CBSE – Class XII All India Political Science Board Paper - 2015

Time: 3 hrs

Total Marks: 100

General Instructions:

1. All questions are compulsory.
2. Questions number 1-5 are of one mark each. The answers to these questions should not exceed 20 words each.
3. Questions number 6-10 are of two marks each. The answers to these questions should not exceed 40 words each.
4. Questions number 11-16 are of four marks each. The answers to these questions should not exceed 100 words each.
5. Questions number 17-21 are of five marks each. The answers to these questions should not exceed 150 words each.
6. Question number 21 is a map-based question. Write its answers in your answer book.
7. Questions number 22-27 are of six marks each. The answers to these questions should not exceed 150 words each.

1. How did the U.S. respond to the 9/11 attacks? [1]

1. Highlight any one major distinction between the Soviet economy and the Capitalist economy. [1]
2. How far do you agree that the proclamation of emergency weakened the federal distribution of power in India? [1]

4. Justify that "Regionalism is not as dangerous as Communalism". [1]

5. Why do some people feel that Article 370 should be revoked? [1]

6. Mention any two benefits of globalisation. [2]

7. Suggest any two measures to have good relations with Pakistan. [2]

1. Which characteristics made the Congress an ideological coalition during the freedom

movement of India? [2]

9. Identify the most important outcome of the Rio Summit. [2]

10. How was the U.S. benefited by the Soviet disintegration? [2]

11. Describe any four demands made by the Bharatiya Kisan Union after 1980. [4]

1. State any two differences between the First Five Year Plan and the Second Five Year Plan. [4]
2. Explain the circumstances that forced the Tibetans to leave China. Highlight India's role in helping the Tibetan refugees. [4]

14. Distinguish between the internal and external notion of traditional security. [4]

15. In what way do the coalition governments prove to be more democratic than the one- party governments? [4]

16. "Democracy is becoming the first choice of the people of South Asia." Justify the statement. [4]

17. Read the following passage carefully and answer the following questions: [5]

Above all, the linguistic states underlined the acceptance of the principle of diversity. When we say that India adopted democracy, it does not simply mean that India embraced a democratic constitution, nor does it merely mean that India adopted the format of elections. The choice was larger than that. It was a choice in favour of recognising and accepting the existence of differences which could at times be oppositional. Democracy, in other words, was associated with plurality of ideas and ways of life.

1. What is meant by 'linguistic states'?
2. Why were linguistic states formed in India? Explain any two reasons.
3. How is democracy in India associated with plurality of ideas and ways of life?

18. Read the above passage carefully and answer the following questions: [5]

The Naxalite Movement has used force to snatch land from the rich landowners and give it to the poor and the landless. Its supporters advocated the use of violent means to achieve their political goals. In spite of the use of preventive detention and other strong measures adopted by the West Bengal government..., the Naxalite Movement did not come to an end. In later years, it spread to many other parts of the country.

1. Why did Naxalite prefer to use violence?
2. Assess the positive role of the Naxalite Movement in spite of using violence?
3. Suggest any two measures to contain this movement.