{"id":135574,"date":"2023-04-03T14:54:33","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T09:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=135574"},"modified":"2023-04-03T16:48:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T11:18:00","slug":"class-12-sociology-exam-todays-term-2-question-paper-answer-key-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/education\/class-12-sociology-exam-todays-term-2-question-paper-answer-key-2023","title":{"rendered":"Class 12 Sociology Exam Today\u2019s Term 2 Question Paper &#038; Answer Key 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Sociology (Class 12) Term 2 Question Paper 2023<\/h2>\n<h2>Section A<br \/>\nQuestions no. I to 20 are Objective Type Questions, carrying Tamark each.<\/h2>\n<h2>1. The measure of comparing the portion of a population which is composed of dependents with the portion that is the working population is:<br \/>\n(a) Age structure of the population<br \/>\n(b) Sex ratio<br \/>\n(c) Dependency ratio<br \/>\n(d) Growth rate of population<\/h2>\n<h2>2. Assertion (A): Caste Groups are endogamous, i.e. Marriage is restricted to members of the group.<br \/>\nReason (R): Membership in a caste involves strict rules about marriage,<br \/>\n(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).<br \/>\n(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).<br \/>\n(c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.<br \/>\n(d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.<\/h2>\n<h2>3. In every society, some people have a greater share of valued resources \u2014 money, property, education, health, and power \u2014 than others. These social resources can be divided into three forms of capital.<br \/>\nWhich of the following is of a form of capital?<br \/>\n(a) Economic<br \/>\n(b) Cultural<br \/>\n(c) Social<br \/>\n(d) Educational<\/h2>\n<h2>4. Castes also involye sub-divisions within themselves, ie; Castes almost always have sub-castes and sometimes sub-castes may also have sub-sub-castes. This is referred to as a _____.<br \/>\n(a) Class<br \/>\n(b) Division<br \/>\n(c) Kinship<br \/>\n(d) Segmental Division<\/h2>\n<h2>5. Which of the following features is not an element of the policy of Apartheid?<br \/>\n(a) Denial of ownership of land<br \/>\n(b) Denial of South African citizenship<br \/>\n(c) Permission for mixed marriages<br \/>\n(d) Denial of formal voice in government<\/h2>\n<h2>6. A nation 1s a peculiar sort of community. Choose the incorrect statement. about the nation:<br \/>\n(a) Hard to describe<br \/>\n(b) Hard to define<br \/>\n(c) Based on shared religion, language, culture<br \/>\n(d) It is a community of communities<\/h2>\n<h2>7. To assert a single national identity by attempting to eliminate ethno-national and cultural differences from the public and political arena will be considered as a\/an ______ policy.<br \/>\n(a) Assimilationist<br \/>\n(b) Dominant Group<br \/>\n(c) State<br \/>\n(d) Diversity<\/h2>\n<h2>8. Which of the following is true for a model of a South Asian colonial city?<br \/>\n(a) Recreational facilities were not available<br \/>\n(b) Unplanned streets<br \/>\n(c) Civic amenities were accessible in the European towns of the South Asian colonial city<br \/>\n(d) Cramped bungalows<\/h2>\n<h2>9. Assertion (A): Urbanization in the colonial period saw the prosperity of indigenous industries.<br \/>\nReason (R): There was the emergence of new colonial cities.<br \/>\n(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).<br \/>\n(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).<br \/>\n(c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.<br \/>\n(d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.<\/h2>\n<h2>10. Assertion (A): The government has passed a number of laws to regulate the working conditions in coal mines.<br \/>\nReason (R): Many contractors maintain proper register of workers and take responsibility for accidents giving all possible benefits.<br \/>\n(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).<br \/>\n(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).<br \/>\n(c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.<br \/>\n(d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.<\/h2>\n<h2>11. What is not true for globalization and liberalization in rural society?<br \/>\n(a) Non-participation in WTO<br \/>\n(b) Free international trade<br \/>\n(c) Opening of Indian markets to imports<br \/>\n(d) Competition from the global market<\/h2>\n<h2>12. Which of the following statements is true in the scenario of a high fertility rate?<br \/>\n(a) It takes more time to reach the replacement level.<br \/>\n(b) It takes less time to reach the replacement level.<br \/>\n(c) It does not impact the replacement level.<br \/>\n(d) The impact on replacement level \u201cAannot bis determined.<\/h2>\n<h2>13. Assertion (A): To call a Strike is a difficult\u00a0decision.<br \/>\nReason (R): Managers may try to use substitute find labor. Workers also it hard to sustain themselves without wages.<br \/>\n(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) correct explanation of Assertion (A). (b) Both Assertion (A).<br \/>\n(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).<br \/>\n(c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.<br \/>\n(d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.<\/h2>\n<h2>14. In terms of positive characteristics, tribes have been classified according to their &#8216;permanent&#8217; and &#8216;acquired&#8217; traits. Which one of the following is a permanent trait?<br \/>\n(a) Region, language<br \/>\n(b) Physical characteristics<br \/>\n(c) Ecological habitat<br \/>\n(d) All of the above<\/h2>\n<h2>15. The Sociological importance of contract farming does not include which of the following ?<br \/>\n(a) It disengages people from the production process.<br \/>\n(b) Indigenous knowledge of agriculture becomes irrelevant.<br \/>\n(c) It caters primarily to the production of elite items.<br \/>\n(d) It is ecologically sustainable.<\/h2>\n<h2>16. Assertion (A): Social movements are directed towards some broad goals.<br \/>\nReason (R): It involves long and continuous social effort and action by people.<br \/>\n(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).<br \/>\n(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).<br \/>\n(c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.<br \/>\n(d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.<\/h2>\n<h2>17.______ Social movements strive to change the existing social and political arrangements through gradual incremental steps.<br \/>\n(a) Reformist<br \/>\n(b) Redemptive<br \/>\n(c) Revolutionary<br \/>\n(d) Relative deprivation<\/h2>\n<h2>18. Which of the following is true for the caste system?<br \/>\nI. Hierachy<br \/>\nII. Achieved status<br \/>\nIII. Segmental division<br \/>\n(a) I is false<br \/>\n(b) I, II are true<br \/>\n(c) I, III are true<br \/>\n(d) I, II, III are true<\/h2>\n<h2>19. Which of the following makes the dominant caste dominant?<br \/>\n(a) Land rights granted by land reforms<br \/>\n(b) Intermediate caste identity<br \/>\n(c) Large numbers converting to political power<br \/>\n(d) All of the above<\/h2>\n<h2>20. Which term applies to foreigners, slaves, and conquered people?<br \/>\n(a) Panchama<br \/>\n(b) Brahman<br \/>\n(c) Kshatriya<br \/>\n(d) Jati<\/h2>\n<h2>Section B<\/h2>\n<h2>21. Several Profound transformations like social relations Ural areas in took Place in the post-independence thoge refions that Period, especially in underwent the Green Revolution. Name any two transformations.<\/h2>\n<h2>22. How has liberalization impacted the employment patterns in In dia? Mention any two ways.<\/h2>\n<h2>23. (a) Social movements also develop distinct modes of protest. Write the names of any two distinct modes of protest.<\/h2>\n<h2>OR<\/h2>\n<h2>(b) At the time of Independence, we had the two most classical cases of peasant movements. Write the names of the two peasant movements.<\/h2>\n<h2>24. (a) Write the meaning of the term \u201ccirculation\u201d in the concept of circulation of labor.<\/h2>\n<h2>OR<\/h2>\n<h2>(b) In the first phase of the Green Revolution in the 1960s and 1970s. the introduction of new technology seemed to be increasing 5 inequalities in rural society.<br \/>\nMention two ways by which inequalities increased.<\/h2>\n<h2>25. States are often doubtful of cultural diversity. State two reasons for the ae given statement.<\/h2>\n<h2>26. Very Often family is a site of bitter conflicts. Give two reasons to justify the statement.<\/h2>\n<h2>27. Identify the two sets of principles used to understand the caste system. Define any one set.<\/h2>\n<h2>28. Explain the two types of Demography.<\/h2>\n<h2>29. (a) Define work in the organized sector.<\/h2>\n<h2>OR<\/h2>\n<h2>(b) What is the basic task of a manager?<\/h2>\n<h2>Section C<\/h2>\n<h2>30. (a) Sanskritisation seems to justify a model that rests on inequality and exclusion: Explain this model.<\/h2>\n<h2>OR<\/h2>\n<h2>(b) Explain the phenomenon of Modernity as given by Rudolph and Rudolph.<\/h2>\n<h2>31. Discuss the Phenomenon of &#8220;Time Slavery&#8221; in the I.T. sector.<\/h2>\n<h2>32. Discuss the impact of land reforms during the colonial period.<\/h2>\n<h2>33. (a) How were laborers recruited and appointed by the colonial administrators in the tea gardens?<\/h2>\n<h2>OR<\/h2>\n<h2>(b) How did the planters in the tea plantations live?<\/h2>\n<h2>34. Who wrote the book \u201cSultana\u2019s Dream\u201d? Why is this a remarkable story?<\/h2>\n<h2>35. The women\u2019s question arose in modern India as part of 19th-century middle-class social reform movements. These reformers used a mix of ideas. Explain these ideas.<\/h2>\n<h2>Section D<\/h2>\n<h2>36. (a) \u201cMalthus\u2019s theory of population growth was a rather pessimistic one. It was challenged by theorists.\u201d Justify the statement.<\/h2>\n<h2>OR<\/h2>\n<h2>(b) \u201cSometimes the city may be preferred for social reasons.\u201d Enumerate these social reasons.<\/h2>\n<h2>37. \u201cThe main criteria for inclusion in civil society are that the organization should not be State-controlled, and it should not be a purely commercial profit-making entity.\u201d Discuss the given statement at length.<\/h2>\n<h2>38. Read the passage given and answer the questions:<\/h2>\n<h2>The following observations were made by G.B pant during a speech that moved the constitution of the Advisory Committee on fundamental rights, minorities, etc. &#8220;We have to take particular care of the Depressed Classes, the scheduled castes, and the Backward Classes&#8230; we must do all we can to bring them up to the general level&#8230; the strength of the chain is measured by the weakest link of it and so until every link is fully revitalized, we will not have a healthy body politic. Recent years have seen renewed debate about the states&#8217; decisions on the reservation to this section.&#8221;<br \/>\n(a) Based on the passage above, who is referred to as the weakest link of society?<br \/>\n(b) Why should and how can this weakest link be fully revitalized?<br \/>\n(c) Define &#8216;secularisation of caste&#8217;.<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sociology (Class 12) Term 2 Question Paper 2023 Section A Questions no. I to 20 are Objective Type Questions, carrying Tamark each. 1. 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