Top 50 CBSE Class 12 Political Science MCQs with Answers for High Score in Pre-Board Exam 2026

Top 50 CBSE Class 12 Political Science MCQs with Answers: Students appearing for CBSE pre-board exams and board exams for 12th may find these multiple choice questions helpful. These questions can help students get fluent with theories in Political Science and may provide a quick revision overall. The questions strictly follow the CBSE question patterns and are collected from various year question papers. Students can use these questions to get fluent with MCQs and score higher marks in the Political Science paper. 

Check out the Top 50 CBSE class 12 Political Science MCQs with solutions to assess yourself after solving the questions. 

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Top 50 CBSE Class 12 Political Science MCQs with Answers: Key Highlights

Top 50 MCQs for Class 12 Political Science with Answers

1. Arrange the following in chronological order :  

(i) Establishment of SAARC      

(ii) Establishment of European Union     

(iii) Establishment of ASEAN    

(iv) Privatisation of agriculture in China  

Choose the correct option : 

(a) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)     

(b) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii) 

(c) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)   

(d) (ii), (iv), (iii), (i)

2. Which one of the following is not a threat to global security ? 

(a) Global warming 

(b) International terrorism 

(c) Epidemics 

(d) Rising prices 

3. Two statements are given below one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). 

Read these statements carefully and choose the correct option as the answer from the options (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below. 

Assertion (A) : India pleaded with the superpowers for comprehensive nuclear disarmament, yet India opposed the indefinite extension of the NPT and also refused to sign the CTBT. 

Reason (R) : These treaties were selectively applicable to the non-nuclear powers and legitimised the monopoly of the five nuclear weapon powers. 

(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A). 

(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A)

(c)Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false 

(d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true. 

4. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence : Mikhail Gorbachev was ___________. 

(a) General Secretary of the Communist Party of USSR 

(b) the founder of the Communist Party of Russia 

(c) a leader of Western European countries 

(d) a leader against reforms in the USSR

5.  Identify the country which is not landlocked. 

(a) Nepal 

(b) Sri Lanka 

(c) Afghanistan 

(d) Bhutan 

6. Who gave a call for a nationwide Railway Strike in 1974 ? 

(a) Jayaprakash Narayan 

(b) George Fernandes 

(c) Ram Manohar Lohia 

(d) Morarji Desai

7. From the following options, choose the set of States that belong to  North-East India only. 

(a) Assam, Manipur, Chhattisgarh 

(b) Manipur, Tripura, Nagaland 

(c) Jharkhand, Nagaland, Uttarakhand 

(d) Manipur, Maharashtra, Mizoram

8. NDA IV government presented which Bill in Rajya Sabha on  5th August, 2019 for the abolition of Sections 370 and 35-A ?  

(a) Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Bill       

(b) Jammu and Kashmir Reform Bill   

(c) Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Bill    

(d) Jammu and Kashmir Abrogation Bill   

9. Which one of the following statements is not an objective of BRICS ?  

(a) To distribute equal economic benefits among its member-states      

(b) Non-interference in the internal policies of member-states     

(c) To establish a more equitable and fair world    

(d) To promote peace and security 

10. Who among the following was the first Prime Minster to start economic reforms in India ? 

(a) Indira Gandhi 

(b) Rajiv Gandhi 

(c) Manmohan Singh 

(d) Inder Kumar Gujral

11. Which one of the following statements is not true about the result of 1989 Lok Sabha elections ?   

(a)Congress Party emerged as the largest party.    

(b)National Front formed the Government.  

(c) V.P. Singh became the Prime Minister.  

(d)Mandal Commission was appointed.

12. Which one of the following organisations works to prevent international conflicts ? 

(a) United Nations Human Rights Commission 

(b) United Nations Security Council 

(c) ASEAN 

(d) Amnesty International

13. Identify the country which shares its borders with most of the South Asian countries.   

(a) Afghanistan      

(b) India 

(c) Bangladesh     

(d) Nepal 

14. NDA IV government presented which Bill in Rajya Sabha on  5th August, 2019 for the abolition of Sections 370 and 35-A ?  

(a) Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Bill       

(b) Jammu and Kashmir Reform Bill   

(c) Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Bill    

(d) Jammu and Kashmir Abrogation Bill 

15. Which one of the following statements is not an objective of BRICS ?  

(a) To distribute equal economic benefits among its member-states      

(b) Non-interference in the internal policies of member-states     

(c) To establish a more equitable and fair world    

(d) To promote peace and security  

CBSE Class 12 Political Science MCQ Answer Key Table

Students appearing for the CBSE class 12 pre-board exam for Political Science paper can use this as sample objective type questions to practice for pre-board and board exams. As MCQs carries 25% of overall marks, this can help you score better in your theory paper.