Important Question : Important Questions of Political Science for Class 12th for Practice

1. State the full form of CTBT.

2. What was the most important recommendation of the States Reorganisation Commission?

3. What is meant by Planned Development?

4. Name the two leaders who were known for the following two slogans:
(a) Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan; (b) Garibi Hatao

5. How did the Emergency (1975-1977) affect the fundamental rights of the Indian citizen? Give an example.

6. Identify one similarity and one difference between the crisis in Punjab and Assam during the 1980s.

7. Why did the two superpowers need smaller allies during the Cold War? Give any four reasons.

8. What does US hegemony mean in today’s world? Mention any two constrains that operate on the US hegemony.

9. The Indian Prime Minister is to visit China and you have been asked to prepare a very brief note for him. Write one point each on the Indian and Chinese position on the boarder dispute and economic cooperation.

10. What are the four components of the traditional notion of security from external threats? Give one example of each.

11. What is meant by ‘Global Commons’? Suggest two steps for protection of Global Commons.

12. Explain any two aspects of India’s nuclear policy.

13. Was the Congress split in 1969 avoidable? If the split had not taken place, how could it have influenced the course of events in the 1970s?

14. What have been the major trends in the electoral performance of the Congress and the BJP since 1989?

15. What was the green revolution? Which areas did it affect most? Mention two positive and two negative consequences of the green revolution.

16. “Indira Gandhi was left with no option except to impose Emergency.”

17. Under the provisions of the emergency (1975 – 1977) various Fundamental Rights of the citizens stood suppended, including the right of the citizens to move the court for restoring their Fundamental Rights. For example, during the above mentioned emergency the government could even take away the citizens right to life and liberty.

18. Both in Punjab and Assam crisis, the common factor was responding to regional aspirations as well as finding solution through democratic negotiations. The uncommon aspect in both of these was that in the Punjab crisis the focus was on the demand of political autonomy for the region whereas in the Assam crisis the movement was against outsiders i.e. from Bangla Desh.

19. ‘In the midst of severe competition and many conflicts, a consensus appears to have emerged among most of the political parties”. In the light of the above statement highlight any three points of consensus.

20.List any three factors that helped the Congress to continue to dominate the Indian political scenario for almost three decades after independence.