CBSE Class 12 Sociology Official Sample Question Paper (2023-2024) | Sociology Class 12 - Humanities/Arts PDF Download

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           SOCIOLOGY (039)                                    
                                           SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER 
                                                   CLASS XII 2023-24 
 
 
TIME: 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. Question 
no. 34 is to be answered with the help of the given passage. 
 
S.No. SECTION A 
Marks 
1. Assertion (A): People often do not see the end result of their work 
because they are producing only one small part of a product. 
Reason(R): Industrialisation involves a detailed division of labour where 
people do not enjoy work, and see it as something they have to do only 
in order to survive. 
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. 
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. 
c) A is true but R is false. 
d) A is false and R is true. 
1(A) 
2. Which of the following stages, as per the Theory of Demographic 
Transition, is that of high population growth? 
a) First Stage 
b) Both first and second stage 
1(U) 
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           SOCIOLOGY (039)                                    
                                           SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER 
                                                   CLASS XII 2023-24 
 
 
TIME: 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. Question 
no. 34 is to be answered with the help of the given passage. 
 
S.No. SECTION A 
Marks 
1. Assertion (A): People often do not see the end result of their work 
because they are producing only one small part of a product. 
Reason(R): Industrialisation involves a detailed division of labour where 
people do not enjoy work, and see it as something they have to do only 
in order to survive. 
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. 
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. 
c) A is true but R is false. 
d) A is false and R is true. 
1(A) 
2. Which of the following stages, as per the Theory of Demographic 
Transition, is that of high population growth? 
a) First Stage 
b) Both first and second stage 
1(U) 
c) Second Stage 
d) Third Stage 
3. Which of the following statements is not true for the institution of caste    
today? 
a) some scholars argue that what we know today as caste is more a 
product of colonialism than of ancient Indian tradition. 
b) Counting and official recording of caste identities gave the institution 
a new life. 
c) The institution became extremely flexible. 
d) Government of India Act of 1935 was passed which gave legal 
recognition to the lists or ‘schedules’ of castes and tribes marked 
out for special treatment by the state. This is how the terms 
‘Scheduled Tribes’ and the ‘Scheduled Castes’ came into being. 
1(CREATE) 
4. Which of the following reasons are responsible for the invisibility of the 
caste system in the upper castes and upper middle class? 
a) Policy of reservation 
b) Education and Employment in Private Sector 
c) developmental policies of the post-colonial era 
d) their lead over the rest of society (in terms of education) did not 
ensure protection from serious competition 
1(U) 
5. “Considering from an urban point of view, the rapid growth in 
urbanization shows that the town or city has been acting as a magnet 
for the rural population.” Choose the incorrect statement about 
urbanization in India? 
a) Rural- to- Urban migration has increased due to decline in 
common property resources. 
b) Urban areas are a decisive force in terms of political dynamics. 
c) People go to cities in search of work. 
d) Cities offer anonymity to the poor and oppressed class. 
1(CREATE) 
6.    In which ways Adivasis struggles are different from Dalit struggle? 
1(U) 
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           SOCIOLOGY (039)                                    
                                           SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER 
                                                   CLASS XII 2023-24 
 
 
TIME: 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. Question 
no. 34 is to be answered with the help of the given passage. 
 
S.No. SECTION A 
Marks 
1. Assertion (A): People often do not see the end result of their work 
because they are producing only one small part of a product. 
Reason(R): Industrialisation involves a detailed division of labour where 
people do not enjoy work, and see it as something they have to do only 
in order to survive. 
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. 
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. 
c) A is true but R is false. 
d) A is false and R is true. 
1(A) 
2. Which of the following stages, as per the Theory of Demographic 
Transition, is that of high population growth? 
a) First Stage 
b) Both first and second stage 
1(U) 
c) Second Stage 
d) Third Stage 
3. Which of the following statements is not true for the institution of caste    
today? 
a) some scholars argue that what we know today as caste is more a 
product of colonialism than of ancient Indian tradition. 
b) Counting and official recording of caste identities gave the institution 
a new life. 
c) The institution became extremely flexible. 
d) Government of India Act of 1935 was passed which gave legal 
recognition to the lists or ‘schedules’ of castes and tribes marked 
out for special treatment by the state. This is how the terms 
‘Scheduled Tribes’ and the ‘Scheduled Castes’ came into being. 
1(CREATE) 
4. Which of the following reasons are responsible for the invisibility of the 
caste system in the upper castes and upper middle class? 
a) Policy of reservation 
b) Education and Employment in Private Sector 
c) developmental policies of the post-colonial era 
d) their lead over the rest of society (in terms of education) did not 
ensure protection from serious competition 
1(U) 
5. “Considering from an urban point of view, the rapid growth in 
urbanization shows that the town or city has been acting as a magnet 
for the rural population.” Choose the incorrect statement about 
urbanization in India? 
a) Rural- to- Urban migration has increased due to decline in 
common property resources. 
b) Urban areas are a decisive force in terms of political dynamics. 
c) People go to cities in search of work. 
d) Cities offer anonymity to the poor and oppressed class. 
1(CREATE) 
6.    In which ways Adivasis struggles are different from Dalit struggle? 
1(U) 
a) They were not discriminated against like the Dalits. 
b) Their social and economic conditions were better than the Dalits 
c) They did not face social exclusion like the Dalits. 
d) Adivasis were concentrated in contagious areas and could 
demand statehood 
7. Stereotypes fix whole groups into single_______ categories, they 
refuse to recognize the_______ across individuals and across context 
or across time. 
a) Homogeneous, variation 
b) Heterogeneous, similarities 
c) Broad, similarities 
d) Diverse, differences 
1(A) 
8. 
Person from a well-off family can afford expensive higher education. 
Someone with influential relatives and friends may – through access to 
good advice, recommendations or information – manage to get a well-
paid job. 
Which concept is being talked of? 
a) Forms of capital by Bourdieu 
b) Resources by Bourdieu 
c) Ideal types by Max Weber 
d) Ideal Types by Bourdieu 
1(A) 
9. 
 
Assertion(A): The everydayness of social inequality and exclusion often 
make them appear inevitable, almost natural. 
Reason(R): The common-sense understanding is that the poor and 
marginalised are where they are because they are lacking in ability, or 
haven’t tried hard enough to improve their situation. 
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. 
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. 
c) A is true but R is false. 
d) A is false and R is true. 
 
1(A) 
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           SOCIOLOGY (039)                                    
                                           SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER 
                                                   CLASS XII 2023-24 
 
 
TIME: 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. Question 
no. 34 is to be answered with the help of the given passage. 
 
S.No. SECTION A 
Marks 
1. Assertion (A): People often do not see the end result of their work 
because they are producing only one small part of a product. 
Reason(R): Industrialisation involves a detailed division of labour where 
people do not enjoy work, and see it as something they have to do only 
in order to survive. 
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. 
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. 
c) A is true but R is false. 
d) A is false and R is true. 
1(A) 
2. Which of the following stages, as per the Theory of Demographic 
Transition, is that of high population growth? 
a) First Stage 
b) Both first and second stage 
1(U) 
c) Second Stage 
d) Third Stage 
3. Which of the following statements is not true for the institution of caste    
today? 
a) some scholars argue that what we know today as caste is more a 
product of colonialism than of ancient Indian tradition. 
b) Counting and official recording of caste identities gave the institution 
a new life. 
c) The institution became extremely flexible. 
d) Government of India Act of 1935 was passed which gave legal 
recognition to the lists or ‘schedules’ of castes and tribes marked 
out for special treatment by the state. This is how the terms 
‘Scheduled Tribes’ and the ‘Scheduled Castes’ came into being. 
1(CREATE) 
4. Which of the following reasons are responsible for the invisibility of the 
caste system in the upper castes and upper middle class? 
a) Policy of reservation 
b) Education and Employment in Private Sector 
c) developmental policies of the post-colonial era 
d) their lead over the rest of society (in terms of education) did not 
ensure protection from serious competition 
1(U) 
5. “Considering from an urban point of view, the rapid growth in 
urbanization shows that the town or city has been acting as a magnet 
for the rural population.” Choose the incorrect statement about 
urbanization in India? 
a) Rural- to- Urban migration has increased due to decline in 
common property resources. 
b) Urban areas are a decisive force in terms of political dynamics. 
c) People go to cities in search of work. 
d) Cities offer anonymity to the poor and oppressed class. 
1(CREATE) 
6.    In which ways Adivasis struggles are different from Dalit struggle? 
1(U) 
a) They were not discriminated against like the Dalits. 
b) Their social and economic conditions were better than the Dalits 
c) They did not face social exclusion like the Dalits. 
d) Adivasis were concentrated in contagious areas and could 
demand statehood 
7. Stereotypes fix whole groups into single_______ categories, they 
refuse to recognize the_______ across individuals and across context 
or across time. 
a) Homogeneous, variation 
b) Heterogeneous, similarities 
c) Broad, similarities 
d) Diverse, differences 
1(A) 
8. 
Person from a well-off family can afford expensive higher education. 
Someone with influential relatives and friends may – through access to 
good advice, recommendations or information – manage to get a well-
paid job. 
Which concept is being talked of? 
a) Forms of capital by Bourdieu 
b) Resources by Bourdieu 
c) Ideal types by Max Weber 
d) Ideal Types by Bourdieu 
1(A) 
9. 
 
Assertion(A): The everydayness of social inequality and exclusion often 
make them appear inevitable, almost natural. 
Reason(R): The common-sense understanding is that the poor and 
marginalised are where they are because they are lacking in ability, or 
haven’t tried hard enough to improve their situation. 
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. 
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. 
c) A is true but R is false. 
d) A is false and R is true. 
 
1(A) 
10. Cultural diversity can present tough challenges. Which of the following 
is not a reason for challenge? 
a) It can arouse intense passions among its members and mobilise 
large numbers of people 
b) Economic and social inequalities among the communities. 
c) Equal distribution of scarce resources- like river water, jobs or 
governments funds. 
d) Injustices suffered by one community provoke opposition from 
same communities. 
1(A) 
11.     Policies promoting integration involve- 
a) Outright suppression of identities of groups which are in minority. 
b) Complete erosion of cultural differences between groups. 
c) Elimination of ethno-national and cultural differences from the 
public arena. 
d) All of the above. 
1(A) 
12. Assertion (A): Urbanisation in the colonial period saw the formation of 
new urban centres. 
Reason (R): These urban centres were designed to functions as trading 
posts alone. 
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. 
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. 
c) A is true but R is false. 
d) A is false and R is true. 
1(A) 
13.    Assertion (A): The impact of Sanskritisation is many sided. 
Reason (R): Its influence can be seen in language, literature, ideology, 
music, dance, drama,style of life and ritual. 
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. 
1(A) 
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           SOCIOLOGY (039)                                    
                                           SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER 
                                                   CLASS XII 2023-24 
 
 
TIME: 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. Question 
no. 34 is to be answered with the help of the given passage. 
 
S.No. SECTION A 
Marks 
1. Assertion (A): People often do not see the end result of their work 
because they are producing only one small part of a product. 
Reason(R): Industrialisation involves a detailed division of labour where 
people do not enjoy work, and see it as something they have to do only 
in order to survive. 
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. 
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. 
c) A is true but R is false. 
d) A is false and R is true. 
1(A) 
2. Which of the following stages, as per the Theory of Demographic 
Transition, is that of high population growth? 
a) First Stage 
b) Both first and second stage 
1(U) 
c) Second Stage 
d) Third Stage 
3. Which of the following statements is not true for the institution of caste    
today? 
a) some scholars argue that what we know today as caste is more a 
product of colonialism than of ancient Indian tradition. 
b) Counting and official recording of caste identities gave the institution 
a new life. 
c) The institution became extremely flexible. 
d) Government of India Act of 1935 was passed which gave legal 
recognition to the lists or ‘schedules’ of castes and tribes marked 
out for special treatment by the state. This is how the terms 
‘Scheduled Tribes’ and the ‘Scheduled Castes’ came into being. 
1(CREATE) 
4. Which of the following reasons are responsible for the invisibility of the 
caste system in the upper castes and upper middle class? 
a) Policy of reservation 
b) Education and Employment in Private Sector 
c) developmental policies of the post-colonial era 
d) their lead over the rest of society (in terms of education) did not 
ensure protection from serious competition 
1(U) 
5. “Considering from an urban point of view, the rapid growth in 
urbanization shows that the town or city has been acting as a magnet 
for the rural population.” Choose the incorrect statement about 
urbanization in India? 
a) Rural- to- Urban migration has increased due to decline in 
common property resources. 
b) Urban areas are a decisive force in terms of political dynamics. 
c) People go to cities in search of work. 
d) Cities offer anonymity to the poor and oppressed class. 
1(CREATE) 
6.    In which ways Adivasis struggles are different from Dalit struggle? 
1(U) 
a) They were not discriminated against like the Dalits. 
b) Their social and economic conditions were better than the Dalits 
c) They did not face social exclusion like the Dalits. 
d) Adivasis were concentrated in contagious areas and could 
demand statehood 
7. Stereotypes fix whole groups into single_______ categories, they 
refuse to recognize the_______ across individuals and across context 
or across time. 
a) Homogeneous, variation 
b) Heterogeneous, similarities 
c) Broad, similarities 
d) Diverse, differences 
1(A) 
8. 
Person from a well-off family can afford expensive higher education. 
Someone with influential relatives and friends may – through access to 
good advice, recommendations or information – manage to get a well-
paid job. 
Which concept is being talked of? 
a) Forms of capital by Bourdieu 
b) Resources by Bourdieu 
c) Ideal types by Max Weber 
d) Ideal Types by Bourdieu 
1(A) 
9. 
 
Assertion(A): The everydayness of social inequality and exclusion often 
make them appear inevitable, almost natural. 
Reason(R): The common-sense understanding is that the poor and 
marginalised are where they are because they are lacking in ability, or 
haven’t tried hard enough to improve their situation. 
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. 
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. 
c) A is true but R is false. 
d) A is false and R is true. 
 
1(A) 
10. Cultural diversity can present tough challenges. Which of the following 
is not a reason for challenge? 
a) It can arouse intense passions among its members and mobilise 
large numbers of people 
b) Economic and social inequalities among the communities. 
c) Equal distribution of scarce resources- like river water, jobs or 
governments funds. 
d) Injustices suffered by one community provoke opposition from 
same communities. 
1(A) 
11.     Policies promoting integration involve- 
a) Outright suppression of identities of groups which are in minority. 
b) Complete erosion of cultural differences between groups. 
c) Elimination of ethno-national and cultural differences from the 
public arena. 
d) All of the above. 
1(A) 
12. Assertion (A): Urbanisation in the colonial period saw the formation of 
new urban centres. 
Reason (R): These urban centres were designed to functions as trading 
posts alone. 
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. 
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. 
c) A is true but R is false. 
d) A is false and R is true. 
1(A) 
13.    Assertion (A): The impact of Sanskritisation is many sided. 
Reason (R): Its influence can be seen in language, literature, ideology, 
music, dance, drama,style of life and ritual. 
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. 
1(A) 
b)  Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. 
c)  A is true but R is false. 
d) A is false and R is true. 
14. Major difference between developing and developed countries is in the 
number of people in ___________salaried employment. 
a) Daily Wages 
b) Regular 
c) Irregular 
d) Both b) & c) 
1(U) 
15. The Right to Information campaign is an example of ____________. 
a) Redemptive Movement 
b) Reformist Movement 
c) Revolutionary Movement 
d) Old Social Movement 
1(U) 
16.      Which of the following is not a feature of social movements? 
a) Sustained collective action 
b) Aims to bring about changes on a public issue 
c) Shared objectives and ideologies 
d) Does not need leadership or structure 
1(U) 
 SECTION-B  
17. In Modern Foods, which was set up by the government to make 
healthy bread available at cheap prices, and which was the first 
company to be privatised, 60% of the workers were forced to retire in 
the first five years. 
  Based on the given passage, answer the following question. 
How did disinvestment impact the workers? 
(OR) 
 
“In Maruti Udyog Ltd. two cars roll off the assembly line every minute. 
Workers get only 45 minutes rest in the entire day - two tea breaks of 
7.5 minutes each and one lunch break of half an hour. Most of them 
are exhausted by the age of 40 and take voluntary retirement.” 
2(CREATE)