List of top Sociology Questions asked in CBSE Class Twelve Board Exam

Age Composition of the Population of India 1961 – 2026

Based on the above table, answer the following questions:

(a) What is meant by demographic dividend?

A nation is a peculiar sort of community that is easy to describe but hard to define. Why? 

Discuss the various issues highlighted by the Dalit Movements.

There has not been a single, unified Dalit movement in the country, now or in the past. Different movements have highlighted different issues related to the Dalits, around different ideologies. Notwithstanding differences in the nature of Dalit movements and the meaning of identity, there has been a common quest for equality, self-dignity and eradication of untouchability. (Shah 2001 : 194) Based on the given passage, answer the following questions: 
(a) Write any two examples of Dalit Movement. 

A falling dependency ratio can be a source of economic growth and prosperity. State how. 

Based on the data given in the passage, compare the data of the years 1961 and 2026 and state your inferences. 

What is meant by demographic dividend?
 

A falling dependency ratio can be a source of economic growth and prosperity. State how. 

Based on the data given in the above table, compare the data of the years 1961 and 2026 and state your inferences. 

Despite the increasing size of the services sector, India still is largely an agricultural country. Give reasons. 

Explain two land revenue administrative systems introduced by the British in colonial India. 

Which sociologist coined the term Sanskritisation ? Differentiate between Sanskritisation and de-Sanskritisation.

“I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me. Like the bodiless heads you see sometimes in the circus sideshows, it is as though I have been surrounded by mirrors of hard distorting glass. When they approach me they see only my surroundings i.e., themselves or figments of their imagination. Indeed everything and anything except me.” (Ellison, 1952 : 3) Mention some of the common features central to the public perception of ‘disability' all over the world.

The women's question arose in modern India as part of the nineteenth century middle class social reform movements. The nature of these movements varied from region to region. Explain any two social reform movements that addressed the women's question.

With the help of four examples, show how the impact of English language has been many sided and paradoxical in India.

Some scholars have argued that there is no coherent basis for treating tribes as ‘pristine’ – i.e., original or pure – societies uncontaminated by civilization. The idea that tribes are like stone age hunting and gathering societies that have remained untouched by time is still common, even though this has not been true for a long time. Based on the above passage, justify with four reasons why this idea of tribes having remained untouched is untrue. 

Studies have shown how diverse family forms are found in different societies. With regard to rules of residence, write two forms of family. 

Write any two features of community identity.

The development activity of the states and the growth of private industry affected caste indirectly. State any two ways in which this is evident. 

Sometimes societies can experience a ‘negative growth rate'. What is ‘negative growth rate'? Name two countries that have experienced it. 

Mention two features of “The Mines Act, 1952".

Contract farming has sociological significance. Give two points to support this statement. 

Differentiate between social change and social movement. 

To generate employment and self-employment the Government of India floated many schemes. Name any two schemes. What is the positive outcome of these schemes? 

The state invested in the development of rural infrastructure, such as irrigation facilities, roads and electricity and on the provision of agricultural inputs. For regular agricultural growth, uninterrupted power supply to rural India is one of the necessities.
Based on the given passage, answer the following question :
(b) A recently launched scheme is an effort of the Indian Government in this direction. Name the scheme. What is the positive outcome of these schemes?