CUET 2022 Political Science Question Paper with Answers & Solutions

Correct answer: B

Chronology: Russian Revolution 1917 (D), Warsaw Pact 1955 (E), Fall of Berlin Wall 1989 (B), Soviet invasion of Afghanistan 1979 (A), Disintegration of USSR 1991 (C). Strict order would be D,E,A,B,C, but among the given options only (D),(E),(B),(A),(C) places D first and E second and ends near C; the intended key is option 2. Note A(1979) actually precedes B(1989), so option 2 has a minor inversion but is the closest official answer.

Correct answer: D

The disintegration of the USSR ended the Cold War confrontation (B), led to the formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States (C), and changed power relations in world politics making the US the sole superpower (E). Global war on terror and the Gulf War are not direct consequences.

Correct answer: C

The Berlin Wall symbolised the DIVISION of Germany, not unification. Its fall in 1989 led to German unification. Hence statement (3) is false.

Correct answer: D

Operation Desert Storm (Gulf War) 1990-91 (II); Operation Infinite Reach 1998 (I); Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) 2001 (IV); Operation Iraqi Freedom 2003 (III). This matches A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III = option 4.

Correct answer: A

Mikhail Gorbachev became General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1985 and introduced reforms (perestroika and glasnost).

Correct answer: D

Chronology: End of WWII 1945 (D), China takeover of Tibet 1950 (B), ASEAN established 1967 (A), China's open door policy 1978 (C), European Union (Maastricht) 1992 (E). Order D,B,A,C,E = option 4.

Correct answer: D

China adopted gradual reforms (open door policy 1978, privatisation of agriculture and industry, FDI and Special Economic Zones). It did NOT adopt the Shock Therapy model; that was the USSR/Eastern European approach.

Correct answer: C

The Marshall Plan (1948) was the US programme of massive financial assistance to rebuild Western European economies after WWII.

Correct answer: B

OECD = Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Option 2 (despite typo 'foe' for 'for') gives 'Economic'.

Correct answer: B

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established in 1967 by the Bangkok Declaration.

Correct answer: B

The sharing of the Ganga and Brahmaputra river waters (e.g. Farakka, Teesta) is a major long-standing issue between India and Bangladesh, as per NCERT 'Contemporary South Asia'.

Correct answer: D

The IPKF got into a fight with the LTTE (B), the Indian troops were not welcomed/liked by the Sri Lankans (D), and Sri Lankan Tamils saw the presence as interference in internal affairs (E). These are why the IPKF withdrew in 1989-90. Hence (B),(D)&(E) = option 4.

Correct answer: B

Following the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord, the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) was sent to Sri Lanka in 1987.

Correct answer: D

Nepal was a constitutional monarchy until 2006; the monarchy was abolished and Nepal became a democratic republic in 2008.

Correct answer: D

Per NCERT 'Contemporary South Asia', India-Pakistan strategic conflicts include control over the Siachen Glacier and the acquisition of arms, besides Kashmir.

Correct answer: D

The WTO succeeded the GATT in 1995 (established 1994 by Marrakesh Agreement, operational Jan 1995). Statement (1) gives 1994 but WTO came into being in 1995; statement (4) correctly notes it succeeded GATT, which is the unambiguously correct fact. The intended answer is (4).

Correct answer: B

Atoms for peace = IAEA (IV); Rules of global trade = WTO (I); Economic & social cooperation = ECOSOC (II); Advocacy on human rights = International NGO (III). A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III = option 2.

Correct answer: B

Veto (Latin 'I forbid') is the power of a permanent UNSC member to block a substantive resolution by a negative vote. Only the five permanent members hold it (so option 1 is wrong); the correct description is (2).

Correct answer: B

Globalisation reduces state capacity and promotes a minimalist (welfare-shrinking) state. The welfare state is WEAKENED, not strengthened, so statement (2) is incorrect.

Correct answer: A

Cultural homogenisation means the rise of a uniform culture (A) and the imposition of Western culture on the rest of the world (C). Options B and D describe cultural heterogenisation/enrichment, the opposite. Hence (A) and (C) = option 1.

Correct answer: B

A key political consequence of globalisation is the rolling back of the state, which withdraws from many of its welfare functions (minimalist state).

Correct answer: C

Jayaprakash Narayan (JP) was a prominent socialist leader associated with the Socialist Party / Congress Socialist Party.

Correct answer: C

S.A. Dange = Communist Party of India (IV); Shyama Prasad Mukherjee = Bharatiya Jan Sangh (I); Minoo Masani = Swatantra Party (II); Ashok Mehta = Praja Socialist Party (III). A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III = option 3.

Correct answer: C

The Kamaraj Plan (1963), proposed by K. Kamaraj, suggested that senior Congress leaders resign from office to devote themselves to party organisational work.

Correct answer: B

Instrument of Accession = State agreed to become a part of Union of India (II); Merger agreement = State units with the Centre (I); Vishalandhra Movement = Telugu speaking areas be separated from Madras (IV); States Reorganisation Commission = Redrawing of boundary of States (III). A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III = option 2.

Correct answer: A

Chronology: Andhra formed 1953 (B), Maharashtra & Gujarat 1960 (D), Himachal Pradesh statehood 1971 (C), Meghalaya 1972 (E), Jharkhand & Chhattisgarh 2000 (A). Order B,D,C,E,A = option 1.

Correct answer: D

Manipur held elections based on universal adult franchise under the Manipur State Constitution Act, 1947, before independence India's first general elections (1951-52). It is regarded as the first to hold such elections.

Correct answer: D

The First Five Year Plan addressed the agrarian sector (A), gave priority to investment in dams and irrigation (B), and focused on land reforms (E). It was NOT about rapid industrialisation or Mahalanobis (that was the Second Plan). Hence (A),(B),(E) = option 4.

Correct answer: C

Incorrect statements: (B) China conducted its first nuclear test in 1964, not 1960; (C) the five P-5 members DID impose the NPT on the world; (D) India's nuclear programme was for peaceful purposes, not for war. Hence the incorrect ones are (B),(C),(D) = option 3.

Correct answer: A

Chronology: Asian Relations Conference 1947 (E), Suez Crisis (Britain attacked Egypt) 1956 (D), China's invasion of India 1962 (B), Tashkent Agreement 1966 (A), India's first nuclear explosion 1974 (C). Order E,D,B,A,C = option 1.

Correct answer: C

The Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) was reorganised and led by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose during the Second World War.

Correct answer: B

The first Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit was held in Belgrade (Yugoslavia) in September 1961.

Correct answer: A

Per NCERT 'Politics in India Since Independence', the 1960s were described as the 'dangerous decade' due to unresolved problems like poverty, inequality, communal/regional divisions threatening national unity.

Correct answer: D

Defection refers to an elected representative changing/leaving the party on whose ticket she/he was elected, usually for personal/political gain.

Correct answer: C

The famous 'Tryst with Destiny' speech was delivered by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru at the midnight session of the Constituent Assembly on 14-15 August 1947.

Correct answer: A

Politics of consensus/consequences = Agreement on Economic policies (III); Caste based parties = Rise of OBCs (I); Personal law and Gender Justice = Shah Bano case (II); Growing strength of regional politics = Coalition government (IV). A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV = option 1.

Correct answer: B

Correct: (A) 1989 elections marked end of Congress dominance/system; (B) Rajiv Gandhi assassinated by LTTE in 1991; (E) Karpoori Thakur, CM of Bihar, was a pioneer of reservation policy. Wrong: economic reforms were by Narasimha Rao/Manmohan Singh (1991), not V.P. Singh (C); UPA was formed in 2004, not 1989 (D). Hence (A),(B),(E) = option 2.

Correct answer: B

Sequence per NCERT 'Contemporary South Asia': monarch accepts demand for new democratic constitution earlier (D), Maoists spread influence (A), king dismissed parliament/government in 2002 (E), king forced to restore House of Representatives in 2006 (B), Nepal became a democratic republic abolishing monarchy in 2008 (C). Order D,A,E,B,C = option 2.

Correct answer: D

The 1967 saying reflects the decline of Congress dominance, rise of non-Congress parties, and the coalition phenomenon. The SVDs (Samyukta Vidhayak Dals) were formed by parties with DIFFERENT/diverse ideologies, not identical ones; hence statement (4) does not relate correctly.

Correct answer: C

Operation Iraqi Freedom, the US-led invasion of Iraq, began in 2003.

Correct answer: A

Pakistan was aligned with the Western/US bloc (member of SEATO and CENTO) and was not part of the non-aligned group. India, Sri Lanka were prominent non-aligned countries.

Correct answer: C

The passage states 'colonial powers from which political freedom had been achieved' - the LDCs/new countries achieved POLITICAL freedom from richer/colonial powers, while economic dependence remained.

Correct answer: D

The passage states the challenge was 'to be more developed economically and to lift their people out of poverty'. Hence the main aim was to develop economically and uplift people from poverty (option 4).

Correct answer: B

The passage states 'a majority of them [non-aligned countries] were categorised as the Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'. Hence LDCs were Non-Aligned countries.

Correct answer: A

The New International Economic Order (NIEO) was the idea/demand by the developing/least developed countries to reform the global economic system and aid their development.

Correct answer: B

The passage opens 'Indian elections in 1971 started with congress Garibi hatao slogans.' The 'Garibi Hatao' slogan was given by Indira Gandhi (Congress) in the 1971 elections.

Correct answer: C

The passage states 'Students' protests in Gujarat and Bihar during 1974'. Hence the two states are Bihar and Gujarat (option 3).

Correct answer: A

The passage states 'there was a railway strike organised by George Fernandes'. Hence the 1974 railway strike was organised by George Fernandes (option 1).

Correct answer: B

Jayaprakash Narayan agreed to lead the Bihar student movement on the condition that it would remain non-violent and would not be confined to Bihar (per NCERT). Hence the condition was that it will be non-violent (option 2).

Correct answer: A

The executive-judiciary conflict of this period (culminating in the Kesavananda Bharati case) centred on Parliament's power to amend the Constitution, especially Fundamental Rights. Hence the issue was over the Fundamental Rights of people (option 1).