Class 11 Question Paper 2023-24 Political Science (Half Yearly)

2023-24
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Half Yearly Exam 2023-24
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Class - XI Subject – Political Science
Time – 3 Hours Maximum Marks- 80

General Instructions:

All questions are compulsory.

I. Question numbers 1-12 are multiple choice questions of one mark each.
II. Question numbers 13-18 are of 2 marks each. Answers to these questions should not exceed
50 words each.
III. Question numbers 19-23 are of 4 marks each. Answers to these questions should not exceed
100 words each.
IV. Question numbers 24-27 are of 6 marks each. Answers to these questions should not exceed
170 words.
V. Question numbers 28-30 are passage, cartoon and map-based questions. Answer
accordingly.

SECTION A (1 Mark each )
1. Which political theory argues for the abolition of private property and a classless society?
(a) Liberalism
(b) Socialism
(c) Conservatism
(d) Fascism
2. Identify the leader who advocated the cause of the scheduled castes.
(a) Machiavelli
(b) B.R. Ambedkar
(c) Karl Marx
(d) Aristotle
3. The term ‘Politics’ is derived from:
(a) Latin word ‘Polis’
(b) Greek word ‘Polis’
(c) English word ‘Political’
(d) Greek word ‘City-State’
4. Who gave this statement “ Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it.”

(a) BR Ambedkar
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(d) Chandrashekhar Azad

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5. Who gave the Harm Principal?
(a) Rousseau
(b) Hegal
(c) Mill
(d) Marx
6. Who was the director to the famous movie “Water” a film made about the plight of widows in
India?
(a) Aubrey Menon
(b) Salman Rushdi
(c) Meghna Gulzar
(d) Deepa Mehta
7. The idea of our Preamble is borrowed from the
(a) Canada constitution
(b) U.K constitution
(c) U.S constitution
(d) French constitution
8. Which constitution of the world was called as “Castle of Cards”
(a) Nepal
(b) Iraq
(c) Arab
(d) USA
9. Who was the President of the constituent assembly?
(a) BR Ambedkar
(b) Rajendra Prasad
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) C.Rajagopalachari
10. The entire country( India) is divided into how many constituencies?
(a) 555
(b) 545
(c) 543
(d) 565
11. Which year the ammendment was made to change the adult age of Indian citizens?
(a) 1987
(b) 1985
(c) 1989
(d) 1992
12. How many General Elections have been held so far in India ?

(a) 15
(b) 16
(c) 18
(d) 17

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SECTION B ( 2 Marks )

13. Mention one for each the enabling provision from constitution of South Africa and from
Constitution of Indonesia (2)
14. “Liberty cannot be divorced from equality. Equality cannot be divorced from liberty. Non can
liberty and equality be divorced from fraternity. Without equality, liberty would produce the
supremacy of the few over the many.” Who said this ? (2)
15. Quote the formula for PR election system. (2)
16. What do you mean by a special majority and simple majority? (2)
17. Write names of two Indian and two Western political thinkers. (2)
18. Explain the concept of Harm Principal. Who propagated this theory? . (2)

SECTION C ( 4 marks question)
19. Mention the importance of election in democracies like India. When was the first general
election conducted in India? (4)
20. What are any four provision of objective resolution passed by Nehru? (4)
21. What does Article 324(1) say ? How much importance does the body consume mentioned in
Article 324(1). Write any two functions of the same. (4)
22. Differentiate between Indian Classical Political Thought and Western Classical Political . (4)
23. What is meant by freedom of expression? What in your view would be reasonable restriction
on this freedom? Give example (4)

SECTION D ( 6 marks)
24. Mention four ways in which the study of political theory important for us? Do you agree with
the statement ‘Politics is what Politicians do’? Explain.
25. Explain the main functions of the Constitution.
26. Mention the difference between FPTP and PR system of Election.
27. What is meant by social constraints? Distinguish between negative and positive conception of
liberty.
SECTION E( Source Based 4 marks )
28. Read the passage and answer the following questions:-
John Stuart Mill, a political thinker and an activist from the 19th century Britain, offered a
passionate difference of freedom of expression, including freedom of thought and discussion, in
his book. He offered 4 reasons why there should be freedom of expression, even for those who
espouse ideas that appear false or misleading today. Last reason states that very often ideas that
were considered false at one point by the entire society and therefore suppressed turned out to
be true later on. A society that completely suppresses all ideas that are not acceptable today
runs the danger of losing the benefits of what might turn out to be very valuable knowledge.
i) What was the name of the book written by J.S Mill? (1)

ii) What were the first two ideas that he mentioned in the book ? (2)
iii) Mention any one book with its author’s name which have been banned for some reasons of
overlapping ideas in society? (1)

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29. Observe carefully the two pictures and write down the conclusions which can be drawn from
both? (4)

30. Study these maps and write down the names and the provisions of constitution adopted from
these countries. (5)

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