Kerala Plus Two Question Paper 2024 Political Science

Kerala Board

Question Paper
2024

Reg. No. : ......................................
SY-536 Name : ...........................................

SECOND YEAR HIGHER SECONDARY EXAMINATION, MARCH – 2024

Part – III Time : 2½ Hours
POLITICAL SCIENCE Cool-off time : 15 Minutes
Maximum : 80 Scores

General Instructions to Candidates :
 There is a ‘Cool-off time’ of 15 minutes in addition to the writing time.
 Use the ‘Cool-off time’ to get familiar with questions and to plan your answers.
 Read questions carefully before answering.
 Read the instructions carefully.
 Calculations, figures and graphs should be shown in the answer sheet itself.
 Malayalam version of the questions is also provided.

  :
    15  ‘  ’ .
 ‘  ’    
 .
      .
    .
  , , ,   
.
   .

SY-536 1 P.T.O.

From questions 1 to 11, answer for 16 scores. (16)

1. The party that won the second largest number of Lok Sabha seats in the first election
was the _______.
(a) Bharathiya Jana Sangh (b) Indian National Congress
(c) Communist Party of India (d) Socialist Party (1)

2. Name the leader who is associated with the Slogan ‘Garibi Hatao’ ?
(a) Nehru (b) Indira Gandhi
(c) Lal Bahadur Shastri (d) Jayaprakash Narayan (1)

3. The commission appointed in 1977 by Janatha Government to inquire into the excesses
committed during emergency.
(a) Sarkaria Commission (b) Sri Krishna Commission
(c) Mandal Commission (d) Shah Commission (1)

4. Who was the first non-Congress Prime Minister in India ?
(a) Morarji Desai (b) V.P. Singh
(c) Deva Gowda (d) A.B. Vajpayee (1)

5. Identify the leader of Narmada Bachao Andolan Movement.
(a) Sundarlal Bahuguna (b) Tikait
(c) Medha Patkar (d) Chandi Prasad Bhat (1)

6. Complete the table by using hints given below :
(K.N. Raj, P.C. Mahalanobis, Priority given to agrarian sector, Rapid Industrialisation)
1st Five Year Plan 2nd Five Year Plan

(2)

7. Punjab accord was signed between ______ and ______. (2)

8. Complete the table : (2)

9. The UN Security Council has ______ permanent and _____ non-permanent members. (2)

SY-536 2

1  11   16  . (16)
1.        
  _________ .
(a)   (b)   
(c)    (d)   (1)

2. ‘ ’      ?
(a)  (b) 
(c)    (d)   (1)

3.      
  1977     ?
(a)   (b)  
(c)   (d)   (1)

4.       ?
(a)   (b) .. 
(c)  (d) A.B.  (1)

5.       ?
(a)   (b) 
(c)   (d)    (1)

6.     .
(.. , .. ,    ,
 ) (2)
     

7.    ________  ________    ? (2)

8.   (2)

9. ..   ________  ________ 
. (2)
SY-536 3 P.T.O.

10. Match the following :
NATO India
Warsaw Pact USA
NAM USSR (3)

11. Match the following :
First Gulf War Al-Quida centres in Sudan
and Afghanistan
Global War on Terror Operation Desert storm
Second Gulf War Operation enduring Freedom
Operation Infinite reach Operation Iraqi Freedom (4)

Answer any 4 questions from 12 to 16. Each carries 3 scores. (4  3 = 12)
12. Identify the causes of the dominance of Congress Party in the first three general
elections in India.

13. Write a short note on Green Revolution.

14. Prepare a note on Narmada Bachao Andolan.

15. Write your arguments in favour of India’s claim for the permanent membership in the
U.N. Security Council.

16. Explain the Political Consequences of Globalization.

Answer any 4 questions from 17 to 21. Each carries 4 scores. (4  4 = 16)
17. Explain the features of first general election in India.

18. Examine the major issues which led to the formal split of the Congress Party in 1969.

19. Write a short note on the ethnic conflicts in Sri Lanka.

20. Explain any four new sources of global security threats.

SY-536 4

10.  .
 
  ..
  ... (3)

11.  .
    
 
     
     
      (4)

12  16    4  .
3  . (4  3 = 12)
12.      
   .

13.     .

14.      .

15. ..    
    .

16.    .

17  21    4  .
4  . (4  4 = 16)
17.      .

18. 1969-      
.

19.       .

20.      
.
SY-536 5 P.T.O.

21. India is participating in Global efforts to reduce Green House gas emissions through a
number of programmes and policies. Write any four policies.

Answer any 4 questions from 22 to 26. Each carries 5 scores. (4  5 = 20)
22. Explain the economic and political context for the declaration of National emergency in
1975.

23. Explain the external and internal disputes in Jammu and Kashmir.

24. Since 1989 India witnessed five developments that were to make a long lasting impact
on our Politics. Briefly explain them.

25. Explain the Cuban missile crisis.

26. Discuss the capabilities of European Union as contemporary centres of power.

Answer any 2 questions from 27 to 29. Each carries 8 scores. (2  8 = 16)
27. Explain the process and consequences of partition of India.

28. Explain the causes and consequences of India China war in 1962.

29. Explain the causes of disintegration of Soviet Union.
Hints :
 Political causes
 Economic causes
 Emergence of Nationalism in Republics
 Reforms of Gorbachev

____________

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21.      
     .
    .

22  26    4  .
5  . (4  5 = 20)

22. 1975     
 .

23.      .

24.      
 1989    .  
.

25.    .

26.      
  ?

27  29    2  .
8  . (2  8 = 16)

27.      .

28. 1962  -    
.

29.     .

  
  
    
  
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