CBSE Class 12 Political Science Question Paper 2019 Set 1

SET – 2
Series : BVM/1
Code No. 59/1/2
Roll No.
Candidates must write the Code on
the title page of the answer-book.

       -    15  
 -            -  -   
       -  27   
         ,      
  -     15        -     10.15
    10.15   10.30     -      
  -      
 Please check that this question paper contains 15 printed pages.
 Code number given on the right hand side of the question paper should be written on the
title page of the answer-book by the candidate.
 Please check that this question paper contains 27 questions.
 Please write down the Serial Number of the question before attempting it.
 15 minute time has been allotted to read this question paper. The question paper will be
distributed at 10.15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m. to 10.30 a.m., the students will read the
question paper only and will not write any answer on the answer-book during this period.

 
POLITICAL SCIENCE

       100
Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

59/1/2 1 P.T.O.

  
(i)           27           
(ii) -  - 1–5             20  
    
(iii) -  - 6–10             40  
    
(iv) -  - 11–16             100
      
(v) -  - 17  21             150
      
(vi) -  - 21          - 
 
(vii) –  - 22  27             150
      
General Instructions :

(i) All questions are compulsory. This questions paper has 27 questions in all. There
are five sections in question paper.

(ii) Section A contains Questions number 1 – 5 of one mark each. The answers to these
questions should not exceed 20 words each.

(iii) Section B contains Questions number 6 – 10 of two marks each. The answers to
these questions should not exceed 40 words each.

(iv) Section C contains Questions number 11 – 16 of four marks each. The answers to
these questions should not exceed 100 words each.

(v) Section D contains Questions number 17 – 21 of five marks each. The answers to
these questions should not exceed 150 words each.

(vi) In Section D Question number 21 is a map-based question. Write its answer in your
answer- book.

(vii) Section E contains Questions number 22 – 27 of six marks each. The answers to
these questions should not exceed 150 words each.
59/1/2 2

-
SECTION – A
1.                
     1

      ‘ ’     ?
Highlight any one democratic value which the bureaucratic and authoritarian Soviet
System lacked.
OR
What is meant by ‘Western Alliance’ formed during the Cold War period ?

2.                   
  1
Justify the reorganization of states in India on language basis by giving one suitable
argument.

3.            1

       ‘ ’      
Highlight any one benefit of having an International Organization.
OR
Explain the importance of ‘Arms Control’ as a measure of traditional security.

4.                ? 1
(a)    40       
(b)             
(c)              
(d)      3000      
Which one of the following statements related to the Iraq invasion by the US is
incorrect ?
(a) More than forty other countries were involved in this invasion.
(b) The UN had given consent to invade Iraq.
(c) The invasion was to prevent Iraq from developing weapons of mass destruction.
(d) The US lost over 3000 military personnel in this war.
59/1/2 3 P.T.O.

5. 1996        1989          
    1

Identify any one similarity between the United Front Government of 1996 and the
National Front Government of 1989.

-
SECTION – B

6.             21=2

Mention any two reasons for the disintegration of the Soviet Union.

7.  ‘A’       ‘B’        4½=2

 ‘A’  ‘B’

(I)   (a) 

(II)    (b) 

(III)    (c) 

(IV)    (d) 

Match the following in ‘Column A’ with those in ‘Column B’ in a meaningful way.

Column ‘A’ Column ‘B’

(I) Chipko Movement (a) Maharashtra

(II) Narmada Bachao Aandolan (b) Uttarakhand

(III) Dalit Panthers Movement (c) Andhra Pradesh

(IV) Anti-Arrack Movement (d) Gujarat

59/1/2 4

8.               21=2


1962  -          ? 2

Suggest any two measures to improve relations between India and Pakistan.
OR
How did the Sino – Indian conflict of 1962 affect the Communist Party of India ?

9. ..  ,        ,        2

Analyse the thesis propounded by E.V. Ramaswami Naicker popularly known as
Periyar.

10. , 1975           2


   -      
Evaluate the impact of national emergency declared in June, 1975.
OR
Assess the role played by ‘defections’ on Indian politics.

-
SECTION – C

11.         4


              22=4

Analyse the Nuclear policy of India.
OR
Analyse any two causes of conflict between India and China.

59/1/2 5 P.T.O.

12.             22=4


                 
Explain any two constraints on the American hegemony.
OR
Explain any two factors that have contributed to Pakistan’s failure in building a stable
democracy.

13.               22=4

Explain any two arguments given by the advocates of economic globalization.

14. 1959               41=4

Describe any four features of the ideology followed by Swatantra Party founded in
1959.

15.                  
     41=4



-            

Describe any four criteria that have been proposed in recent years for new permanent
and non-permanent members of the U.N. Security Council.

OR

Describe any four new sources of threats to non-traditional security.
59/1/2 6

16. ‘ ’     ?            
  1+3=4

What is meant by ‘Privy Purse’ ? Evaluate the role played by Indira Gandhi in the
abolition of privy purses.

-
SECTION – D

17.     
          

(i)              ?
(ii)           
(iii) “        ”         
1+2+2=5
Study the cartoon given above carefully and answer the following questions :
(i) Which part of this cartoon is related to China ?
(ii) Assess the strength of China on the basis of the cartoon.
(iii) “China may be the next superpower in the world.” Justify the statement with
two arguments.
59/1/2 7 P.T.O.

 :          17     :
17.1               ?
17.2              
17.3 “        ”        
  1+2+2=5
Note : The following questions are for the Visually Impaired Candidates only in
lieu of Q. No. 17 :
17.1 In your opinion, where does China stand as an economic power ?
17.2 Assess any two conditions which make the United States of America, a super-
power.
17.3 “China may be the next superpower in the world.” Justify the statement with
two arguments.

18.              :
   -   ,       .....    
                     
   ‘ ’    
(i)        
(ii)                ?   
       
(iii)               
   1+2+2=5

             :
                     
            -    , 
                     
                ,  
                 
(i)   ,             
  ?
(ii)     ,           ?
(iii)            1+2+2=5
Read the passage given below carefully and answer the questions that follow :
India did not follow any of the two known paths to development …. Elements from
both these models were taken and mixed together in India. That is why Indian
economy was described as ‘mixed economy’.
(i) Name the two models / paths to development.
(ii) Why was either of the two models not fully accepted by India ? Give at least
one major reason for each.
(iii) Highlight any two features of India’s mixed economy based on the above said
two models.
OR
59/1/2 8

Read the following passage and answer the questions given below :
India is not the only country to have experienced the dominance of one party. If we
look around the world, we find many other examples of one-party dominance. But
there is a crucial difference between these and the Indian experience. In the rest of the
cases the dominance of one party was ensured by compromising democracy. In some
countries like China, Cuba and Syria the constitution permits only a single party to
rule the country.
(i) Which political party dominated the political scene of India after independence
and how long ?
(ii) How did the one-party dominance in India differ from that of China ?
(iii) Highlight any two drawbacks of a single party rule.

19.             
          -       
                  
                
      ‘         ’    
         ,         
 
(i)       
(ii)               
(iii)   -          1+2+2=5

             :
                 
                    
   -              -
                   
               - 
                       
(i)        ?
(ii)                
(iii)                  ?
1+2+2=5
59/1/2 9 P.T.O.

Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follow :
It is important to remember that India chose to involve other members of the non-
aligned group in this mission of reducing tension. During the Cold War, India
repeatedly tried to activate those regional and international organizations, which were
not a part of alliances led by the US and the USSR. Nehru reposed great faith in ‘a
genuine commonwealth of free and co-operating nations’ that would play a positive
role in softening, if not ending, the Cold War’.
(i) Explain the meaning of Cold War.
(ii) Explain India’s response to then ongoing Cold War.
(iii) Highlight any two features of India’s policy of Non-alignment.
OR
Read the following passage and answer the following questions :
India has maintained good relations with all the post-communist countries. But the
strongest relations are still those between Russia and India. India’s relations with
Russia are an important aspect of India’s foreign policy. Indo-Russian relations are
embedded in a history of trust and common interests and are matched by popular
perceptions. Indian heroes from Raj Kapoor to Amitabh Bachchan are household
names in Russia and many post-Soviet countries. One can hear Hindi film songs all
over the region, and India is part of the popular memory.
(i) What is meant by the post-communist countries ?
(ii) Explain any two factors responsible for strong relations between India and
Russia.
(iii) How are India’s relations with Russia an important aspect of India’s foreign
policy ?

20.             :
                
,       -          
                 
-      
(i) ‘  ’          ?
(ii)       ,      ?   
(iii)             1+2+2=5
Read the passage given below carefully and answer the questions that follow :
All proponents of human security agree that its primary goal is the protection
of individuals. However, there are differences about precisely what threats
individuals should be protected from. Proponents of the ‘narrow’ concept of human
security focus on violent threats to individuals.
(i) Which type of security is the main concern of ‘human security’ ?
(ii) What would you like to include under the ‘broad’ concept of human security ?
Explain.
(iii) Identify any four threats from which individuals should be protected.

59/1/2 10

21.

     -     A , B , C , D  E 
                  -
    ,             
,         
           
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(i)    2002           
(ii)         
(iii)            
(iv)        
(v)     1975 ,   22        51=5

59/1/2 11 P.T.O.

In the political outline map of India given above, five states have been marked as
A , B , C , D and E . Identify these states on the basis of information given below

and write their correct names in your answer book along with the respective serial
number of the information used and the concerned alphabet in the map as per the
following format.

Sr. No. of the Concerned alphabet in the Name of the State
information used Map

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

(v)

(i) The state where a violent incident took place at Godhara in 2002.

(ii) The state which was earlier known as Madras.

(iii) The state which has the maximum number of seats in India in its Legislative
Assembly.

(iv) The state to which Laldenga belonged.

(v) The state which integrated with India in 1975 as 22nd State of India.

 :          21     :

21.1       2002           

21.2         ?

21.3    1975  22         ?

21.4       ?

21.5                 51=5
59/1/2 12

Note : The following questions are for the Visually Impaired Candidates only in lieu of
Q. No. 21.
21.1 Name the state where a violent incident took place in 2002 at Godhara.
21.2 Which state was earlier known as Madras ?
21.3 Which state integrated with India in 1975 as the 22nd state ?
21.4 To which state did Laldenga belong ?
21.5 Name the state which has maximum number of seats in India in its Legislative
Assembly.

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SECTION – E

22.             61=6

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          6

Describe any six features of the erstwhile Soviet System.
OR
Describe briefly the Cuban Missile Crisis.

23.               
          ? 3+3=6

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            61=6

Explain the circumstances that led to the creation of Bangladesh. How did
Bangladesh succeed in establishing representative democracy based on multiparty
system ?
OR
Explain any six reasons for the rise of the Chinese economy.
59/1/2 13 P.T.O.

24. 1989                 32=6

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               
Assess any three benefits of the coalition governments in India since 1989.

OR

Analyse any three main causes of unrest in Jammu and Kashmir.

25. 1969                

  32=6

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1975               

Describe any three important events that led to the split in the Congress Party in 1969.

OR

Describe any three events that led to the imposition of emergency in 1975.

26. 1947              61=6

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  ,               
     32=6

Explain any six consequences of the partition of India in 1947.

OR

Highlight any three major reasons for the dominance of Congress Party in the first
three general elections after independence.

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27.                  
  6

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       
Analyse India’s stand on environmental issues discussed at the international level.

OR

Evaluate the cultural consequences of globalization.
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59/1/2 15 P.T.O.

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