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CBSE Sample Paper for Class 12 Political Science Term 1 Set A

Section – A

1. The United Nations was founded in ………………, shortly after World War II ended. It was organised and operated in such a way that it reflected the reality of world politics following Second World War.
(a) 1940
(b) 1945
(c) 1941
(d) 1942   

2. Arrange the following intervention led by various countries.
1. Soviet Intervention in Czechoslovakia
2. American Intervention in Vietnam.
3. Vietnamese Intervention in Cambodia
4. Soviet Intervention in Hungary
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(a) 2, 4, 1 and 3
(b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(c) 4, 2, 1 and 3
(d) 1, 4, 2 and 3 

3. Which among the following statements about the Cold War is wrong?
(a) It was a competition between the US and Soviet Union and their respective allies.
(b) It was an ideological war between the superpowers.
(c) It triggered off an arms race.
(d) The US and USSR were engaged in direct wars.   

4. Spot the incorrect statement/s:
(a) ‘Little Boy’ was dropped on Hiroshima.
(b) ‘Fat Man’ was dropped on Nagasaki.
(c) Both (a) nor (b)
(d) Neither (a) nor (b)   

5. Which one of the following countries was not a member of NATO?
(a) Spain
(b) Norway
(c) Yugoslavia
(d) Turkey   

6. The ‘Socialist Bloc’ or Second World countries group was held together by which of the following military alliances?
(a) Warsaw Pact
(b) SEATO
(c) NATO
(d) None of these     

7. The disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh which was recently in the news, belongs to which of these countries?
(a) Uzbekistan
(b) Azerbaijan
(c) Kazakhstan
(d) Armenia   

8. Which of the following ideas did not form part of the early phase of India’s development policy?
(a) Planning
(b) Liberalisation
(c) Cooperative Farming
(d) Self-sufficiency   

9. Policies of Perestroika and Glasnost were introduced by …………………..
(a) Boris Yelstin
(b) Leonid Brezhnev
(c) Mikhail Gorbachev
(d) Nikita Khrushchev   

10. The ILO became the first specialised agency of UN in……………….
(a) 1946
(b) 1944
(c) 1934
(d) 1948   

11. Which of due statements given below are correct regarding the functions of International Labour Organisation?
(a) Creation of policies and programmes regarding labour issues.
(b) Assistance to member states in solving social and labour problems.
(c) Research and publication of works on social and labour issues.
(d) All of the above   

12. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) is a body of the United Nations which aims to promote ……………… .
(a) efficient conditions of social justice and work for workers through International Labour Standards.
(b) efficient working conditions at the regional level.
(c) equal opportunities for men and women at the workplace.
(d) ensure safety and incentives for women workforce at the global level.   

13. What is not true about Antonio Manuel de Oliveira Guterres?
(a) He belonged to Portugal.
(b) He presided over Socialist International from 1999 to 2005.
(c) He is the tenth Secretary General of the UN.
(d) None of the above   

14. Identify the factors that led to the changing nature of economic development in India from the following.
(a) Change in occupational structure
(b) Foreign exchange reforms
(c) Growing international trade
(d) All of these   

15. Owing to the aftermath of the partition of India, some prominent cities were converted into ‘communal zones’. Which of the following was not one among them?
(a) Delhi
(b) Amritsar
(c) Lahore
(d) Calcutta   

16. Which of the following Princely States signed a Standstill Agreement with the Indian Government in November 1947?
(a) Junagadh
(b) Kashmir
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Travancore     

17. Who was Bodhachandra Singh?
(a) Maharaja of Manipur
(b) Maharaja of Kashmir
(c) Maharaja of Jaipur’
(d) None of these     

18. Which Five Year Plan was carved out in the leadership of Prakash Chandra Mahalanobis?
(a) First Five Year Plan
(b) Second Five Year Plan
(c) Third Five Year Plan
(d) Fourth Five Year Plan   

19. What is not true about J C Kumarappa?
(a) His original name was J C Cornelius.
(b) Author of ‘Economy of Permanence’.
(c) Member of Planning Commission.
(d) Opposed application of Gandhian principles in economic planning.     

20. The idea of Planning in India was drawn from
(i) The Bombay Plan
(ii) Gandhian vision of society
(iii) Experiences of the Soviet
(iv) Demand by peasant bloc countries organisations.
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(a) (ii) and (iv)
(b) (i) and (ii)
(c) (ii) and (iii)
(d) All of these     

21. The Government of India replaced the Planning Commission with a new institution of
(a) National Development Council
(b) NITI Aayog
(c) None of these
(d) National Institute of Development     

22. Which article of the Indian Constitution lays down some Directive Principles of State Policy on ‘Promotion of International Peace and Security’?
(a) Article 50
(b) Article 51
(c) Article 51 
(d) Article 52   

23. When and where was the first summit of NAM held?
(a) 1960; Belgrade
(b) 1961; Bandung
(c) 1961; Belgrade
(d) 1962; Bandung     

24. The joint enunciation of Panchsheel, the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence was made by India with which of the following countries?
(a) Indonesia
(b) Ghana
(c) Bangladesh
(d) China     

Section – B

25. Indus Water Treaty of 1960 between India and Pakistan was signed following mediation of ………………………
(a) UNO
(b) World Bank
(c) IMF
(d) UNICEF 

26. The period of Cold War was of both arms race as well as arms control. Which among the following can be regarded as a reason for arms control by the parties of Cold War?
(a) Both the countries were nuclear powers and they were aware of the fact that any nuclear war like situation would lead to destruction of both of them.
(b) Apprehension that the other party is secretly developing weapons.
(c) Security dilemma of both the blocs.
(d) All of the above   

27. The two superpowers with their nuclear weapons and strong armies went for military alliances and pacts with smaller nations because
(i) To gain access to minerals and resources.
(ii) To acquire territories from where they can launch weapons and troops.
(iii) To keep an eye or spy on rivals from such small locations.
(iv) To gain economic support for their military expenses.
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(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(d) All of these   

28. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A) Prospects of Cuban Missile Crisis made the whole world nervous.
Reason (R) The Cuban Missile Crisis was a high point of what came to be known as the Cold War and if it deepens it wasn’t going to be an ordinary war.
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(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.     

29. Consider the following statements regarding foreign policy:
(i) Foreign policy of a nation is influenced by both domestic and international environment.
(ii) The developing countries lack the required resources to effectively advocate their concerns in the international system.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) Only (i)
(b) Only (ii)
(c) Both (i) and (ii)
(d) Neither (i) nor (ii)     

30. Which among the following statements is wrong with regard to ‘Operation Iraqi Freedom’?
(a) More than forty countries joined the US-led coalition of the willing to invade Iraq.
(b) The reason given for invading Iraq was to prevent it from developing weapons of mass destruction.
(c) The action was taken with the prior approval of the UN.
(d) The US-led coalition did not face major resistance from Iraqi forces. 

31. Which one of the following was not a consequence of the disintegration of the USSR?
(a) Many new states emerged.
(b) Russia emerged as a new superpower.
(c) Power relations in world politics changed.
(d) The Capitalist systememerged as thewinner.   

32. Which of following were the functions of Planning Commission?
(a) To determine priorities and to define stages in which the plan should be carried out.
(b) To indicate the factors that retard economic development.
(c) To formulate a plan for the most effective and balanced utilisation of the country’s resources.
(d) All of the above   

33. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A) After the Second World War, the East European countries modelled their political and the economic systems after the USSR and began to be called the Second World or the ‘Socialist Bloc’.
Reason (R) They were existing as colonies of the Russian empire ever since the First World War began.
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(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.   

34. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A) The UN Charter gave the permanent members a privileged position to bring about stability in the world after the Second World War.
Reason (R) The permanent members can vote in a negative manner so that even if all other permanent and non-permanent members vote for a particular decision, any permanent member’s negative vote can stall the decision.
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(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.     

35. What among the following can be cited as the justification for permanent membership of India in the UN Security Council?
(a) With India’s inclusion in UNSC, prominent member countries like Brazil, Germany, Japan, South Africa will demand for their inclusion too.
(b) India is the world’s second largest populated country which gives place to almost one-fifth of the people of the world.
(c) The conflict between India and Pakistan will make India ineffective as a permanent member.
(d) All of the above     

36. Spot the correct statement about International Labour Organisation (ILO).
(i) It was founded in 1919, its constitution forming part of the Treaty of Versailles.
(ii) It is the only ‘Tripartite’ UN agency.
(iii) The ILO became the first specialised agency of the UN in 1946.
(iv) It brings together representatives of governments, employers and workers to jointly shape policies and programmes.
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(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(d) All of these     

37. WTO is serving as the successor to which of the following organisations?
(a) General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs
(b) General Arrangement on Trade and Tariffs
(c) World Health Organisation
(d) UN Development Programme     

38. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A) The British Government announced that all the 565 Princely States were free to join either India or Pakistan or remain independent if they so wished and this decision of theirs was left not to the people but to the princely rulers of these states. 
Reason (R) With the end of the British rule over India, the paramountcy of the crown over Princely States would also lapse making them legally independent.
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(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.     

39. Why should minorities be given the security and rights on the same footing as to all others in a democratic system?
(a) Because the Indian Constitution didn’t provide these rights equally.
(b) Because India is a democratic and secular country where all religions are treated equally.
(c) Because in India there is truly an equal opportunity to influence the government by the minorities.
(d) All of the above   

40. The idea of Pakistan might have appeared simple but the creation of Pakistan presented many severe difficulties owing to which of the following reason/s?
(a) There was no single territory of Muslim majority areas in British India.There were two areas of Muslim population via, West and East Pakistan.
(b) Not all Muslim majority areas wanted to join Pakistan. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan known as Frontier Gandhi strongly opposed Two Nation Theory and the North-West frontier province merge with Pakistan.
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above   

41. Spot the correct statement/s with regard to the Vishalandhra Movement?
(i) It demanded that the Telugu speaking areas should be separated from Madras province.
(ii) The protest began in the areas of old Madras province which included present day Tamil Nadu, parts of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka.
(iii) The movement gathered momentum as a result of the Central Government’s vacillation.
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(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) Only (ii) and (iii)
(c) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(d) None of these   

42. How can we say that NITI Aayog acts in the spirit of Cooperative Federalism?
(a) As it ensures equal participation of all the states in the country.
(b) As it promotes the capability and decisions of the state.
(c) As the states work by maintaining their transparency level.
(d) None of the above   

43. Why a developing country like India supported the Soviet Model of development?
(a) Due to the economic concerns of newly independent India.
(b) Due to the Soviet ideology of welfarism.
(c) Due to state intervention policies of Soviet Union.
(d) Due to people’s pressure.   

44. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A) The Bombay Plan avoided aid from the state to take major initiatives in industrial and other economic investments.
Reason (R) It is commonly assumed that private investors, such as industrialists and big business entrepreneurs, are averse to ideas of planning and they rather seek an open economy without any state control in the flow of capital.
Codes
(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.     

45. India decided to choose mixed economy model in which elements of both socialist and capitalist model contained because of which of the reasons?
(i) At the time of independence, the private sector was not much developed and capable enough to lead the economic development.
(ii) The development of physical infrastructure,industrial infrastructure, railway, transport and communication, postal services, defence, infrastructure, etc cannot be left to the private sector to be developed across the country at a faster rate.
(iii) Greater role of the state in an economy like India is necessary to ensure socio-economic development of poor and deprived section of society. 
Select the correct codes
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) Only (ii)
(c) Only (iii)
(d) All of these     

46. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A) The Sino-Indian conflict affected the opposition parties in India as well.
Reason (R) The Communist Party of India (CPI) split in 1964 and the leaders of the latter faction formed the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M).
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(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.   

47. Why India did not join either of the two camps of the world?
(i) India wanted to seperate itself from military blocs.
(ii) India wanted to preserve its sovereignty.
Select the correct codes:
(a) Only (i)
(b) Only (ii)
(c) Both (i) and (ii)
(d) Neither (i) nor (ii)     

48. Before 1971, which of the following reasons caused resentment among the people of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) against West Pakistan?
(a) Internal disturbance in both East and West Pakistan.
(b) Protest of people of East Pakistan for the government based in West Pakistan.
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above   

Section – C

49. Study the picture given below and answer the question that follows.

The given picture was one among the cartoons drawn by Indian cartoonist Kutty depicting Indian take of which of the following international events?
(a) Vietnam War
(b) Cold War
(c) US-China War
(d) None of these   

50. Study the following given picture and answer the following question. 

What does the picture depicts?
(a) Struggle for survival
(b) Peasant protest
(c) Partition scene
(d) Cooperative Princely States   

51. Study the following given picture and answer the following question.

When was UN logo approved?
(a) 9th November, 1948
(b) 8th December, 1947
(c) 5th November, 1945
(d) 7th December, 1946       

Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) came into being after the Socialist Revolution in Russia in 1917. The revolution was inspired by the ideals of socialism, as opposed to capitalism and the need for an egalitarian society. This was perhaps the biggest attempt in human history to abolish the institution of private property and consciously design a society based on principles of equality. In doing so, the makers of the Soviet system gave primacy to the state and the institution of the party. The Soviet political system centred around the Communist Party and no other political party or opposition was allowed. The economy was planned and controlled by the state. After the Second World War, the East European countries that the Soviet army had liberated from the fascist forces came under the control of the USSR. The political and the economic systems of all these countries were modelled after the USSR. This group of countries was called the Second World or the ‘Socialist Bloc’. The Warsaw Pact, a military alliance, held them together. The USSR was the leader of the bloc.

52. USSR came into being after the ……………… in Russia in 1917.
(a) First World War
(b) Socialist Revolution
(c) Paris Peace Conference
(d) None of these     

53. East European countries that were freed by the efforts of USSR, were grappling with what kind of political orders?
(a) Republic
(b) Democratic
(c) Fascist
(d) Socialist   

54. India signed which treaty in August 1971 with the USSR for 20 years?
(a) Treaty of versallies
(b) Non-alignment
(c) Treaty of friendship
(d) None of these 

55. What among the following was not a feature of soviet political system?
(a) Single Party System.
(b) Economy planned by the state.
(c) Private property was not allowed.
(d) Opposition parties were allowed to operate freely.     

Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

The plateau of the central Asian region called Tibet is one of the major issues that historically caused tension between 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 control of Tibet. Large sections of the Tibetan population opposed this takeover. India tried to persuade China to recognise Tibet’s claims for independence. When the Panchsheel Agreement was signed between India and China in 1954, through one of its clauses about respecting each other’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, India conceded China’s claim over Tibet. The Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama accompanied the Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai during the official Chinese visit to India in 1956. He informed Nehru about the worsening situation in Tibet. But China had already assured India that Tibet will be given greater autonomy than enjoyed by any other region of China. In 1958, there was an armed uprising in Tibet against China’s occupation.
This was suppressed by the Chinese forces. Sensing that the situation had become worse, in 1959, the Dalai Lama crossed over into the Indian border and sought asylum which was granted. The Chinese Government strongly protested against this. Over the last half century, a large number of Tibetans have also sought refuge in India and many other countries of the world. In India, particularly in Delhi, there are large settlements of Tibetan refugees. Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh is perhaps the largest refugee settlement of Tibetans in India. The Dalai Lama has also made Dharamshala his home in India. In the 1950s and 1960s many political leaders and parties in India including the Socialist Party and the Jan Sangh supported the cause of Tibet’s independence. China has created the Tibet autonomous region, which is an integral part of China. Tibetans oppose the Chinese claim that Tibet is part of Chinese territory. They also oppose the policy of bringing into Tibet more and more Chinese settlers. Tibetans dispute China’s claim that autonomy is granted to the region. They think that China wants to undermine the traditional religion and culture of Tibet.

56. What is the main bone of contention in relations between India and China?
(a) Tibet issue
(b) Border dispute
(c) Economic policies
(d) Religious hegemony   

57. When did an armed uprising took place in Tibet against China’s occupation?
(a) 1954
(b) 1956
(c) 1958
(d) 1959   

58. Largest refugee settlement of Tibetans in India is situated in………..
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Sikkim
(d) Ladakh     

59. A proxy was broke out between the Indian and Pakistani armies in Kashmir during which year?
(a) 1946
(b) 1947
(c) 1950   
(d) 1951   

60. In 1959 which spiritual leader took shelter/refuge in India and made Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh as his home in India?
(a) Zhou Enlai
(b) Dalai Lama
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these