CBSE Class 12 Political Science Answer Key 2024 and Question Papers, Download PDF All SETs

CBSE Class 12 Political Science Answer Key 2024:  The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Examination for Class 12 students for the academic year 2023–24 has begun. On March 22, 2024, the board successfully conducted the class 12 Political Science exam from 10.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. In this article, We have provided  answers to all the questions of CBSE Class 12 Political Science to help students assess their performance in the exam by checking the correct answers. The CBSE Class 12 Political Science Answer Key 2024 is available here. You can also check the exam analysis and all sets of the question paper in PDF format. 

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CBSE Class 12 Political Science Paper Answer Key 2024 

Q. Arrange the following events in chronological order and choose the correct option as answer:
(i)  Indo-Russian Strategic Agreement
(ii) The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
(iii) Disintegration of the Soviet Union
(iv) Socialist Revolution in Russia
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (ii), (iv), (iii), (i)
(C) (iv), (ii), (iii), (i)
(D) (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)

Answer.  (C) (iv), (ii), (iii), (i)

Q. Which one of the following was formed for the planned development of India, just after independence?

(A) Election Commission
(B) Planning Commission
(C) Shah Commission
(D) NITI Aayog

Answer. (B) Planning Commission

Q.  Which one of the following Princely States of India initially opposed joining the Indian Union?
(A) Baroda
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Mysore
(D) Gwalior

Answer: (B) Hyderabad

Q. Which one of the following encourages the use of renewable energy?
(A) Energy Conservation Act
(B) Environment Protection Act
(C) Electricity Act
(D) National Auto Fuel Policy

Answer. (C) Electricity Act

Q. Planning Commission of India was replaced with NITI Aayog because
(A) it had become very old.
(B) it was becoming irrelevant to face the new challenges of development.
(C) it was totally based on Socialist model.
(D) many states were not in favour of Planning Commission.

Answer. (B) it was becoming irrelevant to face the new challenges of development.

Q. In the following question, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option as answer.
Assertion (A): People started protesting against the increase in prices of essential commodities, food scarcity and growing unemployment before the fourth General elections in India.
Reason (R): Failure of monsoons, widespread drought, decline in agricultural production and serious food shortage caused the problem.

Options:
(A) Both the Assertion (A) and the Reason (R) are correct and the Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(B) Both the Assertion (A) and the Reason (R) are correct, but the Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(C) The Assertion (A) is correct, but the Reason (R) is incorrect.

(D) The Assertion (A) is incorrect, but the Reason (R) is correct.

Answer.  (A) Both the Assertion (A) and the Reason (R) are correct and the Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).

Q. Which one of the following developing countries was the first to successfully control the rate of growth of population?
(A) India
(B) Pakistan
(C) Nepal
(D) Sri Lanka

Answer. (D) Sri Lanka

Q. After the death of Lal Bahadur Shastri, there was an intense competition for the post of Prime Minister between Indira Gandhi and which one of the following?
(A) Morarji Desai
(B) K. Kamraj
(C) S. Nijalingappa
(D) V.V. Giri

Answer.(A) Morarji Desai

Q.  In the following question, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option as answer.
Assertion (A): Presently the global atmosphere is warming up.

Reason (R): A steady decline in the total amount of Ozone in the earth's stratosphere.
Options:
(A) Both the Assertion (A) and the Reason (R) are correct, and the Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(B) Both the Assertion (A) and the Reason (R) are correct, but the Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(C) The Assertion (A) is correct, but the Reason (R) is incorrect. (D) The Assertion (A) is incorrect, but the Reason (R) is correct.

Answer. (A) Both the Assertion (A) and the Reason (R) are correct, and the Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).

Q. Which event marked the end of Communism in the Soviet Union?
(A) Cuban Missile Crisis
(B) Rise of New World Order
(C) Disintegration of the Soviet Union
(D) Rise in US economy

Answer. (C) Disintegration of the Soviet Union

Q. Name the state from which Chhattisgarh was carved out.
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Madhya Pradesh

Answer. (D) Madhya Pradesh

Note: We would like to notify you that the answer provided here is an unofficial one. The solutions and answers listed above are approximations; therefore, students should not rely solely on them or take them as their final mark. We request that you wait for your final answer key. For your reference up until then, you can review the answer key and solutions provided here.

CBSE Class 12 Political Science Marking Scheme 2024 

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CBSE Class 12 Result Date 2024 

CBSE Class 12 Board Exam Results for the academic session 2023–24 are expected to be declared in May 2024. You will be able to check your CBSE Class 12 results by clicking on the links mentioned below:

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