CBSE Class 12 Hindi (Core) Term-2 Question Paper 2021-22

About this paper

This is the CBSE Class 12 Hindi (Core) Term-2 question paper for the 2021–22 session, Set 1, code 2/4/1 (Series ABDC2/4). It carries 40 marks, allows two hours plus 15 minutes of reading time, and has 7 compulsory descriptive questions in two sections, with internal choices. Section A, office Hindi and creative writing, asks for a 150–200 word creative piece, a formal letter, and short answers on adapting stories for stage and radio and on news writing. Section B draws on the Aroh and Vitan textbooks, with 50–60 word answers on Usha, Kavitavali, Firaq's rubaiyan, Pahalwan ki Dholak, Namak, Ambedkar's essays, Ateet Mein Dabe Paon and Diary ke Panne. The paper is in Hindi, so the questions below are translated. No answers are included.

Exam

CBSE Class 12

Subject

Hindi

Year

2022

Paper code

2/4/1

Maximum marks

40

Time allowed

2 hours

Questions

7

Pages

4

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Khand A (खण्ड क)

  20 marks

  Office Hindi and creative writing, Questions 1–4: creative piece (5), letter (5), drama and radio play (3 + 2), news writing (3 + 2)

• Khand B (खण्ड ख)

  20 marks

  Textbook and supplementary textbook, Questions 5–7: any two of three Aroh poetry questions (2 × 3), any three of four Aroh prose questions (3 × 3), Vitan (3 + 2)

Topics covered

• Creative writing
• Formal letter writing
• Stage and radio drama adaptation
• News writing and special reporting
• Usha
• Kavitavali (Tulsidas)
• Firaq Gorakhpuri's rubaiyan
• Pahalwan ki Dholak and Namak
• Shram Vibhajan aur Jati-Pratha
• Ateet Mein Dabe Paon and Diary ke Panne

Questions from this paper

1. Write a creative piece of about 150–200 words on one of these titles: 'An evening near the Golden Temple', 'When I reached school late' or 'People facing physical challenges'.
2. As cultural secretary of your school, write a letter to your principal seeking permission to hold a humorous poets' meet (hasya kavi-sammelan) on Republic Day.
3. What is the inverted pyramid style of news writing? Explain.
4. Compare the sunrise described in the poem 'Usha' with a sunrise you have seen yourself, and describe your experience.
5. According to 'Shram Vibhajan aur Jati-Pratha', how has not being allowed to change one's profession become a major and direct cause of unemployment in India, and what are its likely consequences?
6. Why was Anne Frank left speechless on hearing that her father had been called up by the SS? Answer with reference to 'Diary ke Panne'.