CBSE Class 12 Sociology 2025 Sample Paper Solved

SECTION-A

1. Assertion (A): The modern state had begun to take an active interest in the development of early forms of public health management, policing and maintenance of law and order.
Reason (R): This new and constantly expanding sphere of state activity required the systematic science of economics.
a) A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false and R is true.

Answer : B

2. Assertion(A): For most of us who are born and live in India, social inequality and exclusion no longer are facts of our lives.
Reason(R): The everydayness of social inequality and exclusion often make them appear inevitable, almost natural.
a) A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false and R is true.

Answer : A

3. While population rises in geometric progression, agricultural production can only grow in arithmetic progression.
Which of the following appropriately explains the progressions?
I. 2,4,8,16 and 2,4,6,8 respectively
II. 2,4,6,8 and 2,4,8,16 respectively
III. 3,6,12,24 and 3,6,9,12 respectively
IV. 3,6,9,12 and 3,6,12,24 respectively
a) I., II.
b) II., IV.
c) I. and III.
d) I. and IV.

Answer : C

4. Assertion(A): It was in the cultural and domestic spheres that caste has proved strongest.
Reason(R): While some boundaries may have become more flexible or porous, the borders between groups of castes of similar socio-economic status are still heavily patrolled.
a) A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false and R is true.

Answer : A

5. Which of the following statements is not true with regard to colonialism and caste?
a) All major social institutions and specially the institution of caste underwent major changes during the colonial period.
b) All of the changes brought about by colonialism were intended or deliberate.
c) Initially, the British administrators began by trying to understand the complexities of caste in an effort to learn how to govern the country efficiently.
d) The 1901 Census under the direction of Herbert Risley was particularly important as it sought to collect information on the social hierarchy of caste.

Answer : B

“There is no necessary relationship between any specific form of community and the modern form of the state. Any of the many bases of community identity (like language, religion, ethnicity and so on) may or may not lead to nation formation – there are no guarantees.”

Based on the given passage, answer Q6 and 7.

6. Cultural diversity can often be perceived as a source of threat to states because-
I. states see all forms of community identity as dangerous rivals.
II. control is difficult in case of heterogenous identities.
III. Suppressing cultural diversity can be very costly in terms of the subdued community.
IV. community identities cannot act as the basis of nation-formation.
a) I. and IV. only
b) III. and IV. only
c) I., II., III. only
d) I., II., III., IV.  

Answer : D

7. Which of the following is not true for a community conflict?
a) Communities become reversed mirror images of each other in a community conflict.
b) People often react emotionally in case of any perceived threat to their community identity.
c) Community identities provide a sense of security and satisfaction to its members.
d) Community conflicts can be resolved easily. 

Answer : D

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