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CBSE 12 Political Science Question Paper-2021 Term-1

CBSE 12 Political Science Question Paper-2021 Term-1

This mock test includes actual CBSE Class 12 Political Science board exam questions from the year 2021 Term-1, helping students understand exam trends and practice real paper format

2025-08-12
Pavan Pavan
CBSE Class 12 Political Science 2021 Grade 12

Duration

30 min

Questions

30

Marking

Negative

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Newly independent countries got an option to stay away from any of the alliances, since the time was created.

A
NATO
B
CENTO
C
Warsaw Pact
D
NAM

The smaller states were important for super powers due to:-

A
i & iii
B
i & ii
C
ii & iii
D
i, ii & iii

Who appoints the Vice-Chairperson of NITI Aayog?

A
The Prime Minister
B
The President
C
The Chief Executive Officer
D
The Finance Minister

Which among the following statements about Soviet System is not true:

A
The Soviet Union had complex communication.
B
It had a complex machinery production system and transport sector that connected its remotest areas with efficiency.
C
It had a domestic consumer industry that produced everything from pins to cars.
D
Soviet Union disintegrated in 1992.

Policy has been adopted by NITI Aayog.

A
Make in India
B
Made in India
C
Startup India
D
Ayushman Bharat

Who were the three leaders who floated the idea of NAM?

A
Nehru, Tito, Nasser
B
Nehru, Sukarno, Shah
C
Nehru, Nkrumah, Shah
D
Nehru, Shah, Tito

Where did Pakistan conduct its nuclear tests?

A
Patkai hills
B
Chagai hills
C
Naga hills
D
Kargil hills

Which was the biggest challenge before the newly independent India?

A
National Integration
B
Industrialisation
C
Population
D
Unemployment

Which of these statements about Non-Aligned Movement is incorrect?

A
Enabling newly decolonized countries to pursue independent policies
B
Refusal to joining any military alliance
C
Following a policy of neutrality on global issues
D
Focus on elimination of global economic inequalities

Arrange the following in the chronological order of their establishment:

A
iii, iv, i, ii
B
iv, iii, ii, i
C
ii, iii, iv, i
D
i, ii, iii, iv

Which from the following is concerned with the safe and peaceful use of nuclear technology under the UN System:

A
UN International Safeguard Committee
B
UN Security Council
C
International Atomic Energy Agency
D
Amnesty International

India conducted its I and II nuclear tests at Pokhran in the year and .

A
1978, 1991
B
1971, 1992
C
1974, 1998
D
1974, 1996

The Arab Spring did not transcend which of the following countries?

A
Tunisia
B
Libya
C
Iran
D
Yemen

Which among the following is not an outcome of the disintegration of the USSR?

A
End of the ideological war between the US and the USSR.
B
Birth of CIS.
C
Change in balance of power in the world order.
D
Crisis in the Middle East.

The three major objectives of Nehru's foreign policy were:

A
i, ii and iv only.
B
ii, iii and iv only.
C
i, ii and iii only.
D
ii, iii and iv only.

Which of the following is not the disputed site between India and China?

A
Doklam
B
Galwan Valley
C
Depsang Plains
D
Lipulekh Pass

The Nizam wanted an independent status for Hyderabad. He entered into what was called the standstill agreement with India in November 1947 for _ while negotiations with the Indian Government were going on.

A
A year
B
Three years
C
Two years
D
Six months

The foreign policy of a country is the outcome of her economic policy these remarks were made by –

A
Indira Gandhi
B
Jawahar Lal Nehru
C
Morarji Desai
D
Charan Singh

The high point of Cold War was –

A
Cuban Missile Crisis.
B
Atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
C
Establishment of SEATO and CENTO.
D
Establishment of NATO

What is “Amnesty International”?

A
Nuclear Safety Organisation
B
Government organisation
C
Non-Government organisation
D
Human Development Organisation

Choose the odd one out of the following statements.

A
States Reorganization Act-1956
B
Partition of India-1947
C
Number of Princely States-512
D
Independence of India-1947

What was the impact of the Indo-China Conflict on the opposition parties?

A
i, ii and iii only.
B
iii only.
C
i and iii only.
D
i only.

The Russian Revolution was inspired by the ideals of as opposed to capitalism and the need for an Society.

A
Socialism, Egalitarian
B
Communal, Religious
C
Socialism, Religious
D
Communal, Egalitarian

Which one of the following statements is false:

A
The Nizam of Hyderabad was keen to have an independent status for the state of Hyderabad.
B
Jammu and Kashmir was ready to sign the Instrument of Accession.
C
The issue of Junagarh was resolved after a plebiscite in the state.
D
Travancore was not the first Indian State to merge into the Union of India.

Why didn't war happen during the Cold War?

A
Due to theory of Deterrence
B
Due to NAM
C
Due to Cuban Missile Crisis
D
Active involvement of the UN

Why did Russia become the successor of USSR?

A
Russia led the formation of CIS
B
It inherited the Soviet seat in the UN
C
It was the largest republic
D
Boris Yeltsin was more charismatic than Gorbachev

Since the Nagpur session of the Congress in 1920, this principle was accepted that the reorganization of states would be on a linguistic basis. Despite this, the leaders were against it after independence because---

A
ii and iv only.
B
iii and iv only.
C
I and ii only.
D
I and iii only.

Years after the end of cold war, the Central Asian Republic have not risen to the global availability of opportunity why?

A
Backdrop of soviet influence.
B
Authoritarianism in the countries.
C
US involvement
D
Traditionally isolated nature of the countries

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was entrusted with the task of unification of the princely states. Which of the following argument is not correct?

A
He had a long political experience.
B
He was a visionary and a good speaker.
C
Muslim League wanted that the task of integration should be entrusted to Sardar Vallabbhai Patel.
D
He was the Home Minister as well as the Minister of Concession Department.

Why did the Indian Government sign the treaty with the Soviet Union in 1971?

A
India needed diplomatic and military support during the Bangladesh crisis.
B
India was very close to the USSR.
C
India wanted to stay away from the USA.
D
For strengthening friendship.