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CLASS XII
POLITICAL SCIENCE
CARTOON QUESTIONS
1. Identify any four national leaders from the above
cartoon and mention the serial number of each.
Ans.1- Rajiv Gandhi, 2-V.P. Singh, 3-Lal Krishna
Advani, 4-Devi Lal, 5- Jyoti Basu, 6-
Chandrashekher,7- N.T.Rama Rao, 8- P.K.Mahanto,
9-K.Karunanidhi
2. Which was the most controversial issue of the

period related to leader No. 2. as prime Minister of
India?
Ans. The Mandal issue-Implementation of mandal
commission’s recommendations.
3. What was the position of the party led by leader

No.1 in the Lok Sabha elections of 1989?
Ans. The party led by leader No. 1 in Lok Sabha
Elections, 1989 got only 197 seats and lost in the
elections of 1989. ( reduced from 415 to 145)
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1. What does this picture represent?
Ans. This picture represents the painful scene
history. of partition of country when people were
supposed to leave their home.
2. Mention some consequences of partition.

Ans. a) Communal Riots
b) Social Sufferings
c) Administrative concerns and Financial strains.
3. Which year is being denoted in the picture?

Ans. The year of 1947, most abrupt, unplanned
year in the history.
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1. What does the cartoon actually refer?
Ans. The cartoon refers to the problem of
reorganisation of states on linguistic basis with the
fear of disintegration of the country.
2. How did India avoid all these conflicts?

Ans. India identified and respected regional
demands of the people and gave autonomy to
states as well as redrew state boundaries on
linguistic basis.
3. Identify the person in the center of the cartoon.

Ans. The person is the first Prime Minister of India
Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, who faced the first and
foremost challenge of integration of princely states
and formation of linguistic states.
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1. Identify that name and leader shown on the right
in the cartoon.
Ans. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
2. What type of relationship does the cartoon

indicate between the people and the ruler?
Ans. The cartoon shows that the princely rulers
oppressed and exploited the people of their state.
3. In your opinion, how successful was the

approach adopted by the leader on the right to
solve the issue of princely states?
Ans. Sardar Patel was extremely successful in
negotiating and solving the issue of the princely
states merger/accession with Indian union.
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1. What does the cartoon represent?
Ans. The cartoon represents dominance of the
Congress which is being tug by opposition parties
to throw the Congress out of power.
2. What does the term ‘tug of war’ refer to?

Ans. ‘Tug of war’ refers to pulling out the Congress
by criticism and mentioning its weaknesses in an
honest and justified manner.
3. Who has been shown on the branches of tree?

Ans. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru along with his
colleagues in the cabinet.
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1. What message does the cartoon convey?
Ans. Cartoon is trying to make balance between
the private and public sector to maintain the
growth of an economy adopted by India.
2. Name the person who is making efforts to

balance both the sectors?
Ans. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, the then Prime Minister
of India.
3. How was both these sectors balanced?

Ans. Pt. Nehru made a balance between both the
sectors by adopting the model of mixed economy to
co-exist the private and public sector.
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1. Who is addressing the people in the Cartoon?
Ans. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru is addressing the people
in the Cartoon.
2. What does the people symbolise in it?

Ans. The people sitting in the Cartoon are the
downtrodden and impoverished people who
symbolise the poverty of India.
3. On which plan the Cartoon is highlighting?

Ans. The cartoon is highlighting the Third five year
plan. The main aim of this plan was to make
balance between agriculture and industry for
achieving take off position.
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1. Identify the two main personalities shown in the
picture.
Ans. Indira Gandhi & Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
2. What are they signing?

Ans. They are signing on the Shimla Agreement.
3. What do you know about it?

Ans. The Shimla Agreement was signed between
India & Pakistan on 3 July 1972 in Shimla. It
followed from the Bangladesh war 1971 that led to
the freedom of Bangladesh, which was earlier
known as East Pakistan. It conceived the steps to
be taken for further normalization of mutual
relations.
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1. What is meant by "Keep Right, No Left Turn"?
Ans. United Front Party was formed on the basis of non-
Communist ideology & supposed to follow the
"rightist" ideology only.
2. In this cartoon what does the following stand for.

a) LD b)BKS c) SSP d) BKD
Ans.
a) Lok Dal
b) Bihar Kranti Sabha
c) Samyukt Socialist Party
d) Bhartiya Kranti Dal
3. What is a hung assembly?

Ans. If no single party or pre-poll alliance gets a clear
majority in any state election, it is called a hung assembly.
This may lead to the formation of a coalition government
in which parties enter into post-poll alliances. It may even
lead to formation of a government with outside support of
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1. Which year is being referred by cartoon?
Ans. 1967.
2. Who is being commented by the phrase under

"Aya Ram Gaya Ram" & why?
Ans. Haryana's MLA "Gaya Ram Lal" because he
changed the party thrice in a fortnight from
Congress to United Front, back to Congress & then
within nine hours to United Front again.
3. What does the phrase stand for a political joke?

Ans. This incident later became a political joke &
develop the culture of defection in Indian politics to
create instability among the political parties.
Now, the constitutional provision has been
amended to prevent this practice under Anti
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1. What does the cartoon represent?
Ans. Presidential elections of 1969.
2. Identify the lady in the cartoon and give reason

for her pleasure.
Ans. Indira Gandhi on winning of her candidate,
V.V. Giri in presidential election.
3. Identify the person wearing garland in winning

position.
Ans. V.V. Giri
4. Who is lying on the ground?

Ans. N. Sanjeeva Reddy
5. Who is watching the person lying on the ground?

Ans. S. Nijalingappa, the Congress President.
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1. What was the slogan of Janata Party to

campaign in elections?
Ans. Save Democracy
2. Identify the person who is sitting on ground

holding the slogan.
Ans. Jaya Prakash Narayan
3. Against which practices Jaya Prakash Narayan

agitated?
Ans. Corruption, lawlessness, violence, and most
important against imposition of Emergency.
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1. When did cartoon appear in the newspaper and
why?
Ans. This cartoon appeared a few days before the
declaration of Emergency to capture the sense of
impending political crisis.
2. Identify the person behind Indira Gandhi.

Ans. Congress president D.K. Barooah.
3. Identify what does the “Political Crisis” stand for.

Explain.
Ans. Political crisis in 1977 made the party system
in India look like a two party system i.e. Congress &
non congress to end one party dominance &
Emergence of non-congress party, the Janata
party as an umbrella for others.
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1. What does the cartoon indicate?
Ans. It depicts change from one party
dominance to a multi-party alliance system.
2. Which party is being referred to as one party
dominance?
Ans. Congress.
2. Identify the female character in the first cartoon
(1971).
Ans. Indira Gandhi
3. Identify the female character in the second
cartoon (1999).
Ans. Sonia Gandhi
4.Can you identify any three male characters in the
second cartoon (1999)
Ans. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Karunanidhi and Sharad
yadav
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1. WWho was head of the government formed by
the national Front in 1989?
Ans. Prime Minister, V.P. Singh.
2. Why was the government formed by him called a

puppet government?
Ans. Because it was the coalition government
supported from outside by the Bhartiya Janata
Party and Left Front.
3. Identify the puppeteers pulling the strings and

the political parties they belong to.
Ans. The puppeteers pulling the strings are
Jyoti Basu (Left Front)
L. K. Advani (BJP)
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2. Which was the most controversial issue of the

3. What was the position of the party led by leader

2. Mention some consequences of partition.

3. Which year is being denoted in the picture?

2. How did India avoid all these conflicts?

3. Identify the person in the center of the cartoon.

2. What type of relationship does the cartoon

3. In your opinion, how successful was the

2. What does the term ‘tug of war’ refer to?

3. Who has been shown on the branches of tree?

2. Name the person who is making efforts to

3. How was both these sectors balanced?

2. What does the people symbolise in it?

3. On which plan the Cartoon is highlighting?

2. What are they signing?

3. What do you know about it?

2. In this cartoon what does the following stand for.

3. What is a hung assembly?

2. Who is being commented by the phrase under

3. What does the phrase stand for a political joke?

2. Identify the lady in the cartoon and give reason

3. Identify the person wearing garland in winning

4. Who is lying on the ground?

5. Who is watching the person lying on the ground?

1. What was the slogan of Janata Party to

2. Identify the person who is sitting on ground

3. Against which practices Jaya Prakash Narayan

2. Identify the person behind Indira Gandhi.

3. Identify what does the “Political Crisis” stand for.

2. Why was the government formed by him called a

3. Identify the puppeteers pulling the strings and

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