SAINT EDMUND'S SCHOOL

MALVIYA NAGAR, JAIPUR

POLITICAL SCIENCE
Class 12 - Political Science

Section A
1. Study the picture given below and answer the questions that follow: [4]

Questions
1. What does the picture indicate?
2. Which party is being referred to as one party dominance?
3. Identify female character in the cartoon.
2. Study the cartoon given below and answer the following questions [4]

i. Why is the girl shown in the cartoon not worried about whether it is a single party or a
coalition government?
ii. Does a coalition government involve more compromises and why?
iii. Do you think we can have bold and imaginative policies in a coalition government and why?
[2010]
3. Look at the map given below and answer the questions that follow: [4]

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 i. In 2004 elections how many seats were won by BJP and Congress?
ii. Which government came to power in 2004 and how?
iii. What was the difference of elections results with the earlier election results for the Congress?
4. Study the cartoon given below and answer the following questions [4]

i. Who was head of the Government formed by the National Front in 1989?
ii. Why was the government formed by him called a puppet government?
iii. Identify the puppeteers pulling the strings and the political parties they belong to.
[2016]
Section B
5. In the given political outline map of India, four States have been marked as (A), (B), (C) and (D). [4]
Identify them with the help of the information given below and write their correct names in your

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 answer book along with their respective serial numbers and the alphabets concerned:

i. The State wherefrom Prime Minister V.P. Singh was elected.

6.

In the given political outline map of India, six states have been labelled as A, B, C, D, E and F.
Keeping in mind, the Lok Sabha Election results of 2004 and with the help of the information
provided below, identify these states. Write their correct names in your answer book in the
following tabular form :

Name of Coalition Alphabet (A To F) Name of the State

i. Two states where the Left parties won the majority of Lok Sabha seats.

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 ii. Two states where the NDA won the majority of Lok Sabha seats.
iii. Two states where the UPA won the majority of seats in Lok Sabha.
7. Study carefully the below given map of India showing Lok Sabha Election results of 2004. Answer [4]
all the questions given below it :

i. Write the full form of NDA and write the names of states/regions in which it got better results
of political positions in 2004.
ii. Write the full form of UPA and write the names of states/regions in which it got better results
or political position in 2004.
iii. Explain the meaning of the term left parties and write the names of states/regions in India.
Section C
8. ‘Inspite of serious differences between major national political parties, emergence of new [6]
consensus is being viewed with interest'. In the light of this statement describe any three
consensus.
9. What is alliance politics? How has it influenced Indian politics? [6]
[2011]
10. Highlight any three factors that are responsible for the rise of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) as a [6]
strong political party after 1991.
[2022]
11. Highlight any three factors that you think are responsible for the victory of National Democratic [6]
Alliance (NDA) in 2019 election continuously for the second time.
[2022]
12. Describe any four issues on which consensus has emerged among most political parties of India. [6]
[2024]

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13. What were the White Papers in connection with demolition of Babri Masjid? [6]
14. Two-party system is considered as the best form for a democratic system. India, on the other [6]
hand, has a multi-party system. Assess the advantages of the multi-party system in India.
[2008]
15. Analyze any three major changes that took place in the India political system towards the end of [6]
1980s.
16. State the main issues in Indian politics in the period after 1989. What different configurations of [6]
political parties these differences lead to?
17. In your opinion, how far a two party system is required for successful democracy? Based on [6]
India’s experience of coalition governments, what are the advantages of the present party system
in India.
18. In spite of the decline of Congress dominance the Congress party continues to influence politics [6]
in the country. Do you agree? Give reasons.
19. Write a note on Bahujan Samaj Party with special reference to its emergence as a major political [6]
player in UP.
20. What do you know about the politics of coalition in India? [6]
21. Describe the era of multi-party system in India after 1989. [6]
[2015]
22. Explain the salient features of coalition governments. [6]
23. “The end of Eighties of the 20th century witnessed developments which made a long lasting [6]
impact on Indian parities”. Assess any five such developments,
[2010]
24. What was Mandal Commission 7? Did it try to solve the problems of other Backward classes? [6]
State any two arguments in support of your answer?
25. Explain any five elements of consensus which have emerged among most political parties after [6]
the Lok Sabha elections by 2004.
26. Explain how in the coalition era a consensus seems to have emerged among most political [6]
parties. Explain its elements also.
27. Describe any four major political developments that took place in India from 1989 to 1999. [6]
[2024]
28. Coalition government is a bane or boon for democracy in India'. Explain any four arguments in [6]
support of your answer.
[2011]
29. Highlight any three issues of consensus to show that in the midst of severe competitions and [6]
conflicts, a consensus has appeared among most political parties.
[2018]
30. “The regional parties have started playing an important role in Indian politics”. Comment. [6]
[2008]
31. Explain any three benefits of the coalition governments formed in India since 1989. [6]
[2024]
32. Highlight any three factors that led to a multi-party alliance system in Indian politics since 1989. [6]
[2022]
33. Write an essay on the Janta Dal. [6]

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34. Describe any three issues on which a general consensus has emerged among most of the [6]
political parties of India.
[2024]
35. Which alliances of political parties have emerged after the year 1990 in Indian Politics? Highlight [6]
any four consequences of this emergence.
36. Which three major developments took place in Indian politics during the last decade of the 20th [6]
century? Describe.
[2024, 2015, 2011]
37. Write a short note on Dalit Politics. [6]

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