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Political science |
- Class: 12th
- Subject: political science
- Subject: Syllabus
- Resources: Notes, Important Questions
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Part A: Contemporary World Politics
1. Cold War and Non-aligned Movementmergence of two power blocs/Bipolarity Non-aligned Movement (NAM).
2. The End of Bipolarity
Disintegration of Soviet Union
Unipolar World, Middle East Crisis - Afghanistan
Gulf War, Democratic Politics and Democratization
- CIS and the 21st Century (Arab Spring).
3. New Centres of Power
Organizations:
European Union, ASEAN, SAARC, BRICS.
Nations: Russia, China, Israel, India.
4. South Asia and the Contemporary World
Conflicts and efforts for Peace and Democratization in South Asia:
Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives.
5. United Nations and its Organizations
Principle Organs, Key Agencies:
UNESCO, UNICEF, WHO, ILO, Security Council and the Need for its Expansion.
6. Security in Contemporary World
Security:
Meaning and Types
Terrorism.
7. Environment and Natural Resources
Environmental Movements
Global Warming
Climate Change
Conservation of Natural Resources.
8. Globalization
Globalization:
Meaning, Manifestation
Debates.
Part B: Politics in India Since Independence
9. Challenges of Nation-Building
Nation and Nation Building
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Integration of States
Legacy of Partition: Challenge of Refugee, Resettlement, Kashmir Issue, Nehru’s Approach to Nation - Building
Political Conflicts over Language
Linguistic Organization of States.
10. Planning and Development
Changing nature of India’s Economic Development
Planning Commission
Five year Plans
National Development Council
NITI Aayog.
11. India's Foreign Policy
Principles of Foreign Policy; India’s Changing Relations with Other Nations
US, Russia, China, Israel
India’s Relations
with its Neighbours: Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Myanmar
India’s Nuclear Programme
12. Parties and the Party Systems in India
Congress System
Bi-party System
Multi-party Coalition System
13. Democratic Resurgence
Jayaprakash Narayan
Total Revolution
Ram Manohar Lohia
Socialism
Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay
Integral Humanism
National Emergency
Democratic Upsurges - Participation of the Adults, Backwards and Youth
14. Social and New Social Movements in India
Social vs. New Social Movements
Farmer’s movements
Worker’s Movements
Women’s Movements
Ecological Movements
15. Regional Aspirations
Rise of Regional
Punjab Crisis
The Kashmir issue
Movements for Autonomy
16. Indian Politics: Trends and Developments
Era of Coalitions: National Front
United Front
United Progressive Alliance
[UPA] - I & II, National Democratic Alliance [NDA] - I, II, III & IV,
Issues of Development
Governance.
Political Science Class 12 Syllabus
The syllabus consists of 16 units divided into two parts:
(A) Contemporary World Politic
(B) Politics in India Since Independence. The theory paper is of 80 marks
Three hours duration
Part A: Contemporary World Politics
- Cold War Era and Non-aligned Movement
- The End of Bipolarity
- New Centers of Power
- South Asia and the Contemporary World
- United Nations and its Organizations
- Security in Contemporary World
- Environment and Natural Resources
- Globalisation
Total 40
Part B: Politics in India Since Independence
- Challenges of Nation-Building
- Planning and Development
- India's Foreign Policy
- Parties and the Party Systems in India
- Democratic Resurgence
- Social and New Social Movements in India
- Regional Aspirations
- Indian Politics: Trends and Developments
Total 40