ISC 2018 Hindi Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is the ISC Class 12 Hindi paper (code 805) from the 2018 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 about a young man named Sundar who goes looking for the secret of success, and a question on correcting sentences and using idioms. Section B is set for 50 marks, with four questions from at least three prescribed books. This copy shows Gadya Sankalan, including the story "Sharanagat", and the start of Kavya Manjari. The paper says it has five printed pages, but the fifth page is not among these images. Sample questions below are translated from Hindi.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

Hindi

Year

2018

Paper code

805

Maximum marks

100

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

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 moral-story prompts

• Section A, Question 2

  20 marks

  Unseen passage about Sundar and the secret of success, 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

  Prescribed textbooks, 50 marks: four questions from at least three books; this copy shows Questions 4–7 only

Topics covered

• Composition and story writing in Hindi
• Unseen passage on the secret of success
• Sentence correction
• Hindi idioms
• Gadya Sankalan
• Sharanagat
• Kavya Manjari

Questions from this paper

1. In today's race-filled life people suffer from mental stress. Present your views on ways to remove it and make life happy.
2. "Action is powerful, not fate." Present your views for or against this statement.
3. What was Sundar troubled by, and why? What was one good thing about him?
4. Who was Rajjab, what was his occupation, and where was he going with the money he had earned? On the basis of "Sharanagat", explain whether he reached home.
5. What is the essayist's aim in "Kya nirash hua jaye"? Through which two incidents does he try to show that humanity has not yet completely ended?
6. What was Sushila's nature, what was the result of that nature, and what wish did she express, and to whom?