Get AHSEC Class 12 Political Science Question Paper 2024 [HS 2nd Year Political Science Paper 2024], Conducted by Assam Board i.e AHSEC (Assam Higher Secondary Education Council). It is a state education regulatory board under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, Government of Assam responsible for regulating, supervising and developing the system of Higher Secondary Education in the State of Assam.
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| Name of Board | AHSEC (Assam Higher Secondary Education Council) |
| Class | 12th Standard Assam Board |
| Subject | Political Science |
| Mode of Exam | Offline written exam. |
| Full Marks | 100 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Category | Preview year question papers |
| Official Website | https://ahsec.assam.gov.in |
AHSEC Class 12 Political Science Question Paper 2024
2024
POLITICAL SCIENCE
(For New Course students)
Full Marks: 80
(Part-A 40+ Part-B = 40)
Pass Marks: 24
(For Old Course students in lieu of Project Works)
Full Marks: 100
(Part-A 40+ Part-B = 40+ Part-C = 20)
Pass Marks: 30
Time: Three hours.
Those who appeared till H.S. Final Exam. 2023 have been treated as Old Course students
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions.
PART – A
(Contemporary World Politics)
1. Answer any six of the following questions: 1×6=6
(a) When India did economic reforms?
(b) What is the name of the common currency of the European Union?
(c) Write any one threat to human security.
(d) What is the full form of SAARC?
(e) Which day is celebrated as the World Environment Day?
(f) Which Earth Summit made the environment an important issue in World Politics?
(g) When was the ASEAN Regional Forum established?
(h) How many countries signed the UN Charter when it was formed?
(i) When was the United Nations Organisation (U.N.O.) established?
(j) China adopted an ‘Open Door Policy’. Write yes or no.
2. Answer any five from the following questions: 2 x 5= 10
(a) Who was the first Secretary-General of U.N.O.? Where is the Headquarters of U.N.O.?
Or
Name two NGOs which are concerned with the Protection of Human Rights all over the world.
(b) Write two differences between migrants and refugees.
(c) Which two countries signed the Farakka Treaty?
(d) What do you mean by environmental awareness?
(e) Name any two member-states of ASEAN.
(f) Write the name of two countries which emerged after Soviet disintegration.
Or
What is meant by Second World?
3. Answer any three of the following questions: 4×3-12
(a) Discuss the effects of globalisation in underdeveloped nations.
(b) What is meant by ‘Global Commons’? Suggest two steps for the protection of Global Commons.
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Discuss the causes of environmental pollution.
(c) What are the functions of the Security Council?
(d) Explain the causes of the disintegration of the Soviet Union.
(e) Discuss briefly the components of the security strategy of India.
4. Answer any two of the following questions: 6 x 2=12
(a) Discuss the importance and relevance of SAARC.
Or
Write a note on the India-Pakistan relationship.
(b) What are the main pillars of ASEAN? Discuss elaborately.
(c) Discuss China’s role in World Politics.
PART-B
(Politics in India Since Independence)
5. Answer any six of the following questions: 1×6=6
(a) Name a major project that was included in the First Five Year Plan.
(b) In which year, the era of coalition government start in the centre?
(c) At present which institution has replaced the Planning Commission of India?
(d) Which party led the National Democratic Alliance?
(e) Under which government Mandal Commission was appointed?
(f) In which year Nagaland state was created?
(g) The Simla Agreement was signed between India and ______. (Fill in the blank)
(h) In which year, the internal emergency was declared for the first time in India?
(i) In which year State Reorganisation Commission was formed?
(j) Name the Agreement signed between Lal Bahadur Shastri and General Ayub Khan in 1966.
6. Answer any five of the following questions: 2×5=10
(a) Write a short note on ‘Privy Purses’.
(b) Mention two causes for the rise of communalism.
(c) What is the ‘Grand Alliance’ in the context of Indian politics?
(d) Write two features of the New Economic Policy.
(e) When was the Election Commission of India formed? Who was the first Chief Election Commission
Or
Mention any two ideologies of Bharatiya Jana Sangha.
(f) Mention two solutions to the problem of regionalism.
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Write two causes of the emergence of regionalism.
7. Answer any three of the following questions: 4×3=12
(a) Discuss the role of the opposition party in India.
(b) Why did the leaders of the Freedom Movement give importance to the principle of secularism?
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Explain the consequences of the partition of India.
(c) Discuss the causes of the defeat of Congress in 1977.
(d) Explain briefly the dominance of the Congress Party in the first three general elections.
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Explain the challenges that India faced after independence.
(e) What were the British Indian states? How did they differ from Princely states?
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What are the main principles of India’s foreign policy?
8. Answer any two of the following questions: 6 x 2= 12
(a) Discuss the main controversies around planned development in the early years of India’s independence.
(b) Discuss India’s relations with neighbouring countries.
(c) Discuss the principles and challenges associated with the partition of the country.
Or
What is planning? What is its role in ‘Development’?
PART-C
(For Old Course Students in lieu of Project Works)
9. Answer any two of the following questions: 5×2= 10
(a) Briefly describe the goals of the New International Economic Order.
Or
Write briefly about the Non-Aligned Movement.
(b) What are the different types of hegemony? Give an example of each of them.
(c) Discuss briefly the consequences of Globalisation.
Or
Do you think that United Nations Organisation (UNO) is a perfect international organisation? Give reasons.
10. Answer any two of the following questions: 5×2= 10
(a) Why did the Narmada Bachao Andolan oppose the dam project in the Narmada valley?
(b) What is Hung Parliament? Discuss the current political situation of India and frequent cases of the Hung Parliament.
Or
Discuss the importance of regional parties in coalition government.
(c) Explain briefly the politics and programme of Bharatiya Janata Party.
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