Arts (English Medium) इयत्ता १२ - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for Political Science

Whom would you identify with the following slogan/phrase?

Garibi Hatao!

Which of these statements are incorrect: The Chipko Movement

Identify the reasons which led to the Chipko Movement in U.P. in early 1970s. What was the impact of this movement?

Why did the Anandpur Sahib Resolution become controversial?

All regional movements need not lead to separatist demands. Explain by giving examples from this chapter.

Regional demands from different parts of India exemplify the principle of unity with diversity. Do you agree? Give reasons.

Read the passage and answer the questions below :-

One of Hazarika’s songs...  ........dwells on the unity theme; the seven states of north-eastern India become seven sisters born of the same mother ‘Meghalaya went own way …., Arunachal too separated and Mizoram appeared in Assam’s gateway as a groom to marry another daughter.’ ......  ............ ....The song ends with a determination to keep the unity of the Assamese with other smaller nationalities that are left in the present-day Assam- ‘the Karbis and the Mising brothers and sisters are our dear ones.’ —Sanjib Baruah

(a) Which unity is the poet talking about?

(b) Why were some States of North-East created separately out of the erstwhile State of Assam?

(c) Do you think that the same theme of unity could apply to all the regions of India? Why?

Read the passage and answer the questions below:

Party politics in India has confronted numerous challenges. Not only has the Congress system destroyed itself, but the fragmentation of the Congress coalition has triggered a new emphasis on self-representation which raises questions about the party system and its capacity to accommodate diverse interest,…. An important test facing the polity is to evolve a party system or political parties that can effectively articulate and aggregate a variety of interests. —Zoya Hasan

1. Write a short note on what the author calls challenges of the party system in the light of what you have read in this chapter.
2. Given an example from this chapter of the lack of accommodation and aggregation mentioned in this passage.
3.  Why is it necessary for parties to accommodate and aggregate variety of interests?

Which of the following is not a contributory factor for development?

Which one of the following is an agreement signed between the two superpowers starting in the 1960s?

The Socialist model of development was related to ______.

Tribals of Odisha fear their displacement due to the extraction of which mineral?

In India, planning was conceived as the main instrument of ______.

NITI AYOG was established on ______.

The Chairman of the National Development Council is ______.

Planning Commission was scrapped on ______.

Who among the following was the first chairman of Tripura State Planning Board?

Local Self Government intends to improve ______.

Tripura State Planning Board was set up in ______.

Who appoints the Vice-Chairperson of NITI Aayog?