ISC 2025 Political Science Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is the ISC Class 12 Political Science paper (code 852), set by CISCE for the 2025 board examination. It carries 80 marks, runs for three hours plus fifteen minutes of reading time, and has 13 compulsory questions in three sections. Section A has sixteen one-mark subparts: multiple choice, assertion–reason, analogy, fill in the blanks, true or false and one-word answers. Section B has eight four-mark short answers, one of them based on an extract from Dr. Ambedkar's 1948 speech in the Constituent Assembly on the Directive Principles. Section C has four eight-mark long answers, ending with a passage on the Marbury versus Madison case. Internal choices are given in two Section B questions and one Section C question. This copy has the questions only.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

Political Science

Year

2025

Paper code

852

Maximum marks

80

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

13

Pages

7

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Section A

  16 marks

  Question 1 with sixteen one-mark very short answer subparts, including multiple choice and assertion–reason items

• Section B

  32 marks

  Questions 2–9, four marks each, including an extract-based question; internal choice in Questions 5 and 7

• Section C

  32 marks

  Questions 10–13, eight marks each, ending with a passage-based question; internal choice in Question 10

Topics covered

• Regional aspirations and political violence
• Liberal democracy
• Written and unwritten constitutions
• Electoral systems
• Supreme Court of India
• Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and the US Senate
• President of India
• Preamble and salient features of the Constitution of India
• Directive Principles of State Policy
• Right to Equality
• 74th Amendment and local self-government
• US President and judicial review in the United States

Questions from this paper

1. A Liberal Democracy is not limited to one-person-one-vote and free and fair elections. Briefly explain any two of its other essential features.
2. Explain any two differences between a written constitution and an unwritten constitution.
3. Discuss the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India in criminal and civil matters.
4. Discuss any two reasons for the importance of the Preamble to the Constitution of India.
5. Discuss any four rights conferred under the Right to Equality (Articles 14–18) in the Constitution of India.
6. Discuss two legislative and two executive powers of the President of the United States. How can the President influence legislation despite not being a part of the legislature?