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CBSE(NCERT) GRADE 12 POLITICAL SCIENCE 2025 SET3

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Q1 mcq 1 mark
Globalisation is related to the flow of which of the following ?
  • A. Rivers
  • B. Ideas
  • C. Air
  • D. Pollution

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Q3 mcq
Choose the country which is not a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
  • A. China
  • B. Russia
  • C. Japan
  • D. United Kingdom

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Q4 mcq
Which one of the following is not an organ of the United Nations Organization?
  • A. Security Council
  • B. General Assembly
  • C. Secretariat
  • D. UNESCO

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Q5 mcq
Arrange the following events in chronological order: (i) Russia, Ukraine and Belarus declared that Soviet Union was disbanded (ii) Mikhail Gorbachev became the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Soviet Union (iii) Soviet Revolution in Russia (iv) Indo-Russian Strategic Agreement was made Choose the correct option:
  • A. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
  • B. (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)
  • C. (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
  • D. (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)

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Q7 mcq
Choose the correct name of the alliance made by the Indian National Congress in the elections of 2004.
  • A. National Democratic Alliance
  • B. United Progressive Alliance
  • C. National Front
  • D. United Front

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Q8 mcq
During the tenure of which Prime Minister were the new economic reforms started?
  • A. V.P. Singh
  • B. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
  • C. Rajiv Gandhi
  • D. I.K. Gujral

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Q9 mcq
One of the basic aims of the planners in the initial years was to _______.
  • A. Raise the level of national income
  • B. Raise the military power of the country
  • C. Raise the political awareness
  • D. Raise the standard of education

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Q10 mcq
Which of the following statements is correct?
  • A. It had a constitutional status.
  • B. Planning Commission was set up in 1952.
  • C. Its recommendations were binding on the State Governments.
  • D. It had an advisory role to make recommendations.

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Q11 mcq
Which one of the following political leaders belonged to the Communist Party of India?
  • A. C. Rajagopalachari
  • B. A.K. Gopalan
  • C. Acharya Narendra Dev
  • D. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

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Q12 mcq
In which year were the first General Elections held in India?
  • A. 1948
  • B. 1949
  • C. 1950
  • D. 1952

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Q13 short answer 2 marks
Name any four countries of South Asia.

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Q14 short answer 2 marks
Explain any two political consequences of Globalisation.

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Q15 short answer 2 marks
Define the Indigenous people.

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Q16 short answer 2 marks
What change did the Communist Party of India (CPI) make in its position in 1951 just before the first General Elections and what was the result of this change?

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Q17 short answer 2 marks
Assess the result of Secessionist Movement in Mizoram.

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Q18 short answer 2 marks
Analyse the impact of Chinese invasion on India in 1962.

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Q19 long answer 4 marks
(a) State any four steps that the heads of all the member countries had decided to take in September 2005 to make the United Nations more relevant in the changing context. OR (b) State any four changes that have occurred in the world after the end of the Cold War.

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Q20 long answer 4 marks
Was Shock therapy necessary for making a transition from Socialist economy to Capitalist economy? Support your answer with two arguments.

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Q21 long answer 4 marks
Explain any four steps taken by the Indian government for the protection of the environment.

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Q22 long answer 4 marks
Analyse any two reasons for considering the fourth General Elections, and electoral history.

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Q23 long answer 4 marks
(a) Explain any two lessons learnt from the emergency imposed in 1975. OR (b) Explain any two reasons that the government gave for imposing national emergency in 1975.

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Q24 mcq 4 marks
Which of the following is correct about the events given below? (i) ? (ii) ? (iii) ? (iv) ?

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Reading Passage

India and China. From time to time in history, China had claimed administrative control over Tibet and from time to time, Tibet was independent too. In 1950, China took over the control of Tibet. Large sections of the Tibetan population opposed this takeover. The Tibetan leader accompanied the Chinese Premier during his official visit to India

Q24 mcq 4 marks
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions based on it: India and China. From time to time in history, China had claimed administrative control over Tibet and from time to time, Tibet was independent too. In 1950, China took over the control of Tibet. Large sections of the Tibetan population opposed this takeover. The Tibetan leader accompanied the Chinese Premier during his official visit to India (i) Where is the plateau of Tibet situated? (ii) Choose the name of the Chinese leader that came to India in 1956 as the Chinese Premier. (iii) In which year did the Tibetan leader accompany the Chinese Premier during his official visit to India? (iv) From which country did Dalai Lama ask for asylum?

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Q24 mcq 4 marks
Where is the plateau of Tibet situated?
  • A. Central Asia
  • B. East Asia
  • C. In the East of China
  • D. In the West of India

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Q25 mcq 4 marks
Choose the name of the Chinese leader that came to India in 1956 as the Chinese Premier.
  • A. Mao
  • B. Dalai Lama
  • C. Zhou Enlai
  • D. Hu-Zintao

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Q26 mcq 4 marks
In which year did India and China?
  • A. 1952
  • B. 1953
  • C. 1954
  • D. 1955

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Q26 mcq 4 marks
Study the cartoon given below and answer the questions based on it:

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Q27 mcq 4 marks
From which country did Dalai Lama ask for asylum?
  • A. Nepal
  • B. Bhutan
  • C. India
  • D. China

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Q27 long answer 6 marks
State any four reasons for considering Japan as an alternate centre of power.

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Q27 long answer 6 marks
State any four issues of dispute between India and China.

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Q28 short answer 4 marks
Name the state to which the Rajiv Gandhi Longowal Accord was related.

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Q28 long answer 6 marks
Explain the political consequences of the recommendations of the Mandal Commission. Support your answer with three examples or arguments.

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Q29 short answer 4 marks
Name the state which joined the Union of India in May 1975.

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Q29 long answer 6 marks
Describe the process of reorganisation of states in India after 1952.

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Q29 long answer 6 marks
Describe the process that was adopted to make the partition of British India in 1947 as per the Two-Nation theory.

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Q30 short answer 4 marks
Which state did Chief Minister Laldenga belong to?

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Q30 long answer 6 marks
Explain any three new sources of threats to non-traditional security.

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Q30 long answer 6 marks
Explain any three components of traditional security policy.

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Q31 short answer 4 marks
Name the state to which social reformer E.V. Ramasami belonged.

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Q33 mcq 4 marks
Which community is represented on one end of the stick?
  • A. Buddhists
  • B. Christians
  • C. Sinhalas
  • D. Tamils

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Q34 mcq 4 marks
What does LTTE stand for in the cartoon?
  • A. Liberation Tigers of the Eelam
  • B. Liberation Tamils of the Eelam
  • C. Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
  • D. Liberty Tigers of Tamil Eelam

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Q35 mcq 4 marks
Which community in Sri Lanka had felt discriminated?
  • A. Tamils
  • B. Sinhalas
  • C. Buddhists
  • D. Christians

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Q36 mcq 4 marks
Which problem is being depicted by the cartoon?
  • A. Economic imbalance
  • B. Political instability
  • C. Regional conflict
  • D. Ethnic conflict

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Q37 short answer 4 marks
Name the two important communities of Sri Lanka.

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Q38 short answer 4 marks
What was the main issue of conflict between these two communities? Explain.

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Q39 short answer 4 marks
How did India help Sri Lanka to maintain peace?

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Q40 short answer 4 marks
Name the two countries that tried to bring the warring groups back to negotiations in Sri Lanka.

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