Class 12 Question Paper 2023-24 Political Science (Half Yearly)

2023-24
HALF YEARLY
EXAM
NCERT BASED
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HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION, 2023-24
SUBJECT-POLITICAL SCIENCE
CLASS-XII

MaximumMarks:80 Time Allowed: 3hours
General instructions
All Questions are compulsory.
Question 1 to 12 Carries 1 mark each.
Question 13 to 18 Carries 2marks each.
Question 19 to 23 Carries 4 marks each including Map based question.
Question 24 to 26 Carries 4 marks each including Source based, Map based and cartoon based
questions.
Question 27 to 30Carries 6 marks each .
Section A

OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS
Q1. Arab springs removed the government of which of the following country?
A. Tunisia
B. Bahrain
C. Syria and Libya
D. Egypt
Q2. Who introduced the policy of Perestroika and Glasnost of the USSR?
A. Leonid Brezhnev
B. Nikita Khrushchev
C. Boris Yeltsin
D. Mikhail Gorbachev
Q3. The special work done by UNESCO has been to promote
A. Literacy
B. Technical and educational training
C. Independent media
D. All of them.
Q4. Which organization was established to give economic aid to the West European countries?
A. Organization for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC)
B. European Union (EU)
C. Marshal Plan (MP)
D. Council of Europe (COE)
Q5 . The Idea of Planning in India was drawn from:

A. The Bombay Plan
B. Experiences of the Soviet bloc countries
C. Gandhian Vision of Society
D. Demand by Peasant Organisation
(I) B and D only
(II) D and E only
(III) A and B only

(IV) All the above
Q6. In which year was Planning Commission abolished?
A. 1 January 2014
B. 26 January 2016
C. 1 January 2015
D. 26 January 2000
7 The State Reorganisation Act was passed in ..................
8 The UNO was founded on ............
9 When did Nehru ji passed away?
10 Who was the first election commissioner of India?
11 When was the first nuclear test taken place in India?
12 The Name of Russian currency is ...........
Section B
13 Why we need international organization?
14 What is the Dangerous decade?
15 What is two nation theory?
16. What are the common problems faced by the Asian countries?
17 Describe any Two problems faced by the election Commission while holding the first general
election in the country.
18 Why first Gulf War is also known as video game war?
Section C
19 What is Soviet system ? write its features also.
20 Mention any four factors that led to the rise of Chinese economy.
21 What are the three challenges faced by the India immediately after getting the independence?
22 Whatare the reasons for the Split of congress .
23 Explain different features of India’s foreign policy .
Section D
24 Map based question
Name and mark the original state from . which the following states were carved out.
(a) Gujarat (b) Meghalaya (c) Haryana (d) Chhattisgarh
25. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

After the end of the bipolar structure of world politics in the early 1990s, it became clear that
alternative centres of political and economic power could limit America’s dominance. Thus, European
Union and ASEAN emerged as forces to reckon with. BRICS has also emerged as a new centre of
power on the world stage. The term BRICS refers to Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa. The key
objectives of BRICS are primarily to cooperate and distribute mutual economic benefits among its
members besides non- interference in the internal policies of each nation and mutual equality. The
11th Conference of BRICS concluded in Brazil in 2019.

25.1 Name the political leader who chaired the 11th Conference of BRICS.

(a) Leonid Brezhnev

(b) Jair Bolsonaro

(c) Deodoro da Fonseca

(d) Jacob Zuma

25.2 Which among the following statements about BRICS is correct?

(a) BRICS was founded to promote the welfare of the people of South Asia and to improve their
quality of life.

(b) BRICS countries respect mutual equality.

(c) BRICS was established to create a free Trade Agreement (FTA) for investment, labour and
services.

(d) The headquarters of the BRICS are at Kathmandu (Nepal).

25.3 BRIC turned into BRICS after the inclusion of South Africa in its first meeting in the
year_______.

(a) 2019

(b) 2009

(c) 2010

(d) 2011

25.4 BRICS was founded in 2006 in _________.

(a) Brazil

(b) India

(c) Russia

(d) China

26. Cartoon based questions
Q1 The cartoon is related to which country?
Q2 Which two symbol in this cartoon help in identifying the country?
Q3 What message does this cartoon convey to the world?
Section E
27. What are the reasons for the disintegration of Soviet Union? Write its consequences also.
28. Explain the factors that make European Union a highly influential regional organization
OR
Explain the meaning of A.S.E.A.N. Name the pillars and objectives of A.S.E.A.N. community.
What are the components of Asian vision 2020?

29. Explain the six organs of UNO
OR
Explain divided Agencies of UNO
30 Write a short note on Ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka
OR
How Pakistan has experienced the military and Democratic Rule in the country?