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

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.

Why was the Congress Party known as a social and ideological coalition? Explain.

Explain the nature of Congress's dominance after the independence in relation to democracy in other countries.

Explain the principle of 'Integral Humanism', advocated by Deen Dayal Upadhyay.

State any two challenges faced by BRICS.

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

How was the dominance of Congress Party in India different from the dominance of one party in other countries? Explain with any two examples.

Evaluate the ideology and philosophy of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya on the basis of any three features of it. 

Explain the process of evolution of the European Union from an economic union to an increasingly political one. 

Explain any three factors that led India to emerge as a new Centre of Power.

Explain the three main pillars of the ASEAN Community along with one objective of each. 

Explain any three steps taken by China to grow its economy. 

Analyse the role played by India to help the Tibetan refugees to settle down. 

“The 21^st century Japan is emerging as a new center of power.” Support the statement with any three arguments.

In the given outline political map of India, four states have been marked as (A), (B), (C) and (D). 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 numbers of the information used and the concerned alphabets as per the format that follows:

1. The state related to the leader who signed the Tashkent Agreement.
2. The state related to C Natarajan Annadurai.
3. The state related to Karpuri Thakur, who implemented reservation for backward classes.
4. V.V. Giri belonged to this state.

Note: Following questions are for the Visually Impaired Candidates in lieu of question number 25. Name the following:

1. The state where Dalai Lama took refuge.
2. The state related to Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, who undertook integration of princely states.
3. State which was a ’protectorate’ of India but became the 22nd state of Indian union.
4. The state overrun by China in 1962 war.

After Independence, the first Lok Sabha elections had to be postponed twice and was finally held from ______.

Explain the meaning of ‘ASEAN Way’?

How does party-based movement differ from non-party movement?

In the given political map of India, four places are marked as A, B, C and D. Identify them with the help of information given below and write their correct names in the answer-book along with their serial numbers and the alphabets concerned:

i. The State related to Chipko Movement.

ii. The State where a special opinion poll was held asking people to decide if they wanted to merge with Maharashtra or remain separate.

iii. The State out of which the States of Meghalaya, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh were created.

iv. The State related to Narmada Sagar project.