List of top Political Science Questions asked in CBSE CLASS XII

Name the alliance that formed the government in March 1998.

Match the terms given in Column-'A' correctly with Column-'B' and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :

Column-'A'Column-'B'
I.Human Rights Watchi.An organ of the United Nations
II.International Monetary Fundii.An agency of the United Nations
III.World Health Organisationiii.An international organisation that oversees financial institutions
IV.General Assemblyiv.An international NGO

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The NITI Aayog acts in the spirit of ________ as it ensures equal participation of all the states of India.

Study the given cartoon and answer the questions that follow :

Explain any three factors responsible for the European Union to be a highly influential regional organization.

Explain with suitable arguments that Japan is emerging as a new alternate centre of power.

Highlight any two steps taken by Indira Gandhi to remove poverty.

State any two outcomes of the Rio Summit.

"States have not only common, but differentiated responsibilities also." Support the statement with two suitable arguments.

Explain any two arguments given in favour of economic globalization.

Explain any four conditions that helped the Soviet Union to become a super power after the Second World War.

In the given Political outline 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 shown in the map as per the format that follows :

Sr. Number of the information usedAlphabet concernedName of the States
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
  • (i) The Princely State whose ruler resisted its merger with India.
  • (ii) The State that was most affected by the partition of the country.
  • (iii) The State carved out from Madhya Pradesh.
  • (iv) The State that was formed in 1952.

The recommendations of Mandal Commission were implemented in which one of the following year ?

New Economic Policy was adopted in India under the Prime Ministership of ________.

Match the terms given in Column-'A' correctly with Column-'B' and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :

Column-'A'Column-'B'
I.Human Rights Watchi.An organ of the United Nations
II.International Monetary Fundii.An agency of the United Nations
III.World Health Organisationiii.An international organisation that oversees financial institutions
IV.General Assemblyiv.An international NGO

Which one among the following is NOT the function of NITI Aayog ?

Given below are two statements :

Statement-I : Pakistan formed an elected government under the leadership of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto which lasted from 1971 to 1977.

Statement-II : The Zulfikar Ali Bhutto government was removed by General Pervez Musharraf in 1977.

Choose the correct statement about India's nuclear policy from the statements given below:
"Despite the mixed record of democratic experiences, the people of South Asian countries share the aspiration for democracy." Justify the statement with two suitable arguments.
Explain any three security challenges faced by the newly independent countries of Asia and Africa after the Second World War.
Can Shock Therapy be called the best way to make transition from authoritarian socialist system to liberal capitalist system after the disintegration of Soviet Union? Explain.
Suggest any three measures to maintain peace in Jammu and Kashmir.
Analyse any three reasons for the disturbance and unrest in Kashmir.
Highlight any four Directive Principles of State Policy that have been included in the Constitution of India for International peace and security.
Agenda-21 contains a list of _________.