Political Science Outside Delhi Set 1 2019-2020 Commerce (English Medium) Class 12 Question Paper Solution

Explain the meaning of ‘Shock Therapy’.

After the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union, why was the process of transition called a painful one?

“Soviet Union represented the ideology of ______ during the Cold War.”

What was the core idea behind Non-alignment?

Which one of the following was NOT an outcome of ‘Shock Therapy’?

The old system of social welfare got destroyed.

Industries were put up for sale to the private sector.

The value of the Russian currency, the ‘Ruble’, rose dramatically.

Russia started to import food grains.

The U.N. was founded as a successor to which international organization?

Even after the U.N. refused to give its mandate to the invasion, President Clinton ordered “Operation ______.”

Write the full form of ASEAN.

As permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, which special power do Britain and France enjoy?

Which one of the following is a right cause of globalisation?

The U.S. people initiated globalisation.

Technology led to globalisation.

The Cold War led to globalisation.

The policy of Non-alignment led to globalisation.

Correct and rewrite the following sentence in your answer book:

Global commons are those resources which are owned by big countries only.

Why was the United Front Government of 1996 similar to the National Front Government of 1989?

What was the ‘two-nation theory’ as advanced by the Muslim League?

Which one of the following was not a part of the early phase of India’s development policy?

Planning

Self sufficiency

Privatisation

Social and economic justice

When and why did the Communist Party of India go through a major split?

Is there any mention of ‘International Peace and Security’ in the Constitution of India? If yes, then where and under which Article of the Constitution has it been mentioned?

Show with the help of any one example when India refrained to condemn the U.S.S.R. during the Cold War period.

Explain the meaning of ‘Congress Syndicate’ as a part of the Congress Party.

Analyse the reason for preponing the fifth General Elections in India from 1972 to 1971.

Identify the Prime Minister of India from amongst the following who headed the first Coalition Government in India.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

V.P. Singh

Morarji Desai

H.D. Deva Gowda

Give any one suitable argument to justify the Chipko Movement.

Distinguish between a ‘Unipolar World’ and a ‘Multipolar World’.

Name any four organs of United Nations.

Show with the help of any two examples that Indira Gandhi had a leaning towards the ideology of socialism.

Assess India’s relations with China from a friendly note after freedom to the Chinese invasion in 1962.

State any four policies and programmes of Bharatiya Jana Sangh.

Explain the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka.

What role did India play to help Sri Lanka in resolving the ethnic conflict?

Explain any two major policy decisions made by the Chinese government to open and develop its economy.

Analyse any two major developments after 1980 that led to a cycle of violence in Punjab.

Study the cartoon given below carefully and answer the questions that follow:

1. How do the big powers react when new countries claim nuclear status?
2. On what basis can we say that some countries can be trusted with nuclear weapons while others can’t be?
3. Besides the big powers, N. Korea and Iran, name any other two countries which possess nuclear weapons.

Read the passage given below carefully and answer the following questions:

1. Which were the years of the Cold War period?
2. Explain any two factors responsible for the close relationship between India and the Soviet Union.
3. Give any two examples of economic liberalization that have benefited India.

Read the passage given below carefully and answer the questions that follow:

1. The passage is related to which election in India?
2. Who was the official Congress candidate in that election?
3. Why did then Congress President expelled the Prime Minister from the party?
4. According to Indira Gandhi, how was the split in the Congress an ideological divide?

In the given outline political map of India, five states have been marked as A, B, C, D, and E. Identify these states on the basis of the information given below and write their correct names in your answer book along with the respective serial number of the information used and the concerned alphabets in the map as per the following format.

1. The Princely State which resisted its merger with Union of India.
2. The state, which was carved out of Punjab in 1966.
3. The state which was created in December 1952.
4. The 22nd State of the Indian Union.
5. The state that was created in 1960.

“The Cold War promoted an arms race as well as arms control.” Support the statement with any three suitable arguments.

“In the present unipolar world, in spite of strong friendly bonds with Russia, India should change its foreign policy and improve its relations with the U.S.A.” Support the statement with any three suitable arguments.

Explain the meaning of ‘Common but differentiated responsibilities’ in the light of the ‘Earth Summit’ and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 1992.

Explain any six effects of globalisation on the people all over the world.

Describe any four major demands made by the Bhartiya Kisan Union in 1988.

Highlight any two characteristics of the Bharatiya Kisan Union agitation.

Describe any four major political developments that India witnessed between the period 1989 to 1999.