Political Science · 2022 · Set 59/2/1

CBSE Class 12 Political Science 2022 — Set 59/2/1

CBSE Class XII Board 2022 · Set 59/2/1

Real board examination

Sets

This paper has 1 question on a topic removed in CBSE’s 2023-24 syllabus update (each marked Not in syllabus). It’s kept for historical accuracy — the exam really asked it that year — but isn’t in the current syllabus and doesn’t count toward a concept’s importance. Switch to to focus on what’s still examinable.

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

Section	Type	Questions	Marks each	Total
ASection A	Short answer	8	2	16
BSection B	Long answer I	3	4	12
CSection C	Long answer II	2	6	12
Total		13		40

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 59/2/1

Series/Set: 59/2/1Roll No. ________

Time Allowed: 2 hoursMaximum Marks: 40

General Instructions

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

(a) Name any four countries that established 'ASEAN'.

(OR)

(b) Name any four member countries of the European Union.

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Q2.

Highlight the purpose of 'Marshall Plan'.

⚠ This question is not in the current syllabus — The Cold War Era — chapter removed 2023-24

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Q3.

Highlight any two political consequences of globalisation.

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Q4.

Analyse any two reasons for the resistance to globalisation.

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Q5.

Highlight any two advantages of globalisation to India.

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Q6.

Explain the meaning of 'Integral Humanism' as propounded by Deendayal Upadhyaya.

[2]

Q7.

Assess the impact of national emergency, declared in 1975, on the people of India.

[2]

Q8.

Analyse any two reasons that led to the economic crisis after the 1971 election.

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Section B

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

Q1.

Evaluate the importance of any two objectives of ASEAN.

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Q2.

Describe any four important events of the Indian politics from 1989 to 1993.

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Q3.

In the given political outline map of India (on page 7), 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 number of the information used and the concerned alphabets given in the map as per the following format : (i) The State to which B.P. Mandal, the Chairman of Mandal Commission, belonged. (ii) The State where Somnath Temple is situated. (iii) The State which was most concerned about the ethnic problems in Sri Lanka. (iv) The State where Bahujan Samaj Party formed the government. [For Visually Impaired Candidates, in lieu of this question: (11.1) From which State was B.P. Mandal elected as Member of Parliament in 1967, who later chaired the Mandal Commission ? (11.2) In which State did Bahujan Samaj Party achieve a breakthrough for the first time ? (11.3) Name the Prime Minister who headed the first coalition government of National Front at the Centre. (11.4) Karpoori Thakur, the Chief Minister who introduced the policy of reservation for OBCs, belonged to which State ?]

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Section C

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

Q1.

(a) Why could democracy not succeed in Pakistan ? Analyse any three reasons. OR (b) “There is widespread support for democracy in all the Asian countries.” Support the statement with examples from any three countries.

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Q2.

(a) Explain any three factors that influenced the results of 1971 election in India. OR (b) Explain any three reasons that led to the split in the Congress Party in 1969.

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