SARVODAYA PUBLIC SCHOOL

ANNUAL EXAMINATION 2024-25

CLASS – XI
Subject: Political Science

STUDENT’S NAME: _____ FATHER’S NAME:

CLASS & SECTION: _____ ROLLNO:
Time Allowed: 02 Hrs Maximum Marks : 70

General Instructions:

i. The question paper consists of five sections (A, B, C, D and E) with 30 questions in total.
ii. All questions are compulsory.
iii. Question numbers 1-16 are multiple choice questions of one mark each.
iv. Question numbers 17-22 are of 2 marks each. Answers to these questions should not exceed 50-
60 words each.
v. Question numbers 23-27 are of 4 marks each. Answers to these questions should not exceed
100-120 words each. There is an internal choice in two of the 4 marks questions.
vi. Question numbers 28-29 are passage, and map-based questions. Answer accordingly.
vii. Question numbers 30-33 are of 6 marks each. Answers to these questions should not exceed
170-180 words.
viii. There is an internal choice in 6 marks questions.
[Section A]
1. Arrange the following in chronological order-
a. Constitutional status was accorded to local government institutions.
b. Geeta Rathore was re-elected.
c. Geeta Rathore was elected Sarpanch from a reserved seat.
d. Tamil Nadu government allotted two hectares of land to government employees.
a) d, a, c, b b) a, c, b, d c) a, d, c, b d) a, c, b, a
2. Territorial representation means
a) Class representation c) Minority representation
b) Geographical representation d) Functional representation
3. How many members are nominated to the Rajya sabha by the President of India?
(a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 15 (d) 20
4. How many seats are in Lok Sabha reserved for Scheduled Tribes in India?
(a) 52 (b) 27 (c) 47 (d) 37

5. From which country the provision of the idea of the Rule of Law has borrowed?
a) British Constitution b) French Constitution
c) Russian Constitution d) Canadian Constitution
6. The ‘Hindutva’ is advocated by the
(a) Congress (b) CPI (c) Akali Dal (d) Bhartiya Janata Party
7. The Provision to abolish untouchability is reflected in the Indian constitution under.
(a) Article – 14 (b) Article – 15 (c) Article 16 (d) Article - 17
8. The longest tenure as the Prime Minister of India is enjoyed by
a) Jawahar Lal Nehru b) V.P. Singh
b) c) Charan Singh d) Lal Bahadur Shastri
9. Which of the following elections in india is conducted by the state election commission and not by
the election commission of India?
(a) Lok sabha election (b) State legislative assembly election
(c) Municipal elections (d) Rajya sabha elections

10. Assertion (A): The Motilal Nehru committee had demanded a bill of rights as far back as in 1928.
Reason (R): When India became independent and the Constitution was being prepared, bill of rights
was ignored.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
11. Justice is administered by:
(a) Executive (b) Judiciary
(c) Legislature (d) Political Parties
12. The purpose of Feminism is:
(a) To exploit women (b) To discourage women
(c) To weaken women (d) To empower women
13. By impeachment who is removed.
(a) Prime minister (b) speaker
(c) President (d) Governor
14. Which of the following is not an institution of rural local government?
(a) Panchayat (b) Zila Parishad
(c) Municipal corporation (d) Gram Sabha
15. The Power of the government to disallow media from publishing or showing certain stories is
(a) censorship (b) Dictatorship
(c) Rule of law (d) Freedom of press
16. “Long walk to Freedom” is an autobiography of
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Nelson Mandela
(c) Salman Rushdie (d) Aung san snn kyi

[Section B]
17. Is Indian Constitution rigid or flexible?
18. What do you mean by Local Government?
19. In the absence of no single majority party, how is the Chief Minister appointed?
20. What is Political Equality?
21. What are the provisions for social justice in the Indian Constitution?
22. What makes a citizen to be nationalist?

[Section C]
23. How can the citizenship be acquired?
24. What is Public interest litigation? Explain
 25. Why the rights are necessary for the development of individuals?

OR
What are rights and why are they important? What are the bases on which claims to rights can be
made?

26. How does Indian parliament control the executive?

OR
Describe the amendment procedure of constitution.
27. “India is a Sovereign, Democratic, Republic.” Justify the Statement.

[Section D]
28. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
Machal Lalung was 23 when he was arrested. A resident of Chuburi village of Morigaon district of
Assam, Machal was charged of causing grievous injuries. He was found mentally too unstable to stand
trial and was sent as under trial to Lok Priya Gopinath Bordoloi Mental Hospital in Tejpur for
treatment. Machal was treated successfully and doctors wrote twice to jail authorities in 1967 and
1996 that he was fit to stand trial. But no one paid any attention. Machal Lalung remained in “judicial
custody.’’ Machal Lalung was released in July 2005. He was 77 then. He spent 54 years under custody
during which his case never came up for hearing. He was freed when a team appointed by the
National Human Rights Commission intervened after an inspection of undertrials in the State.

i. Which of the following rights is addressed in the given Machal Lalung’s case study?
(a) Right to life and personal liberty (b) Right to freedom of religion
(c) Right against exploitation (d) Right to Dignity
ii. Following an examination of pending cases in the State, a team from the ________
played an active role to free Machal Lalung.
(a) Priya Gopinath Bordoloi Commission (b) Human Rights Nation Commision
(c) Consumer Redressal Commission (d) National Human Rights Commission
iii. Machal’s entire life was wasted because ________.
a) He was declared mentally unstable to stand trial
b) Proper trial against him never took place
c) A team of social scientists never paid any attention
d) He was declared mentally stable to stand trial

iv. Machal’s case shows what happens when ________.

a) A person is arrested without being told the grounds for such an arrest.
b) Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of
Religion is not available.
c) All of these
d) Rights granted by the Constitution are not available in practice.

29. In the given outline political map of India, four states have been marked as (A) (B) (C) and (D). Identify
these states on the basis of the information given below and write their correct names in your answer
book, along with their respective serial number of the information used and the concerned alphabets
as per the following formate:-

i. The states that have highest seats in the lok sabha.

ii. State which is related with article 370 of the Indian constitution.
iii. State from which prime minister Narender modi belonged.
iv. State which is highly affected the Naxalites.

[Section E]
30. What are the qualities of a good citizen?
OR
Define nationalism. Mention its advantages and disadvantages.
31. Explain different kinds of liberty.
OR
Distinguish between Political Equality and Social Equality.

32. Write any four changes that have been made in the Panchayati Raj System under
73rd Constitutional Amendment.
OR
Mention the sources of the Indian constitution along with the features taken from
these sources.
33. What are the characteristics of Indian secularism?
OR
Describe the Powers and Functions of the President of India.