Arts (English Medium) Class 12 - CBSE Important Questions

‘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 both English and Indian fictional writings, we often encounter an entire group of people classified as ‘lazy’ or ‘cunning’.” What are the problems with such a classification?

“In all regions of the world persons with disabilities face attitudinal barriers, including prejudice, low expectations, and even fear. Negative attitudes about disability impact all aspects of the lives of persons with disabilities, including the ability to access education, participate in non-exploitative work, live where and with whom one chooses, marry and start a family, and move about freely within the community.”

Suggest any two ways by which an attitudinal change can be brought about to remedy the conditions of people with disabilities.

“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.

Elaborate on state and non-state initiatives addressing caste and tribal discrimination.

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.

In every society, some people have a greater share .of valued resources-money, property, education, health and power- than others. These social resources can be divided into three forms of capital.

Which of the following is not a form of capital?

Which of the following features is not an element of the policy of Apartheid?

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.

What is the basic task of a manager?

Who wrote the book 'Sultana's Dream'? Why is this a remarkable story?