CBSE Class 12 Political Science Compartment Question Paper 2020
SECTION A 1. Write the full name of the two Superpower countries whose rivalry was the main cause of the Cold War. OR Write the full form of SEATO. 2. Why is ‘Warsaw Pact’ also called the ‘Eastern Alliance’ ? 3. Complete the following sentence in a meaningful way : ‘‘…
CBSE Class 12 Political Science Boards 2020 Question Paper Solved Set E
SECTION – A 1. Complete the following sentence in a meaningful way. The second world war ended when the United States dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of _____ and _____. OR The Russian Revolution of 1917 was inspired by the ideals of ________ as opposed to…
CBSE Class 12 Political Science Boards 2020 Question Paper Solved Set D
SECTION – A 1. Explain the meaning of ‘Shock Therapy’. OR After the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union, why was the process of transition called a painful one ? 2. Fill in the blank with a suitable word to make the sentence meaningful. “Soviet Union represented…
CBSE Class 12 Political Science Boards 2020 Question Paper Solved Set C
POLITICAL SCIENCE SECTION A 1. What is the importance of the ‘Pentagon building’ of the United States ? OR Fill in the blank with a suitable name : India and _________ allow their citizens to travel and work within these two countries without visas and passports. 2.…
CBSE Class 12 Political Science Boards 2020 Question Paper Solved Set B
POLITICAL SCIENCE 1. During the First Gulf War, who was the President of Iraq ? OR Which was the first country in the South Asian region to liberalise its economy ? 2. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) came into being after the Socialist Revolution in Russia in…
CBSE Class 12 Political Science Boards 2020 Question Paper Solved Set A
SECTION A 1. How long did East Pakistan and West Pakistan remain together as one country ? OR Which community dominates the politics of Sri Lanka ? 2. Which one of the following States is not a Baltic Republic ? (A) Estonia (B) Ukraine (C) Latvia (D) Lithuania…
NCERT Class 12 Political Science The Crisis of Democratic Order
Background to EmergencyWe have already studied the changes that were taking place in Indian politics since 1967. Indira Gandhi had emerged as a towering leader with tremendous popularity. This was also the period when party competition became bitter and polarised. This period…
NCERT Class 12 Political Science Rise of Popular Movements
Nature of Popular MovementsTake a look at the opening image of this chapter. What do you see there? Villagers have literally embraced the trees. Are they playing some game? Or participating in some ritual or festival? Not really. The image here depicts a very unusual form of…
NCERT Class 12 Political Science Regional Aspirations
Region and The Nation1980s may be seen as a period of rising regional aspirations for autonomy, often outside the framework of the Indian Union. These movements frequently involved armed assertions by the people, their repression by the government, and a collapse of the…
NCERT Class 12 Political Science Recent Developments in Indian Politics
Context of the 1990sYou have read in the last chapter that Rajiv Gandhi became the Prime Minister after the assassination of Indira Gandhi. He led the Congress to a massive victory in the Lok Sabha elections held immediately thereafter in 1984. As the decade of the eighties…
NCERT Class 12 Political Science Politics of Planned Development
As the global demand for steel increases, Orissa, which has one of the largest reserves of untapped iron ore in the country, is being seen as an important investment destination. The State government hopes to cash in on this unprecedented demand for iron ore and has signed…
NCERT Class 12 Political Science Indias External Relations
International context India was born in a very trying and challenging international context. The world had witnessed a devastating war and was grappling with issues of reconstruction; yet another attempt to establish an international body was underway; many new countries were …
NCERT Class 12 Political Science Era of One Party Dominance
Challenge of building democracy You now have an idea of the difficult circumstances in which independent India was born. You have read about the serious challenge of nation-building that confronted the country right in the beginning. Faced with such serious challenges, leaders…
NCERT Class 12 Political Science Challenges to and Restoration of The Congress System
Challenge of Political Succession Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru passed away in May 1964. He had been unwell for more than a year. This had generated a lot of speculation about the usual question of succession: after Nehru, who? But in a newly independent country like India…
NCERT Class 12 Political Science Challenges of Nation Building
Challenges for the new nation At the hour of midnight on 14-15 August 1947, India attained independence. Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of free India, addressed a special session of the Constituent Assembly that night. This was the famous ‘tryst with destiny’…