POLITICAL SCIENCE
AHSEC CLASS 11 - QUESTION PAPER 2017
PART – A: Indian Constitution at Work
1. Answer the following as directed: (1 × 6 = 6)
- (a) Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly of India?
- (b) India is a secular State. (True or False)
- (c) Which Fundamental Right enshrined in the Constitution of India is regarded as the ‘Heart and Soul’ of the Constitution?
- (d) Write a difference between General Rights and Fundamental Rights.
- (e) Which Article of the Constitution of India has given special status to Jammu and Kashmir?
- (f) Mention one Ideal enshrined in the Preamble to the Constitution of India.
2. Write two functions of the Constitution. 2
3. Mention two rights enshrined in the Article 19 of the Constitution of India. 2
4. What is Universal Adult Franchise? 2
5. Mention two features of Civil Services in India. 2
6. What is State Finance Commission? 2
7. Write two characteristics of local government. 2
8. Mention three federal and one non-federal features of Indian Federation. 3+1=4
9. Mention four functions of the Election Commission of India. 4
10. Explain four functions of the Parliament of India. 4
11. Describe four instruments through which the Parliament controls the Executive. 4
12. Explain the procedure for amendment of the Constitution of India. 4
13. Discuss the emergency powers of the President of India. 6
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Discuss the powers and functions of the Prime Minister of India. 6
14. Explain the powers and functions of the Supreme Court of India. 6
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Write a note on judicial activism in India. 6
PART – B: Political Theory
15. Answer the following as directed: (1 × 6 = 6)
- (a) Who is the author of the book, Hind Swaraj?
- (b) “Swaraj is our birth right and we shall have it.” Who said this?
- (c) Right to life is a Civil Right/a Political Right/an Economic Right. (Choose the correct answer)
- (d) Give an example of Human Rights.
- (e) Who wrote the book, The Flowers of Hiroshima?
- (f) Who is associated with Narmada Bachao Andolan?
16. What is politics? 2
17. Mention two means of safeguarding liberty. 2
18. Write two Economic Rights. 2
19. Mention two qualities of a good citizen. 2
20. Mention two forms of structural violence. 2
21. Write two features of development. 2
22. Explain the necessity of studying political theory. 4
23. Write a note on Political Justice. 4
24. Explain about Legal Rights. 4
25. Discuss about global citizenship. 4
26. Mention four factors contributing to the growth of nationalism. 4
27. Explain various dimensions of social justice. 6
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Explain Rawls’ theory of justice. 6
28. What is secularism? Explain four features of secularism. 6
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Discuss the Indian model of secularism. 6