Class 11 Question Paper 2023 Political Science

ANNUAL EXAMINATION

Question Paper
2023

NCERT BASED SYLLABUS
FOR CBSE AND STATE BOARD
FOLLOWING NCERT

ANNUAL EXAMINATION (2022-23)

Class - XI Subject – Political Science
Time – 3 Hours Maximum Marks- 80

General Instructions:

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

1. When was the first sitting of the divided constituent assembly?
A. 9th of December 1946
B. 14th of August 1947
C. 26th of January 1947
D. 15th August 1947

2. The idea of residual powers is taken from the constitution of which country?
A. United States
B. French constitution
C. British constitution
D. Canadian constitution

3. In the historic Lok Sabha elections of 1984 the Congress party came to power with how
many seats?
A. 543
B. 408
C. 402
D. 415

4. Which of the following systems is not based on the principle of collective leadership?
A. Parliamentary Republic
B. Ceremonial executive
C. Presidential system

D. Constitutional monarchy

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5. Which of the following state does not have a second Chamber of legislature?
A. Rajasthan
B. Telangana
C. Bihar
D. Karnataka

6. In 1991 the first ever motion to remove a Supreme Court Justice was signed by how many
parliamentarians?
A. 245
B. 208
C. 145
D. 108

7. Which article of the Indian constitution states“……… All authorities, civil and judicial, in
the territory of India shall act in aid of the Supreme Court.”?
A. article 137
B. article 361
C. article 148
D. article 144

8. The Republic opens with a dialogue between Socrates and?
A. Aristotle
B. Cephalus
C. Polemarcus
D. Paramedies

9. Who said the following lines“if we are to bring about a revolution of ideas we have first to
hold up before us an ideal which will galvanise our whole life.That ideal is freedom.”
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Pandit Nehru
C. Sardar Patel
D. Subhash Chandra Bose

10. The lines quoted and question 9are from the Presidential address, where was this
conference held?
A. Kolkata
B. Delhi
C. Lahore
D. Amritsar

11. For whom amongst the followingSaptakranti was the ideal of socialism?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Jayaprakash Narayan
C. RamManoharLohia
D. Lal Bahadur shastri

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12. “… And so when menhave both done and suffered injustice and have had experience of
both, not being able to avoid the one and obtain the other, they think that they had better
agree among themselves to have neither.” Who said these lines?
A. Glaucon
B. Socrates
C. Plato
D. Hariclitus

13. Name the books written by Nelson Mandela and Aung San Suu Kyi respectively.
14. Explain briefly any two ways in which we can promote equality.
15. What is ‘veil of ignorance’ ?
16. How does PR system works in Rajya Sabha? ( mention the formula of determining the
minimum quote of votes)
17. Explain the semi- presidential executive in Sri Lanka.
18. Name the two houses in Germany’s bicameral legislature.
19. Differentiate between Negative and Positive liberty.
20. What is equality and elaborate upon its 3 dimensions.
21. Differentiate FPTP from PR system of election.
22. Explain the different types of executive through a flow chart.
23. Mention the jurisdictions of the Supreme Court of India.
24. What does political theory do? And why should we study it? ( mention 3 points each)
25. What is justice? Elaborate upon its 3 main elements.
26. Mention any six points from Objective Resolution.
27. Mention any six functions of the parliament in Indian context.
28. Name any four leaders from the given cartoon.

29. Answer with respect to the given passage.
“ Then if a man says that justice consists in the repayment of debts, and that good is the
debt which a man owes to his friends, an evil the debt which he owes to his enemies.- to say
this is not wise; for it is not true, if, as has been clearly shown, the injury of another can be
in no case just.”
(I) Who is the speaker of the above lines?
(II) To whom were the above lines said by the speaker?

(III) What is the name of the book in which this dialogue is mentioned?
(IV) Who is the author of the book containing the dialogue?

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30. Indicate any five Indian states with bicameral legislature except for those mentioned in
question number 5.

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