Political Science Question Paper 2022
AHSEC Class 12 New Syllabus
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 the following as directed: 1x6=6
1. (a) Write the full form of NIEO. 1
(b) The collapse of which country is known as the
collapse of the “Second World”? 1
(c) In which year Iraq invaded Kuwait? 1
(d) Write the full form of SAFTA. 1
(e) Earth Summit was held in the year _______. (Fill in
the blank) 1
(f) The World Council of Indigenous people was formed
in the year 1974/1975/1976. (Choose the correct answer)
2. Mention two reforms Mikhail Gorbachev initiated in the Soviet
Union. 2
3. Write down the names of the Permanent member states of Security
Council of United Nations Organization. 2
4. Write the names of two non-governmental organisations which were
concerned with Protection of Human Rights all over the world. 2
5. Name the principal organs of United Nations Organisation. 2
6. Mention two sources of threats to human being. 2
7. Write two causes of Water Pollution. 2
8. Why did big powers need to have alliance with smaller countries?
Write four reasons. 4
9. Discuss briefly about the constraints on U.S. hegemony. 4
10. Discuss briefly about the recent relationship between India and
Pakistan. 4
11. Write briefly about Global Poverty. 4
12. Discuss briefly about the Political Consequences of
Globalization. 4
13. Why did Soviet Union disintegrate? Discuss three reasons. 6
Or
Discuss elaborately the U.S. hegemony as an Economic
Super Power. 6
14. What are the main pillars of ASEAN? Discuss elaborately. 6
Or
Discuss India’s Relationship with China. 6
PART – B (Politics in
India since Independence)
15. (a) In which year first general election was held in India? 1
(b) Who was the first Chief Election Commission of
India? 1
(c) Write the full form of NEFA. 1
(d) Panchsheel principles were jointly declared by
Indian Prime Minister _______ and Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai. (Fill in the
blank) 1
(e) Who started “Total Revolution”? 1
(f) What is the full form of MNF? 1
16. When was the Bharatiya Jana Sangh formed? Who was the founder
President of Jana Sangh? 2
17. Write the names and symbols of any two National Political
Parties in India. 2
18. Write two consequences of 1977 Lok Sabha Election. 2
19. Write any two features of Coalition Government in India. 2
20. Write two causes of the emergence of communalism in India. 2
21. Write two causes of origin of regionalism in India. 2
22. Explain briefly about “Two-Nation Theory”. 4
23. Why did India adopt the Policy of Non-Alignment? Discuss
briefly. 4
24. Discuss briefly the causes of decline of the Congress Party. 4
25. Discuss briefly the importance of Social Movement. 4
26. Explain any two reasons for the emergence of the Coalition
Politics in the Indian Democratic System. 4
27. Discuss the main controversies around planned development in the
early years of India’s Independence. 6
Or
What do you mean by planned development? Discuss the role of Planning
Commission in the development of India. 1+5=6
28. Discuss the consequences of National Emergency declared on 25th
June, 1975. 6
Or
Discuss elaborately about the Secessionist Movements of North-East
India. 6
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