CBSE Class 12 Political Science Sample Paper 2025 Solved

SECTION–A

1 The collapse of Soviet Union was followed by Shock Therapy. Which of the following
statements is NOT correct about Shock Therapy?
A) The transition involved a breakup of the existing trade alliances among the countries of the Soviet bloc.
B) Shock therapy involved a drastic change in the external orientation of these economies.
C) FDI and free trade were to be the main engines.
D) The Eastern capitalist states guided and controlled the development of the region.

Answer : D

2 In the following question, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of
Reason(R). Choose the appropriate answer from the options given below as the correct answer:
Assertion (A): In December 1991, under the leadership of Yeltsin, Russia, Ukraine and Georgia, three major republics of the USSR, declared that the Soviet Union was disbanded.
Reason(R): The rise of nationalism led to various protests in Post-Soviet Republics.
Options:
A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true, but R is false.
D) A is false, but R is true.

Answer : D

3 Match the terms given in column ‘A’ correctly with their meaning given in column ‘B’ 1
and choose the appropriate code as the correct answer:

Codes:
A) I-(ii), II-(iv), III-(iii), IV-(i)
B) I-(ii), II-(i), III-(iii), IV-(iv)
C) I-(ii), II-(i), III-(iv), IV-(iii)
D) I-(iv), II-(ii), III-(iii), IV-(i)

Answer : A

4 In recent times, most of the armed conflicts have taken place in: 1
A) Eastern Europe
B) South Asia
C) Middle East Asia
D) Sub-Saharan Africa

Answer : D

5 Given below are two statements: 1
Statement I: Resource geopolitics pertains to the allocation of resources during the cold war.
Statement II: Oil is considered as the most important resource in global politics.
In the light of above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A) Both statement I and Statement II are true
B) Both statement I and Statement II are false.
C) Statement I is true, but Statement II is false.
D) Statement I is false, but Statement II is true.

Answer : A

6 Arrange the following in chronological order of their formation: 1
I) Energy Conservation Act
II) Paris Climate Agreement
III) The Electricity Act
IV) Montreal Protocol
Choose the correct option:
A) (I), (II), (III), (IV)
B) (II), (IV), (I), (III)
C) (IV), (I), (III), (II)
D) (III), (I), (II), (IV)

Answer : C

7 The “Era of One-Party Dominance” in India refers to the period from :
A) 1952 to1962
B) 1977 to1984
C) 1989 to 1996
D) 1998 to 2004

Answer : A

8 Identify and write the Incorrect pair:
A) Dr. B.R Ambedkar– Chairman of Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution
B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad–India’s first Education Minister
C) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur— India’s first Health Minister
D) Acharya Narendra Dev—Founding President of the Communist Party of India.

Answer : D

9 Which conference marked the zenith of India’s engagement with the newly independent Asian and African nations?
A) Malaysian Conference
B) Singapore Conference
C) Bandung Conference
D) Egyptian Conference

Answer : C

10 Which of the following issues led to the attack on Egypt in 1956 by Britain?
A) Suez Canal issue
B) Suzhou Canal issue
C) Panama Canal issue
D) Bruges Canal issue

Answer : A

11 ‘Bodo’ is a community in state of India.
A) Arunachal Pradesh
B) Assam
C) Manipur
D) Mizoram

Answer : B

12 Which of the following Schedules of the Constitution allows complete autonomy to different tribes to preserve their practices and customary laws?
A) Fourth Schedule
B) Sixth Schedule
C) Seventh Schedule
D) Eighth Schedule

Answer : B

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