CBSE Class 12 Political Science 2025 — Previous-Year Question Paper

In which year were the first General Elections held in India ? (A) 1948 (B) 1949 (C) 1950 (D) 1952

Which one of the following political leaders belonged to the Communist Party of India ? (A) C. Rajagopalachari (B) A.K. Gopalan (C) Acharya Narendra Dev (D) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Choose the correct statement about 'Planning Commission' : (A) It had a constitutional status. (B) Planning Commission was set up in 1952. (C) Its recommendations were binding on the State Governments. (D) It had an advisory role to make recommendations.

One of the basic aims of the planners in the initial years was to ___ . (A) Raise the level of national income (B) Raise the military power of the country (C) Raise the political awareness (D) Raise the standard of education

During the tenure of which Prime Minister were the new economic reforms started ? (A) V.P. Singh (B) Atal Bihari Vajpayee (C) Rajiv Gandhi (D) I.K. Gujral

Choose the correct name of the alliance made by the Indian National Congress in the elections of 2004. (A) National Democratic Alliance (B) United Progressive Alliance (C) National Front (D) United Front

Name any four military rulers of Pakistan.

Define the Indigenous people.

Explain any two political consequences of Globalisation.

Highlight any two reasons for the dominance of Congress Party in the first three general elections.

Analyse the impact of Chinese invasion on India in 1962.

Assess the result of Secessionist Movement in Mizoram.

Was Shock therapy necessary for making a transition from Socialist economy to Capitalist economy ? Support your answer with two arguments.

(a) State any four steps that the heads of all the member countries had decided to take in September 2005 to make the United Nations more relevant in the changing context. OR (b) State any four changes that have occurred in the world after the end of the Cold War.

Explain any four environmental concerns that have become important for global politics.

Analyse any two important political happenings in India before the fifth general elections.

(a) Explain any two lessons learnt from the emergency imposed in 1975. OR (b) Explain any two reasons that the government gave for imposing national emergency in 1975.

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions based on it : "Tibet is one of the major issues that historically caused tension between India and China. From time to time in history, China had claimed administrative control over Tibet and from time to time, Tibet was independent too. In 1950, China took over the control of Tibet. Large sections of the Tibetan population opposed this takeover. The Tibetan leader accompanied the Chinese Premier during his official visit to India in 1956." (i) Where is the plateau of Tibet situated ? (A) Central Asia (B) East Asia (C) In the East of China (D) In the West of India (ii) Choose the name of the Chinese leader that came to India in 1956 as the Chinese Premier. (A) Mao (B) Dalai Lama (C) Zhou Enlai (D) Hu-Zintao (iii) In which year was the 'Panchsheel agreement' signed between India and China ? (A) 1952 (B) 1953 (C) 1954 (D) 1955 (iv) From which country did Dalai Lama ask for asylum ? (A) Nepal (B) Bhutan (C) India (D) China

In the given political outline map of India (on page 15), 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 : Serial number of the information used | Concerned alphabet given in the map | Name of the State (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) The State related to Rajiv Gandhi – Longowal Accord (ii) The State which merged with India in May 1975 (iii) The State to which social reformer E.V. Ramasami belonged (iv) The State to which Chief Minister Laldenga belonged [For Visually Impaired Candidates, in lieu of this question: (25.1) Name the state to which the Rajiv Gandhi – Longowal Accord was related. (25.2) Name the state which joined the Union of India in May 1975. (25.3) Which state did Chief Minister Laldenga belong to ? (25.4) Name the state to which social reformer E.V. Ramasami belonged.]

Study the cartoon given below and answer the questions based on it : [Words printed in the cartoon: SINHALA MAHATIGERS ; RAJAPAKSE] (i) Which community is being represented by the 'Lion' sitting on the one end of the stick ? (A) Buddhists (B) Christians (C) Sinhalas (D) Tamils (ii) What is the meaning of 'LTTE' written on the Tiger shown in the cartoon ? (A) Liberation Tigers of the Eelam (B) Liberation Tamils of the Eelam (C) Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (D) Liberty Tigers of Tamil Eelam (iii) Which community in Sri Lanka had felt discriminated ? (A) Tamils (B) Sinhalas (C) Buddhists (D) Christians (iv) Which problem is being depicted by the cartoon ? (A) Economic imbalance (B) Political instability (C) Regional conflict (D) Ethnic conflict [For Visually Impaired Candidates, in lieu of this question: (26.1) Name the two important communities of Sri Lanka. (26.2) What was the main issue of conflict between these two communities ? Explain. (26.3) How did India help Sri Lanka to maintain peace ? (26.4) Name the two countries that tried to bring the warring groups back to negotiations in Sri Lanka.]

(a) Explain any three factors that make the European Union an effective regional organisation. OR (b) Explain any three changes made in China that raised the growth of its economy.

(a) Explain any three new sources of threats to non-traditional security. OR (b) Explain any three components of traditional security policy.

(a) Describe any four consequences of the partition of British India in 1947. OR (b) Describe any four events related to the princely state of Hyderabad prior to its accession to India.

(a) "On many crucial issues, a broad agreement has emerged among most political parties in India." Support the statement with any three examples. OR (b) "The decision of the National Front government to implement the recommendations of the Mandal Commission helped in shaping the politics of Other Backward Classes (OBCs)." Support the statement with three examples or arguments.