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

Analyze two reasons for the imposition of a national emergency in India on June 25, 1975.

State any two reasons for imposing an emergency by the Government in 1975.

Study the given cartoon and answer the questions that follow:

1. Identify any two leaders shown in the cartoon who had won the 1977 elections.
2. Explain the term MISA.
3. Why was the Congress voted out of power?

Explain any two lessons learnt from the emergency imposed in 1975.

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.

Study the passage the given below and answer the following questions that follow:

Sardar Sarovar project is a multipurpose mega-scale dam. It required relocation of around two and a half lakh people from the villages. Issues of relocation and proper rehabilitations of the project-affected people were first raised by the local activist group. It was around 1988-89 that the issues crystallized under the banner of the NBAa loose collector of local voluntary organization.

Question:

i. Why is the Sardar Sarovar Project mentioned as multipurpose mega-scale dam?

ii. Why was it opposed by the villagers?

iii. Name the organizations which led the movement against this project

iv. What was the main demand of the local activist group?

How did the farmers associated with Bharatiya Kisan Union differ from the most other farmers in India?

Why and how did the Mizo Movement for succession gain popular support?

Identify the most important outcome of the Rio Summit.

Read the above passage carefully and answer the following questions:

The Naxalite Movement has used force to snatch land from the rich landowners and give it to the poor and the landless. Its supporters advocated the use of violent means to achieve their political goals. In spite of the use of preventive detention and other strong measures adopted by the West Bengal government..., the Naxalite Movement did not come to an end. In later years, it spread to many other parts of the country.

1. Why did Naxalite prefer to use violence?
2. Assess the positive role of the Naxalite Movement in spite of using violence?
3. Suggest any two measures to contain this movement.

Which three major developments took place in Indian politics during the last decade of the 20th century? Describe.

Differentiate between Modernization and Westernization as developmental goals

What was Narmada Bachao Andolan? What were its main issues? What democratic strategy did it use to put forward its demands?

‘Some of the most significant responses to the challenge of environmental degradation have come from the environmental movements’. Justify the statement with special reference to movements against the extraction of earth and against mega-dams.

What does the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir under Articles 370 mean?

What was 'Operation Blue Star'? Why did it hurt the sentiments of the Sikh Community?

Read the following passage carefully and answer the following questions:

Above all, the linguistic states underlined the acceptance of the principle of diversity. When we say that India adopted democracy, it does not simply mean that India embraced a democratic constitution, nor does it merely mean that India adopted the format of elections. The choice was larger than that. It was a choice in favour of recognising and accepting the existence of differences which could at times be oppositional. Democracy, in other words, was associated with plurality of ideas and ways of life.

1. What is meant by 'linguistic states'?
2. Why were linguistic states formed in India? Explain any two reasons.
3. How is democracy in India associated with plurality of ideas and ways of life?

Differentiate between 'regionalism' and 'separatism'

What was the main outcome of the Rajiv Gandhi -Longowal Accord in July 1985?