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Political Science · 2022

CBSE Class 12 Political Science 2022 — Previous-Year Question Paper

CBSE Class XII Board 2022 · Set 59/1/1

Real board examination
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About this paper

The real Class-12 board examination held in 2022. Every question below is solved the concept-first way. Sample papers are labelled honestly — never shown as a past exam.

Total marks
40
Questions
13
Duration
120 min
Sections
3

The marks / questions / duration above are the official exam pattern. We currently have 13 of this paper’s questions (100% of the full paper), with 13 fully solved. Questions we couldn’t yet extract or verify are held — never shown as complete.

Sections & marks

SectionTypeQuestionsMarks eachTotal
ASection AShort answer8216
BSection BLong answer I3412
CSection CLong answer II2612
Total1340

The question paper

The questions we hold for this paper, laid out by section. Solutions are on the Answers tab.

Board Examination

Political Science

CBSE Class XII Board 2022 · Set 59/1/1

Series/Set: 59/1/1Roll No. ________
Time Allowed: 2 hoursMaximum Marks: 40

General Instructions

  1. This question paper contains 13 questions divided into 3 sections — A, B, C.
  2. Section A comprises 8 questions of 2 marks each (Short answer).
  3. Section B comprises 3 questions of 4 marks each (Long answer I).
  4. Section C comprises 2 questions of 6 marks each (Long answer II).

Above is the official exam pattern. The questions printed below are those we currently hold for this paper.

Section A

Short answer · 2 marks each · 8 of 8 shown

Q1.
Explain any two steps taken by the US that aided the integration of the European States after the Second World War.
(OR)
Explain the 'Vision 2020' of the regional organization 'ASEAN'.
[2]
Q2.
Show with the help of any two examples the interference of military in the administration of Pakistan.
[2]
Q3.
Highlight any two reasons for the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka.
[2]
Q4.
Name any four countries that are included in 'South Asia'.
[2]
Q5.
Analyse any two causes of 'Globalisation'.
[2]
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Q6.
Analyse any two reasons for the split of the Congress Party in 1969.
[2]
Q7.
Analyse the concept of 'Total Revolution' as visualized by Jai Prakash Narayan in 1975.
[2]
Q8.
Why did the first coalition government at the Centre in India not prove to be stable ? Analyse the major reason.
[2]
Section B

Long answer I · 4 marks each · 3 of 3 shown

Q1.
Explain any two economic consequences of Globalisation.
[4]
Q2.
Describe any four excesses made by the Union Government during the period of emergency imposed in 1975.
[4]
Q3.
In the given political outline map of India, four states have been marked as Ⓐ , Ⓑ , Ⓒ and Ⓓ . 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 number of the information used and the concerned alphabet as per format that follows : (i) The State which was not under the rule of the Congress Party in 1952. (ii) The State where the Congress Party could not win majority in 1957. (iii) The State from where K. Kamraj, a Veteran leader of the Congress Party, lost election in 1967. (iv) The State from where the phrase 'Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram' originated. [For Visually Impaired Candidates, in lieu of this question: Answer the following questions. 11.1 In which year was the first general election completed in India ? 11.2 In which State had the Congress Party not won majority in 1957 ? 11.3 From which State did the phrase 'Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram' originate ? 11.4 Which political party remained in power at the centre from 1952 to 1967 ?]
[4]
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Section C

Long answer II · 6 marks each · 2 of 2 shown

Q1.
Explain any four steps taken by China to develop its economy. OR Explain any four factors that make the European Union a strong organization.
[6]
Q2.
Highlight any three areas where consensus has emerged among most of the political parties in India after 1989. OR Highlight any two major changes that took place in Indian politics after 2014 and also name any two welfare programmes that made women the real beneficiaries.
[6]
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