Class 11 Sample Paper Political Science (Half Yearly)

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HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION
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Class - XI Subject – Political Science
Time – 3 Hours Maximum Marks- 80

General Instructions:
All questions are compulsory.

Question 1-15 carry 1 mark each, answer to one mark question.

Questions 16-23 carry 2 marks each, answer to two marks question should exceed 40 words.

Questions 24-27 carry 4 marks each, answer to four marks question should not exceed 100 words.

Questions 28-30 carry 6 marks each , answer to six marks question should not exceed 200 words

Questions 31-33carry 5 marks each and are source based questions.

1. In which year did Nepal emerged as a democratic republic after abolishing the monarchy?
(a) 2015
(b) 1990
(c) 1959
(d) 2008
2. Ares described the constitution of which country as the “Castle of Cards”?
(a) Afghanistan
(b) Pakistan
(c) Iran
(d) Iraq
3. Who said “These principles of liberty, equality and fraternity are not to be treated as
separate items in a trinity. They form a union of trinity in the sense that to divorce one from
the other is to defeat the very purpose of democracy.”?
(a) Dr B.R. Ambedkar
(b) Dr Rajendra Prasad
(c) PanditJawaharLal Nehru
(d) Jaiprakash Narayan
4. Number of members who signed the constitution after 24th January 1950?
(a) 284

(b) 15
(c) 12
(d) 00

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5. When did Dr Ambedkar said that “One likes to ask whether there can be anything new in a
constitution framed at this hour in the history of the world… The only new things, if there
can be any, in a constitution framed so late in the day are the variations made to remove the
faults and to accommodate it to the needs of the country.”?
(a) November 4, 1948
(b) November 9, 1948
(c) November 19, 1948
(d) November 25, 1948
6. In which year was the legal age for being an adult citizen in India reduced from 21 to 18?
(a) 1947
(b) 1969
(c) 1979
(d) 1989
7. Who said that “…But I have come to say a few words on behalf of the Adivasis of India….
In the past, thanks to the major political parties, thanks to the British Government and
thanks to every enlightened Indian citizen, we have been isolated and kept, as it were, in a
zoo. ...We are willing to mix with you, and it is for that reason, ..., that we have insisted on a
reservation of seats as far as the Legislatures are concerned.”?
(a) Dr Ambedkar
(b) Jaipal Singh
(c) Arhar Munda
(d) RimonGogoi
8. Who won the 2016 assembly elections in Tamil Naidu?
(a) Dmk
(b) Aiadmk
(c) Pmk
(d) Bjp
9. “The Republic” opens with a discussion between?
(a) Socrates and Cephalus
(b) Plato and Cephalus
(c) Socrates and Polemarchus
(d) Plato and Polemarchus
10. Who wrote the book “The Republic”?
(a) Plato
(b) Socrates
(c) Aristotle
(d) Polemarchus
11. Who among the following was the first to argue for freedom as a fundamental right of
humankind?
(a) Karl Marx
(b) Rousseau

(c) Mill
(d) Kant

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12. Who amongst the following observed that politics envelops us like the coils of a snake and
there is no other way out but to wrestle with it.
(a) Dr Ambedkar
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Pandit Nehru
(d) Srimati Indira Gandhi
13. Hind swaraj was written by?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Dr Ambedkar
(c) Pandit Nehru
(d) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
14. Mention the 2 functions of south African government that is enshrined in their constitution
for pursuing collective good of the society beyond mere rules and regulations?
15. What is a constitution?
16. Elaborate article 324(1) of the Indian constitution.
17. What is meant by special majority?
18. What is the tenure or the CEC as per the Indian constitution? and how can he be removed
from his office before the expiry of his term?
19. What is meant by equality and how does its meanings change with change in context?
20. What gives rise to politics?
21. Whatis that for which Dr Ambedkar rigorously argued and how does it finds its expression
in the Indian constitution?
22. Mention the 4 main functions of a constitution and elaborate on each briefly.
23. How and by whom were the members of the constituent assembly elected? Mention the 4
major points of the cabinet mission plan roughly around which the constituent assembly
was composed.
24. Compare FPTP and PR systems of electionwith at least 4 major points and provide
examples of countries following each system.
25. Elaborate 4 major functions of the Election Commission of India.
26. Mention 4 substantial reasons why should one study political theory.
27. What are the major themes that political theory deals with? Give three arguments to prove
the relevance of political theory in the present world.
28. Mention the 5 main points of the objective resolution. Who gave it?
29. Mention 5 major factors to which the success of India’s election system can be attributed to.
Also mention at least 3 reforms suggested to be brought in the constitutional provisions for
electoral reforms?

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30.

(a) Who is the man standing with a violin on extreme left?
(b) Name the man standing on the right of Maulana Azad.
(c) Name the man in the crawling position behind Nehru ji.
(d) Who is the second man on a chair just beside Nehru ji?
(e) What is Pandit Nehru trying to do and how far was he successful?

31. “Then if a man says that justice consists in the repayment of debts, and that good is the debt
which a man owes to his friends, and evil the debt which he owes to his enemies, —to say
this is not wise; for it is not true, if, as has been clearly shown, the injuring of another can be
in no case just.”
(a) Who is the narrator of the above lines?
(b) To whom are the above lines narrated?
(c) These lines are originally present in which book?
(d) Who is the author of the book from which these lines are taken?
(e) What is the idea of justice present in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution?

32. “Separate electorates have been a curse to India, have done incalculable harm to this
country… Separate electorates have barred our progress… We (Muslims) want to merge in
the nation. ...for God’s sake keep your hands off reservation for the Muslim community.”
(a) Who is the speaker of the above lines?
(b) What is meant by separate electorates?
(c) How are separate electorates different from reserved seats?
(d) How many seats are reserved for Muslims in the Indian Parliament?
(e) When and where were these lines said?

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