GOPALAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

PREBOARD -1 (2023-24)
SUBJECT – POLITICAL SCIENCE
CLASS: XII MM: 80 Marks
DATE: 19 December 2023 No. OF PAGES:4
DURATION: 3 Hours

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer all questions in Section A, Section B and Section C.
Section A consists of objective / very short answer questions.
Section B consists of short answer questions.
Section C consists of long answer questions.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].

Section A
(All questions compulsory)
Question 1 [1 x 16 = 16marks]
Choose the correct answer

1) The _____constitutional Amendment Act has made free and compulsory education
for children between the ages of 6 to 14 years.

a) 42nd
b) 44th
c) 82nd
d) 86th

2) Which one of the following is not the function of Prime Minister in India?
a) Reshuffling of the Portfolios of the Ministers
b) Grant pardon to criminals facing death sentence
c) Determining the foreign policy of the country
d) Power to get Parliament dissolved.

3) The basis of Federal form of Government is.

a) Written Constitution
b) Unwritten Constitution
c) Flexible Constitution
d) Evolutionary Constitution

4) Assertion: India has a Parliamentary system of Government

Reason: Indian Parliament is bicameral.

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 A. Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for
Assertion.
B. Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for
Assertion
C. Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
D. Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.

5) A ___________constitution is more adaptable to changing times.

6) All treaties concluded by the US President become valid only when ratified by the
Senate by a ____________ majority.

7) The power to declare war in the United States rests with _________

8) Under Article 356 the Indian President can declare a _______________emergency

9) State if True or False

a) The Fundamental Rights are enshrined in Part IV of the Indian Constitution.

b) The President of America is not a member of the legislature.
c) The Eleventh Schedule was added by the 73rd Amendment Act of 1992.
d) The Keshavandan Bharati case dealt with Judicial restraint.

10) Answer in one Word.

a) A right to vote given to all adult citizen without any discrimination
b) A state that contains both Unitary and Federal features
c) The day when the Indian Constitution was adopted.
d) Which Article of the US Constitution lays down a difficult method of ratification.

SECTION – B
[4 x 8 = 32]

Question 2. [4]
Discuss the features of Totalitarian state.
Question 3. [4]
Why is Universal Adult Franchise a widely accepted as an important feature in Modern
democracies?
Question 4. [4]
Examine any four special powers of the Senate.
Or
Examine any two special powers of the Rajya Sabha.

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Question 5. [4]
Explain any two executive powers of the President of India.
Or
Examine any two Veto powers of the President of America

Question 6. [4]
Explain appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India.

Question 7. [4]
State and briefly explain any two salient features of the Constitution of India.

Question 8. [4]
State any four functions of the Urban Municipal Corporation

Question 9. [4]
Look at the picture and answer the questions given below.

i) Name the Fundamental Right that is violated in the photograph above. [1]
ii) What is the provision under Right to Exploitation regarding the same picture? [1]
iii) Name any two other forms of exploitation mentioned under the Right against
Exploitation except the one mentioned above or in the picture. [2]

SECTION – C
[4 x 8 = 32]
Question 10. [8]
Explain why India is considered a quasi-federal State.

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Question 11. [8]
The US Senate considered to be the most powerful second chamber in the world- Explain

Question 12. [8]

Enumerate the composition and any four functions of the Zila Parishad
OR
Discuss any four measures to strengthen the Indian Democracy.

Question 13.
Read the following extract and answer the questions given below
Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles are complementary to one another.
Freedom and social justice go hand in hand; each is enriched by the other.
i) State any four differences between Fundamental Rights and DPSP [4]
ii) State any three fundamental freedoms mentioned in Article 19. [3]
iii) What is the purpose of adding DPSP in the Constitution of India? [1]

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