Class 12 Sample Paper Political Science (Half Yearly)

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HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION
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Class - XII 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 16-21carry 2 marks each, answer to two marks question should exceed 40 words.
Questions 22-26 carry 4 marks each, answer to four marks question should not exceed 100 words.
Questions 27-29 carry 6 marks each , answer to six marks question should not exceed 200 words
Questions 30-32carry 5 marks each and are source based questions.

1. Who said “Frankly….My impression ( of Zhou Enlai ) was very favorable ….. the Chinese
premier is , I believe a good type of Man & Trustworthy” ?
a. C.Rajagopalchari
b. K.M Munshi
c. V.P.S Menon
d. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. Which of the following is not the founding member of ASEAN?
a. Indonesia
b. Malaysia
c. Vietnam
d. Singapore
3. Which US official made secret visit to China via Pakistan in July 1971?
a. John F. Kennedy
b. Richard Nixon
c. Henry Kissinger

d. C. Gorge Marshall

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4. “Tomorrow we shall be free from the slavery of the British domination, but at midnight
India will be partitioned. Tomorrow thus be a day of rejoicing as well as mourning” Who
spoke these words?
a. Jawaharlal Nehru
b. Amrita Pritam
c. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
d. Mahatma Gandhi
5. What was Bombay Plan?
OR
What was White revolution ?
6. Who proposed ‘Asian Collective Security System’?
a. Boris Yeltsin
b. Stalin
c. Leonid Brezhnev
d. Vladimir Lenin
7. When did European Union received Nobel Peace Prize?
a. 2020
b. 2012
c. 2002
d. 2013
8. What is the Capital of Uzbekistan ?
a. Tashkent
b. Nur-Sultan
c. Ashgabat
d. Baku
9. Who was the director of “Haqeeqat”?
10. Arrange the following into chronological order .
i. European Economic community
ii. Organization for European economic co-operation
iii. Council of Europe
iv. European Coal & Steel community
a. ii , i , iii , iv
b. iv , i , iii , ii

c. ii , iii , iv , i
d. iii , i , iv , iii

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11. Vidarbha movement happened in which state?
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. West Bengal
d. Maharashtra
12. After the Sino-Indo War 1962 , which state granted statehood?
a. Manipur
b. Meghalaya
c. Nagaland
d. Tripura
13. According to UNDP , Human Development Report 2018 , among which of the following
country have the highest HDI ranking as well as life expectancy ?
a. India
b. Sri Lanka
c. Bhutan
d. Bangladesh
14. Which along the following is not a part of Indian territory?
a. Along
b. Tawang
c. Thimphu
d. Dong
15. Who wrote “Economy of Permanence”
16. Explain ‘Perestroika’ & ‘Glasnost’
17. What can you tell about the status of Israel In world order?
18. What is Left Wing & Right Wing ?
19. What is BRICS? Mention one motive behind its formation.
20. Discuss areas of conflicts and two significant agreements signed between India and
Pakistan?
OR
Why is Tibet considered to be a major issue of tension and conflict between China & India ?
21. When was NITI Aayog Formed? Mention any three objectives of the same.

22. What is Panchsheel ? Mention any four points to India’s Foreign Policy.
23. What was the after-effect of Sino-Indo War ?

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OR
Why India was considered as a GODFATHER for every new decolonized country ?
24. Analyze the relationship of India with Russia .
25. Mention the major economic events of China from 1972 to 2001 ?
OR
Mention and explain the ASEAN community .
26. Why do we trace the importance of NAM during the times that it was formed ? How NAM
is still relevant?
27. How we can say the European Union possess Economic , Political Diplomatic and Military
influence throughout the world ?
28. What were the aftereffects of Shock Therapy? Explain what is CIS ?
29. Wars and Peace with Pakistan . Elaborate .
OR
Peace and Conflict with China . Elaborate .

30. Answer the following :-
a. Why are only 12 stars on the flag ? [2]
b. Mention any five new members of European Union . [1]
c. Why there was a need for Marshall Plan [2]

OR

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a. When and where did the latest ASEAN summit held ? [2]
b. Mention 3 of its new members . [1]
c. What does ‘10 stalks of paddy’ represents ? [2]
31. Answer the following and locate on the map :-
a. Awami League is responsible for its formation
b. Monarchy still exists here
c. Chagai hills are at this place
d. A landlocked country
e. Operation Cactus was carried out by IAF and India Navy here

32. “ To the early years of Independence, two contradictory tendencies were already well
advanced inside the Congress party. On the one hand the national party executive
endorsed socialist principles of state ownership, regulation and control over key sectors of
the economy in order to improve productivity and at the same time curb economic
concentration. On the other hand, the national Congress government pursued liberal
economic policies and incentives to private investment that was justified in terms of the
sole criterion of achieving maximum increase in production. “ – FRANCINE FRANKEL

a. What is the contradiction that the author is talking about? What would be the
political implications of a contradiction like this? [2]

b. If the author is correct, why is it that the Congress was pursuing this policy? Was it
related to the nature of the opposition parties? [2]

c. Was there also a contradiction between the central leadership of the Congress party
and its State level leaders? [1]

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