Science (English Medium) Class 12 - CBSE Important Questions

City offers relative anonymity to those migrating to it. What do you mean by relative anonymity?

Based on the given Population Pyramids of India for the year 2026 and 2050, answer the following questions.

1. What is demographic dividend?
2. What do you infer, on comparing the given graphics for the age group of 55-59 and 60-64
3. What, according to you, are the implications of this inference?

Kumudtai’s journey into Sanskrit began with great interest and eagerness with Gokhale Guruji, her teacher at school… At the University, the Head of the Department was a well-known scholar and he took great pleasure in taunting Kumudtai…Despite the adverse comments she successfully completed her Masters in Sanskrit…. Source: Kumud Pawade (1938)

What does Kumud Pawade’s autobiography show us about the relation between gender and caste?

Which of the following makes the Dominant Castes dominant?

1. small population
2. land rights
3. intermediate caste
4. the decisive role in regional politics

The ______ family is often seen as symptomatic of India.

Not all of the changes in Social Institutions brought about by the British were intended or deliberate. Give an example to justify the statement.

Assertion (A): Caste groups are endogamous, i.e. marriage is restricted to members of the group.

Reason (R): Membership in a caste involves strict rules about marriage.

Castes also involve sub-divisions within themselves, i.e. Castes almost always have subcastes and sometimes sub- castes may also have sub-sub-castes. This is referred to as a ______.

Which of the following is true for caste system?

1. Hierarchy
2. Achieved status
3. Segmental division

Which of the following makes dominant caste dominant?

Very often family is a site of bitter conflicts. Give two reasons to justify the statement.

Identify the two sets of principles used to understand the caste system. Define any one set.

Which term is applicable to foreigners, slaves and conquered people?

Which of the following reasons are responsible for the invisibility of the caste system in the upper castes and upper middle class?

The post independent Indian state‟s caste considerations had some contradictions. Elucidate on these contradictions.

Which of the following statements is not true for the institution of caste today?

“The structure of the family can be studied both as a social institution in itself and also in its relationship to other social institutions of society.” Elaborate.

Agricultural productivity increased sharply because of the new technology. India was able to become self-sufficient in food grain production for the first time in decades. It was primarily the medium and large farmers who were able to benefit from the new technology.

What is subsistence agriculture?

Often it is thought that imparting knowledge of 'scientific' farming methods will improve the condition of Indian farmers. Is this statement true? Give one reason for your answer.

What are the social consequences of the long working hours in the IT sector?