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QUESTION PAPER

2023 BOARD EXAM

CBSE CLASS 12-HUMANITIES POLITICAL SCIENCE Board Paper 2023 — Set 5

2023

POLITICAL SCIENCE

CLASS 12-HUMANITIES

CBSE EXAMINATION PAPER-2023 POLITICAL SCIENCE

CBSE EXAMINATION PAPER-2023

POLITICAL SCIENCE

(Solved)

Time allowed : 3 hours

Maximum Marks : 97

General Instructions :

Read the following instructions carefully and follow them :

This question paper contains 37 questions. All questions are compulsory.
This question paper is divided into 6 sections.
Section A – questions number 1 to 1 are case based questions
Section B – questions number 2 to 7 are very short answer
Section C – questions number 8 to 18 are multiple choice questions
Section D – questions number 19 to 24 are short answer
Section E – questions number 25 to 29 are long answer type i
Section F – questions number 30 to 37 are long answer type ii
There is no overall choice given in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been provided in few questions.
Use of calculator is NOT allowed.

Section A

Question 1. Read the passage given below carefully and answer the questions that follow: Globalisation as a concept fundamentally deals with flows. These flows could be of various kinds – ideas moving from one part of the world to another, capital shunted between two or more places, commodities being traded across borders and people moving in search of better livelihoods to different parts of the world. The crucial element is the ‘worldwide interconnectedness’ that is created and sustained as a consequence of these constant flows.

(1)

‘Worldwide interconnectedness’ is also known as ___.

(a) Globalisation

(b) Liberalisation

(c) Socialisation

(d) Privatisation

[1 Marks]

(2)

Dimensions of globalisation are __.

(a) political, social and spiritual

(b) social, economic and geographical

(c) political, economic and environmental

(d) political, social and economic

[1 Marks]

(3)

Which among the following increases economic activities?

(a) Decline in employment

(b) Increase in the index of poverty

(c) Strong global economic growth

(d) Great decline in the trade

[1 Marks]

(4)

Which one of the following is an impact of globalisation ?

(a) The power of the states has increased.

(b) New trade barriers have been imposed.

(c) Choice of the customer has increased.

(d) It has given a boost to local industries.

[1 Marks]

Section B

Question 2. Which one of the following statements about relations between India and Nepal is NOT correct?

[1 Marks]

Question 3. Identify the main reason behind the investments of MNCs in developing countries.

[1 Marks]

Question 4. Fill in the following blank with an appropriate term: __________ means the progress that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the needs of future generations.

[1 Marks]

Question 5. On which basis does India claim permanent membership of the UN Security Council?

[1 Marks]

Question 6. 'Bodo' community belongs to which state?

[1 Marks]

Question 7. When was Article 370 related to Jammu and Kashmir abolished?

[1 Marks]

Section C

Question 8. Which one of the following statements about relations between India and Nepal is NOT correct?

[1 Marks]

(A) India shares the river water from Nepal.
(B) India and Nepal have a special treaty related to travel and work in the other country without Visa.
(C) Both countries have democratic form of government.
(D) Nepal always follows the policies of India.

Question 9. Identify the main reason behind the investments of MNCs in developing countries.

[1 Marks]

(A) For the welfare of the underprivileged people.
(B) To increase their own assets and earn profits.
(C) For the benefit of other countries.
(D) To provide financial support to the developing countries.

Question 10. Fill in the following blank with an appropriate term from among the following: __________ means the progress that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the needs of future generations.

[1 Marks]

(A) Global commons
(B) Development without destruction
(C) Sustainable development
(D) Politics of developed nations

Question 11. On which basis does India claim permanent membership of the UN Security Council?

[1 Marks]

(A) Nuclear capability
(B) Located in Asia
(C) Being a secular country
(D) Large population and big economic power

Question 12.

Assertion (A): During constitutional monarchy in 1990s, the political parties and the common people of Nepal wanted to have a more open and responsive system of government.

Reason (R): The King with the help of the army retained full control over the government and restricted the expansion of democracy in Nepal.

[1 Marks]

(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(B) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R), is the correct explanation of (A).

Question 13.

Assertion (A): The United Nations is expected to cope better with the Unipolar World.

Reason (R): After the disintegration of Soviet Union many new countries joined the United Nations.

[1 Marks]

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R), is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Question 14.

Which one among the following was expected from the Second Five Year Plan ?

[1 Marks]

(A) Industrialisation
(B) Economic equality
(C) Rural development
(D) Eradication of poverty

Question 15.

Which one of the following is not the objective of NITI Aayog ?

[1 Marks]

(A) To serve as a Think Tank of the Union government.
(B) To arrange funds for the developmental programmes.
(C) To put an end to the tardy implementation of the policies.
(D) To provide strategic input to the development process of India.

Question 16.

Arrange the following in the chronological order :

(i) Appointment of Lal Bahadur Shastri as Prime Minister.

(ii) Tashkent Agreement

(iii) The fourth General Elections.

(iv) Election of V.V. Giri as the President of India.

[1 Marks]

(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
(C) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)
(D) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)

Question 17.

‘Bodo’ community belongs to which state ?

[1 Marks]

(A) Assam
(B) Manipur
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Mizoram

Question 18.

When was Article 370 related to Jammu and Kashmir abolished ?

[1 Marks]

(A) 19 August, 2019
(B) 15 August, 2019
(C) 9 August, 2019
(D) 26 January, 2019

Section D

Question 19. Suggest any two measures to improve the relations between India and Pakistan.

[2 Marks]

Question 20. Explain any two functions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).

[2 Marks]

Question 21. Analyse India’s policy of Non-alignment.

[2 Marks]

Question 22. “The South Asian experience of democracy has expanded the global imagination of democracy.” Justify the statement.

[2 Marks]

Question 23.

Explain any two reasons for the formation of the NITI Aayog in place of the Planning Commission by the Union Government.

[2 Marks]

Question 24. Why did India not sign the nuclear treaties like NPT and CTBT? Explain any two reasons.

[2 Marks]

Section E

Question 25. Assess the role played by Akali Dal, a regional party, in the politics of Punjab.

[4 Marks]

Question 26. Evaluate Sardar Patel’s role in the integration of princely states with Indian Union.

[4 Marks]

Question 27. Highlight any four outcomes of the ‘Earth Summit’ held in June 1992 at Rio.

[4 Marks]

Question 28.

“The ‘Arab Spring’ was the people’s revolution against injustice.” Support the statement with any two examples.

[4 Marks]

Question 29.

Highlight any two reasons for the split in the Congress Party in 1969.

[4 Marks]

Section F

Question 30. Explain the process of evolution of the European Union from an economic union to an increasingly political one.

[6 Marks]

Question 31. Explain any three factors that led India to emerge as a new Centre of Power.

[6 Marks]

Question 32. Explain terrorism as a new source of threat to the security with the help of any two examples.

[6 Marks]

Question 33. Explain any four criteria proposed for new permanent and non-permanent members of the UN Security Council.

[6 Marks]

Question 34. Why is the emergency imposed in 1975 considered the most controversial episode in Indian politics? Highlight any three reasons.

[6 Marks]

Question 35. Highlight any three factors which were responsible for the downfall of the Congress Party in the 1977 elections.

[6 Marks]

Question 36. How are the three recommendations of the Mandal Commission an effort to solve the problems of the ‘Other Backward Classes’ (OBCs)? Analyse.

[6 Marks]

Question 37. Analyse any three factors that led to the rise of ‘Other Backward Classes’ (OBCs) in Indian Politics?

[6 Marks]

Paper Details

CBSE Board Exam 2023

Class

CLASS 12-HUMANITIES

Subject

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Year

2023

Set

Set 5

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