ISC 2024 Hindi Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is the ISC Class 12 Hindi paper (code 805) from the 2024 board examination set by CISCE. It carries 80 marks, runs for three hours plus fifteen minutes of reading time, and has fifteen questions. Section A (Language, 40 marks) has a 400-word composition, with topics such as lessons from nature, online shopping and a story about a grandmother's courage, a passage about a sparrow named Kaisauveri and a jamun tree, and ten one-mark items on sentences and idioms. In Section B candidates answer four ten-mark questions from any 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

2024

Paper code

805

Maximum marks

80

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

15

Pages

11

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Section A, Question 1

  15 marks

  Composition of about 400 words in Hindi on one of six topics, the last a choice of two moral stories

• Section A, Question 2

  15 marks

  Unseen passage with three 3-mark questions and six one-mark multiple-choice questions

• Section A, Question 3

  10 marks

  Ten one-mark items: five on sentence correction and word choice, and five on idioms

• Section B

  40 marks

  Literature: four of twelve questions (Questions 4–15), ten marks each, from any 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. "Nature does not only bring us up like a mother; like a skilled teacher she also gives important lessons for life." Describe some lessons received from nature and write how adopting them can brighten our future.
2. Earlier people bought things from neighbourhood shops; now online shopping is growing. What effect is this change having on society?
3. How was the sparrow Kaisauveri different from the other birds, and how did they behave towards her?
4. "Bhaktin" is the story of the struggle-filled life of a hard-working woman. Explain this statement on the basis of four chapters of Bhaktin's life.
5. Bringing out Surdas's feeling of devotion, describe Krishna's childhood acts and mother Yashoda's affection on the basis of the Sanskrit verses.
6. "Wherever Kalidasa is master of an unmatched reputation, his nature also shows weaknesses." Discuss Kalidasa's character in the light of this statement.