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. How is 9/11 important in the context of U.S.A.? 1
2. In 1992 which regional organization was formed? 1
3. “The United Nations was not created to take humanity to the heaven, but to save it from the hell.” – Dag Hammarskjold. What is meant by this statement? 1
4. What is meant by ‘human security’? 1
5. Define indigenous population. 1
6. Which world Summit Conference was held at Rio in 1992? 1
7. Which party emerged as the second largest party in the 1952 General Elections? 1
8. In which State did the Indian National Congress face defeat in March 1957 Assembly Elections? 1
9. Choose the correct answer. 1
Indian foreign policy is affected by:
(a) cultural factors
(b) domestic factors
(c) international factors
(d) domestic and international factors
10. What is the meaning of Panchsheel? 1
11. Why did the two super-powers try to control the smaller nations during the Cold War? 2
12. What is the relevance of the Non-Aligned Movement after the end of the bipolar world? 2
13. Who were the target of ‘Operation Enduring Freedom’ Launched by the U.S. as part of the war on terrorism? 2
14. What is U.N.E.P.? Mention its any two main functions. 2
15. Explain the concept of ‘common but differentiated responsibility’. 2
16. Write the meaning and importance of economic planning in the Indian context. 2
17. What is meant by ‘one –party dominance’ in the Indian context? 2
18. Mention any two main reasons for the collapse of the Soviet Union. 2
19. What is meant by ‘Shock Therapy’? 2
20. When was India’s New Economic Policy Launched? Who was its chief architect? 2
21. What was Bandung Conference? Describe its outcomes. 4
22. What steps should be taken to strengthen the U.N.O.? 4
23. Define globalization. Is it a multi-dimensional concept? Justify. 4
24. Describe the outcomes of States Reorganization Commission appointed in 1953. 4
25. Explain the functioning of the communist Party of India from 1920 to 1950. 4
26. What is meant by ‘Privy Purses’? Why did Indira Gandhi insist on abolishing them in 1970? 4
27. Look at the given cartoon and answer the following questions: 4
(a) The cartoon refers to which treaty?
(b) How can we say that we were non-aligned even after signing this treaty with the Soviet Union?
(c) This treaty was signed to counteract which rival forces of India?
The following question is for Blind Candidates only in lieu of Q. No. 27.
(a) Which treaty was signed between India and Soviet Union in 1971? 1
(b) How can we say that India remained non-aligned even after signing the above treaty? 2
(c) The above treaty was signed to counteract which rival forces of India? 1
28. What lessons can we draw from the feeling of alienation in some parts of India? 4
29. How did the Emergency of 1975 benefit the Indian democratic set-up? 4
30. Study the map given below and answer the following questions: 4
(i) Identify and match the four status marked A, B, C and D with Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland and Meghalaya.
(ii) Write the capitals of these four states against the names of the respective states.
The following question is for Blind Candidates only in lieu of Q. No. 30.
The North-Eastern region of India shares the boundaries with which two countries? Mention also the names of the capitals of the following states of the North-Eastern parts of India.
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Mizoram
(c) Nagaland
(d) Meghalaya
31. Evaluate the New International Economic Order of 1970s.
OR
Assess India’s role in Non-Aligned Movement.
32. Examine the factors responsible for the U.S. hegemony in the world politics.
OR
Analyses the main constraints to the U.S. hegemony in the present day world.
33. Explain the role of the European Union as a supra-national organization. 6
OR
What steps should be taken to strengthen the ASEAN in the international community?
34. How did the fourth General Elections (1967) in India change the dynamics of India politics?
OR
Evaluate the role of the ‘Naxalite Movement’ in India.
35. Mention any three social movements of India. Explain their main objectives.
OR
Answer the following questions based upon the following Press Report:
‘Bharatiya Kisan Union wants agriculture out of WTO purview’
By our Staff Correspondent
Mysore, Feb. 15
The Bharatiya Kisan Union has warned of socio-economic upheavals in the country if India does not bargain to keep agriculture out of the purview of the World Trade Qrganisation.
Addressing a pass conference here today, the Chief of the Union, Mahender Singh Tikait and its National Coordinating Committee Convener, M. Yudhveer Singh warned of impending dangers if India goes ahead and agrees to the stipulations of the WTO in the next round of meetings scheduled to be held in Hong Kong in November.
Courtesy: The Hindu, February 16, 2005
(a) What is B.K.U.?
(b) Why is it against the W.T.O.?
(c) What dangers are anticipated for Indian agriculture from the W.T.O.?
CBSE Board Question Papers Class 12th 2009