Goa Board Class 12 Sample Paper 2024 Political Science

Sample Paper
&
Question Paper Pattern
2023
2024

GOA BOARD

DESIGN OF THE QUESTION PAPER – H.S.S.C Exam

GOA BOARD OF SECONDARY AND HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION

ALTO BETIM – GOA 403 521

Subject: Political Science
STD: XII (effective from June 2023 onwards)
Course III- Book-I Contemporary World Politics
Course Rationale:-
The political map of the world has undergone a dramatic change after the end of the cold war. The present course is an
introduction to this new world of politics that we live in. It aims at encouraging and equipping the student to think about
India’s place in this world. It seeks to impart relevant information and develop a perspective so as to initiate the student in
the discipline of international relations and to a limited extent, comparative politics. The course moves away from the
conventional focus of introductory courses on world politics in many ways. Its focus is clearly on the post 1990 world,
with a brief introduction to cold war and bipolar world to serve as a background. The emphasis here is not only on
relations among nations; the course also seeks to introduce the students to post democratization political systems across
the world and to processes of globalization in internal and external relations of the nations. While paying attention to the
role of big powers, it gives careful attention to alternative centres of power and the global South. It seeks to shift the focus
away from the formal description of the UN and its organs, to new institution of global governance. Given its emphasis on
locating India in contemporary world politics, the course does not limit the discussion on India to a chapter on India’s
foreign policy. Instead, it seeks to situate India in the context of each of the themes and regions discussed in the course,
while paying special attention to India’s relations with its neighbours. An extensive use of maps is strongly recommended
for this course.

Learning Objective:-
 Enable the students to expand their horizon beyond India and make sense of the political map of contemporary
world.
 Familiarize the students with some of the key political events and processes in the post cold war era.
 Equip students to be conscious of the way in which global events and processes shape our everyday lives
 Strengthen their capacity for political analysis by thinking of contemporary developments in a historical
perspective.

Course Content:-
1. Cold War Era in world Politics:
Cuban Missiles Crisis, What is Cold War, Emergence of two power blocs, Challenges to Bi-polarity: Non
Aligned Movement, New International Economic Order.

2. The End of Bipolarity:
Gorbachev and the disintegration, Why did the Soviet Union disintegrate, Consequences of disintegration, Shock
Therapy (Meaning only), Consequences of Shock Therapy.

3. US Hegemony in World Politics:
Beginning of the New World Order, 9/11 and the Global War on Terror, What does Hegemony mean, Hegemony
as a Hard Power, Hegemony as Structural Power, Hegemony as Soft Power, India’s relationship with the USA.

4. Alternative Centers of Power :
European Union, ASEAN, Rise of the Chinese economy.

5. Contemporary South Asia:
Meaning of South Asia, Ethnic Conflicts and Democracy in Sri Lanka, Areas of conflict between India and
Pakistan.

6. International Organisations:
Evolution of the UN, Criteria to be permanent and non-permanent members of UN, India’s claim for permanent
membership of Security Council,
Positions of UN in Uni-polar world.

7. Security in Contemporary World.
What is Security, New Sources of Threats, and India’s Security Strategy.

8. Environment & Natural Resources :
Environmental Concerns in Global Politics, India’s stand on environmental issues / Steps taken by Indian
government to protect Environment, Resource Geopolitics, The indigenous peoples and their Rights. (only India)

9. Globalization:
Concept of Globalization, Causes of Globalization, Political Consequences, Economic Consequences, Cultural
Consequences.

Course IV Book-II: Politics in India since Independence

Course Rationale:-

It is a common experience that the younger generation of citizens does not know very much about the first and formative
fifty years in the history of independent India. They often know more about India of 1920s and 1940s than they do about
any decade in post independence period including even the 1990s. this course seeks to fill this lacuna with a view to
providing the students with information and perspective that would help them in their further study of Political Science
and their role as a citizen. That is why there is a focus on political history; other dimensions are brought in only to the
extent they impinge on political history. In doing so, the course seeks to incorporate the lessons learnt from the discipline
of history: that history must not become a mere chronicle of dates and events, that it should be integrated into an
analytical narrative, that the history of politics must not become a narrow history of national political events and
personalities and that history writing must not take place from a narrow partisan angle. The syllabus has to be illustrative
rather than comprehensive; the idea is to identify some major developments in any period and then illustrate it with some
events and personalities at the national level as well as in a select state or region. It is suggested that some of the recent
political developments should be handled in general terms avoiding reference to persons active in today’s politics.

Learning Objectives:-

 Enable students to be familiar with some of the key political events and figures in the post-independence period
 Develop skills of political analysis through events and processes of recent history
 Develop their capacity to link macro processes with micro situations and their own life
 Encourage the students to take a historical perspective of making sense of the contemporary India.

Course Contents:-
1. Nation Building and its Problems :
Three Challenges, Process of Partition, Consequences of Partition, Integration of Princely States (Hyderabad,
Manipur).

2. Era of One- Party Dominance.
Challenges of building democracy (difficulties faced by Election Commission), Congress Dominance in the First
Three General Elections, Emergence of Opposition Parties.

3. Politics of Planned Development :

Planning, Five Year Plans, Land Reforms, Green Revolution

4. India’s External Relations :
Nehru’s Role, Afro Asian Unity, The Chinese Invasion of 1962, Bangladesh War 1971, India’s Nuclear Policy.

5. Challenges to and Restoration of Congress System :
The Fourth General Elections 1967, Split in the Congress, The Presidential Elections1969, The 1971 Election and
Restoration of Congress(The contest, the outcome and after).

6. Crisis of the Democratic Order:
Gujarat and Bihar Movements, Declaration of Emergency, Lessons from Emergencies.

7 Rise of Popular Movements:
Chipko Movement, Dalit Panthers, Bharatiya Kisan Union, Anti Arrack Movement, Narmada Bachao Aandolan.

8. Regional Aspirations and Conflicts:
Punjab, The North East States (Mizoram, Nagaland and Assam), lessons from regional aspirations.

9. Recent Issues and Challenges :
Political Rise of the OBC’s: Mandal implemented, political fallouts

Course Content: 1st formative test

1. Cold War Era in world Politics:
Cuban Missiles Crisis, What is Cold War, Emergence of two power blocs, Challenges to Bi-polarity: Non Aligned
Movement, New International Economic Order.

2. The End of Bipolarity:
Gorbachev and the disintegration, Why did the Soviet Union disintegrate, Consequences of disintegration, Shock
Therapy (Meaning only), Consequences of Shock Therapy.

3. US Hegemony in World Politics:
Beginning of the New World Order, 9/11 and the Global War on Terror, What does Hegemony mean,
Hegemony as a Hard Power, Hegemony as Structural Power, Hegemony as Soft Power, India’s relationship with
the USA.

4. Alternative Centres of Power :
European Union, ASEAN, Rise of the Chinese economy.

5. Contemporary South Asia:
Meaning of South Asia, Ethnic Conflicts and Democracy in Sri Lanka, Areas of conflict between India and
Pakistan.

6. International Organisations:
Evolution of the UN, Criteria to be permanent and non-permanent members of UN, India’s claim for permanent
membership of Security Council,
Positions of UN in Uni-polar world.

1. Weightage to Learning Outcomes:

Sr.No. Learning Outcomes Marks Percentage of Marks

1. Knowledge 04 20

2. Understanding 12 60

3. Application 04 20

Total 20 100

2. Weightage to Content / Subject Units:

Contents / Subject Units
Unit
Sr. No Units. No. ***********Book- I*************** Marks
Percentage
Contemporary World Politics

1. The Cold War 03 15

2. The End of Bipolarity 04 20

3. US Hegemony in World Politics 03 15

4. Alternative Centres of Power 03 15

5. Contemporary South Asia 04 20

6. International Organisations 03 15

Total = 20
100%

3. Weightage to Forms of Questions

Marks for
Number of
Sr.No. Form of Questions each Total Marks
questions
question

1 Very Short Answer Type(VSA) 01 02 02

2 Short Answer Type (SA-I) 02 02 04

3 Short Answer Type (SA-II) 03 02 06

4 Long Answer Type (LA) 04 02 08

Total 08 20

4. The Expected Time for Different Types of Question would be as follows:

Approx. time for
Number of Approx. time for each form of
S.No. Form of Questions each Question in
questions (n) Questions in mins (t x n)
mins (t)

Very Short Answer
1 02 Minutes 02 04 Minutes
Type (VSA)

Short Answer Type
2 05 Minutes 02 10 Minutes
(SA-I)

Short Answer Type
3 08 Minutes 02 16 Minutes
(SA-II)

Long Answer Type
4 15 Minutes 02 30 Minutes
(LA)

Total 30 08 60

6. Scheme of Options

There is an internal choice provided in Question No 6 of 3 marks category.

7. Weightage to Difficulty Level of Questions:

S.No. Estimated Difficulty Level of Questions Percentage

1. Easy 30

2. Average 60

3. Difficulty 10

7. Number of Main Questions: There are altogether 08 questions.

Blue print
Unit Units Knowledge Understanding Application Total
No. no. of
MCQ SA1 SA2 LA V SA1 SA2 LA M SA1 SA2 LA qs. and
S C marks
A Q
1 The Cold 1(1) 3(2) 2(03)
War
2 The End of 7(4) 1(04)
Bipolarity
3 US 5(3) 1(03)
Hegemony
4 Alternativ 6(3)* 1(3)
e Centers
of Power
5 Contempo 8(4) 1(4)
rary South
Asia
6 Internatio 2(1) 4(2) 2(3)
nal
Organisati
ons

04 12 04 20

NOTE: 1. Figures outside the brackets indicates the question no. and figure within the bracket indicates marks
allotted to the question.
2. * in a particular cell indicates internal option.

Model Question Paper- from June 2023 onwards.

GOA BOARD OF SECONDARY AND HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION
ALTO BETIM – GOA 403 521
Std: XII Subject: Political Science Time Duration: 1 Hour

Date: ____August ________ 1st Formative Test Max Marks: 20
________________________________________________________________________________
Instructions:

1. All questions are compulsory.

2. The question paper consists of 8 questions.

3. Question no. 1 is MCQ and question no 2 is to be answered in one sentence, both carry 1 mark each.

4. Question no. 3 and 4 carry 2 marks each and should be answered in 40 words each.

5. Question no. 5 and 6 carry 3 mark each and should be answered in 60 words each.

6. Question no. 7 and 8 carry 4 marks each and should be answered in 100 words each.

5. There is no overall choice in the paper. However, internal choice is provided in question no. 6 of 3 marks.

________________________________________________________________________________

1. The western alliance was formalized into an organization called ______________________

 Warsaw Pact
 North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
 Southeast Asian Treaty Organisation
 Central Treaty Organisation

2. Why was the UN established?

3. Why do super powers need alliances with the smaller states?

4. Explain the role of the UN in a Unipolar World.

5. Describe 9/11 and the Global War on Terror.

6. Explain the rise of the Chinese economy.
OR
Explain the economic and political influence of European Union.

7. Examine the consequences of Shock Therapy.

8. Explain the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka.
_________________________________END__________________________________________

Course Content: 2ndformative test
Book I

7. Security in Contemporary World.
What is Security, New Sources of Threats, India’s Security Strategy.

8. Environment & Natural Resources :
Environmental Concerns in Global Politics, India’s stand on environmental issues / Steps taken by Indian
government to protect Environment, Resource Geopolitics, The indigenous peoples and their Rights.(only India)

9. Globalization:
Concept of Globalization, Causes of Globalization, Political Consequences, Economic Consequences, Cultural
Consequences

Book II

1. Nation Building and its Problems :
Three Challenges, Process of Partition, Consequences of Partition, Integration of Princely States (Hyderabad,
Manipur).

2. Era of One- Party Dominance.
Challenges of building democracy(difficulties faced by Election Commission), Congress Dominance in the First
Three General Elections, Emergence of Opposition Parties.

3. Politics of Planned Development :
Planning, Five Year Plans, Land Reforms, Green Revolution

4. India’s External Relations :
Nehru’s Role, Afro Asian Unity, The Chinese Invasion of 1962, Bangladesh War 1971, India’s Nuclear Policy.

1. Weightage to Learning Outcomes:

Sr.No. Learning Outcomes Marks Percentage of Marks

1. Knowledge 04 20

2. Understanding 12 60

3. Application 04 20

Total 20 100

2. Weightage to Content / Subject Units:

Contents / Subject Units
Unit
Sr. No Units. No. ***********Book- I************ Marks
Percentage
Contemporary World Politics

7. Security in Contemporary World 03 15

8. Environment & Natural Resources 03 15

9. Globalisation 04 20

**********Book- II************
Unit
***** Units. No Marks
Percentage
Politics in India since Independence

1. Challenges of Nation Building 03 15

2. Era of One Party Dominance 01 05

3. Politics of Planned Development 02 10

4. India’s External Relations 04 20

20
Total = 100%

3. Weightage to Forms of Questions

Marks for
Number of
S.No. Form of Questions each Total Marks
questions
question

1 Very Short Answer Type(VSA) 01 02 02

2 Short Answer Type (SA-I) 02 02 04

3 Short Answer Type (SA-II) 03 02 06

4 Long Answer Type (LA) 04 02 08

Total 08 20

4. The Expected Time for Different Types of Questionwould be as follows:

Approx. time for each Number of Approx. time for each form of
S.No. Form of Questions
Question in mins (t) questions (n) Questions in mins (t x n)

Very Short Answer Type
1 02 Minutes 02 04 Minutes
(VSA)

Short Answer Type (SA-
2 05 Minutes 02 10 Minutes
I)

Short Answer Type (SA-
3 08 Minutes 02 16 Minutes
II)

4 Long Answer Type (LA) 15 Minutes 02 30 Minutes

Total Minutes 08 60 minutes

5. Scheme of Options: There is an internal choice in Q. No 6 of 3 marks category.

6. Weightage to Difficulty Level of Questions:

S.No. Estimated Difficulty Level of Questions Percentage

1. Easy 30

2. Average 60

3. Difficulty 10

7. Number of Main Questions: There are altogether 08 questions.

Blue print
Unit Units Knowledge Understanding Application Total
No. no. of
MCQ SA1 SA2 LA V SA1 SA2 LA M SA1 SA2 LA qs. and
S C marks
A Q
7 Security in 5(3) 1(3)
The
Contempo
rary world
8 Environme 1(1) 3(2) 2(3)
nt &
Natural
resources
9 Globalizat 7(4) 1(4)
ion

Book II

1 Challenge 6(3)* 1(3)
s of nation
building
2 Era of one 2(1) 1(1)
party
dominanc
e
3 Politics of 4(2) 1(2)
planned
developm
ent
4 India’s 8(4) 1(4)
external
relations

04 12 04 20

NOTE: 1. Figures outside the brackets indicates the question no. and figure within the bracket indicates marks
allotted to the question.
2. * in a particular cell indicates internal option.

Model Question Paper- from June 2023 onwards.

GOA BOARD OF SECONDARY AND HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION
ALTO BETIM – GOA 403 521
Std: XII Subject: Political Science Time Duration: 1 Hour

Date: ____October ________ 2nd Formative Test Max Marks: 20
Instructions:

1. All questions are compulsory.

2. The question paper consists of 8 questions.

3. Question no. 1 is MCQ and question no 2 is one sentence, both carry 1 mark each.

4. Question no. 3 and 4 carry 2 marks each and should be answered in 40 words each.

5. Question no. 5 and 6 carry 3 mark each and should be answered in 60 wards each.

6. Question no. 7 and 8 carry 4 marks each and should be answered in 100 wards each.

5. There is no overall choice in the paper. However, internal choice is provided in question no. 6 of 3 marks.

________________________________________________________________________________

1. Developed countries of the 1st World are referred to as the _____________________

 Global South
 Global North
 Global East
 Global West

2. Name the party that won the second largest number of seats in the First General Elections

3. Mention any two measures taken by Indian Government to protect the environment

4. Explain the features of the First Five year plan.

5. Explain terrorism, human rights and global poverty as the major threat to human Security.

6. Explain the process of partition.
OR
Explain the consequences of partition of India.

7.Examine the economic consequences of Globalisation.

8. Discuss the causes of Bangladesh War of 1971.

___________________________________end__________________________________________

Guidelines for Assignments in Political Science

Std XII (from June 2023 onwards.)
Objective:- To test the student’s ability to organize, describe, narrate, report, explain, persuade or argue, present ideas
coherently, present relevant arguments and use correct style and format.

Selection of the Topic:- The topic selected should be very specific so that it is manageable for the student. The topics
chosen should allow the students to draw on their experiences, reading and must stimulate their imagination.

Length:- The essay / article should not exceed 350 to 400 words.

Presentation:-

The assignment should be written by the student’s own handwriting on foolscap paper, punched and submitted in a simple
file. They must be instructed not to waste money on colour print outs and decorative materials as the focus of the
assignment would be on the relevance of content, organisation originality etc. However, pictures, drawings would be
welcomed if the assignment requires it. Details such as student’s name, roll no, date, class are to be mentioned in the top
right hand corner of the cover. The title of the assignment is to be written in capital letters in the centre of the corner.

Reference:-

Reference material should be within the reach of the student and very easily obtained in the library, newspaper, magazines
and internet. Internet time should not exceed three to four hours.

The teacher should emphasize that the assignment has to be the student’s own work and not copied from some books or
downloaded from the internet.

Criteria for Evaluation of Assignments/ Projects:-

The Criteria for Evaluation of Assignments/ Projects should be based on the following parameters:-

a) Creativity

b) Coherence

c) Unity

d) Relevance

e) Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Variety in the sentence structure.

Scoring Guide

Score of 20

An assignment in this category demonstrates clear and consistent mastery.

A typical Assignment should be-

 Effectively and insightfully, develop a point of view on the issue and demonstrates outstanding critical thinking,
using clearly appropriate examples, reasons, and other evidence to support its position.
 Is well organized and clearly focused, demonstrating clear coherence and smooth progression of ideas.
 Exhibits skillful use of language, using a varied, accurate, and apt vocabulary.
 Demonstrates meaningful variety in sentence structure.
 Is free of most errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics.

2 . Suggested Assignments/ Projects (Any other syllabus related topics may begiven.)

a) Indo-China Relations.

b) India’s Nuclear Policy.

c) India’s role for the permanent seat in the U.N Security Council.

d) General Elections: An Analysis.

e) Naxalite Movement in India.

f) Social–economic effects of globalization on Goa.

g) Mining Industries and environmental degradation in Goa.

h) Relations between India and the U.S.A- latest developments.

3. The Criteria for the evaluation of the Assignment / Projects should be based on the following

parameters:

a) Content

b) Innovation

c) Skills

d) Reference Materials

e) Presentation.

f) Viva/ Group Discussion

N.B:

The Teacher is free to suggest additional Assignments / Projects or even accept Assignments / Projects suggested by the
students, related to the syllabus of the subject. Suggested

Assignments/ Projects should be of similar nature as proposed by the Board of Studies in Political Science.

Course Content :- (HSSCE) BOARD EXAM
Book I
1. Cold War Era in world Politics:
Cuban Missiles Crisis, What is Cold War, Emergence of two power blocs, Challenges to Bi-polarity: Non
Aligned Movement, New International Economic Order.

2. The End of Bipolarity:
Gorbachev and the disintegration, Why did the Soviet Union disintegrate, Consequences of disintegration, Shock
Therapy (Meaning only), Consequences of Shock Therapy.

3. US Hegemony in World Politics:
Beginning of the New World Order, 9/11 and the Global War on Terror, What does Hegemony mean, Hegemony
as a Hard Power, Hegemony as Structural Power, Hegemony as Soft Power, India’s relationship with the USA.

4. Alternative Centers of Power :
European Union, ASEAN, Rise of the Chinese economy.

5. Contemporary South Asia:
Meaning of South Asia, Ethnic Conflicts and Democracy in Sri Lanka, Areas of conflict between India and
Pakistan.

6. International Organisations:
Evolution of the UN, Criteria to be permanent and non-permanent members of UN, India’s claim for permanent
membership of Security Council,
Positions of UN in Uni-polar world.

7. Security in Contemporary World.
What is Security, New Sources of Threats, India’s Security Strategy.

8. Environment & Natural Resources :
Environmental Concerns in Global Politics, India’s stand on environmental issues / Steps taken by Indian
government to protect Environment, Resource Geopolitics, The indigenous peoples and their Rights.(only India)

9. Globalization:
Concept of Globalization, Causes of Globalization, Political Consequences, Economic Consequences, Cultural
Consequences.

Book II

1. Nation Building and its Problems :
Three Challenges, Process of Partition, Consequences of Partition, Integration of Princely States (Hyderabad,
Manipur).

2. Era of One- Party Dominance.
Challenges of building democracy(difficulties faced by Election Commission), Congress Dominance in the First
Three General Elections, Emergence of Opposition Parties.

3. Politics of Planned Development :
Planning, Five Year Plans, Land Reforms, Green Revolution

4. India’s External Relations :
Nehru’s Role, Afro Asian Unity, The Chinese Invasion of 1962, Bangladesh War 1971, India’s Nuclear Policy.

5. Challenges to and Restoration of Congress System :
The Fourth General Elections 1967, Split in the Congress, The Presidential Elections1969, The 1971 Election and
Restoration of Congress(The contest, the outcome and after).

6. Crisis of the Democratic Order:
Gujarat and Bihar Movements, Declaration of Emergency, Lessons from Emergencies.

7. Rise of Popular Movements:
Chipko Movement, Dalit Panthers, Bharatiya Kisan Union, Anti Arrack Movement, Narmada Bachao Aandolan.

8. Regional Aspirations and Conflicts:
Punjab, The North East States(Mizoram, Nagaland and Assam), lessons from regional aspirations.

9. Recent Issues and Challenges :
Political Rise of the OBC’s: Mandal implemented, political fallouts

DESIGN OF THE QUESTION PAPER – H.S.S.C Exam

1. Weightage to Learning Outcomes:

Sr.No. Learning Outcomes Marks Percentage of Marks

1. Knowledge 16 20

2. Understanding 48 60

3. Application 16 20

Total 80 100

2. Weightage to Content / Subject Units:

Contents / Subject Units
Unit
Units. No. Marks
Percentage
Book- I : Contemporary World Politics

1. The Cold War 05 06.25

2. The End of Bipolarity 05 06.25

3. US Hegemony in World Politics 05 06.25

4. Alternative Centres of Power 05 06.25

5. Contemporary South Asia 05 06.25

6. International Organisations 05 06.25

7. Security in Contemporary World 03 03.75

8. Environment & Natural Resources 03 03.75

9. Globalisation 04 05.00

Book- II : Politics in India since Independence Unit
Units. No Marks
Percentage

1. Challenges of Nation Building 05 06.25

2. Era of One Party Dominance 05 06.25

3. Politics of Planned Development 05 06.25

4. India’s External Relations 05 06.25

5. Challenges & Restoration of the Congress System 05 06.25

6. The Crises of Democratic Order 05 06.25

7. Rise of Popular Movements 03 03.75

8. Regional Aspirations 03 03.75

9. Recent Developments in Indian Politics 04 05.00

80
Total = 100%

3. Weightage to Forms of Questions

Marks for
Number of
Sr.No. Form of Questions each Total Marks
questions
question

1 Very Short Answer Type(VSA) 1 16 08

2 Short Answer Type (SA-I) 2 08 16

3 Short Answer Type (SA-II) 3 08 24

4 Long Answer Type (LA) 4 06 32

Total 38 80

4. The Expected Time for Different Types of Question would be as follows:

Approx. time for each
Number of Approx. time for each form of
Sr.No. Form of Questions Question in minutes
questions (n) Questions in minutes (t x n)
(t)

Very Short Answer
1 01 Minute 16 16 Minutes
Type (VSA)

Short Answer Type
2 04 Minutes 08 32 Minutes
(SA-I)

Short Answer Type
3 06.75 Minutes 08 54 Minutes
(SA-II)

Long Answer Type
4 08 Minutes 06 48 Minutes
(LA)

150 minutes
Total 38

5. Scheme of Options

There is an internal choice in Q. No 32 of 3 marks category and Q. No 33 and , Q.No: . 35 of 4 marks category.

6. Weightage to Difficulty Level of Questions:

Sr.No. Estimated Difficulty Level of Questions Percentage

1. Easy 30

2. Average 60

3. Difficulty 10

6. Number of Main Questions:

There are altogether 38 questions. Questions No. 1 to 16 are of Objective types carrying 1 mark each. Question No.17 to
24 is of Short- answer type questions carrying 2 marks each. Question No 25 to 32 are also of Short Answer type
questions carrying 3 marks. Question No. 33 to 38 is of Long types questions carrying 4 marks each.

Blue print
Unit Units Knowledge Understanding Application Total
No. MCQ SA1 SA2 LA M SA1 SA2 LA M SA1 SA2 LA no. of
C C qs. and
Q Q marks
BOOK I Contemporary World Politics
1 The Cold 1(1) 25(3) 3(05)
War 2(1)
2 The End of 3(1) 33(4)* 2(05)
Bipolarity
3 US 4(1) 26(3) 3(05)
Hegemony 5(1)
4 Alternativ 6(1) 27(3) 3(05)
e Centers 7(1)
of Power
5 Contempo 8(1) 34(4) 2(5)
rary South
Asia
6 Internatio 9(1) 17(2) 3(5)
nal 18(2)
Organisati
ons
7 Security 10(1) 19(2) 2(3)
in the
Contempo
rary
World
8 Environm 11(1) 20(2) 2(3)
ent &
Natural
Resources
9 Globalisat 12(1) 28(3) 2(4)
ion
BOOK II Politics in India since independence
1 Challenge 13(1) 35(4)* 2(5)
s to nation
building
2 Era of one 21(2) 29(3) 2(5)
party
dominanc
e
3 Politics of 22(2) 30(3) 2(5)
planned
developm
ent
4 India’s 14(1) 36(4) 2(5)
external
relations
5 Challenge 23(2) 31(3) 2(5)
s to and
restoratio
n of the
Congress
system
6 Crisis of 15(1) 37(4) 2(5)
Democrati
c order
7 Popular 16(1) 24(2) 2(3)
movement

s
8 Regional 32(3)* 1(3)
aspiration
s
9 Recent 38(4) 1(4)
developm
ents
Total 16(16) 8(16) 8(24) 2(8) 4(16) 38
(80)
NOTE: 1. Figures outside the brackets indicates the question no. and figure within the bracket indicates marks allotted to the question.
2. * in a particular cell indicates internal option.

Model Question Paper- from March 2023 onwards.
GOA BOARD OF SECONDARY AND HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION
ALTO BETIM – GOA 403 521
Std: XII Subject: Political Science Time Duration: 2 ½ Hours

Date: ____March ________ Max Marks: 80
________________________________________________________________________________
Instructions:

1. All questions are compulsory.

2. The question paper consists of 38 questions.

3. Question no. 1to 16 is MCQ and carry 1 mark each.

4. Question no. 17 to 24 carry 2 marks each and should be answered in 40 words each.

5. Question no. 25 to 32 carry 3 mark each and should be answered in 60 wards each.

6. Question no. 33 to 38 carry 4 marks each and should be answered in 100 wards each.

5. There is no overall choice in the paper. However, internal choice is provided in question no. 32 of 3 marks and
question no. 33 and 35 of 4 marks.

1. The leader of the Soviet Union, who decided to convert Cuba into Russian base was ______________
 Nikita Khrushchev
 Mikhail Gorbachev
 Boris Yeltsin
 Leonid Brezhnev

2. The Western Alliance led by USA is a military alliance known as ______________
 NATO
 CEATO
 WARSAW PACT
 NAM

3. The leader of the Soviet Union who introduced new reforms in 1985 was __________
 Boris Yelstin
 Nikita Khruschev
 Leonig Brezhnev
 Mikhail Gorbachev

4. Hard power hegemony relates to the supremacy of the ______________
 Cultural power
 Military power
 Economic power
 Political power

5. As a part of its ‘Global War on terror’ the United States of America launched _____________

 Operation Iraqi Freedom
 Operation Desert Storm
 Operation enduring freedom
 Operation Blue Star

6. The only regional association in Asia that provides political forum where Asian countries and the major powers can
discuss political and security concern is _________
 SARRC
 NAM
 SAFTA
 ASEAN

7. The currency of European Union is ____________________
 Pound Sterling
 Euro
 Swiss Franc
 Danish Krone

8. In 1987, the Government of India sent the Indian Peace keeping Force (IPKF) to ___
 Bangladesh
 Pakistan
 Nepal
 Sri Lanka

9. The single largest contributor to UN is ______
 USA
 USSR
 China
 Britain

10. Migration, business, tourism and military operations are the root causes of rapid spread of__________
 Terrorism
 Global poverty
 Human rights violation
 Health epidemics

11. The Rio Summit held in June 1992 recommended a list of development practices called _________
 Limits to growth
 Agenda 21
 Rio practices
 Global commons

12. Greater economic flow among different countries of the world is _____________
 Political globalization
 Cultural globalization
 Economic globalization
 Social globalization

13. Maharaja of Manipur who signed the instrument of Accession with the Indian Government was_______________
 Bodhachandra Singh
 Hari Singh
 Ranjeet Singh
 Gobind Singh

14. The First Summit of the NAM was held at ______________

 Bandung
 Rio de janeiro
 Belgrade
 Bangkok

15. The election petition declaring Indira Gandhi’s election to the Lok Sabha as invalid was filled by ___________
 Jayaprakash Narayan
 Ram Manohar Lohia
 Jagmohan Lal Sinha
 Raj Narain

16. Sardar Sarovar dam is built on river__________.
 Narmada
 Ganga
 Saraswati
 Yamuna

17. Explain the aims and objectives of the UNO.

18. Explain the criteria to become a permanent member to UN Security Council.

19. Explain the components of Indian security strategy.

20. Explain any two steps taken by the Government of India to safeguard environment.

21. Explain the difficulties faced by the Election Commission during the first general elections.

22. Explain the land reforms carried out in India after Independence.

23. Explain the term Non- Congress-ism.

24. Why did the people of Uttarakhand oppose government contractors?

25. Discuss the main events of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

26. Explain Hegemony as Structural Power.

27. Explain the economic influence of the European Union.

28. Discuss the political consequences of globalisation.

29. Explain the emergence of opposition parties in India.

30. Explain the effects of Green Revolution.

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

32. Explain ‘Movement against outsiders in Assam’.
OR
Explain the main provisions of Rajiv- Longowal Accord.

33. Analyse the consequences of Shock Therapy.
OR
Analyse the causes for the disintegration of the Soviet Union.

34. Analyse the areas of conflict between India and Pakistan.

35. Examine the difficulties faced in the process of partition of India.
OR

Examine the consequences of partition of India during 1947.

36. Analyse the causes of Chinese invasion of 1962.

37. Discuss the major consequences of the National Emergency of 1975.

38. Discuss the political rise of OBC’s in India.

GOA BOARD OF SECONDARY AND HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION

ALTO BETIM – GOA 403 521

Subject: Political Science (CWSN)

STD: XII (effective from June 2023 onwards)
Course III- Book-I Contemporary World Politics

Course Rationale:-

The political map of the world has undergone a dramatic change after the end of the cold war. The present course is an
introduction to this new world of politics that we live in. It aims at encouraging and equipping the student to think about
India’s place in this world. It seeks to impart relevant information and develop a perspective so as to initiate the student in
the discipline of international relations and to a limited extent, comparative politics. The course moves away from the
conventional focus of introductory courses on world politics in many ways. Its focus is clearly on the post 1990 world,
with a brief introduction to cold war and bipolar world to serve as a background. The emphasis here is not only on
relations among nations; the course also seeks to introduce the students to post democratization political systems across
the world and to processes of globalization in internal and external relations of the nations. While paying attention to the
role of big powers, it gives careful attention to alternative centers of power and the global South. It seeks to shift the focus
away from the formal description of the UN and its organs, to new institution of global governance. Given its emphasis on
locating India in contemporary world politics, the course does not limit the discussion on India to a chapter on India’s
foreign policy. Instead, it seeks to situate India in the context of each of the themes and regions discussed in the course,
while paying special attention to India’s relations with its neighbors. An extensive use of maps is strongly recommended
for this course.

Learning Objective:-
 Enable the students to expand their horizon beyond India and make sense of the political map of contemporary
world.
 Familiarize the students with some of the key political events and processes in the post cold war era.
 Equip students to be conscious of the way in which global events and processes shape our everyday lives
 Strengthen their capacity for political analysis by thinking of contemporary developments in a historical
perspective.

Course Content:-
1. Cold War Era in world Politics:
Cuban Missiles Crisis, What is Cold War, Emergence of two power blocs, Challenges to Bi-polarity: Non
Aligned Movement, New International Economic Order.

2. The End of Bipolarity:
Gorbachev and the disintegration, Why did the Soviet Union disintegrate, Consequences of disintegration, Shock
Therapy (Meaning only), Consequences of Shock Therapy.

3. US Hegemony in World Politics:
Beginning of the New World Order, 9/11 and the Global War on Terror, What does Hegemony mean, Hegemony
as a Hard Power, Hegemony as Structural Power, Hegemony as Soft Power, India’s relationship with the USA.

4. Environment & Natural Resources :
Environmental Concerns in Global Politics, India’s stand on environmental issues / Steps taken by Indian
government to protect Environment, Resource Geopolitics, The indigenous peoples and their Rights.(only India)

Course IV Book-II:Politics in India since Independence

Course Rationale:-

It is a common experience that the younger generation of citizens does not know very much about the first and formative
fifty years in the history of independent India. They often know more about India of 1920s and 1940s than they do about
any decade in post independence period including even the 1990s. This course seeks to fill this lacuna with a view to
providing the students with information and perspective that would help them in their further study of Political Science
and their role as a citizen. That is why there is a focus on political history; other dimensions are brought in only to the
extent they impinge on political history. In doing so, the course seeks to incorporate the lessons learnt from the discipline
of history: that history must not become a mere chronicle of dates and events, that it should be integrated into an
analytical narrative, that the history of politics must not become a narrow history of national political events and
personalities and that history writing must not take place from a narrow partisan angle. The syllabus has to be illustrative
rather than comprehensive; the idea is to identify some major developments in any period and then illustrate it with some

events and personalities at the national level as well as in a select state or region. It is suggested that some of the recent
political developments should be handled in general terms avoiding reference to persons active in today’s politics.

Learning Objectives:-

 Enable students to be familiar with some of the key political events and figures in the post-independence period
 Develop skills of political analysis through events and processes of recent history
 Develop their capacity to link macro processes with micro situations and their own life
 Encourage the students to take a historical perspective of making sense of the contemporary India.

Course Contents:-
1. Challenges of Nation Building :
Three Challenges, Process of Partition, Consequences of Partition, Integration of Princely States (Hyderabad,
Manipur).

2. Politics of Planned Development :
Planning, Five Year Plans, Land Reforms, Green Revolution

3. Crisis of the Democratic Order:
Gujarat and Bihar Movements, Declaration of Emergency, Lessons from Emergencies.

4. Rise of Popular Movements:
Chipko Movement, Dalit Panthers, Bharatiya Kisan Union, Anti Arrack Movement, Narmada Bachao Aandolan.

Course Content: 1st formative test (CWSN)

1. Cold War Era in world Politics:
Cuban Missiles Crisis, What is Cold War, Emergence of two power blocs, Challenges to Bi-polarity: Non Aligned
Movement, New International Economic Order.

2. The End of Bipolarity:
Gorbachev and the disintegration, Why did the Soviet Union disintegrate, Consequences of disintegration, Shock
Therapy (Meaning only), Consequences of Shock Therapy.

3. US Hegemony in World Politics:
Beginning of the New World Order, 9/11 and the Global War on Terror, What does Hegemony mean,
Hegemony as a Hard Power, Hegemony as Structural Power, Hegemony as Soft Power, India’s relationship with
the USA.

1. Weightage to Learning Outcomes:

Sr.No. Learning Outcomes Marks Percentage of Marks

1. Knowledge 20 100

Total 20 100

2. Weightage to Content / Subject Units:

Contents / Subject Units
Unit
Sr. No Units. No. Marks
Percentage
Book- I Contemporary World Politics

1. The Cold War 08 60

2. The End of Bipolarity 06 30

3. US Hegemony in World Politics 06 30

Total = 20
100

3. Weightage to Forms of Questions

Marks for
Number of
Sr.No. Form of Questions each Total Marks
questions
question

1 Fill in the blanks I (1 TO 5) 01 05 05

2 Multiple choice II (1TO 5) 01 05 05

3 Match the pairs III (1 TO 3) 01 03 03

4 True or false IV (1 TO 2) 01 02 02

5 One sentence V ( 1 TO 3) 01 03 03

6 Two sentence VI (1)* 02 01 02

Total 6(19) 20

4.The Expected Time for Different Types of Question would be as follows:

Approx. time for
Number of Approx. time for each form of
S.No. Form of Questions each Question in
questions (n) Questions in mins (t x n)
mins (t)

1 Fill in the blanks 4 5 20

2 Multiple choice 4 5 20

3 Match the columns 4 3 12

4 True or false 4 2 08

5 One sentence 6 3 18

6 Two sentence 12 1 12

Total 08 90

 Scheme of Options

There is an internal choice provided in Question No VI of 2 marks category.

6. Weightage to Difficulty Level of Questions:

S.No. Estimated Difficulty Level of Questions Percentage

1. Easy 75

2. Average 25

 Number of Main Questions: There are altogether 06 questions.

Blue print

Unit Units Knowledge Total
No. .Qs & marks
Fill in MCQ Match True One Two
The The Or Sent Sent
blanks pairs false ence ence
1 The Cold 1(3) 1(2) 1(1) 1(2) 08
War I(1-3) II(1-2) IV(1) V(1-2)
2 The End of 1(3) 1(1) 1(1) 1(1) 06
Bipolarity II(3-5) III(1) IV(2) V(3)
3 US 1(2) 1(2)* 06
Hegemony I(4-5) 1(2) VI(1)*
III(2-3)
Total 05 05 03 02 03 02 20

NOTE: 1. In every cell first row figures outside the brackets indicates the marks allotted and inside bracket

number of Questions.

2. Second row figures outside the bracket is main question and inside the bracket sub questions.

3. * in a particular cell shows option given.

GOA BOARD OF SECONDARY AND HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, ALTO – BETIM GOA

MODEL QUESTION PAPER

1ST FORMATIVE EXAM (CWSN)

DURATION: 90 STD: XII MAX. MARKS: 20

________________________________________________________________________________

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. All questions are compulsory
2. Marks are indicated against each question.
3. There is no overall choice. However internal choice is provided for question no. and VI
________________________________________________________________________________

I. Fill in the blanks by choosing correct alternative from those given in bracket (1x5=5)

(Communist, France, Freedom, Internet, Hot)

1. Allied forces led by US, Soviet Union, Britain and ______defeated the axis powers led by Germany, Italy and
Japan.
2. The cold war never escalated into a ______________ war.
3. In 1985, General Secretary of ___________ party of Soviet Russia was Mikhail Gorbachev.
4. As a part of global war on terror the USA launched operation “Enduring _______”.
5. An example of a global public good is the ________.

II. Choose the most appropriate alternative give below every statement. (1x5=5)

1. The leader of Soviet Union, who decided to convert Cuba into Russian base was_____________
 Boris Yeltsin
 Nikita Khrushchev
 Mikhail Gorbachev
 Leonid Brezhnev
2. The first non-aligned summit was held in the year 1961 at ____________
 Egypt
 Azerbaijan
 Iran
 Belgrade
3. The model of transition, influenced by the World Bank and the IMF, came to be known as_____________.
 NATO
 CENTO
 Shock therapy
 Cuban missile crisis
4. The last President of USSR was ________________
 Nikita Khrushchev
 Mikhail Gorbachev
 Boris Yeltsin
 Leonid Brezhnev
5. The economic and political reforms were introduced in USSR by ___________
 Nikita Khrushchev
 Mikhail Gorbachev
 Boris Yeltsin

 Leonid Brezhnev

III. Match the items in column A with the appropriate item in column B and rewrite (1x3=3)

Column A Column B
1 Soviet seat in UN A Military
2 Hard power B George H. W. Bush
3 First Gulf War C Russia

IV. State whether the following statements are true or false (1x2=2)

1. The President of America during Cuban missile crisis was Richard Nixon.
2. Belarus, Ukraine and Russia disbanded under the leadership of Boris Yeltsin

V. Answer the following question in one sentence each. (any three) (1X3=3)

1. What is cold war?
2. Which two ideologies were involved during cold war era
3. Which party ruled the Soviet Union for over 70 years?

VI. Answer any one question in about two sentences (2X1=2)

1. What is hegemony as hard power?
OR

What was the US response to 9/11?

_______________________________END__________________________________________

Course Content: 2ndFormative Test
Book I
1. Environment & Natural Resources :
Environmental Concerns in Global Politics, India’s stand on environmental issues / Steps taken by Indian
government to protect Environment, Resource Geopolitics, The indigenous peoples and their Rights.(only India)

Book II

1. Nation Building and its Problems :
Three Challenges, Process of Partition, Consequences of Partition, Integration of Princely States (Hyderabad,
Manipur).

2. Politics of Planned Development :
Planning, Five Year Plans, Land Reforms, Green Revolution

1. Weightage to Learning Outcomes:

Sr.No. Learning Outcomes Marks Percentage of Marks

1. Knowledge 20 100

Total 20 100

2. Weightage to Content / Subject Units:

Contents / Subject Units
Unit
Sr. No Units. No. Marks
Percentage
Book I

1. Environment and natural resources 08 60

Book II 06 30

1. Challenges of nation building

2. Politics of planned development 06 30

Total = 20
100%

3. Weightage to Forms of Questions

Marks for Number of
Sr.No. Form of Questions Total Marks
each question questions

1 Fill in the blanks I (1 TO 5) 01 05 05

2 Multiple choice II (1TO 5) 01 05 05

3 Match the pairs III (1 TO 3) 01 03 03

4 True or false IV (1 TO 2) 01 02 02

5 One sentence V ( 1 TO 3) 01 03 03

6 Two sentence VI (1)* 02 01 02

Total 6(19) 20

4. The Expected Time for Different Types of Question would be as follows:

Approx. time for
Number of Approx. time for each form of
S.No. Form of Questions each Question in
questions (n) Questions in mins (t x n)
mins (t)

1 Fill in the blanks 4 5 20

2 Multiple choice 4 5 20

3 Match the columns 4 3 12

4 True or false 4 2 08

5 One sentence 6 3 18

6 Two sentence 12 1 12

Total 08 90

5. Scheme of Options

There is an internal choice provided in Question No VI of 2 marks category.

6. Weightage to Difficulty Level of Questions:

S.No. Estimated Difficulty Level of Questions Percentage

1. Easy 75

2. Average 25

 Number of Main Questions: There are altogether 06 questions.

Blue print

Unit Units Knowledge Total
No. .Qs & marks
Fill in MCQ Match True One Two
The The Or Sent Sent
blanks pairs false ence ence
Book I Contemporary World Politics

8 Environment 1(3) 1(2) 1(1) 1(2) 08
& Natural I(1-3) II(1-2) IV(1) V(1-2)
Resources
Book II Politics in India since independence

1 Challenges of 1(3) 1(1) 1(1) 1(1) 06
Nation II(3-5) III(1) IV(2) V(3)
Building
3 Poltics of 1(2) 1(2)* 06
Planned I(4-5) 1(2) VI(1)*
development III(2-3)
Total 05 05 03 02 03 02 20

NOTE: 1. In every cell first row figures outside the brackets indicates the marks allotted and inside bracket

number of Questions.

2. Second row figures outside the bracket is main question and inside the bracket sub
questions.

3. * in a particular cell shows option given.

GOA BOARD OF SECONDARY AND HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION

ALTO – BETIM GOA

MODEL QUESTION PAPER

2ND Formative Test (CWSN)

DURATION: 1hr STD: XII MAX. MARKS: 20

________________________________________________________________________________

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. All questions are compulsory
2. Marks are indicated against each question.
3. There is no overall choice. However internal choice is provided for question no. VI
________________________________________________________________________________

I. Fill in the blanks by choosing correct alternative from those given in bracket (1x5=5)

(Economic, Bombay Plan, agrarian sector, Electricity Act, Agenda 21)

1. The Rio Summit recommended a list of development practices called _________.

2. In 2003, the Indian government participated in global efforts in encouraging the use of renewable energy under
the .

3. Sustainable development means combining ________ growth with ecological responsibility.

4. The state had to take major initiative in industrial and economic investment under the ______.

5. The first five year plan focused on_______.

II. Choose the most appropriate alternative give below every statement. (1x5=5)

1. In India, the description of Indigenous People is applied to the .
 Scheduled Castes
 Minorities
 Scheduled Tribes
 Other backward classes

2. At the G-8 meeting in June 2005 India pointed out that the per capita emission rates of the developing
countries are tiny fraction of those in the _______________
 Developing countries
 Under developing countries
 African countries
 Latin American countries

3. First Indian state to hold an election based on universal Adult franchise was ________.
 Meghalaya
 Telangana
 Hyderabad
 Manipur

4. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan the leader of (NWFP) North West Frontier Province who opposed the two
nation theory was popularly known as ___________.
 Frontier Gandhi
 Mahatma
 Iron Man of India
 Maharaja

5. Cities like Lahore, __________ and Kolkata became divided into ‘communal zone’
 Amritsar
 Delhi
 Bombay
 Ahmedabad

III. Match the items in column A with the appropriate item in column B and rewrite (1x3=3)

Column A Column B
1 Razakars A K. N. Raj
First Five Year Plan B Use of high yielding seeds, pesticides
2
3 Green Revolution C Para-military force

IV. State whether the following statements are true or false (1x2=2)

1. The earth summit was attended by 170 states, thousands of NGOs and many multinational
corporations.
2. The Maharaja of Manipur who had signed the instrument of accession with the Indian government
was Hari Singh.

V. Answer the following question in one sentence each. (any three) (1X3=3)

1. What is Earth Summit?
2. Which countries were exempted from the requirements of the Kyoto protocol?
3. What agreement did the Nizam of Hyderabad sign with India in 1947?

VI. Answer any one question in about two sentences (2X1=2)

1. What were the main features of the Second Five Year Plan
OR

What land Reforms were introduced in India after independence?

Guidelines for Assignments in Political Science
Std XII (from June 2023 onwards.)
Objective:-

To test the student’s ability to organize, report, present ideas and use correct style and format.

Selection of the Topic:-

The topic selected should be very specific so that it is manageable for the student. The topics chosen should allow the
students to draw or collect pictures on given topics.

Length:-

Only to paste and draw pictures with captions on relevant topics.

Presentation:-

The assignment should be doneby the student on foolscap paper, punched and submitted in a simple file. They must be
instructed not to waste money on colour print outs and decorative materials as the focus of the assignment would be on
the relevance of content. Details such as student’s name, roll no, date, class are to be mentioned in the top right hand
corner of the cover. The title of the assignment is to be written in capital letters in the centre of the corner.

Reference:-

The teacher should emphasize that the assignment has to be the student’s own work and not copied from some books or
downloaded from the internet.

Criteria for Evaluation of Assignments/ Projects:-

The Criteria for Evaluation of Assignments/ Projects should be based on the following parameters:-

a) Organisation

b) Neatness

c) Clarity

Scoring Guide

Score of 20

A typical Assignment should be-

 Is well organized and clearly focused, demonstrating clear coherence and smooth progression of ideas.

2 . Suggested Assignments/ Projects (Any other syllabus related topics may begiven.)

1. Cuban Missile Crisis
2. 9/11
3. Environmental Degradation
4. Partition of India
5. 1975 Emergency in India

3. The Criteria for the evaluation of the Assignment/ Projects should be based on the following

parameters:

1. Content
2. Innovation
3. Skills
4. Presentation.
5. Viva/ Group Discussion

_______________________________________________________________________________

Course Content :- (HSSCE) BOARD EXAM
Book I

1. Cold War Era in world Politics:
Cuban Missiles Crisis, What is Cold War, Emergence of two power blocs, Challenges to Bi-polarity: Non
Aligned Movement, New International Economic Order.

2. The End of Bipolarity:
Gorbachev and the disintegration, Why did the Soviet Union disintegrate, Consequences of disintegration, Shock
Therapy (Meaning only), Consequences of Shock Therapy.

3. US Hegemony in World Politics:
Beginning of the New World Order, 9/11 and the Global War on Terror, What does Hegemony mean, Hegemony
as a Hard Power, Hegemony as Structural Power, Hegemony as Soft Power, India’s relationship with the USA.

4. Environment & Natural Resources :
Environmental Concerns in Global Politics, India’s stand on environmental issues / Steps taken by Indian
government to protect Environment, Resource Geopolitics, The indigenous peoples and their Rights.(only India)

Book II

1. Nation Building and its Problems :
Three Challenges, Process of Partition, Consequences of Partition, Integration of Princely States (Hyderabad,
Manipur).

2. Politics of Planned Development :
Planning, Five Year Plans, Land Reforms, Green Revolution

3. Crisis of the Democratic Order:
Gujarat and Bihar Movements, Declaration of Emergency, Lessons from Emergencies.

4. Rise of Popular Movements:

Chipko Movement, Dalit Panthers, Bharatiya Kisan Union, Anti Arrack Movement, Narmada Bachao Aandolan.

DESIGN OF THE QUESTION PAPER – H.S.S.C Exam

1. Weightage to Learning Outcomes:

Sr.No. Learning Outcomes Marks Percentage of Marks

1. Knowledge 80 100

Total 80 100

2. Weightage to Content / Subject Units:

Contents / Subject Units
Unit
Units. No. Marks
Percentage
Book- I: Contemporary World Politics

1. The Cold War 10 10

2. The End of Bipolarity 10 10

3. US Hegemony in World Politics 10 10

4. Environment & Natural Resources 10 10

Book- II: Politics in India since Independence Unit
Units. No Marks
Percentage

1. Challenges of Nation Building 10 10

2. Politics of Planned Development 10 10

3. The Crises of Democratic Order 10 10

4. Rise of Popular Movements 10 10

80
Total = 100%

3. The Expected Time for Different Types of Question would be as follows:

Approx. time for
Number of Approx. time for each form of
S.No. Form of Questions each Question in
questions (n) Questions in mins (t x n)
mins (t)

1 Fill in the blanks 02 20 40

2 Multiple choice 02 20 40

3 Match the columns 02 20 40

4 True or false 02 10 20

5 One sentence 04 06 24

6 Two sentence 08 02 16

Total 6(78) 180

4. Scheme of Options

There is an internal choice in Q. No VI of 2 marks.

5.Weightage to Difficulty Level of Questions:

Sr.No. Estimated Difficulty Level of Questions Percentage

1. Easy 75

2. Average 25

6. Number of Main Questions:

There are altogether 06 main questions. Q. No. I is 20 fill in the blanks of 1 mark each. Q. No. II is 20

multiple choice of 1 mark each. Q. No. III is 20 matches the pairs of 1 mark each. Q. No. IV is 10 true or

false of 1 mark each. Q. No. V is 6 one sentence question of one mark each. Q. No. VI is 2 two sentence

question carrying 2 marks each.

Blue print

Unit Units Knowledge
No. Total .
Fill in MCQ Match True One Two
The The Or Sentence Sent
blanks pairs false ence
Book I Contemporary World Politics

1 The Cold 1(3) 1(2) 1(3) 1(1) 1(1) 10
War I(1-3) II(1-2) III(1-3) IV(1) V(1)
2 End of 1(2) 1(3) 1(2) 1(1) 2(1) 10
Bipolarity I(4-5) II(3-5) III(4-5) IV(2) VI(1)*
3 US 1(3) 1(2) 1(3) 1(1) 1(1) 10
Hegemony I(6-8) II(6-7) III(6-8) IV(3) V(2)
8 Environment 1(2) 1(3) 1(2) 1(2) 1(1) 10
& Natural I(9-10) II(8-10) III(9-10) IV(4-5) V(3)
Resources
Book II Politics in India since independence

1 Challenges of 1(3) 1(2) 1(3) 2(1) 10
Nation I(11-13) II(11-12) III(11-13) VI(2)*
Building
3 Politics of 1(2) 1(3) 1(2) 1(2) 1(1) 10
Planned I(14-15) II(13-15) III(14-15) IV(6-7) V(4)
development
6 Crisis of 1(3) 1(2) 1(3) 1(1) 1(1) 10
Democratic I(16-18) II(16-17) III(16-18) IV(8) V(5)
Order

7 Rise of 1(2) 1(3) 1(2) 1(2) 1(1) 10
Popular I(19-20) II(18-20) III(19-20) IV(9-10) V(6)
Movements
Total 20 20 20 10 06 04 80

NOTE: 1. In every cell first row figures outside the brackets indicates the marks allotted and inside bracket
number of Questions. 2. Second row figures outside the bracket is main question and inside the bracket sub
questions. 3. * in a particular cell shows option given.

GOA BOARD OF SECONDARY AND HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION

ALTO – BETIM GOA

MODEL QUESTION PAPER

GOA BOARD FINAL EXAM

DURATION: 3hrs STD: XII MAX.MARKS: 80

Sub: Political Science (CWSN)

________________________________________________________________________________

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. All questions are compulsory
2. Marks are indicated against each question.
3. There is no overall choice. However internal choice is provided for question no. VI
_________________________________________________________________________________________

Q.I. Fill in the blanks by choosing correct alternatives from those given in thebracket.

(India, Ramlila ground, cycle of poverty, Uttarakhand, Frontier Gandhi, Cuba, supremacy, Ruble, Electricity
Act, SLOC’s, France, Bihar, sale of alcohol, capitalism, Manipur, Fakhurudin Ali Ahmed, the Bombay Plan,
world trade, democracy, Hyderabad)

1. The leader of the Soviet Union Nikita Khrushchev, decided to convert ________into Russian base.

2. The Allied forces led by US, Soviet Union, Britain and ________ defeated the axis powers led by Germany,
Italy and Japan.

3. The Western Alliance headed by the USA represented the ideology of liberal ________ and capitalism.

4. The Russian currency is ______.
5. The system adopted as the basis for the post Soviet Republic was and
democracy.
6. In the context of the world economy the best example of Global public goods are .
7. The US accounts for almost 14 percent of .

8. Hard power hegemony relates to the ________ of the military power.
9. In 2003, the Indian government participated in global efforts in encouraging the use of renewable energy
under the _______.
10. __________was exempted from the requirement of the Kyoto Protocol.

11. The undisputed leader of the north western frontier province, Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan was known as
___________.
12. Bodhachandra Singh who had signed the instrument of accession with the Indian government was the
Maharaja of _________ .
13. The title, ‘Nizam’, was carried by the ruler of ____.

14. The state had to take major initiative in Industrial and economic investment under ______.

15. The First Five Year Plan sought to get the country's economy out of the _____.
16. During the political emergency in 1975 the President of India was _________.
17. Jaiprakash Narayan organised massive demonstration against Indira Gandhi in Delhi at ________.
18. Jayaprakash Narayan, supported students movement in _______.
19. The Chipko Movement began in _______________.
20. Anti- Arrack movement demanded the ban on ______________.

Q.II. SELECT THE MOST APPROPRIATE ALTERNATIVE FROM THE OPTIONS GIVEN
BELOW/MULTIPLE CHOICEQUESTIONS

1. The end of the Second World War was the beginning of the
 Hot
 Cold war
 Cuban missile crisis
 Korean war

2. The first military alliance to be formed was

 CENTO

 WARSAWPACT

 NATO

 SEAT0

3. The sole superpower after the disintegration of USSR was ______.
 Norway
 UK
 US
 China

4. The economic and political reforms were introduced in USSR by
 Mikhail Gorbachev
 Boris Yeltsin
 Fidel Castro
 Joseph Stalin

5. In the coup of 1991 was opposed by Boris Yeltsin.
 Russia
 USA
 Germany
 Italy

6. As a part of its” Global War on Terror” US launched .
 Operation Enduring Freedom
 Operation Desert Storm
 Operation Infinite Reach
 Operation Iraqi Freedom

7. The roots of Hegemony are traced in Classical .
 Russia
 Greece
 Egypt
 India

8. India signed and ratified the 1997 Kyoto Protocol in .
• August2002
• July2006
• August2000
• August2005

9. In India, the description of Indigenous People is applied to the_______________
• Scheduled Castes
• Minorities
• Scheduled Tribes
• Other backward classes

10. The Rio Summit recommended a list of development practices called _____.
• Global Commons
• Rio Practices
• Agenda21
• Developmental Practices

11. The two of the Muslim majority provinces who had very large areas of non-Muslims in majority were Punjab
and ---------------.
 Bengal
 Lahore
 Amritsar
 Kolkata

12. First Indian state to hold an election based on universal Adult franchise was ________.
 Meghalaya
 Telangana
 Hyderabad
 Manipur
13. . The chairman of the planning commission is always the _____.
 Prime minister
 Home minister
 Defence minister
 Chief minister

14. The most significant and successful of land reforms was the abolition of colonial system of_____.
 Zamindari
 Sahukari
 Mukhiyagiri
 kingship

15. The Second Five Year Plan was drafted by a team of economist and planners under the leadership of________.
 K. N. Raj
 Pt . Nehru
 P.C. Mahalonobis
 Rajendra Prasad

16. The person projected by the opposition parties as an alternative to Indira Gandhi was ________.
 Morarji Desai
 Jayaprakash Narayan
 Chaudhary Charan Singh
 J. B. kripalani

17. The election petition for the dismissal of Indira Gandhi was filed by ___________.
 Raj Narain
 Charu Majumdar

 Atal Bihari Vajpayee
 Jagjivan Ram.

18. . Dalit Panthers is a _______________ Organisation.
 Social Organisation
 Student federation
 Dalit Militant Organisaiton
 Pressure Group

19. In the early 1990s, the BKU pressurised the state to accept its ___________ demands.
 political demands
 social demands
 cultural demands
 economic demands

20. Sardar Sarovar project is built on river_________
 Godhavari
 Ganga
 Yamuna
 Narmada

Q.III. Match the items in column A with the appropriate item in column B andrewrite

‘COLUMN A’ ‘COLUMN B’
1. Communist ruler of Cuba a. Gujarat
2. First world war b. Maharashtra
3. Atomic Bomb c. Emergency
4. Warsaw d. Total revolution
5. Last president of USSR e. Censorship
6. Hard power f. Tillers were made owners of land
7. President of Iraq g. Heavy industries
8. The New World Order h. Bhodhchandra Singh
9. Poor and developing countries I Refugee camps
10. Oil J Nizam
11. Ruler of Hyderabad K Portable and indispensable fuel
12 Minorities L Global south
13 Maharaja of Manipur M George H. W. Bush
14 Second five year plan N Saddam Hussein
15 Land reforms o Military power
16 Blank spaces P Mikhail Gorbachev
17 Jayaprakash Narayan Q Military pact
18 Mid night of 25th june 1975 R Hiroshima
19 Dalit Panthers S 1914-1918
20 Sardar Sarovar Project t Fidel Castro

Q.IV. State whether the following statements are true orfalse

1. The first non-aligned summit was held in the year 1961at Belgrade.
2. The last President of USSR was Mikhail Gorbachev.
3. Second World War ended in August 1945 when the United States of America dropped two Atomic
bombs on Japanese cities of Tokyo and Yokohama.
4. To address the relationship between economic development and environmental management was the

anxious concern of global north.
5. Sustainable development means combining economic growth with ecological responsibility.
6. The Bombay plan wanted the state to take major initiatives in industrial and economic investment.
7. Through land reforms more and more land was brought under zamindari system.
8. In 1975 emergency was imposed in India on ground internal aggression.
9. Anti-arrack movement provided a platform to discuss private issues of domestic violence.
10. The Sardar Sarovar Project is built on river Saraswati.

V. Answer the following questions in one sentence each:
1. What is cold war?
2. Give an example of Hegemony as Soft Power.
3. How many States attended the Earth Summit of1992?
4. Mention any one feature of the First Five Year Plan.
5. Name the Kannada writer who returned the Padma Bhushan award in 1975.
6. Mention any one demand of Bhartiya Kissan Union.

VI. Answer the following questions in two sentences each:

1. Mention any two main reasons for the collapse of the Soviet Union.
OR
Write any two consequences of the disintegration of the Soviet Union.

2. State any two the challenges faced by independent India in nation building.

OR

State the problems of partition of India in 1947 .

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