri Kanka.
33. Describe the three different understandings of the U.S. hegemony. 6
OR
“If big and resourceful states cannot resist the U.S. hegemony, it is unrealistic to expect the smaller and weaker to offer any resistance.” Comment.
34. Assess Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel’s role in nation-building in India. 6
OR
Analyse the consequences of the partition of the India in 1947.
35. Evaluate the role played by Jai Prakash Narain during 1975-1977. 6
OR
What is the restoration of the Congress after the General Elections of 1971? How did it differ from the earlier Congress system from 1950 to 1960?
CBSE Board Question Papers Class 12th 2009