ISC 2020 Hindi Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is the ISC Class 12 Hindi paper (code 805) from the 2020 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 and topics such as the water crisis and a farewell at the end of school, a passage about two farmers who are reborn after meeting God, 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 Gadya Sankalan, Kavya Manjari, Rajendra Yadav's novel Sara Akash and the play Ashadh Ka Ek Din. Sample questions below are translated from Hindi.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

Hindi

Year

2020

Paper code

805

Maximum marks

100

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

15

Pages

7

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 two farmers reborn after meeting God, 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 comprehension
• Sentence correction
• Hindi idioms
• Gadya Sankalan
• Kavya Manjari
• Sara Akash
• Ashadh Ka Ek Din

Questions from this paper

1. "Water is life. It is absurd to imagine tomorrow without water." Discuss how serious the water crisis has become, why conservation is needed, and what the remedies are.
2. "The family and society are responsible for a person's moral development." Present your views for or against this statement.
3. What lesson does the passage about the two farmers teach us?
4. What message about the reader's attention is the storyteller giving through "Majboori", and how?
5. Write the original idea of the poem "Aa, dharti kitna deti hai", and state the message the poet gives through it.
6. Explain, on the basis of the novel, the statement that Sara Akash, written by Rajendra Yadav, is a purposeful work.