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 Series ARSP/09 Set ~ 9
Roll No. Q.P Code 15/9/9
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): India has had an official population policy for more than a half-century. [1]
Reason (R): India was perhaps the first country to explicitly announce such a policy in 1952.

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): There is a feeling, especially among the educated Khasi, that their rules of kinship and [1]
inheritance are biased in favour of women and are too restrictive.
Reason (R): The Succession Act is therefore seen as an attempt at removing such restrictions and at correcting
the perceived female bias in the Khasi tradition.

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. The theory of population growth was written in [1]

a) Indian Civil Service b) Essay on Population

c) Sociology and Population d) The Sociological Analysis of Population

4. Assertion (A): Caste is an institution uniquely associated with the Indian sub-continent. [1]
 Reason (R): It is an institution characteristic of Hindu society, caste has spread to the major non-Hindu
communities of the Indian sub-continent.

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. Farmer suicide is a matrix event which of the following options is not responsible for farmer suicide? [1]

a) Educational expenses b) Agriculture loans

c) Marriage and dowary d) Diversification

Question No. 6 to 7 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [2]
There is a feeling, specially among the educated Khasi, that their rules of kinship and inheritance are biased in favour of
women and are too restrictive. The Succession Act is therefore seen as an attempt at removing such restrictions and at
correcting the perceived female bias in the Khasi tradition. To assess whether the popular perception of female bias in
the Khasi tradition is indeed valid, it is necessary to view the Khasi matrilineal system in the context of the prevalent
gender relations and definitions of gender roles.
6. Which Succession Act mentioned in the given paragraph is referred to?

a) Instrument of Succession Act b) Meghalaya Succession Act

c) Indian Succession Act d) Northeast Succession Act

7. To which of the following tribes this act applies to?

a) Khasi b) Both Jaintia and Khasi

c) Garo d) Jaintia
8. Assertion (A): Home-based work is an important part of the economy. [1]
Reason (R): It includes the manufacture of lace, zari or brocade, carpets, agarbattis.

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]
It is important to emphasise that communalism is about politics, not about religion. Although communalists are
intensely involved with religion, there is in fact no necessary relationship between personal faith and communalism. A
communalist may or may not be a devout person, and devout believers may or may not be communalists. However, all
communalists do believe in a political identity based on religion. The key factor is the attitude towards those who
believe in other kinds of identities, including other religion-based identities. Communalists cultivate an aggressive
political identity, and are prepared to condemn or attack everyone who does not share their identity.
9. Identify the common feature that of all communalists as per to the given passage:

a) They believe in a communal identity based b) They believe in a religious identity based on
on religion politics

c) They believe in a political identity based on d) They believe in a political identity based on
religion communalism
10. Which of the following is the characteristic feature of communalism?
 a) Religious identity overrides caste b) Religious identity is supreme

c) Religious identity is the best identity d) Religious identity is beyond politics

11. Social movements can be classified into how many types? [1]

a) Three b) Two

c) Five d) Four
12. I am opposed to madness towards machines, but I am not against machines. Whose statement is the [1]
following?

a) Max Weber b) Mahatma Gandhi

c) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru d) Karl Marx

13. Assertion (A): As we enter the twenty-first century, new sites of gender injustice are emerging. [1]
Reason (R): In the 1970s, the emphasis was on modern issues - the rape of women in police custody, dowry
murders, the representation of women in popular media, and the gendered consequences of unequal
development.

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): In India labels such as disability, handicap, crippled, blind, and deaf are used synonymously. [1]
Reason (R): Often these terms are hurled at people as insults.

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. Tick out that process, which was not in existance exist during colonial rule: [1]

a) Sanskritization b) Westernization

c) Secularization d) Modernization
16. Finance Commission which is set up every ________ years to decide on sharing of tax revenues between Centre [1]
and States. Each Five-Year Plan also involves detailed State Plans prepared by the State Planning Commissions
of each state.

a) Nine b) Ten

c) Five d) Seven
Section B
17. What was the status of women in India during the reign of Muslim kings? [2]
18. A model of the South Asian colonial city The European town…had spacious bungalows, elegant apartment [2]
houses, planned streets, trees on both sides of the street,…clubs for afternoon and evening get togethers…The
open space was reserved for…Western recreational facilities, such as race and golf courses, soccer and cricket.
When domestic water supply, electric connections, and sewage links were available or technically possible, the
European town residents utilised them fully, whereas their use was quite restricted to the native town. (Dutt
1993: 361)
Read the source and answer the following question.
 Did the model of the South Asian colonial city cater to the needs of the natives? Give a reason for your answer.
OR
The concept ‘Sanskritization’ was first introduced by Prof. M.N. Srinivas the famous Indian sociologist. He
explained the concept of sanskritization in his book “Religion and society among the coorgs of South India” to
describe the cultural mobility in the traditional caste structure of Indian society. In his study of the coorgs of Mysore,
he came to know that the lower castes were trying to raise their status in their caste hierarchy by adopting some
cultural ideals of the Brahmins. As a result they left some of their ideals which are considered to be impure by the
Brahmins. To explain this process of mobility, Srinivas used the term ‘Brahminization’. Later on he called it
‘Sanskritization’ in a broad sense.
Read the source and answer the following question.
What did M.N. Srinivas mean by Sanskritisation and de-Sanskritisation?
19. What were the features of the abolition of Zamindari? [2]
20. What is untouchability? [2]
OR

The women's question arose in modern India as part of 19th century middle-class social reform movements. These
reformers used a mix of ideas. Explain these ideas.
21. Distinguish between peasant and New Farmer's movements. [2]
22. Which two checks of population control are given by Malthus? [2]
23. What do you mean by Inter-caste marriage? [2]
24. Benami is a Hindi word which means without a name. Benami property or assets, therefore, is a reference to [2]
property/assets whose actual owner is not the person in whose name it is. That is, property or shares, fixed
deposits, debentures and bank accounts held by someone for someone else. The person who lends his or her
name does not get any beneficial interest in the property or asset and is called a benamidar.
i. Why do you understand by the term Benami Transfers?
ii. How did landowners misuse it?
25. How has industrialization affected mutual relationships? [2]
Section C
26. Discuss the strategy adopted as part of the National Policy to carry out land reforms after independence. [4]
27. Give differences between caste and class as a form of social stratification. [4]
28. Highlight the state and non-state initiatives addressing caste and tribe discrimination. [4]
OR
Who started reform movement among Muslims and how?
29. Discuss industrialisation in independent India. [4]
30. Give some of its main features of Sanskritisation. [4]
31. What are the different senses in which secularism has been understood in India? [4]
32. Explain the phase of industrialisation during early years of India’s Independence. [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 major issues taken up by the women’s movement over its history? [6]
35. What were the conditions required in India to start a social reform movement? [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 Difculty
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
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CLASS 12
R E S O U R C E M AT E R I A L
NO. 1 EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
SOCIOLOGY