TN 12th Question Paper 2026 Political Science

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TN 12th 2026
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TN 12th 2026 Question Paper Political Science

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1. C¢v¯ Aµ\ø©¨¦ {ºn¯ \ø£ |øhö£ØÓ Põ»® __________.

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9 1946 •uÀ 24 áÚÁ› 1950 Áøµ
(B) BPìm
9 1946 •uÀ 24 áÚÁ› 1950 Áøµ
(C) 15 BPìm 1945 •uÀ 10 ©õºa 1950 Áøµ
(D) 10 i\®£º 1945 •uÀ 10 ©õºa 1950 Áøµ
The Indian Constituent Assembly debate was held between __________.

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(a) 9 December 1946 to 24 January 1950

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(b) 9 August 1946 to 24 January 1950

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(c) 15 August 1945 to 10 March 1950

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(d) 10 December 1945 to 10 March 1950

2. ©õ{»[PÍøÁ°ß A¾ÁÀ ÁÈzuø»Áº ¯õº ?
(A) C¢v¯ ¤µu©º
(B) C¢v¯ Si¯µ_z uø»Áº
(C) \£õ|õ¯Pº
(D) C¢v¯ Si¯µ_z xønz uø»Áº
Who is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha ?

(a) The Prime Minister of India

(b) The President of India

(c) The Speaker

(d) The Vice-President of India

3. Si¯µ_z uø»Á¸US®, Aø©a\ºPÒ SÊÂØSªøh÷¯¯õÚ uPÁÀ öuõhº¦
£õ»©õP C¸¨£Áº __________.

(A) GvºUPm] uø»Áº (B) ©UPÍøÁ \£õ|õ¯Pº
(C) Si¯µ_z xønz uø»Áº (D) ¤µu©º
The sole channel of communication between the President and the Council of Ministers is

__________.

(a) The Opposition leader (b) The Speaker of Lok Sabha

(c) The Vice-President (d) The Prime Minister

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(C) Si¯µ_z uø»Áº (D) Ea\ }v©ßÓ®
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(c) The President a (d) The Supreme Court

6. JßÔ¯ Aµ_¨ £o¯õͺ ÷uºÁõøn¯zvß •¢øu¯ Aø©¨£õÚ Aµ_¨
£o¯õͺ ÷uºÁõøn¯® Aø©UP¨£mh Bsk :
(A) 1947 (B) 1926 (C) 1950 (D) 1938

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(A) 250 (B) 239 (C) 350 (D) 234

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly consists of __________ elected members.

(a) 250 (b) 239 (c) 350 (d) 234

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8. A•À £õÀ ö£õ¸Ò {ÖÁÚ® G[SÒÍx ?
(A) £Àµõ®§º & Ezvµ¨¤µ÷u\® (B) A䫺 & Cµõáìuõß
(C) Ek¨¤ & Pº|õhP® (D) BÚ¢z & Sáµõz
Where is the AMUL dairy located ?

(a) Balrampur in Uttar Pradesh (b) Ajmer in Rajasthan

(c) Udupi in Karnataka (d) Anand in Gujarat

9. 123EhߣiUøP°À øPö¯Êzvmh |õkPÒ Gx ?
(A) C¢v¯&Aö©›UPõ (B) C¢v¯&£õQìuõß
(C) C¢v¯&µè¯õ (D) CøÁ AøÚzx®
123 Agreement was signed between __________ countries.

(a) Indo-America (b) Indo-Pakistan

(c) Indo-Russia (d) All the above

10. C¢v¯õ Aø©v PõUS® £øhø¯ G[S Aݨ¤¯x ?
(A) C»[øP (B) £[PÍõ÷uè (C) ª¯õß©º (D) ©õ»zwÄ
India sent IPKF to :

(a) Sri Lanka (b) Bangladesh (c) Myanmar (d) Maldives

11. ©õ{»[PÍøÁ EÖ¨¤ÚºPÎß Põ» AÍÄ GzuøÚ BskPÒ BS® ?
(A) BskPÒ (B) BskPÒ (C) BskPÒ (D) BskPÒ
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The Rajya Sabha members' duration is :

(a) 5 years (b) 3 years (c) 6 years (d) 4 years

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(A) ©UPÍøÁ ©ØÖ® ©õ{»[PÍøÁ
(B) ©UPÍøÁ
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Where are the members of the Council of Ministers collectively responsible ?

(a) Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

(b) The Lok Sabha

(c) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and the President

(d) The Rajya Sabha

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13. IUQ¯ |õkPÒ GßÓ ö£¯øµ E¸ÁõUQ¯Áº ¯õº ?
(A) ¤µõ[UÎß i ¹ìöÁÀm (B) GÀ÷|õº ¹ìöÁÀm
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Who coined the name United Nations ?
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Which of the following is described as the protector of the constitution ?

(a) Judiciary (b) Legislature (c) Cabinet (d) Executive

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The Montreal Protocol deals with __________.

(a) Forests a (b) Ozone layer

(c) Desert (d) Ocean Health

16. C¢v¯õÂÀ öÁsø©¨ ¦µm]°øÚ xÁUQ¯Áº ¯õº ?
(A) R.K.V. µõÆ (B) |õº©ß ÷£õº»õU
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(A) _Âm\º»õ¢x (B) ¤µõßì (C) ^Úõ (D) ᨣõß
Which country follows Referendum ?

(a) Switzerland (b) France (c) China (d) Japan

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18. ¤ßÁ¸ÁÚÁØÔÀ ¯õº CøhUPõ» C¢v¯õÂÀ }v {ºÁõPzøu {ºÁQUS®
Ea\£m\ AvPõµ® öPõshÁº ?
(A) uø»ø© }v£v (B) _Àuõß
(C) •¨v (D) SÁõ]&EÀ&S\õm
Who among the following was the Supreme Judicial authority in Medieval India ?

(a) Chief Justice (b) Sultan

(c) Mufti (d) Qazi-ul-Quzat

19. \ºÁ÷u\ }v©ßÓ® G[S Aø©¢xÒÍx ?
(A) öáÛÁõ (B) {³¯õºU (C) £õ›ì (D) ö|uº»õ¢x
The International Court of Justice is located in :

(a) Geneva (b) New York (c) Paris (d) Netherlands

20. C¢v¯ Aµ\ø©¨¤À G¢u £õPzvÀ C¢v¯ Si¯µ_zuø»Á›ß ö|¸UPiPõ»
AvPõµ[PÒ SÔ¨¤h¨£mkÒÍx ?
(A) £Sv - VI (B) £Sv - IV (C) £Sv - XVIII (D) £Sv - V

In which part of the Indian Constitution specified the emergency powers to the President of

India ?

(a) Part - VI (b) Part - IV (c) Part - XVIII (d) Part - V

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Note : (i) Answer any seven questions.

(ii) Question No. 30 is compulsory.

21. •P¨¦øµ GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
What is meant by Preamble ?

22. |õhõЩßÓzvÀ {øÓ÷ÁØÓ¨£k® •ßÁøµÄPÎß ÁøPPÒ GßÚ ?
What are the types of bills passed in the Parliament ?

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23. ©UPÍøÁ ©ØÖ® ©õ{»[PÍøÁUS Cøh÷¯¯õÚ ÷ÁÖ£õmøhU TÖP.
Distinguish between Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

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What do you mean by Territorial Distribution of Powers ?

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Give a short note on Indian Administrative Service.

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List out Princely States along with their rulers who resisted merging with India after

Independence.

28. ©UPÍõm] \©uº©® GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?

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Give a short note on the Security Council of U.N.

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(ii) ÂÚõ Gs 40 &US Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®.
Note : (i) Answer any seven questions.

(ii) Question No. 40 is compulsory.

31. C¢v¯ Aµ\ø©¨¦ E¸ÁõÚ Pøu SÔzx TÖP.
Trace the making of Indian Constitution.

32. \mh©ßÓzvÀ \£õ|õ¯Pº £[S £ØÔ GÊxP.
What is the role of the Speaker in the Assembly ?

33. BÐ|›ß {¯©Ú®, £uÂU Põ»® ©ØÖ® ©õ{» Aµ]À AÁµx {ø» SÔzx
GÊxP.
Write a brief note on the appointment, term of office and position of the Governor.

34. ÷»õU Auõ»z £ØÔ ]Ö SÔ¨¦ ÁøµP.
Give a short note on Lok Adalat.

35. öÁ[Phö\Àø»¯õ SÊøÁ¨ £ØÔ GÊxP.
Write about Venkatachaliah Commission.

36. AQ» C¢v¯¨ £oUS £o¯©ºzx® ÁÈ•øÓPÒ SÔzx GÊxP.
Write about the modes of recruitment to the All India Services.

37. ö©õÈÁõ› ©õ{»[PÒ ÷Põ›UøPø¯ uº Bøn¯® GÆÁõÖ GvºöPõshx ?
How did the Dhar Commission respond to linguistic redistribution ?

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38. ©UPÒ |» Aµ]ß ]Ó¨£®\[PÒ ¯õøÁ ?
What are the features of Welfare State ?

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Write a note on World Bank (WB).

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Write about the reasons to declare National Emergency.

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SÔ¨¦ : AøÚzx ÂÚõUPÐUS® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 7x5=35

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(a) Explicate Parliamentary type of Democracy in India.

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(b) Describe the role of the Fazl Ali Commission in linguistic State reorganisation.

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(a) Explain the roles and responsibilities of the Union Legislature.

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(b) Describe the causes for the failure of the League of Nations.

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43. (A) ¤µu©º A¾Á»Pzvß £oPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
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(a) What are the functions of the Prime Minister's office ?

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(b) Evaluate India-American relations in the 21 century.

44. (A) C¢v¯ E¯º }v©ßÓzvß Aø©¨¦, AvPõµ Áµ®¦ ©ØÖ® £oPøͨ £ØÔ
ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
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JzxøǨ¦ ©ØÖ® P»õa\õµ EÓÄPÒ £ØÔ ÂÍUSP.
(a) Discuss the organization, powers and functions of the High Courts.

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(b) Explain the defence and security cooperation and cultural relations between India and

Myanmar.

45. (A) \ºUPõ›¯õ SÊÂß •UQ¯ £›¢xøµPøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
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(a) Describe the salient features of Sarkaria Commission Recommendations.

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(b) Describe the impact of the Green Revolution.

46. (A) C¢v¯ öuõÈÀ©¯©õUP¼ß ö\¯À•øÓPøÍ £ØÔ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
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(a) Describe the process of Industrialization in India.

OR

(b) Write about the functions of Staff Selection Commission.

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(b) Explain the legal remedies for safeguarding the Fundamental Rights of the Indian

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