CBSE Class 12 Exam 2023 : Political Science Most Important 5 Mark Questions With Answers

In this article, we have compiled and presented the most important questions and answers of 5 marks for CBSE Class 12 Political Science Board Exams in the session 2022-23.

These important questions have been designed by the subject experts focusing on the latest changes in the syllabus, sample papers and previous year questions.

Book – 1 समकालीन विश्व राजनीति

Five Marker Questions

Q1. Study the Cartoon given above and answer the following :

1. Which two leaders of the countries are being depicted sitting on the bench?

Ans. The leaders of the two countries are USA and USSR

2. What is being shown through the cartoon ?

Ans. The cartoon depicts world political drama where China makes overtures to the USA. It reveals that the US aimed into a secret understanding with China keeping the USSR in the dark.

3. What did the USA do to improve its relations with China ?

Ans. President Richard M. Nixon arrived in China for an official trip. He was the first US President to visit the People’s Republic of China since it was established in 1949. This was an important event because the USA was seeking to improve its relations with the Communist country during the Cold War.

Q2. Read the given passage carefully and answer the related questions –

“Some people believe that no country or group of countries will be able to counter American hegemony because today all countries are webs before American power. These people believe that non-state organizations will come forward to counter American hegemony. American supremacy will be challenged on the economic and cultural plane.

i) Who can counter American hegemony?

Ans. non-state institutions

ii) What is meant by “post-state institution”?

Ans. Voluntary organizations, media and intellectuals etc.

iii) How can American hegemony be countered?

Ans. These organizations can join together to form a worldwide network. Which can also include US citizens.

Q3. Read the following passage carefully and answer the related questions?

In 1992, Bill Clinton became the President of America. Instead of foreign policy, Clinton made domestic policy the target of her election campaign. Clinton won re-election in 1996 and thus remained in office for eight years. During the Clinton era, it seemed that America had confined itself to domestic affairs. In foreign policy, the Clinton administration shifted focus from hard politics such as military power and security to soft issues such as democracy promotion, climate change and world trade.

i) Which party’s candidate was Bill Clinton who became President in 1992 and which candidate did he defeat?

Ans. Democratic Party, George Bush Sr.

ii) What were the main issues of Clinton’s election campaign?

Ans. Strengthening America domestically.

iii) What issues did Clinton raise during her tenure?

Ans. Focused on soft issues like promotion of democracy, climate change and world trade.

Q4. Study the above cartoon carefully and answer the following questions –

i) Which country does this strong soldier represent?

Ans. America.

ii) Why are the names of so many countries written on the uniform of the soldiers?

Ans. These are the names of those countries on which America has invaded and shown its supremacy as a superpower.

iii) What message does this cartoon give to the international community?

Ans. Presently America is the only superpower in the world and can further its interests in any part of the world.

Q5. Study the above picture and answer the given questions.

i) The above picture shows the effect of which superpower?

Ans. Cultural influence. To supremacy

ii) What form of superpower influence do you see here?

Ans. Effect on costumes and food habits.

iii) In which states do you see these effects in everyday life?

Ans. In language, music, costumes and food etc.

Q6. Study the cartoon given below carefully and answer the following questions :-

(i) Which part of this cartoon is related to China?

Ans. Great wall of China

(ii) Assess the strength of China on the basis of this cartoon.?

Ans. Economic and Political rise of China

(iii) “China may be the next superpower in the world.” Justify the statement with two arguments.

Ans.

- China has become the most important destination for the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) anywhere in the world.
- It has large Foreign Exchange Reserves.

Q7. Examine the given cartoon carefully and answer the questions that follow :-

i) Which country does the above cartoon belong to?

Ans. Sri Lanka

ii) Which communities are the lions and tigers representing in this cartoon?

Ans. The lion represents the Sinhalese community of Sri Lanka and the tiger represents the Tamil community.

iii) Who is the person shown in the cartoon? Describe the effort made by him.

Ans. The person depicted in the cartoon is the then President of Sri Lanka Mr. Mahindra Rajapaksa and he is trying to strike a balance between the two communities.

Q8. Study the cartoon given below and answer the questions.

i) Why quantity of water is shown less in the picture?

Ans. Because there in water security in the world

ii) How water is a political issue? Explain.

Ans. Water is an example of common resources

iii) Name any two countries which were involved in water crisis.

Ans. Israel, Jordon and Syria

Q9. Study the cartoon given above and answer the questions based on it.

i) What does the Cartoon depicts?

Ans. The cartoon depicts the economic consequences of globalisation; the flow of people to other countries may take away the jobs of citizens of those countries

ii) Write the names of any two international monetary agencies

Ans. International monetary fund World Bank, World Trade organisation

iii) what effect does the cartoon show

Ans. The cartoon shows the economic effect of globalisation

Book – 2 स्वतन्त्र भारत में राजनीति

Q1. In the political outline of India given below five states have been marked as A. B. C. D and E. Identify these states / Union Territoryon the basis of information given below and write their correct names in your answer book along with the respective serial number of the information used and the concerned alphabet in the map as per the following format.

1) Sardar Patel’s home state.

2) State related to Potti Sriramulu.

3) State ruled by Bodhchandra Singh.

4) Union Territory from which Article 370 was withdrawn.

5) State which was affected by the India- Pakistan Partition in 1947.

Ans.

S. No. Of the information used	Concerned alphabet	Name of the state
1)	A	Gujarat
2)	C	Andhra Pradesh
3)	B	Manipur
4)	E	Jammu Kashmir
5)	D	Punjab

Q2. Read the given passage carefully and answer the given questions:

The first general elections were held from October 1951 to February 1952. The election, campaign, polling and counting took a total of six months. More than half of the total electorate cast their vote on polling day. The losing candidates also called these election results fair.

This use of universal suffrage silenced the critics. Hindustan Times wrote – It is being accepted everywhere that the Indian people successfully executed the biggest experiment of democracy in the history of the world.

i) Why did the process of the first general election take six months?

Ans.

Lack of resources.
Lack of trained election personnel.

ii) What is universal suffrage?

Ans. Right to vote irrespective of caste, religion, color and sex.

iii) What is the meaning of the above comment made by Hindustan Times?

Ans.

large number of voters.
Election in the atmosphere of poverty and illiteracy.

Q3. Look at the picture given below and answer the following questions:

i) To whom is this picture related?

Ans. Nehru cabinet after Chakravarti Rajagopalachari was sworn in as the Governor General in 1948.

ii) Who was the first Indian Governor General of independent India?

Ans. Chakravarti Rajagopalachari.

iii) Identify any two persons sitting and standing in a row seen in the picture.

Ans. Dr. Ambedkar, Syama Prasad Mukherjee, Princess Amrit Kaur, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Maulana Azad, J.L.Nehru etc.

Q4. Look at the picture given below and answer the following questions:

i) Between whom is the game of tug of war going on?

Ans. Between the government and the opposition parties

ii) Why is the position of the opposition parties weak in the picture?

Ans. Congress was in a strong position. Whereas there was lack of strong opposition party. Because Congress had strong organization, legacy of freedom movement etc.

iii) Identify any four persons seen in the picture?

Ans. Leader of the Opposition – A. Of. Gopalan, Acharya Kripalani N.C. Chatterjee, Srikantan Nair and Sardar Hukum Singh ruling party – Nehruji, Princess Amritkaur, Maulana Azad.

Q5. Study the cartoon given below and answer the questions based on it.

i) Name the speaker in the above cartoon.

Ans. Jawahar lal Nehru

ii )What do the people depict shown in the cartoon?

Ans. People were suffuring from poverty and the economic conditions of country were not favourable.

iii) Which planning is being talked about in the cartoon? What were its objectives?

Ans. Third five years plan. It objectives was to provide autonomy to agriculture and industry. Along with this focus was to develop internal and external resources for National development.

Q6. In the given map five countries have been marked as A,B,C,D and E. Identify them on the basis of the information given below and write their correct names in along with their serial number of the information used and the concerned alphabets as per the following format:-

S. No.	Concerned alphabet	Name of the state
1)
2)
3)
4)

Ans.

S.No.	Concerned alphabet	Name of the state
1)	E	Sri-Lanka
2)		India
3)	D	Bangladesh
4)	B	China
5)	A	Pakistan

Q7. In the political outline of India given below five states have been marked as A, B, C, D and E. Identify these states / Union Territoryon the basis of information given below and write their correct names in your answer book along with the respective serial number of the information used and the concerned alphabet in the map as per the following format.

S. No. Of the information used	Concerned alphabet	Name of the state
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)

1. The state where congress did not get majority.

2. The state where Congress did not get majority but formed government with the help of other parties.

3. The state where Communist Party of india formed government

4. The state where congress formed government with complete majority.

5. The state where popular united front formed government.

Ans.

S. No. Of the information used	Concerned alphabet	Name of the state
1)	B	West Bengal
2)	A	Rajasthan
3)	C	kerala
4)	E	Madhya pradesh
5)	D	Punjab

Q8. Study the cartoon given carefully and answer the following questions

1. Who is the person holding the ” save democracy” board ? Write his name.

Ans. Jai Prakash Narayan

2. In the opinion of the group of five person (shown in the cartoon)What is the intention of the person sitting on the Dharna ?

Ans. Person sitting on Dharna wants to bring change in government by removing Indira government.

3. Which issues are highlighted in the cartoon responsible for the fall of democracy?

Ans. Issues like violence, corruption and lawlessness are responsible for the fall of deemocracy.

Q9. In the given map of India five states have been marked as A,B,C, D and E. Identify them on the basis of the information given below and write their correct names along with their serial number of the information used and the concerned alphabets.

S. No. Of the information used	Concerned alphabet	Name of the state
1)	A
2)	B
3)	C
4)	D
5)	E

i. The state where women put a ban on the sale of arrack and stopped its auction.

ii. The state where the National Fishworkers Forum started its agitation.

iii. The state where the MKSS demanded records for famine relief and accounts of labourers.

iv. The state where the Tebhaga Peasants Movement took place in 1946-47

v. The state which saw a farmer’s agitation in 1988 protesting against the government’s increased electricity rates.

Ans.

S. No. Of the information used	Concerned alphabet	Name of the state
1)	A	Andhra Pradesh
2)	B	Kerala
3)	C	Rajsthan
4)	D	Present day West Bengal
5)	E	Uttar Pradesh

Q10. Study the cartoon given below and answer the questins based on it:-

1. Cartoon is related to the political system of which state?

Ans. Jammu and Kashmir state

2. Identify the two leaders given in the cartoon.

Ans. Indira Gandhi and Sheikh Abdullah

3. Which political crisis does the cartoon depict?

Ans. The crisis of political instability in jammu and kashmir due to continuous intervention of Central Government.

Q11. Study the cartoon given below and answer the questions that follow:

1) This cartoon is an example of which type of government?

Ans. Government that has not obtained an absolute majority, supported by other parties.

2) Why was the government formed by the National front in 1989 called a puppet government?

Ans. It was called a puppet government because the government was supported by other parties.

3) Identify the persons pulling the strings and the political parties they belong to.

Ans. Name of the leader: Shri Jyoti Basu Name of the party: CPI(M) Name of the leader: Shri L. K. Advani, Name of the party: Bharatiya Janata Party.

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