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Class Name : 12th/HSC (Class XII)
Subject : Sociology
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CBSE Class XII Sociology Question Paper
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class XII Sociology 2025 Exam Question Paper.
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CBSE Class XII Sociology Questions
Section-A:
1. Assertion (A) : Industrialisation leads to greater equality, at least in some spheres, such as, caste distinctions do not matter any more in trains, buses, etc.
Reason (R) : Social inequalities are reducing in the world.
(A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(C) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(D) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true
2. Assertion (A) : The old social movements functioned within the frame of political parties.
Reason (R) : Old social movements were national.
(A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(C) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(D) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
3. As per the theory of Demographic Transition, which of the following statements are correct ?
(I) Population growth is linked to overall levels of economic development.
(II) Every society follows a typical pattern of development.
(III) The development is related to population growth.
(IV) There are four stages of population growth.
Options :
(A) (I) and (II)
(B) (II) and (IV)
(C) (I) and (III)
(D) (I), (II) and (III)
4. Assertion (A) : Often it is thought that imparting knowledge of ‘scientific’ farming methods will improve the conditions of Indian farmers.
Reason (R) : The Indian farmers have been cultivating the land for centuries, much before the advent of the Green Revolution.
(A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(C) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(D) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
5. Which of the following statements related to Tribal Identity is not true ?
(A) Assertions of tribal identity are on the rise.
(B) This can be laid at the door of the emergence of a middle class within the tribal society.
(C) Issues relating to matters of ethnic-cultural identity are becoming less important.
(D) Issues relating to control over vital economic resources like land and specially forests, are on the rise.
Based on the following passage, answer Q.No. 6 and 7:
Social inequality and exclusion are facts of life. Social inequality and exclusion are social because they are not about individuals but about groups. In every society, some people have a greater share of valued resources – money, property, education, health and power – than others. People often face discrimination and exclusion because of their gender, religion, ethnicity, language, caste and disability.
6. Social inequality and exclusion are facts of life because :
(I) This everydayness of social inequality and exclusion often makes them appear inevitable, almost natural.
(II) We often think of them as being ‘deserved’ or ‘justified’ in some sense.
(III) These are natural which can be changed.
(IV) The poor and marginalised are not blamed for their own plight.
Which of the above statements are correct ?
Options :
(A) (I) and (II) (B) (I) and (III)
(C) (I) and (IV) (D) (II) and (III)
7. Which of the following statements is not true related to Exclusion of Dalits ?
(A) The institution of untouchability does not refer to the avoidance or prohibition of physical contact.
(B) Untouchability refers to a much broader set of social sanctions.
(C) Untouchable castes are outside the caste hierarchy.
(D) They are considered to be so impure that their mere touch severely pollutes members of all other castes
8. Assertion (A) : The laws of a colonised country did not have to stick to the democratic norms that the British back home had to follow in Britain.
Reason (R) : The colonial administrators were clear that harsh measures were taken against the labourers to make sure they benefitted the planters.
(A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(C) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(D) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
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