Roll No.
Q.P. Code 59/1/1
Political Science (Term II)
CBSE Class XII Board Examination 2022 (Term 2)
Time allowed: 2 hoursMaximum Marks: 40
General Instructions:
- The paper has 13 questions in three sections (A, B and C); all questions are compulsory.
- Section A: Q1–8 carry 2 marks each; answer each in about 50 words.
- Section B: Q9–11 carry 4 marks each; answer each in about 100 words. Answer the map question as directed.
- Section C: Q12 and Q13 carry 6 marks each; answer each in about 170 words.
- There is no overall choice; where an internal choice (OR) is given, attempt only one of the alternatives.
SECTION A
Q1–8 carry 2 marks each (answer in about 50 words).
1.
After the Second World War, the United States took certain steps that helped the countries of Western Europe come together. Explain any two such steps.
OR
What is meant by the 'ASEAN Vision 2020'? Explain.
2
2.
Give any two examples that show how the army has interfered in the government of Pakistan.
2
3.
State any two reasons behind the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka.
2
4.
Write the names of any four countries that form 'South Asia'.
2
5.
Analyse any two causes of globalisation.
2
6.
Analyse any two reasons why the Congress Party split in 1969.
2
7.
Analyse the idea of 'Total Revolution' put forward by Jayaprakash Narayan in the mid-1970s.
2
8.
Why was the first coalition government at the Centre in India unable to remain stable? Analyse the main reason.
2
SECTION B
Q9–11 carry 4 marks each (answer in about 100 words); Q11 is map-based.
9.
Explain any two economic consequences of globalisation.
4
10.
Describe any four excesses committed by the Union Government during the Emergency declared in 1975.
4
11.
On a political outline map of India four States are marked: A – a small State in the north just next to Delhi; B – the State at the south-eastern tip of the peninsula facing Sri Lanka; C – the northernmost region of India (then a State); D – the narrow State along the south-western (Malabar) coast. Identify each State using the information below and write the serial number of the information, the letter and the State's name in a table:
(i) The State that was not ruled by the Congress Party in 1952.
(ii) The State where the Congress Party failed to win a majority in 1957.
(iii) The State in which veteran Congress leader K. Kamaraj lost the election in 1967.
(iv) The State where the phrase 'Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram' was born.
(i) The State that was not ruled by the Congress Party in 1952.
(ii) The State where the Congress Party failed to win a majority in 1957.
(iii) The State in which veteran Congress leader K. Kamaraj lost the election in 1967.
(iv) The State where the phrase 'Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram' was born.
4
SECTION C
Q12 and Q13 carry 6 marks each (answer in about 170 words).
12.
Explain any four steps China took to build up its economy.
OR
Explain any four factors that make the European Union a powerful organisation.
6
13.
Highlight any three areas on which most political parties in India came to agree after 1989.
OR
Highlight any two major changes seen in Indian politics after 2014, and name any two welfare schemes in which women are the main beneficiaries.
6
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Questions restated from the CBSE Class XII Board Examination 2022 (set 59/1/1) for practice. Reading passages and map items are described, not reproduced.