ISC 2014 Hindi Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is the ISC Class 12 Hindi paper (code 805) from the 2014 board examination set by CISCE. It runs for three hours plus fifteen minutes of reading time; the maximum marks are not printed on this copy. Section A has a 400-word composition (including two original-story options), a passage on paropkar (selfless service) with five 4-mark questions, and a question on correcting sentences and using idioms. In Section B candidates answer four questions, worth 12½ marks each, from at least three of the four prescribed books: Kavya Tarang, Premchand's novel Nirmala, Katha Surabhi and the play Jwalamukhi ke Phool. Sample questions below are translated from Hindi.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

Hindi

Year

2014

Paper code

805

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

15

Pages

4

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Section A, Question 1

  20 marks

  Composition of about 400 words in Hindi on one of six topics, including two original-story prompts

• Section A, Question 2

  20 marks

  Unseen passage on paropkar with five questions of 4 marks each

• Section A, Question 3

  10 marks

  Correcting five sentences and using five idioms in sentences

• Section B

  Four of twelve questions (Questions 4–15), 12½ marks each, from at least three of the four prescribed textbooks

Topics covered

• Composition writing in Hindi
• Unseen passage comprehension
• Sentence correction
• Hindi idioms (muhavare)
• Kavya Tarang
• Nirmala (Premchand)
• Katha Surabhi
• Jwalamukhi ke Phool (play)

Questions from this paper

1. Floods are a natural disaster that cause destruction. Write a proposal on this subject.
2. It is said that both borrowing and lending are wrong. Write your views for or against this statement.
3. How do the parts of nature teach us to help others, according to the passage?
4. How has Tulsidas thrown light on the qualities of a true friend in the chaupais titled 'Sachchi Mitrata'?
5. Why did Munshi Totaram become an object of pity in Nirmala's eyes?
6. Why did Arya Rakshas accept the post of chief minister of Magadha, and what was the first decision he gave after taking office?