ISC Political Science Semester-1 Specimen Paper Solved Class -12

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ISC Political Science Semester-1 Specimen Paper Solved Class -12

Board	ISC
Class	12th (XII)
Subject	Political Science
Topic	Semester-1 ISC Specimen Paper Solved
Syllabus	on bifurcated syllabus (after reduction)
session	2021-22
Question Type	MCQ/ Objective (as prescribe by council)
Total question	Total=45 with all parts
Max mark	80

ISC Political Science Semester-1 Specimen Paper Solved Class -12

Question 1

A totalitarian state encourages:

(a) Pluralism
(b) Controlled pluralism
(c) No pluralism
(d) None of the above\
Answer-

Question 2

Authoritarian state has:

(a) Manipulated legitimacy
(b) Forced legitimacy
(c) No legitimacy
(d) None of the above
Answer-

(a) Manipulated legitimacy

Question 3 (ISC Political Science Semester-1 Specimen)

A Liberal Democratic state is characterized by:
(a) Limited government.
(b) All powerful government
(c) Weak government.
(d) All the above
Answer-

(a) Limited government.

Question 4

In a Liberal Democratic State there is:
(a) Not a clear distinction between the state and the society
(b) A clear distinction between State and Civil Society
(c) State and Civil Society amalgamates completely.
(d) None of the above
Answer-

(b) A clear distinction between State and Civil Society

Question 5

In an Authoritarian State, Government is based on:
(a) Public participation
(b) Controlled public participation
(c) There is no public participation.
(d) None of the above
Answer-

Question 6

What is the basis of a state in a liberal democracy?
(a) Force and coercion
(b) Subjugation of people
(c) Will of the people
(d) All of the above
Answer-

Question 7

In a unitary state the status of local government depends upon:
(a) The constitution
(b) Will of the local government itself
(c) Will of the central government.
(d) None of the above.
Answer-

Question 8

A rigid constitution is essential for a federation to:
(a) To divide the powers between the union and states
(b) To prevent unilateral amendments
(c) To foster co-operation between the union and states
(d) None of the above
Answer-

(b) To prevent unilateral amendments

Question 9

Who can dissolve the legislature in a parliamentary democracy?
(a) The Supreme Court
(b) The President
(c) The Speaker
(d) None of the above
Answer-

(b) The President

Question 10

Identify the constitution which neither has a beginning nor an end.
(a) Enacted
(b) Evolved
(c) Rigid
(d) None of the above
Answer-

(b) Evolved

Question 11

Which of the following is not a convention in the USA?
(a) Judicial Review
(b) Bi-cameral legislature
(c) Senatorial courtesy
(d) Presidential cabinet.
Answer-

(b) Bi-cameral legislature

Question 12

Political homogeneity is not compulsory in which one of the following political set ups?
(a) Federation
(b) Parliamentary government
(c) Presidential government
(d) None of the above
Answer-

(d) None of the above

Question 13

Parliamentary form of government is also known as:
(a) Responsible government
(b) Westminster model of government
(c) Cabinet form of government
(d) All of the above
Answer-

Question 14

A Totalitarian state is characterised as:
(a) A state with limited and regulated openness
(b) A state with internal unrest and civil war
(c) A state based on opinion and will of the people
(d) A state with unlimited authority and control
Answer-

(d) A state with unlimited authority and control

Question 15 (ISC Political Science Semester-1 Specimen)

What type of a Political system exist in Myanmar?
(a) Totalitarian
(b) Authoritarian
(c) Theocratic
(d) Democratic
Answer-

(b) Authoritarian

Question 16

What is dual citizenship?
(a) Citizenship of India and USA
(b) Voting allowed in two states
(c) Citizenship of common federal government and of federating units.
(d) Citizenship of two countries
Answer-

Question 17

What are conventions?
(a) Parliamentary rules which are followed.
(b) Supplements legislative statutes
(c) Unwritten informal practice or rule of conduct
(d) Laws of the Constitution
Answer-

Question 18

What is a Constituency?
(a) Territorial area where voters elect their representatives
(b) Special representation of SCs /STs
(c) Power of franchise and suffrage
(d) A section in the constitution
Answer-

(a) Territorial area where voters elect their representatives

Question 19

J.S. Mill refers to the legislature as ‘Congress of Opinion’ because:
(a) It is directly elected and powerful.
(b) Dominates the executive.
(c) Deliberates and reflects the public opinion over various issues.
(d) Two houses of the US Congress.
Answer-

Question 20

What is chief provision of Article 74 of the Indian Constitution?
(a) National emergency can be declared.
(b) The President will exercise the executive powers on the advice of the Council of Ministers.
(c) The President is indirectly elected by the MPs and MLAs.
(d) The powers of the Indian Rajya Sabha.
Answer-

(b) The President will exercise the executive powers on the advice of the Council of Ministers.

Question 21

(i) The US Senatorial Courtesy means:

(a) Approval of appoints and ratification of treaties.
(b) Financial approvals and powers of the Senate
(c) Legislative powers of the Senate
(d) Executive powers of the Senate
Answer-

(a) Approval of appoints and ratification of treaties.

(ii) Senatorial Courtesy is a:

(a) Constitutional law
(b) Convention
(c) Federal Law
(d) All of these
Answer-

(a) Constitutional law

Question 22

(i) Relationship between the two houses of Indian Parliament can be well explained as:

(a) The lower house is more powerful than the upper house
(b) The upper house is more powerful than the lower house
(c) Both have equal powers
(d) None of these

Answer-

(a) The lower house is more powerful than the upper house

(ii) Which of the following are the special powers of the Rajya Sabha?

(a) Declaration of war
(b) Power of creation or abolition of any All-India Service
(c) Introduction of private bills
(d) Introduction of money bill
Answer-

(b) Power of creation or abolition of any All-India Service

Question 23

On the basis of concentration or distribution of powers and the relations between central and local authorities, states are classified into Unitary states and Federal states.

(i) The local government in a unitary state exists_______________.

(a) According to the letter and spirit of the constitution.
(b) At the will of the Central government
(c) At the will of the State Government
(d) None of these

Answer-

(a) According to the letter and spirit of the constitution.

(ii) The constitution in a federal state is _____________.

(a) Written and Flexible
(b) Rigid and Written
(c) Evolved and Rigid
(d) Enacted and evolved
Answer-

(b) Rigid and Written

Question 24

One of the key underlying principles of a federation is equality of all federating units.

(i) It is an essential condition for a federal state to have a ___________legislature.

(a) bi-cameral
(b) Uni-cameral
(c) Single legislature
(d) All of these

Answer-

(a) bi-cameral

(ii) Units of a federation are given equal representation in the __________chamber.

(a) Lower/First
(b) Upper/Second
(c) Federal
(d) Unitary
Answer-

(b) Upper/Second

Question 25 (ISC Political Science Semester-1 Specimen)

Federation involves the division of work between the national government and the state governments of the federal units.

(i) The subjects of national importance granted to the national government of India are:

(a) Police, Prison and Public health.
(b) Defence, railways and shipping.
(c) Education, Textile, and state administration.
(d) Forest, fisheries and agriculture.

Answer-

(b) Defence, railways and shipping.

(ii) Residuary powers in the US federation have been vested with the ___________.

(a) Central government
(b) State government
(c) Local government
(d) All of these
Answer-

(a) Central government

Question 26

Article 1 of the Indian constitution declares “India that is Bharat shall be a Union of States”

(i) India is a _______________state.
(a) Federal
(b) Quasi federal
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Unitary

Answer-

(b) Quasi federal

(ii) One of the subsidiary Unitary feature of Indian federal state is_____________.

(a) Dual polity
(b) Single Integrated judicial system
(c) Dual citizenship
(d) Bicameral legislature
Answer-

(b) Single Integrated judicial system

Question 27

On the basis of nature of relationship between legislature and executive , two alternative forms of government can be identified namely Parliamentary and Presidential.

(i) What is the nature of relationship between legislature and executive in a presidential form of government?

(a) Close and continuous
(b) Separation of powers
(c) None of the above
(d) Both a and b

Answer-

(b) Separation of powers

(ii) The Real Executive is individually and collectively responsible to the legislature in a ____________ democracy.

(a) Parliamentary
(b) Presidential
(c) Unitary
(d) People’s
Answer-

(a) Parliamentary

Question 28

Prof. Wheare defines Constitution as “that body of rules which regulates the ends for which and the organs through which governmental power is exercised in the state.”

(i) Choose the constitution from the following which is a product of the ‘Constituent Assembly’ of a state.

(a) Rigid, enacted and written constitution.
(b) Unwritten constitution
(c) Flexible and evolved constitution.
(d) None of the above

Answer-

(a) Rigid, enacted and written constitution.

(ii) Being a definite constitution, ________constitution is ideal for a federal state.

(a) Written
(b) Unwritten
(c) Flexible
(d) Evolved
Answer-

(a) Written

Question 29 (ISC Political Science Semester-1 Specimen)

According to Dicey “Conventions are the unwritten maxims of the constitution”

(i) Judicial Review emerged as a historic judicial convention in the USA after the case of _____.

(a) Marbury vs Maryland
(b) Marbury vs Madison (1803)
(c) Dred Scott case
(d) None of the above

Answer-

(b) Marbury vs Madison (1803)

(ii) Which one of the following is not a convention in India?

(a) ‘Once a speaker Always a speaker’
(b) Governor of a state has to be a resident of another state.
(c) The Prime Minister can be from either house of Parliament.
(d) None of the above
Answer-

(a) ‘Once a speaker Always a speaker’

Question 30

The US congress has been assigned a role in the election of the President and Vice President in specific situations.

(i) ____________has the power to elect one candidate as the Vice President of US if no candidate secures the absolute majority of votes.

(a) House of Representatives
(b) Senate
(c) Congress
(d) None of the these

Answer-

(a) House of Representatives

(ii) The Presidential Electoral college (PEC) in the USA is composed of___________________.

(a) Elected members of House of Representatives
(b) The delegates elected by the people in their respective states.
(c) Elected members of the Senate
(d) Elected members of the State legislatures
Answer-

(b) The delegates elected by the people in their respective states.

Question 31

The Senators enjoy full freedom of speech in the Senate. In this context, answer the following questions:

(i) What is the freedom of debate, which is sometimes misused by a group of Senators to block a bill, called?

(a) Gerrymandering
(b) Filibuster
(c) Rigging
(d) Pigeonhole the bill

Answer-

(b) Filibuster

(ii) Who regulates the debates of the Senate?

(a) Senate
(b) Vice President of US
(c) President Pro-tempore
(d) None of these
Answer-

(b) Vice President of US

Question 32

‘US Senate is a second but not a secondary chamber’. In this context, answer the following questions:

(i) With regard to the exercise of ‘special powers’, which of the following second chamber is powerful?

(a) Rajya Sabha
(b) Senate
(c) Both the Chambers
(d) None of the chambers

Answer-

(b) Senate

(ii) In case of a deadlock between Senate and the House of Representative, how is the deadlock resolved?

(a) By constituting a Joint Conference Committee (JCC).
(b) By constituting a Joint session of the congress.
(c) By the Chairman of Senate.
(d) By the Speaker of House of Representatives.

Answer-

(a) By constituting a Joint Conference Committee (JCC).

Question 33

In the words of Jennings, ‘It is the function of Civil service to administer and of the ministers to control the administration’. In this context, answer the following questions:

(i) To whom are the civil servants answerable and accountable to?

(a) Permanent Executives
(b) Political Executives
(c) Political party
(d) People

Answer-

(b) Political Executives

(ii) Which of the following Executive is associated with the system of ‘Administrative justice’?

(a) Civil Servants
(b) Ministers
(c) President
(d) Prime Minister

Answer-

(a) Civil Servants

Question 34

Article 53 declares “The executive powers of the Union shall be vested in the President and shall be exercised by him either directly or through officers subordinate to him in accordance with the constitution”. In this context, answer the following questions:

(i) Which Amendment Act makes it mandatory for the Indian President to act in accordance with the advice of Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister?

(a) 44th Amendment Act
(b) 42nd Amendment Act
(c) 46th Amendment Act
(d) 45th Amendment Act

Answer-

(a) 44th Amendment Act

(ii) Which of following is an indication of the exercise of ‘discretionary power ‘by the Indian President?

(a) Suspensory Veto
(b) Emergency powers
(c) Judicial powers
(d) None of these
Answer-

(d) None of these

Question 35

Select appropriate answer:

(i) The President of USA is dependent on the _______ for finances.

(a) Senate
(b) Home of Representatives
(c) Congress
(d) None of the above

Answer-

(ii) How many members are nominated by the President of India in the Rajya Sabha?

(a) 2
(b) 12
(c) 14
(d) None of the above

Answer-

(b) 12

Question 36 (ISC Political Science Semester-1 Specimen)

The Prime Minister of India and the President of USA are the real Executive. In the context of the given statement, answer the following:

(i) The PM of India follows the principle of ________ for forming his team of Council of Ministers.

(a) Heterogeneity
(b) Homogeneity
(c) Merit
(d) All of the above

Answer-

(a) Heterogeneity

(iii)The power to get the legislature dissolved belongs to the:

(a) President of India.
(b) Prime Minister of India.
(c) Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
(d) Vice president of India.
Answer-

(b) Prime Minister of India.

Question 37

In the context of the powers of the legislature of India and USA, answer the following questions:

(i) The power to initiate an impeachment bill to remove the President of USA is with:

(a) Senate
(b) House of Representatives
(c) Both the houses
(d) None of the houses

Answer-

(b) House of Representatives

(ii) Whose consent is required to introduce the budget in the Lok Sabha?

(a) The Finance Minister.
(b) The Prime Minister.
(c) The President.
(d) The Commerce Minister.

Answer-

Question 38

Both, the Prime Minister of India and the President of USA are assisted by a team called the Cabinet.

Answer the following based on the given statement.

(i) The Cabinet in USA is responsible to__________.
(a) The President
(b) Federating units
(c) Congress
(d) Vice president

Answer-

(a) The President

(ii) Policy making in India is the function of the:

(a) Cabinet
(b) The President
(c) Civil servants
(d) Vice president
Answer-

(a) Cabinet

Question 39

In the context of the emergency powers of the Indian President, answer the following:

(i) The President of India exercises his emergency powers, on the:

(a) advise of the Army Chief of India
(b) advise of PM and the Council of Ministers
(c) advise of the Vice President of India.
(d) None of these

Answer-

(b) advise of PM and the Council of Ministers

(ii) In case of a war, which emergency will be proclaimed?

(a) National emergency
(b) Constitutional emergency
(c) Financial emergency
(d) Administrative emergency
Answer-

(a) National emergency

Question 40

Match the following by choosing the correct option:

(1) Merit based (i) pocket veto power
(2) Members of the legislature (ii) Suspensory veto
(3) TheCongress needs 2/3rd majority to pass it again. (iii) US cabinet
(4) The President of USA may not respond on the bill in the last 10 days of the Congress session (iv) Indian Council of Ministers

(a) (1)-(iii), (2)- (iv), (3)-(ii), (4)-(i)
(b) (1)-(iv), (2)-(i), (3)- (iii), (4)-(ii)
(c) (1)-(ii), (2)-(iv), (3)-(i), (4)-(iii)
(d) (1)-(i), (2)-(ii), (3)-(iii), (4)-(iv)
Answer-

(a) (1)-(iii), (2)- (iv), (3)-(ii), (4)-(i)

Question 41 (ISC Political Science Semester-1 Specimen)

In its content and form an authoritarian state is quite similar to a totalitarian state. Answer the following based on the given statement.

(i) Authoritarian state allows:

(a) Limited openness
(b) Regulated openness
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above

Answer-

(b) Regulated openness

(ii) What enjoys low priority in an authoritarian state?

(a) Civil liberties
(b) Military junta
(c) Civil rule
(d) All of the above

Answer-

(a) Civil liberties

(iii) ___________ exists in an authoritarian state.

(a) Manipulation
(b) Totalitarianism
(c) Democracy
(d) None of these

Answer-

(d) None of these

(iv) _______ has no independence in an authoritarian state.

(a) Press
(b) Judiciary
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
Answer-

Question 42

Nature of amendment can be rigid or flexible, based on the type of constitutional amendment procedure. Answer the following based on the statement.

(i) Amendment in India is:
(a) Rigid
(b) Partly rigid and flexible
(c) Flexible
(d) None of the above

Answer-

(b) Partly rigid and flexible

(ii) In USA, who can initiate amendments?

(a) Centre
(b) States
(c) Both Centre and States
(d) None of the above

Answer-

(a) Centre

(iii) British constitution can be amended by:

(a) Simple majority
(b) 2/3 rd majority
(c) 3/4 th majority
(d) None of the above

Answer-

(a) Simple majority

(iv) Which country out of these has had the highest number of Amendments till date?

(a) USA
(b) India
(c) UK
(d) China
Answer-

(b) India

Question 43 (ISC Political Science Semester-1 Specimen)

Universal adult franchise is available without any discrimination. In the light of the given statement, answer the following:

(i) In India voting age is:

(a) 21
(b) 18
(c) 20
(d) 22

Answer-

(b) 18

(ii) Franchise is universal in:

(a) Dictatorship
(b) Democracy
(c) Capitalist states
(d) All of these

Answer-

(b) Democracy

(iii) What is the other word for those who vote?

(a) Electorate
(b) Citizen
(c) Suffrage
(d) People

Answer-

(a) Electorate

(iv) UAF reduces chances of:

(a) Reaction
(b) Participation
(c) Revolution
(d) None of these

Answer-

Question 44

In the light of the powers of the Indian Parliament, as given in the constitution, answer the following:

(i) Failure of Budget leads to:

(a) Resignation of the ministry
(b) Re-introduction of the budget in the other house.
(c) Resignation of the Head of the State.
(d) All of these

Answer-

(b) Re-introduction of the budget in the other house.

(ii) Rajya Sabha can delay money bills by:

(a) 60 days
(b) 14 days
(c) 30 days
(d) 40 days

Answer-

(b) 14 days

(iii) On ordinary bills, deadlock in Parliament is solved through:

(a) President’s intervention
(b) PM’s intervention
(c) Joint sitting
(d) All of these

Answer-

(iv) ___________ can authorise parliament to make laws on state list.

(a) President
(b) Rajya Sabha
(c) State Legislatures
(d) Prime Minister

Answer-

Question 45 (ISC Political Science Semester-1 Specimen)

“Political executive has a short period while permanent executive has a longer tenure.”

(i) Who all constitute the political executive?

(a) President
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above

Answer-

(ii) What does Permanent executive consist of?

(a) Civil Servants
(b) Ministers of the Union Parliament
(c) Ministers of the State Legislature
(d) All of the above

Answer-

(a) Civil Servants

(iii) Amateurs is an attribute of:

(a) Political executive
(b) Permanent executive
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above

Answer-

(a) Political executive

(iv) ___________ is accountable to the people.

(a) Permanent executive
(b) Political executive
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above

Answer-

(b) Political executive

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