CBSE Board Class 12 Sociology Previous Year Question Papers 2011

PREVIOUS PAPER  2011
CLASS 12
SOCIOLOGY
Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks: 100
General Instructions  :
(i) There are 29 questions in all.
(ii) All  questions are compulsory.
(iii) Questions No.  1-14  are of  2 marks each, to be answered in about  30 words.
(iv) Questions No.  15-26  are of  4  marks each, to be answered in about  75-80  words.
(v) Questions No.  27 - 29 are of  8 marks each, to be answered in about  200  words.
(vi) Answers should be precise and to the point.

Please check that this question paper contains 4 printed pages.
Code number given on the right hand side of the question paper should be written on the
title page of the answer-book by the condidate.
Please check that this question paper contains 29 questions.
Please write down the serial number of the question before attempting it.

1. What is a village ? 2

2. Define social change. 2

3. What was Taxila known for ? 2

4. Define Sanskritization. 2

5. Define gender-discrimination. 2

6. What does Executive stand for in a democracy ? 2

7. What is a social movement ? 2

8. What is a household ? 2

9. What are  Scheduled Tribes  ? 2

10. What is the meaning of ‘Infant Mortality Rate’ ? 2

11. Define a social group. 2

12. What is a  ‘kachcha’  food ? 2

13. What is patrilineal kinship ? 2

14. Define social conflict. 2

15. Define 'legitimacy'. Identify various types of legitimacy. 2+2

16. What is liturgy and what is baptism ? 2+2

17. Define ‘Dharma’. Identify other three goals of life as laid down in Indian scriptures. 2+2

18. What is asceticism ? How does it relate to the traditional Indian value system ? 4

19. Briefly explain Indological or Cultural approach to the study of Indian Society. 4

20. What do you understand by ‘empowerment of women’ ? Why is it necessary, especially in
the Indian society ? 2+2

21. Point out the distinctive features of Sikhism that distinguish it from Hinduism. 4

22. What is a nuclear family ? Distinguish it from a joint family. 2+2

23. How is caste different from tribe ? 4

24. Discuss the phenomenon of urban violence. 4

25. Write a note on Democratic Decentralization and Panchayati Raj. 4

26. Reflect on the problem of over-population in India. 4

27. Discuss analytically the truth or otherwise of the oft-repeated phrase ‘Unity in diversity’
in the Indian context. 8
OR
Are majorities and minorities necessarily antithetical to the national integration ?
Illustrate your answer with suitable examples from the recent phase of the Indian
society.6

28. Discuss the concept of ‘interest groups’. Examine their negative and positive contribution
to a democratic polity, with suitable examples from Contemporary India. 8
OR
What   is   meant   by   politicization   of  caste   ?   Elucidate   your   answer   with   suitable
examples from the current phase of  the Indian society.

29. Write   an   essay   on   the   socio-political   relevance of the Preamble   to   the   Indian
Constitution. 8
OR
List   out   and   briefly   discuss   the   Fundamental   Rights   as   included   in   the   Indian
Constitution.