Arts (English Medium) Class 12 - CBSE Important Questions for Political Science

What does the logo on the ASEAN flag symbolize?

What constrained the Super Powers to go for a full-fledged war inspite of having nuclear weapons?

Describe India - China relations from 1947 to 1962.

Analyse any three factors responsible for the European Union to be a highly influential regional organisation.

What is meant by ASEAN way?

How far is it correct to say that India is a world power?

What were the objectives behind the formation of the ASEAN in 1967?

What are the major differences between the SAARC and the European Union as alternative centres of power?

What are the components of the ASEAN Vision 2020?

Name the pillars and the objectives of the ASEAN Community.

‘In recent years India has paid adequate attention to ASEAN’. Give two points to justify the statement.

Explain ‘Miracle on the Han River’

Compare the European Union with ASEAN.

Select one of the most appropriate statements for the ‘ASEAN WAY’ - ______

Choose the correct set of countries that refused to adopt the Maastricht Treaty and European currency, the Euro.

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

1. Name the political leader who chaired the 11^th Conference of BRICS.
   1. Leonid Brezhnev
   2. Jair Bolsonaro
   3. Deodoro da Fonseca
   4. Jacob Zuma
2. Which of the following statements about BRICS is correct?
   
   1. BRICS was founded to promote the welfare of the people of South Asia and to improve their quality of life.
   2. BRICS countries respect mutual equality.
   3. BRICS was established to create a free Trade Agreement (FTA) for investment, labour and services.
   4. The headquarters of the BRICS are in Kathmandu (Nepal).
3. BRIC turned into BRICS after the inclusion of South Africa in its first meeting in the year ______.
   
   1. 2019
   2. 2009
   3. 2010
   4. 2011
4. BRICS was founded in 2006 in ______.
   
   1. Brazil
   2. India
   3. Russia
   4. China

Study the given Cartoon and answer the questions that follow:

1. Border disputes between India and China erupted in 1960. Pandit Nehru was having talks with his counterpart ______ in China which proved futile.
   
   1. Mao Tsetung
   2. President Jinping
   3. Zhou Enlai
   4. Dalai Lama
2. Name the place in Indian territory which was occupied by China in the year 1962.
   1. Chagai hills
   2. Aksai Chin
   3. Balochistan
   4. Nagaland
3. ______ was the defence minister of India during the Indo-china war?
   
   1. Kailash Nath Katju
   2. V.K. Krishna Menon
   3. Baldev Singh
   4. Jawaharlal Nehru
4. Name the agreement signed between India and China on April 29, 1954.
   
   1. Peace Agreement
   2. Panchsheel Agreement
   3. Standstill Agreement
   4. Tashkent Agreement

Highlight any two factors that establish European Union as a Nation State.

State any two challenges faced by BRICS.

Highlight any four factors that have made the European Union act as a Nation State.