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Key Facts: KSEAB II PUC Political Science Exam

Code 29

Political Science subject code on KSEAB II PUC timetable materials

KSEAB II PUC examination timetable / public exam circulars

~80+20

Typical theory + internal mark split for non-practical II PUC subjects including Political Science

KSEAB/DPUE II PUC pattern summaries (confirm year circular)

~3 hours

Typical II PUC Political Science theory exam duration

KSEAB II PUC exam pattern practice (confirm year timetable)

Mixed paper

Official assessment mixes objective and descriptive answers — not pure MCQ

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KSEAB II PUC Political Science (code 29) is a Class 12 mixed theory paper (~80+20 marks, ~3 hours) on Indian politics since Independence and contemporary world politics — not a pure MCQ board paper. This free 2026 bank is an English MCQ study adaptation only.

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1After Independence, which of the following was a central challenge of nation-building in India?
A.Integrating more than 500 princely states into the Indian Union
B.Joining the European Union as a founding member
C.Abolishing the United Nations
D.Ending universal adult franchise permanently
Explanation: India inherited over 500 princely states whose accession and merger into the Union under Patel and V.P. Menon was a core nation-building task alongside Partition rehabilitation and democratic consolidation.
2The States Reorganisation Act that reorganised Indian states largely on linguistic lines was enacted in:
A.1947
B.1956
C.1950
D.1975
Explanation: After the States Reorganisation Commission and linguistic movements (notably Andhra), the States Reorganisation Act 1956 reorganised states mainly on linguistic lines.
3Who led the political and administrative effort to integrate most princely states into the Indian Union?
A.Jawaharlal Nehru
B.B.R. Ambedkar
C.Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D.Rajendra Prasad
Explanation: As Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister, Sardar Patel (with civil servant V.P. Menon) secured accession and merger of princely states.
4Partition of British India in 1947 most immediately produced which nation-building problem?
A.Formation of SAARC
B.India’s entry into the WTO
C.Abolition of the Planning Commission
D.Massive refugee flows and communal violence
Explanation: Partition triggered large-scale cross-border migration, communal riots, and rehabilitation challenges that defined early nation-building.
5The Instrument of Accession was mainly used in 1947–48 to:
A.Formalise a princely state’s joining the Indian Dominion
B.Admit states to the United Nations
C.Redraw provinces on a linguistic basis
D.Introduce compulsory military service
Explanation: Princely rulers signed Instruments of Accession to join the Indian Dominion on defence, external affairs, and communications, forming the legal basis of integration.
6Potti Sriramulu’s fast unto death is most closely linked to the demand for:
A.Abolition of the Supreme Court
B.A separate Andhra state for Telugu speakers
C.Immediate accession of Goa to Portugal
D.Ending Five-Year Plans
Explanation: Potti Sriramulu’s 1952 fast for a Telugu-speaking Andhra state intensified linguistic state demands and contributed to reorganisation politics.
7India’s approach to cultural diversity in nation-building is best described as:
A.Imposing a single official religion nationwide
B.Banning all regional languages from public life
C.Recognising unity with diversity rather than forced cultural uniformity
D.Rejecting federalism entirely
Explanation: NCERT-style accounts stress that Indian nation-building sought political unity while accommodating linguistic, cultural, and religious diversity within a democratic federal framework.
8‘One-party dominance’ in early independent India mainly refers to the electoral strength of:
A.A permanent ban on all opposition parties
B.Military rule without elections
C.Only regional parties winning every seat
D.The Indian National Congress across the first three general elections
Explanation: Congress won decisive majorities in the 1952, 1957, and 1962 Lok Sabha elections, creating a dominant-party system while opposition parties still contested legally.
9India’s first general elections on the basis of universal adult franchise were held in:
A.1951–52
B.1947–48
C.1962–63
D.1977
Explanation: The first Lok Sabha and state assembly elections under universal adult franchise were held in 1951–52, a major democratic achievement for a newly independent, largely illiterate society.
10In Rajni Kothari’s analysis, the ‘Congress system’ of the 1950s is characterised by:
A.A single-party dictatorship with no elections
B.Congress as a broad coalition absorbing factions and opposition within a dominant-party framework
C.Complete absence of ideological debate inside Congress
D.Rule only by regional satraps without a central party
Explanation: Kothari described the Congress system as a dominant party that functioned as a coalition of interests and factions, managing conflict partly inside the party while elections continued.

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