NBSE Class 12 Question Paper 2022 Political Science

Total number of printed pages: 2 NB/XII/PSC/1 2022 POLITICAL SCIENCE Full marks : 80 Time : 3 hours General instructions: i) Approximately 15 minutes is allotted to read the question paper and revise the answers. ii) The question paper consists of 34 questions. iii) Marks are indicated against each question. iv) Answers to questions carrying 1 mark should not exceed one sentence. v) Answers to questions carrying 2 marks should not exceed 50 words. vi) Answers to questions carrying 4 marks should not exceed 100 words. vii) Answers to questions carrying 6 marks should not exceed 200 words. viii) Answers to questions carrying 8 marks should not exceed 300 words. N.B: Check to ensure that all pages of the question paper are complete as indicated on the top left side. Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives in questions 1 – 5 1. Which of the following is the symbol for Bharatya Janata Party? 1 (a) Clock (b) Lotus (c) Hammer (d) Hand 2. Who among the following had no role in the formation of the Socialist Party in 1934? 1 (a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (b) Acharya Narendra Dev (c) Asoka Mehta (d) Jayaprakash Narayan 3. The students in Gujarat fought in 1974 under the banner of 1 (a) Students Federal Committee (b) March for a cause (c) Push through (d) Nav Nirman Samiti 4. When did the Soviet Union collapse? 1 (a) 1989 (b) 1990 (c) 1991 (d) 1992 5. Which day is celebrated as UN Day throughout the world? 1 (a) August 15 (b) October 24 (c) November 20 (d) December 1 6. Name any two countries that have a multi party system. 1 7. Write the full form of AITUC. 1 8. Mention any one achievement of NDA regime during Narendra Modi’s tenure as the Prime Minister. 1 9. In which year did Mikhail Gorbachev become the President of the Soviet Union? 1 10. What is SAFTA? 1 11. What is meant by linguistic reorganization of states? Name the first state to be formed on the basis of language. 1+1=2 12. Define simple majority system. 2

-2- NB/XII/PSC/1 13. Mention any two recommendations of the Mandal Commission. 2 14. In which year was the First Summit of the NAM held? Name any two founding fathers of the NAM. 1+1=2 15. Why do the military experts termed the First Gulf War as ‘Computer War’ and ‘Video Game War’? 2 16. What is cultural heterogenisation? Give any two examples of cultural globalization. 1+1=2 Answer any four from questions 17 - 22 4x4=16 17. Write any four measures taken to rehabilitate the refugees after the partition of India. (4) 18. Examine the defects of the party system. (4) 19. Write a brief account of the 9/11 attack. (4) 20. Explain any two political consequences of globalization. (4) 21. State any four differences between pressure groups and political parties. (4) 22. Mention any four provisions of the Tashkent Declaration. (4) Answer any three from questions 23 - 28 6x3=18 23. Explain any three causes responsible for the proclamation of Emergency in India in the year 1975. (6) 24. Examine any six features of coalition politics in India. (6) 25. Discuss the relevance of NAM after the end of the Cold War. (6) 26. Examine the main causes responsible for the conflicts between India and Pakistan. (6) 27. Who was the chief architect of India’s foreign policy? Briefly explain any five basic principles of Nehru’s foreign policy. (1+5=6) 28. Describe the US dominance as a structural power. (6) Answer any three from questions 29 - 34 8x3=24 29. What is meant by one party dominance? Examine the dominance of the Congress Party in the first three General Elections in India. (2+6=8) 30. Examine any four causes of the origin of the Cold War. (8) 31. Explain any four new major threats to security. (8) 32. What was Green Revolution? Explain the economic benefits of Green Revolution. (2+6=8) 33. Define ASEAN way. Examine the three main pillars of ASEAN. (2+6=8) 34. Mention any four principal organs of the United Nations. State the objectives and purposes of the United Nations. (2+6=8) ************************