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SOCIOLOGY (039) 
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER 
GRADE XII 
TERM 2 
Time: 2 hours Maximum Marks: 40 
General Instructions: 
1. The paper has 14 questions. 
2. All questions are compulsory. 
3. Section A- Question number 1 to 2 are one-mark source based questions. The answer to these 
questions must not exceed 10-15 words. 
4. Section B- Question number 3 to 9 are two-mark questions. These are very short answer type 
questions. The answer to these questions should not exceed 30 words. 
5. Section C- Question number 10-12 are four-mark questions. These are short answer type 
questions. The answer to these questions should not exceed 80 words. 
6. Section D- Question number 13 and 14 are six-mark questions. These are long answer type 
questions. The answer to these questions should not exceed 200 words. 
 
SECTION A 
 
1. A model of the South Asian colonial city 
The European town…had spacious bungalows, elegant apartment 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. 
1 
2. Kumudtai’s journey into Sanskrit began with great interest and eagerness with Gokhale 
Guruji, her teacher at school…At the University, the Head of the Department was a well- 
known scholar and he took great pleasure in taunting Kumudtai…Despite the adverse 
comments she successfully completed her Masters in Sanskrit…. Source: Kumud Pawade 
(1938) 
 
Read the source and answer the following question. 
Do you think sanskritisation is a gendered process? Give a reason for your answer. 
1 
 
SECTION B 
 
3. Agricultural productivity increased sharply because of the new technology. India was 
able to become self-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. 
2 
3. A) What is subsistence agriculture? 
 
3. B) Who were able to reap the most benefits from Green Revolution and 
commercialisation of agriculture? 
 
4. In the mid–1970s, there was a renewal of the women’s movement in India which was 
called the second phase of the Indian women’s movement. There was the growth of 
what is termed as the autonomous women’s movements. 
2 
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SOCIOLOGY (039) 
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER 
GRADE XII 
TERM 2 
Time: 2 hours Maximum Marks: 40 
General Instructions: 
1. The paper has 14 questions. 
2. All questions are compulsory. 
3. Section A- Question number 1 to 2 are one-mark source based questions. The answer to these 
questions must not exceed 10-15 words. 
4. Section B- Question number 3 to 9 are two-mark questions. These are very short answer type 
questions. The answer to these questions should not exceed 30 words. 
5. Section C- Question number 10-12 are four-mark questions. These are short answer type 
questions. The answer to these questions should not exceed 80 words. 
6. Section D- Question number 13 and 14 are six-mark questions. These are long answer type 
questions. The answer to these questions should not exceed 200 words. 
 
SECTION A 
 
1. A model of the South Asian colonial city 
The European town…had spacious bungalows, elegant apartment 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. 
1 
2. Kumudtai’s journey into Sanskrit began with great interest and eagerness with Gokhale 
Guruji, her teacher at school…At the University, the Head of the Department was a well- 
known scholar and he took great pleasure in taunting Kumudtai…Despite the adverse 
comments she successfully completed her Masters in Sanskrit…. Source: Kumud Pawade 
(1938) 
 
Read the source and answer the following question. 
Do you think sanskritisation is a gendered process? Give a reason for your answer. 
1 
 
SECTION B 
 
3. Agricultural productivity increased sharply because of the new technology. India was 
able to become self-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. 
2 
3. A) What is subsistence agriculture? 
 
3. B) Who were able to reap the most benefits from Green Revolution and 
commercialisation of agriculture? 
 
4. In the mid–1970s, there was a renewal of the women’s movement in India which was 
called the second phase of the Indian women’s movement. There was the growth of 
what is termed as the autonomous women’s movements. 
2 
4. A) How can these movements be called autonomous? 
 
4. B) Write about any one ideological change that was noticed in the autonomous women’s 
movement. 
 
5. Compare the impact of just-in-time for the company vis-à-vis the worker. 2 
6. Can we apply the distinction between old and new social movements in the Indian 
context? 
2 
7. Often it is thought that imparting knowledge of 'scientific' farming methods will 
improve the condition of Indian farmers. Is this statement true? Give one reason for 
your answer. 
2 
8. Differentiate between the organized and unorganized sector. 2 
 
OR 
 
 
What are the social consequences of the long working hours in the IT sector? 
 
9. Labour is more free in an industrial society. How? 2 
 
SECTION C 
 
10. Compare the experience of industrialization in the West with that of the Indian 
experience. 
4 
11. Elucidate the phenomena of modernity. 4 
 
OR 
 
 “19th century reform initiated a period of questioning, reinterpretations and both 
intellectual and social growth.” Using suitable examples, justify the given statement. 
 
12. Identify and discuss the plight of the various stakeholders in the Bombay Textile strike 
of 1982. 
4 
 
SECTION D 
 
13. Jharkhand is one of the newly formed states of India, carved out of south Bihar in the 
year 2000. Describe the social movement that led to the creation of this state. 
6 
 
OR 
 
 
Using an example, explain an ecological movement. 
 
14. Show the relation between circulation of labour and feminization of agricultural labour 
force. 
6 
 
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SOCIOLOGY (039) 
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER 
GRADE XII 
TERM 2 
Time: 2 hours Maximum Marks: 40 
General Instructions: 
1. The paper has 14 questions. 
2. All questions are compulsory. 
3. Section A- Question number 1 to 2 are one-mark source based questions. The answer to these 
questions must not exceed 10-15 words. 
4. Section B- Question number 3 to 9 are two-mark questions. These are very short answer type 
questions. The answer to these questions should not exceed 30 words. 
5. Section C- Question number 10-12 are four-mark questions. These are short answer type 
questions. The answer to these questions should not exceed 80 words. 
6. Section D- Question number 13 and 14 are six-mark questions. These are long answer type 
questions. The answer to these questions should not exceed 200 words. 
 
SECTION A 
 
1. A model of the South Asian colonial city 
The European town…had spacious bungalows, elegant apartment 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. 
1 
2. Kumudtai’s journey into Sanskrit began with great interest and eagerness with Gokhale 
Guruji, her teacher at school…At the University, the Head of the Department was a well- 
known scholar and he took great pleasure in taunting Kumudtai…Despite the adverse 
comments she successfully completed her Masters in Sanskrit…. Source: Kumud Pawade 
(1938) 
 
Read the source and answer the following question. 
Do you think sanskritisation is a gendered process? Give a reason for your answer. 
1 
 
SECTION B 
 
3. Agricultural productivity increased sharply because of the new technology. India was 
able to become self-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. 
2 
3. A) What is subsistence agriculture? 
 
3. B) Who were able to reap the most benefits from Green Revolution and 
commercialisation of agriculture? 
 
4. In the mid–1970s, there was a renewal of the women’s movement in India which was 
called the second phase of the Indian women’s movement. There was the growth of 
what is termed as the autonomous women’s movements. 
2 
4. A) How can these movements be called autonomous? 
 
4. B) Write about any one ideological change that was noticed in the autonomous women’s 
movement. 
 
5. Compare the impact of just-in-time for the company vis-à-vis the worker. 2 
6. Can we apply the distinction between old and new social movements in the Indian 
context? 
2 
7. Often it is thought that imparting knowledge of 'scientific' farming methods will 
improve the condition of Indian farmers. Is this statement true? Give one reason for 
your answer. 
2 
8. Differentiate between the organized and unorganized sector. 2 
 
OR 
 
 
What are the social consequences of the long working hours in the IT sector? 
 
9. Labour is more free in an industrial society. How? 2 
 
SECTION C 
 
10. Compare the experience of industrialization in the West with that of the Indian 
experience. 
4 
11. Elucidate the phenomena of modernity. 4 
 
OR 
 
 “19th century reform initiated a period of questioning, reinterpretations and both 
intellectual and social growth.” Using suitable examples, justify the given statement. 
 
12. Identify and discuss the plight of the various stakeholders in the Bombay Textile strike 
of 1982. 
4 
 
SECTION D 
 
13. Jharkhand is one of the newly formed states of India, carved out of south Bihar in the 
year 2000. Describe the social movement that led to the creation of this state. 
6 
 
OR 
 
 
Using an example, explain an ecological movement. 
 
14. Show the relation between circulation of labour and feminization of agricultural labour 
force. 
6 
 
SOCIOLOGY (039) 
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER-MARKING SCHEME 
GRADE XII 
TERM 2 
 SECTION A  
1.  A model of the South Asian colonial city  
The European town…had spacious bungalows, elegant apartment 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. 
1 
Ans: No. 
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. 
 
2.  Kumudtai’s journey into Sanskrit began with great interest and eagerness with 
Gokhale Guruji, her teacher at school…At the University, the Head of the 
Department was a well-known scholar and he took great pleasure in taunting 
Kumudtai…Despite the adverse comments she successfully completed her 
Masters in Sanskrit…. Source: Kumud Pawade (1938) 
 
Read the source and answer the following question. 
Do you think sanskritisation is a gendered process? Give a reason for your 
answer. 
1 
Ans: Yes. She felt that the study of Sanskrit can help her break into a field that was 
not possible for her to enter on grounds of gender and caste. As she proceeds 
with her studies, she meets with varied reactions ranging from surprise to 
hostility, from guarded acceptance to brutal rejection. 
 
 SECTION B  
3.  Agricultural productivity increased sharply because of the new technology. India 
was able to become self-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.  
2 
3.      A) What is subsistence agriculture?  
       Ans: When agriculturists produce primarily for themselves and are unable to produce 
for the market, it is known as subsistence agriculture. 
 
3.      B)        Who were able to reap the most benefits from Green Revolution and 
commercialisation of agriculture? 
 
Ans: It was the farmers who were able to produce a surplus for the market who were 
able to reap the most benefits from the Green Revolution and from the 
commercialisation of agriculture that followed. 
 
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SOCIOLOGY (039) 
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER 
GRADE XII 
TERM 2 
Time: 2 hours Maximum Marks: 40 
General Instructions: 
1. The paper has 14 questions. 
2. All questions are compulsory. 
3. Section A- Question number 1 to 2 are one-mark source based questions. The answer to these 
questions must not exceed 10-15 words. 
4. Section B- Question number 3 to 9 are two-mark questions. These are very short answer type 
questions. The answer to these questions should not exceed 30 words. 
5. Section C- Question number 10-12 are four-mark questions. These are short answer type 
questions. The answer to these questions should not exceed 80 words. 
6. Section D- Question number 13 and 14 are six-mark questions. These are long answer type 
questions. The answer to these questions should not exceed 200 words. 
 
SECTION A 
 
1. A model of the South Asian colonial city 
The European town…had spacious bungalows, elegant apartment 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. 
1 
2. Kumudtai’s journey into Sanskrit began with great interest and eagerness with Gokhale 
Guruji, her teacher at school…At the University, the Head of the Department was a well- 
known scholar and he took great pleasure in taunting Kumudtai…Despite the adverse 
comments she successfully completed her Masters in Sanskrit…. Source: Kumud Pawade 
(1938) 
 
Read the source and answer the following question. 
Do you think sanskritisation is a gendered process? Give a reason for your answer. 
1 
 
SECTION B 
 
3. Agricultural productivity increased sharply because of the new technology. India was 
able to become self-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. 
2 
3. A) What is subsistence agriculture? 
 
3. B) Who were able to reap the most benefits from Green Revolution and 
commercialisation of agriculture? 
 
4. In the mid–1970s, there was a renewal of the women’s movement in India which was 
called the second phase of the Indian women’s movement. There was the growth of 
what is termed as the autonomous women’s movements. 
2 
4. A) How can these movements be called autonomous? 
 
4. B) Write about any one ideological change that was noticed in the autonomous women’s 
movement. 
 
5. Compare the impact of just-in-time for the company vis-à-vis the worker. 2 
6. Can we apply the distinction between old and new social movements in the Indian 
context? 
2 
7. Often it is thought that imparting knowledge of 'scientific' farming methods will 
improve the condition of Indian farmers. Is this statement true? Give one reason for 
your answer. 
2 
8. Differentiate between the organized and unorganized sector. 2 
 
OR 
 
 
What are the social consequences of the long working hours in the IT sector? 
 
9. Labour is more free in an industrial society. How? 2 
 
SECTION C 
 
10. Compare the experience of industrialization in the West with that of the Indian 
experience. 
4 
11. Elucidate the phenomena of modernity. 4 
 
OR 
 
 “19th century reform initiated a period of questioning, reinterpretations and both 
intellectual and social growth.” Using suitable examples, justify the given statement. 
 
12. Identify and discuss the plight of the various stakeholders in the Bombay Textile strike 
of 1982. 
4 
 
SECTION D 
 
13. Jharkhand is one of the newly formed states of India, carved out of south Bihar in the 
year 2000. Describe the social movement that led to the creation of this state. 
6 
 
OR 
 
 
Using an example, explain an ecological movement. 
 
14. Show the relation between circulation of labour and feminization of agricultural labour 
force. 
6 
 
SOCIOLOGY (039) 
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER-MARKING SCHEME 
GRADE XII 
TERM 2 
 SECTION A  
1.  A model of the South Asian colonial city  
The European town…had spacious bungalows, elegant apartment 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. 
1 
Ans: No. 
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. 
 
2.  Kumudtai’s journey into Sanskrit began with great interest and eagerness with 
Gokhale Guruji, her teacher at school…At the University, the Head of the 
Department was a well-known scholar and he took great pleasure in taunting 
Kumudtai…Despite the adverse comments she successfully completed her 
Masters in Sanskrit…. Source: Kumud Pawade (1938) 
 
Read the source and answer the following question. 
Do you think sanskritisation is a gendered process? Give a reason for your 
answer. 
1 
Ans: Yes. She felt that the study of Sanskrit can help her break into a field that was 
not possible for her to enter on grounds of gender and caste. As she proceeds 
with her studies, she meets with varied reactions ranging from surprise to 
hostility, from guarded acceptance to brutal rejection. 
 
 SECTION B  
3.  Agricultural productivity increased sharply because of the new technology. India 
was able to become self-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.  
2 
3.      A) What is subsistence agriculture?  
       Ans: When agriculturists produce primarily for themselves and are unable to produce 
for the market, it is known as subsistence agriculture. 
 
3.      B)        Who were able to reap the most benefits from Green Revolution and 
commercialisation of agriculture? 
 
Ans: It was the farmers who were able to produce a surplus for the market who were 
able to reap the most benefits from the Green Revolution and from the 
commercialisation of agriculture that followed. 
 
    4. In the mid–1970s, there was a renewal of the women’s movement in India which 
was called the second phase of the Indian women’s movement.  There was the 
growth of what is termed as the autonomous women’s movements. 
2 
4. A) How can these movements be called autonomous?  
Ans: The term ‘autonomy’ referred to the fact that they were ‘autonomous’ or 
independent from political parties as distinct from those women’s organisations 
that had links with political parties. 
 
      4.   B) Write about any one ideological change that was noticed in the autonomous 
women’s movement. 
 
Ans: • There has been a recognition too that while all women are in some way 
disadvantaged vis-a-vis men, all women do not suffer the same level or 
kind of discrimination. 
• There has also been greater recognition that both men and women are 
constrained by the dominant gender identities. 
(Any one) 
 
5.  Compare the impact of just-in-time for the company vis-à-vis the worker.  2 
Ans: Just-in-time keeps costs low for the company, 
• but the workers are very tense, because if the supplies fail to arrive, their 
production targets get delayed,  
• and when they do arrive they have to run to keep up which exhausts 
them. 
 
6.  Can we apply the distinction between old and new social movements in the 
Indian context?  
2 
Ans: No.  
• New social movements are not just about ‘old’ issues of economic 
inequality. Nor are they organised along class lines alone.  Often, these 
social movements unite participants across class boundaries. 
• Identity politics, cultural anxieties and aspirations are essential elements 
in creating social movements and occur in ways that are difficult to trace 
to class-based inequality.  
 
7.  Often it is thought that imparting knowledge of 'scientific' farming methods will 
improve the condition of Indian farmers. Is this statement true? Give one reason 
for your answer. 
2 
Ans: • No 
• Much of traditional knowledge about the land they till and the crops 
they sow is being lost as hybrid, high-yielding, and genetically modified 
varieties of seeds are being promoted as more productive and 
‘scientific’. 
 
8.  Differentiate between the organized and unorganized sector.  2 
Ans: ORGANISED SECTOR UNORGANISED SECTOR 
Consists of all units employing 10 or 
more people throughout the year. 
personal relationships determine 
many aspects of work as opposed to 
organised sector which has well-
defined rules. 
Registered with the government to 
ensure that their employees get 
proper salaries and wages. 
The units need not be registered 
with the government. 
 
 
 OR  
 What are the social consequences of the long working hours in the IT sector?  
      Ans: • If both husband-and-wife work, then children have to be put in crèches.   
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SOCIOLOGY (039) 
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER 
GRADE XII 
TERM 2 
Time: 2 hours Maximum Marks: 40 
General Instructions: 
1. The paper has 14 questions. 
2. All questions are compulsory. 
3. Section A- Question number 1 to 2 are one-mark source based questions. The answer to these 
questions must not exceed 10-15 words. 
4. Section B- Question number 3 to 9 are two-mark questions. These are very short answer type 
questions. The answer to these questions should not exceed 30 words. 
5. Section C- Question number 10-12 are four-mark questions. These are short answer type 
questions. The answer to these questions should not exceed 80 words. 
6. Section D- Question number 13 and 14 are six-mark questions. These are long answer type 
questions. The answer to these questions should not exceed 200 words. 
 
SECTION A 
 
1. A model of the South Asian colonial city 
The European town…had spacious bungalows, elegant apartment 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. 
1 
2. Kumudtai’s journey into Sanskrit began with great interest and eagerness with Gokhale 
Guruji, her teacher at school…At the University, the Head of the Department was a well- 
known scholar and he took great pleasure in taunting Kumudtai…Despite the adverse 
comments she successfully completed her Masters in Sanskrit…. Source: Kumud Pawade 
(1938) 
 
Read the source and answer the following question. 
Do you think sanskritisation is a gendered process? Give a reason for your answer. 
1 
 
SECTION B 
 
3. Agricultural productivity increased sharply because of the new technology. India was 
able to become self-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. 
2 
3. A) What is subsistence agriculture? 
 
3. B) Who were able to reap the most benefits from Green Revolution and 
commercialisation of agriculture? 
 
4. In the mid–1970s, there was a renewal of the women’s movement in India which was 
called the second phase of the Indian women’s movement. There was the growth of 
what is termed as the autonomous women’s movements. 
2 
4. A) How can these movements be called autonomous? 
 
4. B) Write about any one ideological change that was noticed in the autonomous women’s 
movement. 
 
5. Compare the impact of just-in-time for the company vis-à-vis the worker. 2 
6. Can we apply the distinction between old and new social movements in the Indian 
context? 
2 
7. Often it is thought that imparting knowledge of 'scientific' farming methods will 
improve the condition of Indian farmers. Is this statement true? Give one reason for 
your answer. 
2 
8. Differentiate between the organized and unorganized sector. 2 
 
OR 
 
 
What are the social consequences of the long working hours in the IT sector? 
 
9. Labour is more free in an industrial society. How? 2 
 
SECTION C 
 
10. Compare the experience of industrialization in the West with that of the Indian 
experience. 
4 
11. Elucidate the phenomena of modernity. 4 
 
OR 
 
 “19th century reform initiated a period of questioning, reinterpretations and both 
intellectual and social growth.” Using suitable examples, justify the given statement. 
 
12. Identify and discuss the plight of the various stakeholders in the Bombay Textile strike 
of 1982. 
4 
 
SECTION D 
 
13. Jharkhand is one of the newly formed states of India, carved out of south Bihar in the 
year 2000. Describe the social movement that led to the creation of this state. 
6 
 
OR 
 
 
Using an example, explain an ecological movement. 
 
14. Show the relation between circulation of labour and feminization of agricultural labour 
force. 
6 
 
SOCIOLOGY (039) 
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER-MARKING SCHEME 
GRADE XII 
TERM 2 
 SECTION A  
1.  A model of the South Asian colonial city  
The European town…had spacious bungalows, elegant apartment 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. 
1 
Ans: No. 
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. 
 
2.  Kumudtai’s journey into Sanskrit began with great interest and eagerness with 
Gokhale Guruji, her teacher at school…At the University, the Head of the 
Department was a well-known scholar and he took great pleasure in taunting 
Kumudtai…Despite the adverse comments she successfully completed her 
Masters in Sanskrit…. Source: Kumud Pawade (1938) 
 
Read the source and answer the following question. 
Do you think sanskritisation is a gendered process? Give a reason for your 
answer. 
1 
Ans: Yes. She felt that the study of Sanskrit can help her break into a field that was 
not possible for her to enter on grounds of gender and caste. As she proceeds 
with her studies, she meets with varied reactions ranging from surprise to 
hostility, from guarded acceptance to brutal rejection. 
 
 SECTION B  
3.  Agricultural productivity increased sharply because of the new technology. India 
was able to become self-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.  
2 
3.      A) What is subsistence agriculture?  
       Ans: When agriculturists produce primarily for themselves and are unable to produce 
for the market, it is known as subsistence agriculture. 
 
3.      B)        Who were able to reap the most benefits from Green Revolution and 
commercialisation of agriculture? 
 
Ans: It was the farmers who were able to produce a surplus for the market who were 
able to reap the most benefits from the Green Revolution and from the 
commercialisation of agriculture that followed. 
 
    4. In the mid–1970s, there was a renewal of the women’s movement in India which 
was called the second phase of the Indian women’s movement.  There was the 
growth of what is termed as the autonomous women’s movements. 
2 
4. A) How can these movements be called autonomous?  
Ans: The term ‘autonomy’ referred to the fact that they were ‘autonomous’ or 
independent from political parties as distinct from those women’s organisations 
that had links with political parties. 
 
      4.   B) Write about any one ideological change that was noticed in the autonomous 
women’s movement. 
 
Ans: • There has been a recognition too that while all women are in some way 
disadvantaged vis-a-vis men, all women do not suffer the same level or 
kind of discrimination. 
• There has also been greater recognition that both men and women are 
constrained by the dominant gender identities. 
(Any one) 
 
5.  Compare the impact of just-in-time for the company vis-à-vis the worker.  2 
Ans: Just-in-time keeps costs low for the company, 
• but the workers are very tense, because if the supplies fail to arrive, their 
production targets get delayed,  
• and when they do arrive they have to run to keep up which exhausts 
them. 
 
6.  Can we apply the distinction between old and new social movements in the 
Indian context?  
2 
Ans: No.  
• New social movements are not just about ‘old’ issues of economic 
inequality. Nor are they organised along class lines alone.  Often, these 
social movements unite participants across class boundaries. 
• Identity politics, cultural anxieties and aspirations are essential elements 
in creating social movements and occur in ways that are difficult to trace 
to class-based inequality.  
 
7.  Often it is thought that imparting knowledge of 'scientific' farming methods will 
improve the condition of Indian farmers. Is this statement true? Give one reason 
for your answer. 
2 
Ans: • No 
• Much of traditional knowledge about the land they till and the crops 
they sow is being lost as hybrid, high-yielding, and genetically modified 
varieties of seeds are being promoted as more productive and 
‘scientific’. 
 
8.  Differentiate between the organized and unorganized sector.  2 
Ans: ORGANISED SECTOR UNORGANISED SECTOR 
Consists of all units employing 10 or 
more people throughout the year. 
personal relationships determine 
many aspects of work as opposed to 
organised sector which has well-
defined rules. 
Registered with the government to 
ensure that their employees get 
proper salaries and wages. 
The units need not be registered 
with the government. 
 
 
 OR  
 What are the social consequences of the long working hours in the IT sector?  
      Ans: • If both husband-and-wife work, then children have to be put in crèches.   
• The joint family, which was supposed to have disappeared with 
industrialisation, seems to have re-emerged, as grandparents are roped 
in to help with children. 
9.  Labour is more free in an industrial society. How? 2 
Ans: • By moving to casual industrial work through contractor system, the 
labour while they are still in debt, they are not bound by other social 
obligations to the contractor.  
• They can break the contract and find another employer.  
 
 SECTION C  
10.  Compare the experience of industrialization in the West with that of the Indian 
experience.  
4 
Ans: • Unlike Britain where the impact of industrialisation led to more people 
moving into urban areas, in India the initial impact of the same British 
industrialisation led to more people moving into agriculture. 
• Just as manufacturing boomed in Britain, traditional exports of cotton 
and silk manufactures from India declined in the face of Manchester 
competition. This period also saw the further decline of cities such as 
Surat and Masulipatnam. 
• When the British took over Indian states, towns like Thanjavur, Dhaka, 
and Murshidabad lost their courts and, therefore, some of their artisans 
and court gentry. 
• Industrialization in the west was accompanied by the growth of a 
western middle class. However, in India, it could not create any genuine 
middle class. We know only too well that the zamindars become 
parasites in land and the graduates job hunters. 
 
11.  Elucidate the phenomena of modernity. 4 
Ans: • ‘Modernity’ assumes that local ties and parochial perspectives give way 
to universal commitments and cosmopolitan attitudes; 
• that the truths of utility, calculation, and science take precedence over 
those of the emotions, the sacred, and the non-rational;  
• that the individual rather than the group be the primary unit of society 
and politics;  
• that the associations in which men live and work be based on choice not 
birth;  
• that mastery rather than fatalism orient their attitude toward the 
material and human environment;  
• that identity be chosen and achieved, not ascribed and affirmed;  
• that work be separated from family, residence, and community in 
bureaucratic organisation 
(any 4 points) 
 
 OR  
 19th century reform initiated a period of questioning, reinterpretations and both 
intellectual and social growth. Using suitable examples, justify the given 
statement. 
4 
       Ans: • The idea of female education was debated intensely. Reformers argued 
that for a society to progress women have to be educated. Some of them 
believed that in pre-modern India, women were educated. Others 
contested this on the grounds that this was so only of a privileged few. 
Thus, attempts to justify female education were made by recourse to 
both modern and traditional ideas.