Arts (English Medium) इयत्ता १२ - CBSE Important Questions

Discuss the impact of land reforms during the colonial period.

The agrarian structure becomes more unequal with high agricultural productivity. Explain with a suitable example.

“Green Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s brought about significant changes in the areas where it took place. The Green Revolution, as you know, was a government programme of agricultural modernisation. It was largely funded by international agencies that was based on providing high-yielding variety(HYV) or hybrid seeds along with pesticides, fertilisers, and other inputs, to farmers.”

Was Green Revolution always accompanied by positive social effects? Give reasons for your answer.

Compare the experience of industrialization in the West with that of the Indian experience.

Identify and discuss the plight of the various stakeholders in the Bombay Textile strike of 1982.

In outsourcing, work is allocated by ______ countries to ______ countries.

Assertion(A): Earlier architects and engineers had to be skilled draughtsmen, now the computer does a lot of the work for them.

Reason(R): The use of machinery deskills workers.

‘Stand Up India Scheme’ and ‘Make in India’ are programs that will help realize the ______.

Assertion(A): In Modern Foods, 60% of the workers were forced to retire in the first five years.

Reason(R): This was due to complacency at work.

“In places like Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Gurugram, where many IT firms or call centres are located, shops and restaurants have also changed their opening hours, and are open late.” Give reasons.

Industrial Society is characterised by alienation. How?

“The more mechanised an industry gets, the fewer people are employed.” Explain with a suitable example.

Mahatma Gandhi saw mechanisation as a danger to employees. Explain.

Job recruitment as a factory worker takes a different pattern. Explain this pattern.

Explain the 'Scientific Management' system. What shift from Scientific Management took place in the 1980s?

What is the difference between a strike and the major manufacturing process carried out in a lockout? Discuss the famous strike of Bombay Textile Mills of 1982.

Home-based work is an important part of the economy. Explain by giving an example.

Assertion (A): The government has passed a number of laws to regulate the working conditions in coal mines.

Reason (R): Many contractors maintain proper register of workers and take responsibility for accidents giving all possible benefits.

Assertion (A): To call a strike is a difficult decision.

Reason (R): Managers may try to use substitute labour. Workers also find it hard to sustain themselves without wages.

Define work in the organised sector.