ISC 2017 Hindi Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is the ISC Class 12 Hindi paper (code 805) from the 2017 board examination set by CISCE. It carries 100 marks and runs for three hours plus fifteen minutes of reading time. Section A (Language, 50 marks) has a 400-word composition, including two moral-story options, a passage on Mahatma Buddha and the middle path with five 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: Gadya Sankalan, Kavya Manjari, the novel Sara Akash and Mohan Rakesh's play Ashadh Ka Ek Din. Sample questions below are translated from Hindi.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

Hindi

Year

2017

Paper code

805

Maximum marks

100

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

15

Pages

5

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 moral-story prompts

• Section A, Question 2

  20 marks

  Unseen passage on Mahatma Buddha and the middle path, with five questions of 4 marks each

• Section A, Question 3

  10 marks

  Correcting five sentences and using five idioms in sentences

• Section B

  50 marks

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

Topics covered

• Composition and story writing in Hindi
• Unseen passage on the Buddha and the middle path
• Sentence correction
• Hindi idioms
• Gadya Sankalan
• Kavya Manjari
• Sara Akash
• Ashadh Ka Ek Din

Questions from this paper

1. If you were appointed principal of a school, how would you carry out the responsibilities of that post? Discuss in detail.
2. Strict laws are not enough to remove the evils spread in society; moral values also need to be strengthened. Present your views for or against this statement.
3. What do you understand by the middle path, and how did Mahatma Buddha come to be inspired by it?
4. Justify, on the basis of the events of the story, the statement that "Majboori" is the story of the pure maternal love of a simple old woman.
5. Using the sakhis, show that Kabirdas was a successful poet and a great preacher, and say what he stresses more than opposing outward restrictions.
6. Describe the character of Mallika, a very important character in the play Ashadh Ka Ek Din, whose personality has impressed you the most.