Class 12 Political Science Half-Yearly Sample Papers with Solutions Set 3| 2026–27

Artham Resources | Class 12 Political Science Half-Yearly Sample Paper with Solutions (Set 3)

Strictly Aligned with CBSE Board Pattern & New NCERT Curriculum 2026–27

A full-length, board-calibrated 80-mark practice examination for Class 12 Political Science designed to evaluate multi-polarity dynamics, regional cooperative frameworks, electoral machinery development, and early economic models through critical analytical essays, political cartoon deconstructions, and map identification under authentic 3-hour examination conditions.

Key Highlights & Academic Features

• Authentic Examination Rigor: Calibrated to mirror the official CBSE mid-term blueprint balanced across Contemporary World Politics and Politics in India Since Independence, divided into 30 compulsory questions featuring 1-mark objective/assertion-reasoning items, 2-mark short conceptual explanations, 4-mark analytical evaluations, 4-mark cartoon/passage/map questions, and 6-mark evaluative long-answer essays.

• 50% Competency-Focused Mandate: Packed with higher-order thinking skill (HOTS) questions requiring students to assess Mikhail Gorbachev’s policies of Glasnost and Perestroika, evaluate China’s Open Door policy and Special Economic Zones (SEZs), critique Pakistan’s struggle with democratic stability versus military dominance, and analyze the challenges faced by the Election Commission under Sukumar Sen during India’s First General Election (1951–52).

• Visual, Map & Source-Based Integration: Features standard CBSE visual components including editorial cartoon analysis decoding South Asian bilateral tensions or the hegemony debate, a dedicated map task identifying key princely states and newly formed linguistic states (e.g., Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Travancore), and an analytical passage extract examining the Mahalanobis Model of heavy industrialization.

• Domestic & Global Policy Synthesis: Explores the systemic shift from a unipolar world order toward regional multilateralism, the impact of SAARC and SAFTA on South Asian trade, the ideological conflict between the Left and Right wings in early Indian policy formulation, and the democratic accommodation of regional diversity.

• Step-by-Step Marking Scheme: Delivers comprehensive, point-wise solutions detailing standard NCERT terminology, structured chronological arguments, clearly identified value points, and explicit CBSE mark-distribution rubrics.

• Timed 3-Hour Simulation: Calibrated to train senior secondary Humanities students in pacing across rapid objective questions, visual/cartographic interpretations, and structured 6-mark comparative essays.