ASSEB| CLASS 11| POLITICAL SCIENCE| QUESTION PAPER - 2025| H.S. 1ST YEAR
2025
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Full Marks: 80
Pass Marks: 24
Time: 3 hours
The figures in the margin indicate
full marks for the questions
PART-A
(Marks: 40)
Choose the correct answer: 1x40=40
1. The Greek
word ‘Polis’ means
(a) city State
(b) civil
society
(c) citizen
(d) State
2. The
autobiography written by Nelson Mandela is
(a) Hind Swaraj
(b) Long Walk to
Freedom
(c) Freedom from
Fear
(d) Das Kapital
3. Right to
work is a/ an
(a) economic
equality
(b) political
equality
(c) social
equality
(d) cultural
equality
4. Confucius
was a
(a) Greek
philosopher
(b) Burmese
philosopher
(c) Chinese
philosopher
(d) Japanese
philosopher
5. The
Universal Declaration of Human Rights was introduced in the General Assembly of
the UN on
(a) 9th
December, 1948
(b) 10th
December, 1948
(c) 11th
December, 1948
(d) 12th
December, 1948
6. Who
launched the Civil Rights Movement in the USA?
(a) Martin Luther
King
(b) Abraham
Lincoln
(c) Nelson Mandela
(d) George
Washington
7. The word ‘Nation’
originated from the Latin word
(a) Nato
(b) Natio
(c) Naso
(d) Native
8. The
opposite of ‘secular State’ is called
(a) theocratic State
(b) feudal State
(c) religious
State
(d) marginal
State
9. The author
of the book, Republic is
(a) Plato
(b) Aristotle
(c) Socrates
(d) Machiavelli
10. Who is
the author of the book, Hind Swaraj?
(a) Nathuram
Godse
(b) Mahatma
Gandhi
(c) Jayaprakash
Narayan
(d) Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru
11. “Politics
is a bridge between the city of human being and the city of God.” This
statement was said by
(a) J. S. Mill
(b) Aristotle
(c) St.
Augustine
(d) Plato
12. The
author of the book, On Liberty is
(a) Green
(b) J. S. Mill
(c) Gabriel Almond
(d) Laski
13. The movie
of Deepa Mehta is
(a) Space
(b) Water
(c) Sky
(d) Air
14. “Capitalism
is the enemy of the world.” This was remarked by
(a) Karl Marx
(b) Aristotle
(c) Plato
(d) Machiavelli
15. The book
A Theory of Justice is written by
(a) David Easton
(b) John Rawls
(c) Gabriel
Almond
(d) Aristotle
16. The word ‘Liberty’
came from the Latin word
(a) Liber
(b) Law
(c) Lower
(d) Liver
17. Who among
the following said that politics envelops us like the coils of a snake?
(a) Garner
(b) Gandhiji
(c) Gabriel
Almond
(d) David Easton
18. ‘Veil of
ignorance’ was suggested by
(a) Karl Marx
(b) J. S. Mill
(c) John Rawls
(d) Laski
19. The
author of the book, The Satanic Verses is
(a) Nelson
Mandela
(b) Martin
Luther King
(c) Abraham
Lincoln
(d) Salman
Rushdie
20. According
to John Locke, right to do anything is a/ an
(a) natural
right
(b) social right
(c) economic
right
(d) political
right
21. Who
presented ‘Objective Resolution’ in the Constituent Assembly in India?
(a) Dr. B. R.
Ambedkar
(b) Dr. Rajendra
Prasad
(c) Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel
(d) Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru
22. In which
Part of the Indian Constitution are the Fundamental Rights incorporated?
(a) Part III
(b) Part IV
(c) Part V
(d) Part VI
23. The
Election Commission is responsible for
(a) Central
Election only
(b) State
Election only
(c) Local Administration
Election only
(d) both Central
and State Election
24. How many
members are nominated by the President of India to the Rajya Sabha?
(a) 11
(b) 12
(c) 13
(d) 14
25. Money Bill
can be introduced in
(a) the Lok
Sabha
(b) the Rajya Sabha
(c) the
Parliament
(d) the Supreme
Court
26. The
presiding officer in a joint session of the Parliament is
(a) the President
(b) the Vice
President
(c) the Speaker
of the Lok Sabha
(d) the Prime
Minister
27. Who
appoints the Chief Election Commissioner in India?
(a) The President
(b) The Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court
(c) The Prime
Minister
(d) The Governor
28. Who
presents the Union Budget in the Lok Sabha?
(a) The Speaker
of the Lok Sabha
(b) The Finance
Minister
(c) The Prime
Minister
(d) The Vice
President
29. Within
how many days, the Rajya Sabha has to give its opinion on a Money Bill?
(a) 10 days
(b) 7 days
(c) 13 days
(d) 14 days
30. Who can
remove the judges of the Supreme Court?
(a) The President
(b) The Vice
President
(c) The Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court
(d) None of them
31. Who was
the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution?
(a) Dr. Rajendra
Prasad
(b) Dr. B. R.
Ambedkar
(c) Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel
32. Who is
the ex officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
(a) The Vice
President
(b) The
President
(c) The Prime
Minister
(d) The Governor
33. When was
the Indian Constitution adopted?
(a) 26th
November, 1949
(b) 26th
January, 1950
(c) 15th
August, 1947
(d) 11th
December, 1946
34. By which Constitutional
Amendment was the right to property removed from the Fundamental Rights?
(a) 42nd
Amendment, 1976
(b) 44th
Amendment, 1978
(c) 25th
Amendment, 1971
(d) None of the
above
35. Who is
the Head of the State of India?
(a) The
President
(b) The Prime Minister
(c) The Chief
Minister
(d) The Governor
36. The
quorum of the Lok Sabha is
(a) one-tenth
(b) one-third
(c) one-fourth
(d) None of the
above
37. Who can
make laws on subjects in the Concurrent List?
(a) The Central
Government
(b) The State
Government
(c) The Supreme
Court
(d) Both Central
and State Government
38. How many
Fundamental Duties are incorporated in the Indian Constitution?
(a) 10
(b) 11
(c) 12
(d) 7
39. The
Governor of an Indian State is appointed by
(a) the
President
(b) the Vice
President
(c) the Prime
Minister
(d) the Chief
Minister of the concerned State
40. What is
the tenure of Panchayats at present in India?
(a) 3 years
(b) 5 years
(c) 10 years
(d) 12 years
PART-B
(Marks: 40)
41. Answer any five of the following questions: 2x5=10
(a) Write the
meaning of Dirty Politics.
(b) Write two
differences between Positive liberty and Negative liberty.
(c) What do you
mean by Policy of Apartheid?
(d) Mention two
Fundamental Duties of Indian citizen.
(e) Mention two
writs of the Supreme Court of India.
(f) Mention two
limitations of the Fundamental Rights of Indian citizen.
(g) Mention two
effects of the National Emergency in India.
(h) Mention two
non-federal features of India.
(i) Why is India
called a Republic country?
(j) Write two
functions of the Election Commission of India.
42. Answer any five of the following questions: 3x5=15
(a) Mention three
hindrances to Secularism in India.
(b) Mention three
differences between Citizen and Alien.
(c) Write three
sources of the Indian Constitution.
(d) Write three
causes for the centralizing tendency in India.
(e) Write three
characteristics of local self-government of India.
(f) Write three
functions of Welfare State.
(g) Write three
features of equality.
(h) Mention three
qualities of good citizen.
(i) Mention three
factors of Nationalism.
(j) Write about
any three types of Rights.
43. Answer any three of the following questions: 5x3=15
(a) Discuss the
different features of Indian Federalism.
(b) Discuss the
arguments in favour of national self-determination.
(c) Discuss the
differences between the Fundamental Rights and the Directive Principles of State
Policy of India.
(d) Write a note
on the role of the Governor of a State of India.
(e) Discuss the
theory of justice given by John Rawls.
(f) Discuss the
utility of the study of political theory.
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