CBSE Class 12 Sociology Sample Paper 2017 Set B

1. What is meant by 'Benami Transfers'? 

2. Why is Media considered as the watchdog of Democracy? 

3. 'There is a close connection between Agriculture & Culture'. Discuss.

4. What was the central issue behind the Tebhaga movement? 

5. What do you understand by Scientific Management? 

6. What are the sources of revenue for the Panchayats? 

7. What does the term 'Begar' mean? 

8. Distinguish between Organized &Unorganized sector. 

9. What is meant by the term infotainment? 

10. Who is a Proprietary Caste group? 

12. What is meant by Import Substitution Development Strategy? 

13. What is the importance of the 73rd& 74th Amendments? 

14. What is meant by support prices? 

15. Mention the different theories of Social Movements with suitable examples.

16. Write a short note on AITUC. 

17. Discuss the concept of Circulation of Labor with examples.

OR

What do you understand by 'Culture of Consumption '?

18. What has been the contribution of Television as a means of Mass ?Media of Communication?

19. Environmental Movements often also contain economic identity issues. Discuss Chipko Movement in this context.

20. Write about the features of Transnational Corporations. 

21. What do you understand by Knowledge Economy? 

OR

Discuss the core value of Indian Democracy

22. What were the social consequences of Green Revolution? Discuss in relation to its success & Failure in different areas.

23. Discuss the impact of Land Reforms in the Colonial period. 

OR

Discuss the importance of Women's Social Movements in the Indian context.

24. What Political changes have occurred with Globalization? Explain in detail.

25. Read the passage and answer the following questions:- 

PASSAGE:

ShamJi is one of the areas in western UP that bore the brunt of the riots. A large number of Valmikis living in the area fled their homes. One of them said, 'We have sent the women & Children to our relatives living elsewhere'. Fearing retaliation, he is preparing to leave shamli, after sending his wife & children away. Tension was simmering for weeks, but the administration did nothing to defuse it. So, today there are flareups at the slightest provocations. The air is thick with vile rumours. And reaction to them tends to be instant. Both communities for instant alleged dozens of bodies were floating canals. Since September 3, shamli, one of UP's youngest district, carved out of Muzzaffarnagar in 2011, has downed shutters following communal violence

PASSAGE QUESTION:

Q.25. (a) Write any two instances of communal violence other than that mentioned in the passage.

Q.25. (b) What is Communalism? Why i s it a sou rce of tension & violence?

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