Uttarakhand Board Class 12 Question Paper 2024 for Political Science

UTTRAKHAND BOARD

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No. of printed pages : 7
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2024
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POLITICAL SCIENCE
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Time:3Hoursl [Max.Marks:80
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Dircctions: There are in all 26
questions in this question papen All questions are
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Read each question carefully and answer to the point.
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Question No. 1 is multiple choice question. Four options are given in
answer of each part of this question. Write correct option in your
answer book. Question No. 2 to 7 are definite answer type questions.
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Question No. 8 to 12 are to be answered in about 40 words each.
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Question No. 13 to 20 are to be answered in about 100 words each.
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Question No. 21 to 25 are to be answered in about 150 words each.
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Questiot'i No.26 is Case/Source based question, to be answered as
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There is no overall choice in this question paper, howeve4 an internal
choice has been provided in few questions. Attempt only one of the
given choices in such questions.

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(iv) 22
the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R") before
How many republics were there in
ciisintegration?
(ii) 15
(i) 10
(iv) 22
(iii) 70

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(i) 09
(ii) 10
( iii) 11
(iv) 12
["'lout rfiany stars are there
in the European Union Flag?
( ri) 10
(i) 09
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(ii) 1 959
(i) 1 958
(iii ) 1 960
(iv) 1 961

Inw hich Year was i-he 'Indus Waters TreatY' signed?
(i) 1958 (ii) lese
(iii) 1960 (iv) 19 6 1
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(i) 1s74 (ii) 1975
(iii) 1979 (iv) 1985
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(i) 1977 (ii) 1985
(iii) 1991 (iv) 1995
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(i) t977
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(iii) 24 (iv) 28
How many states were formed through States Reorganisation Act
of 1956?

(i) t4 (ii) ls
(iii) 24 (iv) 2 8
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Who was the prime Minister of China during the 'Declaration of Panchsheel'
( 1e s4)?

(r) XiJinPing (ii) Yuan Shikai
(iii) Chou Enlai (iv) Zhaa ZiYang
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V/ho became the Prime Minister of the countrie's first non-Congress
government in t977?
(i) layprakash Narayan (ii) J' B' Kriplani
(iii)Jagjivan Ram (iv) Morarji Desai
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as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). From the following options (i), (ii),
(iii)
and (iv), select their correct an-swer,
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Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
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Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.

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A is correct but R is incorrect"
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Assertion (A): flegiona! Aspirations are very much a part of democratic
Politics.
Reason (R) : Dernocracy looks upon the regionalism as anti-national.
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Assertion (A): Ar-ticie 16 of the constitution provide job reservation for
bar:kward class of citezens.
Reason (R) : The framers of the constitution had provided reservation
to ensure that the backward and deprived castes are
able to find a foothold in society.

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What was the numbei- of original founding members of the United Nations?
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In which city of Brazrl, the Earth Summit was held in 1992?
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What is World Social Forum (W.S.F.)?
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Who was the founder-President of 'Bhartiya Jansangh?
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When was the 'Privy Purse' system abolished in India?
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In which year was Eabri Masjid' demolished?
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What are the important points of 'ASEAN Vision-2020'?
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State the India's stand on environmental issues under'Kyoto Protocol'?
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What is Globalisation?

What was 'BombaY Plan'? ClarifY.
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Mention two International Organisations working in the field of Human Rights.
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Discuss Indo-China relations in brief.
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Give your reasons in favour of India's permanent membership in UN's Security
Council.
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How did indigenous people fight for their rights? Explain in brief.
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Write a short note on 'Changing methods of Voting'.
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What was the impact of emergency on the functioning of Mass Media?
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What does the term 'Syndicate' mean in the context of the Congress pafty of
the sixties.
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what is Mandal commission? Mention its recommendations.
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Discuss the causes of communalism in India,
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Why did the Soviet Union disintegrate? What were the consequences of the
disintegration of Soviet Union for India?
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What was 'shock therapy'? Mention its consequences.
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State the consequences of ethnic conflict in Srilanka.
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Evaluate the role and limitations of SAARC as a forum for facilitating economic
cooperation among the South Asian countries.
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India's security policy has four broad cornponents, on the basis of which India's
security strategy has been made, Discuss these components.
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What is the difference between traditional and non-traditional security? Explain,
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Evaluate the Non-Alignment policy of India in the present context.
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Describe the India's Nuclear policy.
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2 What were the three main chailenges before newly independent India in August
L947? Discuss.
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4 What was the problem in integration of Princely States with the Indian Union?
What approach did the government adopt in this regard?
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The isolation oi the region, its complex social character antJ its backwardness
compared to other parts r:f the countrv have all r^esulted in the complicated
set
of demands from different states of the Narth-East, The vast international
border
and ltreak conrmunication between the North-East and the rest of India have
further added to the cielicate nature of politics there. Three lssues dominate
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politics of North-East : demands for autonomy, movements for
secession, and 80
opposition to'outsiders, l"lajor inrtiatives on the first issue in the 1970s
set the
stage ft:r some dramatic developments on the second and the third in
the
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Due to r^,'hr:l .easons, the nature of politics of North-East has
been more
deiicate?
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why did the oemand for poriticar autonomy arise in Assam? qftd
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which stuoents qr'oup of North-East launched a anti-foreigner movement
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