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Key Facts: PSEB SS Political Science Exam

80 + 20

PSEB Senior Secondary Political Science Theory + Project/INA mark split

PSEB Class 12 Scheme of Studies 2026–27

3 hours

Typical PSEB Senior Secondary Political Science theory exam duration

PSEB Senior Secondary public exam logistics

33%

Minimum pass separately in Theory, INA, and aggregate

PSEB Class 12 Scheme of Studies 2026–27

Code 031

Political Science subject code on PSEB Scheme of Studies

PSEB Class 12 Scheme of Studies 2026–27

English MCQ adaptation

This free local bank is not the official Senior Secondary paper format

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PSEB Senior Secondary Political Science is a Class 12 public-exam elective with Theory 80 + Project/INA 20 (about 3 hours theory; code 031) and 33% pass separately in theory, INA, and aggregate — not a pure MCQ board paper. This free 2026 bank is an English MCQ study adaptation for NCERT/CBSE-aligned Class 12 Political Science concepts and events.

Sample PSEB SS Political Science Practice Questions

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1Which post-1947 nation-building task involved bringing over 500 princely states into the Indian Union?
A.Integrating the princely states
B.Creating SAARC
C.Joining the Eurozone
D.Abolishing the rupee
Explanation: Integrating more than 500 princely states was a central early challenge; Sardar Patel and V.P. Menon led accession and merger.
2In which year was the States Reorganisation Act passed, reorganising states largely on linguistic lines?
A.1947
B.1956
C.1950
D.1971
Explanation: The States Reorganisation Act 1956 reorganised Indian states mainly on a linguistic basis after the SRC and popular movements.
3Who led the integration of most princely states as Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister?
A.Jawaharlal Nehru
B.B.R. Ambedkar
C.Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D.C. Rajagopalachari
Explanation: Sardar Patel, with V.P. Menon, drove the diplomatic and administrative integration of princely states.
4Partition in 1947 primarily created which immediate nation-building crisis?
A.WTO membership disputes
B.Formation of the European Union
C.Adoption of the euro in India
D.Mass refugee migration and communal violence
Explanation: Partition produced large-scale displacement, communal violence, and rehabilitation challenges.
5The Instrument of Accession was mainly used to:
A.Enable princely states to accede to the Indian Dominion
B.Join the United Nations
C.Introduce GST
D.Create NITI Aayog
Explanation: Rulers signed Instruments of Accession to join India, typically ceding defence, external affairs, and communications.
6Potti Sriramulu’s fast unto death is most closely linked to the demand for:
A.Abolishing Parliament
B.A linguistic Andhra state
C.India’s nuclear tests
D.Creating NATO
Explanation: Sriramulu’s 1952 fast intensified the Andhra state movement and accelerated linguistic reorganisation.
7India’s early nation-building approach to cultural diversity is best summarised as:
A.Forced cultural homogenisation with no federal units
B.Granting full sovereignty to every village as a UN member
C.Building a shared national identity while accommodating diversity through federalism and linguistic states
D.Banning all regional languages
Explanation: India combined unity with diversity via federalism, linguistic states, and constitutional safeguards rather than forced sameness.
8‘One-party dominance’ in early independent India mainly refers to the electoral strength of the:
A.BJP throughout the 1950s
B.Only the CPI nationwide
C.Akali Dal as the national ruling party
D.Indian National Congress
Explanation: Congress dominated national and most state politics from the first elections into the 1960s.
9India’s first general elections under universal adult franchise were held in:
A.1951–52
B.1947–48
C.1977
D.1991
Explanation: The first Lok Sabha/state elections under universal adult franchise took place in 1951–52.
10In Rajni Kothari’s ‘Congress system’ idea, political competition in the 1950s often operated:
A.Only through banned opposition parties
B.Through factions and limited opposition within a broad Congress-centred framework
C.Without any elections
D.Via appointment of all MPs by the President alone
Explanation: Kothari described Congress as a broad umbrella where much competition occurred through internal factions and a weak but legal opposition.

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