ARTHAM
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Series ARSP/12 Set ~ 12
Roll No. Q.P Code 15/12/12
Candidates must write the Q.P Code
on the title page of the answer-book.
Please check that this question paper contains 06 printed pages.
Q.P. Code given on the right hand side of the question paper should be written
on the title page of the answer-book by the candidate.
Please check that this question paper contains 35 questions.
Please write down the serial number of the question in the answer-book
before attempting it.
15 Minute times has been allotted to read this question paper. The question
paper will be distributed at 10:15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m to 10.30 a.m, the students
will read the question paper only and will not write any answer on the answer –
book during this period.
SOCIOLOGY
Time allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions:
1. The question paper is divided into four sections.
2. There are 35 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
3. Section A includes question No. 1-16. These are MCQ type questions. As per the question,there can be one
answer.
4. Section B includes question No.17-25. These are very short answer-type questions carrying 2 marks each. Answer
to each question should not exceed 30 words.
5. Section C includes question No. 26-32. They are short answer type questions carrying 4 marks each. Answer to
each question should not exceed 80 words.
6. Section D includes question No. 33-35. They are long answer type questions carrying 6 marks each. Answer to
each question should not exceed 200 words each.
7. Question no. 33 is to be answered with the help of the given graphics.
Section A
1. Assertion (A): Aggregate statistics refers to a large collectivity consisting of millions of people – offer a [1]
concrete and strong argument for the existence of social phenomena.
Reason (R): Hillary Clinton's famous study explaining the variation in suicide rates across different countries
was a good example of this.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.
2. Assertion (A): In the late Vedic period roughly between 800-200 BC, the caste system was really a varna system [1]
and consisted of only four major divisions.
Reason (R): These divisions were not very elaborate or very rigid, and they were not determined by birth.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.
3. Which among the following is not the use of demographic data? [1]
a) Economic development b) Planning of policies
c) Private welfare d) Implementation of policies
4. Assertion (A): The Meghalaya Succession Act (passed by an all-male Meghalaya legislative) received the [1]
President’s assent in 1986.
Reason (R): The Succession Act applies specifically to the Khasi and Jaintia tribes of Meghalaya and confers on
any Khasi and Jaintia of sound mind not being a minor, the right to dispose of his self-acquired property by will.
The practice of making out a will does not exist in Khasi custom.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.
5. Which of the following laws has been enacted by Govt. of India to fix the ceiling of agricultural land? [1]
a) Land Ceiling Law b) Land Consolidation Law
c) Land Renewal Law d) Benami Transfer Law
Question No. 6 to 7 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [2]
The structure of the family can be studied both as a social institution in itself and also in its relationship to other social
institutions of society. In itself, a family can be defined as nuclear or extended. It can be male-headed or female-headed.
6. To which of the following features is the internal structure of the family is related?
a) Cultural b) All of these
c) Political d) Economic
7. According to the line of descent, societies can be:
a) Matriarchal or Patriarchal b) Matrilocal or Patrilocal
c) Matrilineal or Patrilineal d) Any of these
8. Assertion (A): In a strike, workers do not go to work. [1]
Reason (R): In response to harsh working conditions, sometimes workers went on strike.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.
Question No. 9 to 10 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [2]
Another set of complications is created by the tension between the Indian state’s simultaneous commitment to
secularism as well as the protection of minorities. The protection of minorities requires that they be given special
consideration in a context where the normal working of the political system places them at a disadvantage vis-a-vis the
majority community. But providing such protection immediately invites the accusation of favouritism or appeasement
of minorities. Opponents argue that secularism of this sort is only an excuse to favour the minorities in return for their
votes or other kinds of support. Supporters argue that without such special protection, secularism can turn into an
excuse for imposing the majority community’s values and norms on the minorities.
9. As per the given passage, which of the following is true for India?
a) Religion is not at all associated with b) It follows the western definition of
political power secularism
c) It has nothing to do with the western d) It uses the western meaning of secularism
definition of secularism and also involves other meanings
10. The complication mentioned in the passage is not due to-
a) perceived need to protect the minorities b) authoritarian state
c) accusation of favouritism d) difficulty created by the tension between the
western sense of the state maintaining a
distance from all religions and the Indian
sense of the state giving equal respect to all
religions.
11. When did we get rid of colonial rule? [1]
a) In 1947 b) In 1945
c) In 1950 d) In 1948
12. Which of the following thinkers called the situation Alienation in which people are not happy with their work? [1]
a) Max Weber b) Emile Durkheim
c) MacIver and Page d) Karl Marx
13. Assertion (A): Untouchability was the most visible and comprehensive form of social discrimination. [1]
Reason (R): There were a large group of castes that were of low status and were also subjected to varying levels
of discrimination short of untouchability.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.
14. Assertion (A): The caste system is a distinct Indian social institution that legitimises and enforces practices of [1]
discrimination.
Reason (R): These practices of discrimination are humiliating, exclusionary, and exploitative.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.
15. Sanskritization has been criticized for which of the following? [1]
a) It stops exclusion and discrimination. b) It allows for positional change.
c) It accepts characteristics of Dalit culture. d) It allows for structural change.
16. Activities which are determined by the accidents of birth and do not involve any choice on the part of the [1]
individuals concerned are known as
a) subjective b) intuitive
c) ascriptive d) descriptive
Section B
17. What does the term social stratification refer to? [2]
18. Contact with the west, particularly the British, initiated the process of modernization of Indian tradition. This [2]
contact resulted in a multiplicity of changes in Indian culture and social structure. Although the main focus of
this contact was directed towards modernization, it, nevertheless, strengthened a variety of traditional
institutions. “This demonstrates the weakness of assuming a neat contrariety between tradition and modernity.
This polarity may be more heuristic than real.” But modern cultural institutions and forms of social structure
could only be introduced after the establishment of British rule in India.
Read the source and answer the following question.
What is necessary for modernisation?
OR
Brahmo Samaj and Arya Samaj both against Sati, polygamy, child marriage, idol worship, etc. The most profound
reform movement which can be also termed as a revivalist movement in the late 19th century India was the Arya
Samaj. Started in western India by Swami Dayanand Saraswati in1875. Brahmo Samaj was started by Ram
Mohan Roy(1772-33) in 1829. Weekly services held at Shantiniketan, services like Upnishads for a general
audience, reading of Vedas, recitation, religious hymns, etc.
Read the source and answer the following question.
State the main differences between the Brahmo Samaj and the Arya Samaj.
19. What do you understand by Green Revolution? [2]
20. What are the results of Disabilities? [2]
OR
What is discrimination?
21. How has the formation of AITUC made the colonial government more cautious in dealing with labour? [2]
22. Explain two reasons for the decline in sex ratio in some of the prosperous regions of India. [2]
23. What is a hierarchy? [2]
24. Agricultural productivity increased sharply because of the new technology. India was able to become self- [2]
sufficient in food grain production for the first time in decades. It was primarily the medium and large farmers
who were able to benefit from the new technology.
i. What is subsistence agriculture?
ii. Who were able to reap the most benefits from Green Revolution and commercialisation of agriculture?
25. Differentiate between a strike and a lockout. [2]
Section C
26. How the large scale circulation of labour influence rural society in both receiving and supplying regions? [4]
27. Discuss the impact of caste in contemporary Indian Society. [4]
28. Describe some of the policies designed to address caste inequality. [4]
OR
Who started reform movement among Muslims and how?
29. How British industrialisation led to de-industrialisation in some sectors and decline of old urban centres in India. [4]
30. Give differences between Sanskritisation and Westernisation. [4]
31. What is meant by Ashrama system regions and communities? [4]
32. What is the negative impact of industrialisation on labourers? [4]
Section D
[6]
33.
Based on the given Population Pyramids of India for the year 2026 and 2050,
(1) What is demographic dividend?
(2) What do you infer, on comparing the given graphics for the age group of 55-59 and 60-64?
34. What are the problems of Adivasis today? Describe in detail. [6]
35. What do you understand by Counter movements? [6]
ARTHAM
ARTHAMR E S O U R C E M AT E R I A L
SOE
R E S O U R C E M AT E R I A L
NO. 1 EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
SAMPLE
PAPERS
WITH SOLUTIONS
Comprehensive Set of 15 Sample Papers
with Solutions. Fully Aligned with the
Latest CBSE Examination Pattern 2024-25
100% Updated
In-depth Varied Difculty
on Latest CBSE
Explanations Levels
Pattern
(2024-25)
Enables students All sets come with Focused on
to assess their a blueprint and repeated practice
strengths and comprehensive to help students
focus on areas of solutions for aim for a 100%
improvement. structured learning. score in exams.
ARTHAM
SOE
www.educatorsresource.in
CLASS 12
R E S O U R C E M AT E R I A L
NO. 1 EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
SOCIOLOGY
