Science (English Medium) कक्षा १२ - CBSE Important Questions for Sociology

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.

Many of our cultural practices and patterns can be traced to our agrarian backgrounds. Give two examples.

“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.

What are the major issues of concern to Adivasis today?

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.

The person who is refused a job because of his/her caste may be told that he/she was less qualified than others and the selection was done purely on merit. This is an example of ______.

A person from a well-off family can afford expensive higher education. Someone with influential relatives and friends may through access to good advice, recommendations, or information management get a well-paid job. Which of the following is true in the given context?

1. There are multiple forms of capital.
2. Different forms of capital cannot be converted into the other.
3. The forms of capital overlap.

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 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.