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CBSE Class 12 Pre Board 2019 : Political Science - Prelim 2 (St Xavier's Sr. Sec. School, Delhi)

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Pre Board Examination 2019 Std. 12 03-01-2019 Set 2 POLITICAL SCIENCE Max. Marks : 100 Time : 3 hrs. SECTION A: ONE MARK QUESTIONS 1. What does ASEAN Way stand for? 2. Explain the origin of Congress Syndicate. (OR) How did the Congress react to its first defeat in Kerala? 3. Why the period from 1989 to 2014 is called an era of coalition governments in India? (OR) Name the terrorist organisation linked to the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi? 4. Why should popular movements not be discouraged? 5. How far can Shock Therapy be called the best way to make the transition from Communism to Capitalism? SECTION B: TWO MARKS QUESTIONS 6. Explain any 2 adverse economic impacts of Nuclear Weapons. 7. Mention any four political parties of India which participated in the first three general elections. (OR) Mention four challenges before the first general election. 8. Why did the one-party system, represented by the Communist Party, become a source of dissent and dissatisfaction among the Soviet people? (OR) What do you mean by the biggest garage sale in history ? 9. The critics of globalisation want which two areas to be revived economically? (OR) What are the two advantages of globalisation? 10. Compare how globalisation be a challenge as well as an opportunity for local cultures. SECTION C: FOUR MARKS QUESTIONS 11. Describe the events of the First Gulf War . (OR) Describe the events of 9/11. 12. State any two elements of India s Nuclear Policy. 13. Explain the internal and external non-traditional notions of security. 14. Highlight the larger ideological agenda of the Dalit Panthers. How far were they successful in achieving it? (OR) Identify 4 lessons from popular movements. 15. Highlight any two negative outcomes of the coalition governments. 16. Justify the constitution of States Reorganisation Commission under the circumstances prevailing at that time. (OR) How did Manipur become the part of Union of India? SECTION D: FIVE MARKS QUESTIONS 17. Read the given passage carefully and answer the following questions : On the eve of Independence, India had before it, two models of modern development: the liberal capitalist model as in much of Europe and the U.S. and the socialist model as in the U.S.S.R. There were many in India then who were deeply impressed by the Soviet model of development. These Std. 12 POLITICAL SCIENCE (Set 2) Page 2 included not just the leaders of the Communist Party of India, but also those of the Socialist Party and leaders like Nehru within the Congress. There were very few supporters of the American style capitalist development. (i) Differentiate between the two models of modern development under consideration before independent India. (ii) Which model of development did India adopt and why? (iii) Why did very few Indian leaders support the capitalist model? (OR) Read the given passage carefully and answer the following questions: It is not necessary that all planning always has to be centralised; nor is it that planning is only about big industries and large projects. The Kerala model is the name given to the path of planning and development charted by the State of Kerala. There has been a focus in this model on education, health, land reform, effective food distribution, and poverty alleviation. Despite low per capita incomes, and a relatively weak industrial base, Kerala achieved nearly total literacy, long life expectancy, low infant and female mortality, low birth rates and high access to medical care. Between 1987 and 1991, the government launched the New Democratic Initiative which involved campaigns for development (including total literacy especially in science and environment) designed to involve people directly in development activities through voluntary citizens organisations. The State has also taken initiative to involve people in making plans at the Panchayat, block and district level. (i) (ii) (iii) 18. What is meant by decentralisation? Which state is the best example for this? Which methods were used by the state for decentralisation? Read the given passage carefully and answer the following questions: The United States dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of ..... . The supporters of U.S. have argued that the dropping of the atomic bomb was necessary to end the war quickly and to stop further loss of American and Allied lives. ..... the consequence of the end of the Second World War was the rise of two new powers on the global stage with the ability to influence events anywhere on earth. (i) (ii) (iii) Identify the two new powers that rose on the global stage after the Second World War. Explain the outcome of the emergence of these two new powers. How could these powers influence events anywhere on earth? Explain. (OR) Read the given passage carefully and answer the following questions: Non-alignment is also not neutrality. Neutrality refers principally to a policy of staying out of war. States practising neutrality are not required to help end a war. They do not get involved in wars and do not take any position on the appropriateness or morality of a war. Non-aligned states, including India, were actually involved in wars for various reasons. They also worked to prevent war between others and tried to end wars that had broken out. (i) (ii) (iii) 19. State meaning of non-alignment and also state name of its founder nations. What is Neutrality? What are its features? What is the difference between Non-alignment and neutrality? Study the passage given below and answer the questions that follow : Indira Gandhi had emerged as a towering leader with tremendous popularity. This was also the period when party competition became bitter and polarised. This period also witnessed tensions in the relationship between the government and the judiciary. The Supreme Court found many initiatives of the government to be violative of the Constitution. The Congress party took the position that this stand of the Court was against the principles of democracy and parliamentary supremacy. The Congress also alleged that the Court was a conservative institution and it was becoming an obstacle in the way of implementing pro-poor welfare programmes. The parties opposed to the Congress felt that politics was becoming too personalised and that governmental authority was being converted into personal authority. (i) (ii) (iii) Which two achievements of Indira Gandhi as the Prime Minister made her a towering leader with tremendous popularity? Identify any one initiative of the government which was found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Highlight the pro-poor welfare programmes which the Congress wanted to implement. Std. 12 20. Page 3 Study the cartoon given below and answer the following questions: (i) (ii) (iii) 21. POLITICAL SCIENCE (Set 2) Why has the bicycle been chosen to represent China? What do the symbols within the two wheels stand for? Which two economic ideologies do the symbols represent? What message does the cartoon convey? In the given political outline map of India, five States are marked as A, B, C, D and E. Identify them with the help of the information given below and write their correct names in your answer-book along with the serial number of the information used and the related alphabet in the map : (i) The 29th State of India, Telangana. (ii) The State where Nagpur Session of the Congress Party was held in 1959. (iii) The State which used to be called the Madras State earlier. (iv) The State to which the Communist leader E.M.S. Namboodiripad belonged. (v) The home State of Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, the first Health Minister of free India. Std. 12 POLITICAL SCIENCE (Set 2) Page 4 SECTION E: SIX MARKS QUESTIONS 22. Describe the external and internal reasons that made Jammu & Kashmir a controversial and conflict-ridden State. (OR) List any four demands of the Bharatiya Kisan Union. What were the outcomes of their movement? 23. How has globalistion impacted on India and how is India in turn impacting on globalisation? Support your answer with suitable arguments. (OR) Examine the concept of Common but differentiated responsibilities with the help of examples. 24. Explain any three factors that led to protests against the Congress Government before 1975. (OR) Explain the circumstances under which the Presidential election of 1969 was held. How did the outcome of this election affect the Congress Party? 25. Describe any three features of the Soviet system. (OR) What circumstances compelled the super-powers to have military alliances with smaller countries? Describe. 26. It is very important for India to improve its relations with the U.S. . Do you agree with this statement? Support your answer with suitable arguments. (OR) Evaluate the role and limitations of SAARC as a forum for facilitating economic cooperation among Asian countries. 27. Assess the importance of international organisations like the United Nations in the contemporary world. (OR) Suggest the type of security India should prefer to fight the threats like poverty, terrorism and epidemics. -x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-

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