Students must start practicing the questions from CBSE Sample Papers for Class 11 Political Science with Solutions Set 3 are designed as per the revised syllabus.
CBSE Sample Papers for Class 11 Political Science Set 3 with Solutions
Time Allowed: 3 Hours
Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions:
All questions are compulsory. The question paper has 34 questions.
- Questions from serial number 1 to 20 are of 1 mark each. The answers to these questions should not exceed 20 words each.
- Questions from serial number 21 to 23 are of 2 marks each. The answers to these questions should not exceed 50 words each.
- Questions from serial number 24 to 27 are of 4 marks each. The answers to these questions should not exceed 100 words each.
- Questions from serial number 28 to 31 are of 5 marks each. The answers to these questions should not exceed 120 words each.
- Questions from serial number 32 to 34 are of 6 marks each. The answers to these questions should not exceed 170 words each.
Section-A (20 Marks)
Question 1.
Who can amend the Fundamental Rights in India? [1]
Answer:
The Fundamental Rights in our country can be amended by the Parliament of India.
Question 2.
Name the categories in which judicial cases can be divided. [1]
Answer:
The cases can be divided as Civil Cases and Criminal Cases.
Question 3.
What do you mean by Direct Democracy? [1]
Answer:
A democracy where the citizens directly participate in the day-to-day decision making and in the running of the government.
Question 4.
Define Local Government. [1]
Answer:
The government at village and district level that deals with routine problems of the citizens is called as Local Government.
Question 5.
What is the importance of Articles 12 to 32 of the Constitution of India? [1]
Answer:
These Articles enshrine the Fundamental Rights of the Constitution of India.
Question 6.
What are the common assumptions made about the nation? [1]
Answer:
Some common assumptions about nation are:
- History
- Shared beliefs.
- Shared political ideals.
- Common political identity.
- Territory
Question 7.
Define Universal Adult Franchise. [1]
Answer:
A system in which all citizens reaching a certain age, would be entitled to be voters irrespective of religion, caste, race, education, gender or income.
Question 8.
Define the term ‘rights’. [1]
Answer:
The claims and guarantees given to citizens of a country to live a respectful social life are called as rights.
Question 9.
What happens if a Panchayat is dissolved before its term? [1]
Answer:
If the Panchayat dissolves before the end of its five year term, fresh elections must be held within six months of such dissolution.
Question 10.
What is the ideology behind “Long Walk to Freedom”? [1]
Answer:
The book is based around the resistance of the Black Majority against the White Minority in South Africa on account of their segregating policies. It is an autobiography about struggle against Apartheid by Nelson Mandela.
Question 11.
Define Constitution. [1]
Answer:
Constitution is a set of basic rules and fundamental principles according to which a state or an organisation is governed.
Question 12.
State any two natural rights of human beings. [1]
Answer:
Two natural rights are:
(i) Right to life
(ii) Right to liberty
(iii) Right to property.
Question 13.
Which amendment was made in the Constitution of India in 1989? [1]
Answer:
The age of eligibility to vote was reduced from 21 years to 18 years by the 61st Constitutional Amendment of 1989.
Question 14.
What was the preference of Rabindranath Tagore- humanity or patriotism? [1]
Answer:
Rabindranath Tagore preferred humanity than patriotism because according to him, patriotism cannot be our final spiritual shelter.
Question 15.
What was the slogan given by French Revolution? [1]
Answer:
Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.
Question 16.
State any two qualifications for a person to be appointed as a Judge of High Court. [1]
Answer:
The qualifications are:
(i) The person must be a citizen of India.
(ii) The person must have served as an advocate in any High Court for 10 years.
(iii) The person must have worked in judicial capacity for not less than 10 years.
Question 17.
How many high courts are there in India? [1]
Answer:
There are 25 High Courts in India.
Question 18.
State the main function of State Finance Commission. [1]
Answer:
The State Finance Commission is appointed to allocate funds to rural local government bodies.
Question 19.
Define a state. [1]
Answer:
A group of people living in a fixed sovereign territory under the control of an organised government.
Question 20.
Which is the highest court of justice in India? [1]
Answer:
The Supreme Court of India is the highest court of justice in India.
Section-B (6 Marks)
Question 21.
Explain the need of the Constitution. [2]
Answer:
The Constitution is needed :
(1) To provide a set of basic rules that all the members of a society can agree upon.
(2) To specify who has the power to make decisions in a society.
(3) To decide how the government will be constituted.
(4) To set some limits on what a government can impose on its citizens.
(5) To enable the government to fulfil the aspirations of a society and create conditions for a just society.
(6) To define relationships that constitute the national identity of a country.
Question 22.
What do you mean by equality before law? [2]
Answer:
The Article 14 of Indian Constitution provides that no citizen can be discriminated on the basis of caste, colour, gender, race, religion, etc. It also provides that all citizens are equal before law and as such equal protection is provided to all citizens within the Indian territory.
Question 23.
Justify the statement that India is a secular country. [2]
Answer:
India is a secular country because:
(1) The word secular has been included in to the Preamble to the Constitution (through 42nd Amendment)
(2) It has no State Religion.
(3) It remains neutral in religious matters.
(4) Freedom to religion is offered to all citizens.
(5) There is no discrimination on the basis of religion.
Section-C (16 Marks)
Question 24.
Which of the two Houses of Parliament is called Permanent House and why? [4]
Answer:
The Rajya Sabha is called the Permanent House of the Parliament. This is because it cannot be dissolved. The tenure of each member is for 6 years. Only one-thirds of the members retire every two years.
Question 25.
Give the full form of NPT and CTBT. [4]
Answer:
NPT stands for Non-Proliferation Treaty. It was formulated and signed by the USA, the USSR, the UK and some other countries in 1968. India refused to sign it on the grounds of this policy being discriminatory in nature. CTBT stands for Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. It discriminated between the nuclear and non-nuclear weapon states, and it was refused to be signed by India.
Question 26.
Why is Article 21 of the Constitution of India so important? [4]
Answer:
The Article 21 of the Constitution of India contains the provisions for Right to protection of personal life and freedom of the citizens of India. A person cannot be deprived of this right in case of the specific procedure prescribed in the welfare of the state in this matter.
Question 27.
State the characteristics of development. [4]
Answer:
Some of the important characteristics of development are:
(1) It is a multidimensional concept not only limited to economic spheres, but to political and social spheres also.
(2) It implies growth where all societies keep growing in the process ofchange and evolution.
Section-D (20 Marks)
Question 28.
Read the passage and answer the questions that follows: [5]
The Indian bureaucracy today is an enormously complex system. It consists of the All-IndiaServices, StateServices, employees of the local governments, and technical and managerial staff running public sector undertakings. Makers of our Constitution were aware of the importance of the non-partisan and professional bureaucracy. They also wanted the members of the civil services or bureaucracy to be impartially selected on the basis of merit. So, the Union Public Service Commission has been entrusted with the task of conducting the process of recruitment of the civil servants for the government of India. Similar public service commissions are provided for the States also. Members of the Public Service Commissions are appointed for a fixed term. Their removal or suspension is subject to a thorough enquiry made by a judge of the Supreme Court.
(i) Define bureaucracy.
(ii) What is the composition of bureaucracy in India?
(iii) How is bureaucracy appointed?
(iv) How is bureaucracy removed?
Answer:
(i) Bureaucracy is defined as the senior-most level government employees.
(ii) The composition of bureaucracy in India is successful candidates of All-India Services, State services, employees of local government as well as technical and managerial staff of public sector companies.
(iii) The bureaucracy is appointed through examinations conducted by Union Public Service Commission and respective STATE SERVICE COMMISSIONS.
(iv) The bureaucracy is appointed for a fixed term and can be removed only by an enquiry initiated by a Judge of the Supreme Court of India.
Question 29.
Read the passage and answer the questions that follows: [5]
Broadly, two types of disputes keep recurring. One is the border dispute and other is river dispute. States have certain claims over territories belonging to neighbouring States. Though language is the basis of defining boundaries of the States, often border areas would have populations speaking more than one language. So, it is not easy to resolve this dispute merely on the basis of linguistic majority. One of the long standing border disputes is the dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka over the city of Belgaum. Manipur and Nagaland too, have a long-standing border dispute. The carving out of Haryana from the erstwhile State of Punjab has led to dispute between the two States not only over border areas, but over the capital city of Chandigarh. This city today houses the capital of both these States. In 1985, the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi reached an understanding with the leadership of Punjab. According to this understanding, Chandigarh was to be handed over to Punjab, but this has not happened yet.
(i) What are the two most common points of disputes between the states?
(ii) Which city is the point of dispute between the states of Maharashtra and Karnataka?
(iii) Which leader tried to resolve matter of dispute between Punjab and Haryana?
(iv) What was the proposed solution?
(v) Why do you think the handing over has not happened yet?
Answer:
(i) The most common points of dispute are border issue and distribution of river water.
(ii) The Maharashtra and Karnataka have dispute over the city of Belgaum.
(iii) Mr. Rajiv Gandhi.
(iv) The proposed solution was that the Chandigarh was to be handed over to the state of Punjab.
(v) The handing over has not happened yet as there was change in government before the transfer could take place and then the matter got delayed due to political crisis that came in the country with the brutal murder of Mr. Rajiv Gandhi.
Question 30.
Read the passage and answer the questions that follows: [5]
‘Equal protection by the State to all religions’. This is how Nehru responded when a student asked him to spell out what secularism meant in independent India. He wanted a secular state to be one that “protects all religions, but does not favour one at the expense of others and does not itself adopt any religion as the state religion”. Nehru was the philosopher of Indian secularism. Nehru did not practise any religion, nor did he believe in God. But for him secularism did not mean hostility to religion. In that sense, Nehru was very different from Ataturk in Turkey. At the same time, Nehru was not in favour of a complete separation between religion and state. A secular state can interfere in matters of religion to bring about social reform. Nehru himself played a key role in enacting laws abolishing caste discrimination, dowry and sati, and extending legal rights and social freedom to Indian women. While Nehru was prepared to be flexible on many counts, there was one thing on which he was always firm and uncompromising. Secularism for him meant a complete opposition to communalism ofall kinds. Nehru was particularly severe in his criticism of the communalism of the majority community, which posed a threat to national unity. Secularism for him was not only a matter of principles, it was also the only guarantee of the unity and integrity of India.
(i) Who stated that a secular state is one that protects all religions?
(a) Nehru
(b) Ambedkar
(c) Gandhi
(d) Ataturk
Answer:
(a) Nehru
(ii) State the position of PL Nehru as a religious man.
(a) Communist
(b) Philosopher
(c) Socialist
(d) Lawyer
Answer:
(b) Philosopher
(iii) As per Nehru_______guarantees of the unity and integrity of India.
(a) Criticism
(b) Communalism
(c) Discrimination
(d) Secularism
Answer:
(d) Secularism
(iv) Nehru was not in favour of a complete separation between:
(a) men and women
(b) minority and majority
(c) religion and state
(d) rights and freedom
Answer:
(c) religion and state
Question 31.
Study the picture given below and answer the questions that follows: [5]
The constitution makers have to address themselves to very different aspirations. Here is Nehru trying to balance between different visions and ideologies.
(i) Can you identify what these different groups stand for?
(ii) Who do you think prevailed in this balancing act?
Answer:
(i) The different groups illustrated here represent different sections of the society categorised on the basis of religion, culture, caste and region. These groups had different preferences and represented the two opposite groups of nationalists- the liberals and the radicals.
(ii) At the end, both the songs were accepted. Vande Mataram became our National Song and Jana Gana Mana became our National Anthem. Both the songs are shown equal respect by all the citizens of the country. The acceptance of these songs by the Indians shows that the citizens of India accept all diversities of India.
Section-E (18 Marks)
Question 32.
Is it true to say that Politics serves for the common good?
OR
What are the various elements of liberty? [6]
Answer:
It is true to say that Politics serves for the common good. The common good evolves with the growth of democracy. It is a goal as well as a means to goal. It is important for any and every welfare state. In the context of developed economies, common good is considered as an effort of the state. In the context of developing economies, common good is considered as a means to achieve the path of welfare state.
Politics serves for the common good in the sense that it represents permeation of classes and not struggle of classes. As a result, it finds a common good in all and promotes common good. The politics starts by establishing a social order and finishes with establishment of a state which caters to the good of all in the society.
OR
The important elements of liberty are:
- It is the presence of controlled restraints on people.
- It can be enjoyed in a positive framework of the society.
- It encourages to do something useful in the interest of the society.
- It ensures maintenance of peace and order inthe society.
- It treats everyone equally.
- It helps the citizens to identify their best potential.
Question 33.
Analyse the statement, “Political Liberty cannot be imagined without economic liberty”
OR
Briefly discuss the three principles of justice. Explain each with examples. [6]
Answer:
Liberty and Equality are contemporary to each other. Political Liberty gives a freedom to an individual to participate in the activities of the state, that is:
(1) Right to vote.
(2) Right to contest elections.
(3) Right to form political party.
(4) Right to hold public office.
Economic equality/liberty provides equal opportunities to earn the livelihood by an individual, that is:
(1) All the individuals must have the means to meet their ends.
(2) Exploitation should not exist.
(3) Means of production and distribution should be made for public welfare.
Relationship between political liberty and economic liberty:
A poor man is sometimes attracted to false commitments of politicians as they lack in proper intelligence to identify right or wrong because they could not attain even good education, hence they are unable to use their right to vote properly.
Sometimes, poor voters sell out their votes to rich candidates who trap them by making commitments to fulfill their requirements either in cash or in kind, hence the poor voters misuse their right to vote in place of utilising it for the welfare of the country.
Contesting elections is an expensive activity and the poor who cannot afford one day meal easily, cannot contest elections. Hence, the poor are exempted naturally from contesting elections due to lack of funds. It can be concluded that political liberty requires economic liberty also.
OR
(i) Equal Treatment of Equals:
(a) This indicates the principle of treating people equally.
(b) All individuals share certain characteristics as human beings. Therefore, they deserve to be treated equally and provided with equal rights.
(c) It includes civil rights like right to life, liberty and property, political rights like right to vote and social rights related to equal social opportunities. It also prohibits discrimination on the grounds of class, caste, gender and race.
(d) For example, two individuals from different backgrounds should be paid same reward for the same kind of job.
(ii) Proportionate justice:
(a) This principle indicates rewarding people in proportion to the scale and quality of their efforts.
(b) It is just to reward different jobs differently on the basis of efforts and skills required and the danger involved.
(c) Thus, proportionality provides balance to the principle of equal treatment.
(d) Forexample, the reward and compensation for a surgeon and an architect varies according to the skill that is required in their job.
(iii) Recognition of Special Needs:
(a) This principle is based on distributing rewards and duties on the basis of special needs of people.
(b) On the basis of factors such as age, physical disabilities and lack of access to good education or health care, special treatment is given in many countries.
(c) People with special needs or disabilities are treated unequal in some particular respect and therefore are provided with some deserving and special help.
(d) For example, a physically challenged person getting a reserved seat in bus is an example of principle of recognition of special needs.
Question 34.
What are the qualities of a good citizen? [6]
OR
Discuss briefly some of the new rights claims which are being put forward in our country today, for example the rights of tribal people to protect their habitat and the way of life, or the rights of children against bonded labour.
Answer:
A good citizen:
(1) Is aware of own duties towards the State and the fellow citizens.
(2) Casts vote in the interest of the country.
(3) Exercises vote without influence of loyalties of religion and caste.
(4) Invests in welfare activities of the society.
(5) Protects and maintains public property.
(6) Possess a high moral character.
(7) Obeys the laws of the State.
(8) Protests in a peaceful manner.
(9) Is self disciplined.
(10) Respects his/her nation at any national or international forum.
(11) Does not spread harmful news.
(12) Respects the national ideals.
OR
The claim of rights of tribal people to protect their habitat and way of life has emerged with the new conception of a secure and respectful life of individuals along with preserving their traditional way of life and access to resources. This is a result of change in society and its beliefs and providing special provisions or rights to people to protect indigenous culture.
Tribal people are given rights to own a part of land of the forest to which they belong. They are given special facilities in education, job, medicine etc. so that they can compete with the rest of the society on equal terms. The rights of children against bonded labour are necessary to prevent their exploitation and ensure a safe childhood for them.
The right to education is a new right given in the Indian Constitution. This right helps in preventing the violation of the basic right of children to education. Right to information isa new right that helps the citizens to know the status or the procedure of the services that they are entitled to receive.