Sociology Official 2023-2024 ISC (Arts) Class 12 Question Paper Solution

When two kins, generally of opposite sex, behave in a formal way and maintain physical distance from each other, it is called ______.

Descent

Avoidance

Couvade

Exogamy

Social Change refers to a process of change in societal structures, norms and values.

Which one of the following is NOT an example of Social Change?

A city's local administration installs solar panels on government buildings.

A new fashion trend changes dressing preferences of teenagers.

A family decides to change their residence.

A company launches a smartphone with enhanced camera features.

Assertion: Dormitories in tribal societies are declining gradually.

Reason: Modern education, industrialisation and misuse of dormitories by contractors have led to their decline.

Both Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.

Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.

Assertion is true and Reason is false.

Assertion is false and Reason is true.

Savitri belonged to an upper caste and married Hari who was from a lower caste.
Identity the rule of marriage in this situation.

Sororate

Parallel cousin marriage

Hypogamy

Hypergamy

A component of religion that forbids individuals from committing certain actions, and using specific objects to ensure harmony in the community is known as ______.

Animism

Belief

Ritual

Taboo

Rashmi was a housewife and lived in a village. She was elected as the Sarpanch of her village. Apart from the other duties of a Sarpanch, she also addressed the grievances of women.

Which Constitutional Act empowered Rashmi?

The caste-based system of exchange of goods and services in rural India was known as the ______ system.

In some communities in India, descent is traced through the female ancestor. The pattern of descent referred to here is ______.

Some members of lower castes attempted to seek upward social mobility by imitating the way of life of Brahmins. Which process is being referred to here?

What is meant by social movement?

Which aspect of development represents a shift in the process of production from the home to the factory and involves the use of technology and division of labour?

During her school examination. Diya could not recall some answers. She was tempted to look into the answer script of her friend who was sitting in front of her but decided not to do so. Identify the code that governed Diya's decision.

X was married to Y who was X's father's sister's daughter. Which rule of marriage was practised in this situation?

State any one characteristic of the Conjugal family .

Raghu and Ranjan live in the same locality and work in the same factory. Raghu is a Brahmin and Ranjan is a Vaishya. Though they have known each other for many years, they try to maintain a social distance. In the light of the given situation, identify the system of stratification. Discuss any three features of this system.

Briefly explain any four functions of Family as a social unit.

Define exogamy.

State any three functions of exogamy.

Tribes in India used to practise a particular form of agriculture which was banned later by the government. Identify this method of agriculture and discuss any three reasons for it being banned.

Discuss any four features of Tribe.

Discuss any four points to highlight the role of Education in bringing about social change.

Discuss any four positive aspects of Mass Media in relation to social change.

Religion and Science are two distinct approaches to the world around us.
Elaborate on any two fundamental differences and any two similarities between them.

Belief and Ritual may differ from society to society, but they are integral to all religions. With reference to this statement, elaborate on these two components of religion.

Discuss any seven points illustrating the significance of the Weekly Market in rural India.

Define economic organisation.

Discuss the agrarian economic structure in India.

Briefly explain the term social control.

Discuss the functional theories of Religion as given by Malinowski and Radcliffe Brown.

What is the meaning of kinship terms?

With the help of suitable examples elaborate on Descriptive kinship.

With the help of suitable examples, elaborate on Classificatory kinship.

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

1. Name the ideology practised in Alka's family.   [1]
2. Briefly explain the impact of the ideology identified in subpart (i), on the inheritance rights of women and their status at workplace.   [4]
3. Identify and briefly explain the gender issue depicted in the image shown below.    [2]