Political Science CBSE Class 12
Includes:
● Comprehensive questions for all chapters
● Important dates
Contemporary World Politics
The End of Bipolarity
Questions
1. What was considered the greatest symbol of the Cold War? Why?
2. How did the USSR come into being?
3. How did the Second World come into being?
4. The _____, a military alliance, held the socialist bloc together.
5. Highlight the pros and cons of the Soviet state.
6. ____, who had become General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet
Union in 1985, sought to reform this system.
7. What were the consequences of Gorbachev’s reforms?
8. When was the Soviet Union declared disbanded?
9. Russia did not accept the international treaties of the Soviet Union. T or F?
10. Outline the reasons for the decline of the Soviet Union.
11. Why did Gorbachev’s reforms not work out? / Why did the Soviet Union collapse
despite Gorbachev’s reforms?
12. Who was the first elected President of Russia?
13. What were the consequences of the disintegration of the Soviet Union?
14. The collapse of communism was followed in most of these countries by a painful
process of transition from ____ to ___.
15. Write a short note on shock therapy.
16. Why did the state-controlled industrial complex almost collapse in Russia?
17. What were the consequences of shock therapy?
18. What was the state of the democratic institutions in these countries?
19. Describe some tensions and conflicts that took place in the post-Soviet Union
territories.
20. What was the tension related to the Central Asian Republics’ areas with vast
hydrocarbon resources?
21. The strongest relations are between Ukraine and India. T or F?
22. Describe India’s multidimensional relationship with the USSR.
, Alternative Centres of Power
Questions
1. What was the ‘Question of Europe’?
2. European integration after 1945 was helped by the Cold War. T or F?
3. What was the Marshall Plan?
4. When was the European Economic Community formed?
5. How was a foundation laid for a common policy, cooperation and single currency in
Europe?
6. The EU has its own Constitution. T or F?
7. The EU is the world’s ___ biggest economy.
8. Describe the economic prowess of the EU.
9. What are the military powers of the EU?
10. What is Euro-scepticism?
11. What were the struggles of the South East Asian region?
12. How was ASEAN established? What are its objectives?
13. What is the strength of ASEAN?
14. Name the member countries of ASEAN.
15. What is the ASEAN way?
16. What are the three pillars of the ASEAN community?
17. What is the significance of the design on the ASEAN flag?
18. What does the ASEAN Regional Forum do?
19. What is the status of the ASEAN economy?
20. What are the objectives of the ASEAN Economic Community?
21. What is the Vision 2020?
22. Give instances where ASEAN has encouraged negotiation over conflicts.
23. Where does ASEAN’s strength lie?
24. China is projected to overtake the US as the world’s biggest economy by ___.
25. What gives China enormous influence in regional matters?
26. Write a note on the People’s Republic of China’s economy after 1949.
27. Why was China’s economic growth insufficient despite a respectable growth rate?
28. What were the major policy decisions taken by the Chinese leadership in the 1970s?
29. What was the objective of the open-door policy in China?
30. How did China follow its own path in introducing a market economy?
31. Not everyone in China has received the benefits of economic reforms. Explain.
32. What has enabled China to have considerable influence with its trade partners? What
are the effects of this?
33. What marred the hope of India and China coming together?
34. How did the relations between India and China improve in the 1970s?
Includes:
● Comprehensive questions for all chapters
● Important dates
Contemporary World Politics
The End of Bipolarity
Questions
1. What was considered the greatest symbol of the Cold War? Why?
2. How did the USSR come into being?
3. How did the Second World come into being?
4. The _____, a military alliance, held the socialist bloc together.
5. Highlight the pros and cons of the Soviet state.
6. ____, who had become General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet
Union in 1985, sought to reform this system.
7. What were the consequences of Gorbachev’s reforms?
8. When was the Soviet Union declared disbanded?
9. Russia did not accept the international treaties of the Soviet Union. T or F?
10. Outline the reasons for the decline of the Soviet Union.
11. Why did Gorbachev’s reforms not work out? / Why did the Soviet Union collapse
despite Gorbachev’s reforms?
12. Who was the first elected President of Russia?
13. What were the consequences of the disintegration of the Soviet Union?
14. The collapse of communism was followed in most of these countries by a painful
process of transition from ____ to ___.
15. Write a short note on shock therapy.
16. Why did the state-controlled industrial complex almost collapse in Russia?
17. What were the consequences of shock therapy?
18. What was the state of the democratic institutions in these countries?
19. Describe some tensions and conflicts that took place in the post-Soviet Union
territories.
20. What was the tension related to the Central Asian Republics’ areas with vast
hydrocarbon resources?
21. The strongest relations are between Ukraine and India. T or F?
22. Describe India’s multidimensional relationship with the USSR.
, Alternative Centres of Power
Questions
1. What was the ‘Question of Europe’?
2. European integration after 1945 was helped by the Cold War. T or F?
3. What was the Marshall Plan?
4. When was the European Economic Community formed?
5. How was a foundation laid for a common policy, cooperation and single currency in
Europe?
6. The EU has its own Constitution. T or F?
7. The EU is the world’s ___ biggest economy.
8. Describe the economic prowess of the EU.
9. What are the military powers of the EU?
10. What is Euro-scepticism?
11. What were the struggles of the South East Asian region?
12. How was ASEAN established? What are its objectives?
13. What is the strength of ASEAN?
14. Name the member countries of ASEAN.
15. What is the ASEAN way?
16. What are the three pillars of the ASEAN community?
17. What is the significance of the design on the ASEAN flag?
18. What does the ASEAN Regional Forum do?
19. What is the status of the ASEAN economy?
20. What are the objectives of the ASEAN Economic Community?
21. What is the Vision 2020?
22. Give instances where ASEAN has encouraged negotiation over conflicts.
23. Where does ASEAN’s strength lie?
24. China is projected to overtake the US as the world’s biggest economy by ___.
25. What gives China enormous influence in regional matters?
26. Write a note on the People’s Republic of China’s economy after 1949.
27. Why was China’s economic growth insufficient despite a respectable growth rate?
28. What were the major policy decisions taken by the Chinese leadership in the 1970s?
29. What was the objective of the open-door policy in China?
30. How did China follow its own path in introducing a market economy?
31. Not everyone in China has received the benefits of economic reforms. Explain.
32. What has enabled China to have considerable influence with its trade partners? What
are the effects of this?
33. What marred the hope of India and China coming together?
34. How did the relations between India and China improve in the 1970s?
