Goa Board Class 12 Question Paper Mar 2019 Political Science

2019 III 13 1000 Seat No.

Time : 2½ Hours POLITICAL SCIENCE
Subject Code

H 5 5 3
Total No. of Questions : 32 (Printed Pages : 5) Maximum Marks : 80

INSTRUCTIONS : (i) All questions are compulsory.

(ii) The question paper consists of 32 questions, divided
into four Parts A, B, C and D.
(iii) Part A contains 8 questions of 1 mark each, which
are multiple choice and one sentence questions.
Part B contains 8 questions of 2 marks each and
to be answered in 30 words.
Part C contains 8 questions of 3 marks each and
to be answered in 60 words.
Part D contains 8 questions of 4 marks each and
to be answered in 100 words.
(iv) There is no overall choice in the paper. However,
internal choice is provided in question no. 24 of
3 marks and question nos. 25 and 29 of 4 marks
each.
Part A
Question numbers 1 to 8 carry one mark each and to be answered in a sentence.
1. In the year 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev became the General Secretary of .............. .
Labour Party
Conservative Party

Communist Party

Socialist Party

2. Two member countries of the European Union which hold permanent seats

on the UN Security Council are Britain and ...................... .

Spain

France

Italy

Germany

3. The country that Indians can travel without a Visa and Passport is ................

Sri Lanka

Bhutan

Nepal

Bangladesh

4. In India, the description ‘Indigenous People’ is usually applied to the ................. .

Scheduled Castes

Upper Caste

Scheduled Tribes

Other Backward Classes

5. Which was the first state of India to hold an election based on universal adult

franchise ?

6. In which city of Indonesia was the Afro-Asian Conference held in the

year 1955 ?

7. Who was the leader of the students’ movement of 1974 in Bihar ?

8. Name the river on which Sardar Sarovar Dam is built.

Part B

Question numbers 9 to 16 carry 2 marks each and have to be answered in

30 words each.

9. Mention the reforms proposed under New International Economic Order
(NIEO).

10. Explain any two constraints on American hegemony.

11. What is the need of an international organization ?

12. Explain the steps taken by the Government of India to protect the

environment.

13. What is the role played by the opposition parties in India during the first

general election ?

14. Discuss the land reforms carried out in India after independence.

15. Explain the electoral verdict of fourth general election of 1967.

16. State the objectives of Dalit Panthers.

Part C

Question numbers 17 to 24 carry 3 marks each and have to be answered

in 60 words each.

17. Explain the Cuban Missile Crisis.

18. Discuss the American hegemony as ‘Hard Power’.

19. Explain the criteria required for the permanent membership of UN Security

Council.

20. Explain any three components of India’s security strategy.

21. Explain the dominance of the Congress in the first three general elections.

22. Discuss the key areas of First Five Year Plan.

23. Discuss the issues that led to the formal split of the Indian National Congress

in the year 1969.

24. Explain the movement against outsiders in Assam.

Or

Explain the reactions against the Article 370 of the Constitution of India.

Part D

Question Numbers 25 to 32 carry 4 marks each and have to be answered

in 100 words each.

25. Examine the causes of distintegration of the Soviet Union.

Or

Examine the consequences of the shock therapy.

26. Explain the causes that led to the rise of Chinese economy.

27. Analyse the factors that led the Indian government to send Indian Peace

Keeping Force (IPKF) to Sri Lanka.

28. Examine the economic consequences of globalisation.

29. Evaluate the consequences of partition of India.

Or

Evaluate the accession of Hyderabad to the Indian Union.

30. Discuss the impact of Chinese Invasion of 1962 on India.

31. Examine the consequences of Emergency of 1975.

32. Explain the political rise of Other Backward Classes in India.