AHSEC Class 12 Sociology Question Paper 2023 – Overview
AHSEC Class 12 Sociology Question Paper 2023
2023SOCIOLOGYFull Marks: 100Pass Marks: 30Time: Three hoursThe figures in the margin indicate
full marks for the questions.
1. Answer any twelve from the following: 1x12=12
(a) Give an
example of “Closed Stratification”.
(b) What is the
name of Dormitory of Naga?
(c) Who was the
founder of “Arya Samaj”?
(d) Where did
Jyotiba Phule open the first school for women?
(e) Which city
is known as the “Financial Capital” of India?
(f) What is
meant by “Infant Mortality Rate”?
(g) Write the
full form of “AIDS”.
(h) Who is the writer
of the book, Marriage and Family in India?
(i) Where was
the “National Commission for Minorities Act” passed?
(j) In Which
year India introduced “National Family Planning Programme”?
(k) Who was the
leader of “Chipko Movement”?
(l) Name the
first Newspaper published in India.
(m) Who was the
leader of Social Movement in Jharkhand?
(n) Who formed
the “All India Schedule Caste Federation”?
(o) Who put
forwarded the “Occupational Theory of Caste”?
2. Answer the following questions: (any twelve) 2x12=24
(a) Write any
two demerits of population growth.
(b) What is “Cooperative
Farming”?
(c) What is
meant by “Corporate Culture”?
(d) Name two
social reformers who carried out Social Reform Movement during the British Colonialism
in India.
(e) Write two
characteristics of Capitalism.
(f) Write two
demerits of Green Revolution.
(g) Define Westernisation.
(h) Write two
advantages of Liberalisation.
(i) What is “Zamindari
System”?
(j) Why Tribal
Movements started in India?
(k) Write two
obstacles in National integration.
(l) Name any two
Women’s Organisations of Modern India.
(m) Mention any
two characteristics of the Indian Constitution.
(n) Write two
demerits of Democracy.
(o) Write the
names of any two regional political parties of Assam.
(p) Write two differences
between the Social Demography and Formal Demography.
3. Answer the following question: (any ten) 4x10=40
(a) Write any four
impacts of Colonialism on Indian Society.
(b) Write a note
on Indian Family Planning Programme.
(c) What are the
common characteristics of a tribe?
(d) Explain
Market as a Social Institution.
(e) Analyse
Indian Caste System as a Discriminatory System.
(f) “Inequalities
between men and women are social rather than natural.” Explain with the help of
examples.
(g) What is
meant by Patriarchy? Write any three characteristics of Patriarchal
System. 1+4
(h) What is mean
by Regionalism? Write any three causes of Regionalism in India.
(i) Write any four
negative impact of Modernization.
(j) Write a note
on Sanskritisation.
(k) Write four
functions of Panchayat.
(l) Define
Democracy. What were the three conditions forwarded by John Stuart Mill for
success of Democracy? 1+3=4
(m) Write two
merits and two demerits of Industrialization.
(o) Name four
newspapers which are published in India.
(p) Give four
features of Social Movement.
4. Answer the following questions: (any four) 6x4=24
(a) What type of
changes did Colonialism brought about in the Caste System of India? Explain.
(b) Discuss the role
of Colonialism in the emergence of New Market.
(c) What is Land
Reform? Discuss Land Reform Policy before and after Independence of India. 1+5=6
(d) What do you
mean by Minority? State the Constitutional provisions to protect Minority Rights. 1+5=6
(e) Define Globalisation.
Write a note on effects of Globalisation on different sections of the
Society. 1+5=6
(f) Define
Media. Write a note on the role of Social Media as an Agent of Social
Change. 1+5=6
(g) Define
Peasant Movement. Explain the Peasant Movement that started in India. 1+5=6
(h) What is
meant by Dalit Movement? Highlight the consequences of Dalit Movement. 1+5=6
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