ISC 2024 Sociology Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is the ISC Class 12 Sociology paper set by CISCE for the 2024 board examination. It carries 70 marks, runs for three hours plus fifteen minutes of reading time, and has 12 compulsory questions in three sections. Section A is a single question of 14 one-mark parts, mixing multiple-choice, assertion–reason, fill-in-the-blank and very short answers. Section B has seven four-mark short answers, with internal choices in Questions 7 and 8, and Section C has four seven-mark long answers, with an internal choice in Question 9. The paper ends with a passage on a traditional joint family that asks about patriarchy and a gender issue shown in an image. Many questions are built around short real-life situations.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

Sociology

Year

2024

Paper code

854

Maximum marks

70

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

12

Pages

5

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Section A

  14 marks

  Question 1 with 14 one-mark parts: multiple-choice, assertion–reason, fill-in-the-blank and very short answers

• Section B

  28 marks

  Questions 2–8, short answers of four marks each; internal choice in Questions 7 and 8

• Section C

  28 marks

  Questions 9–12, long answers of seven marks each; internal choice in Question 9; Question 12 is passage-based with an image

Topics covered

• Kinship usages and kinship terms
• Rules of marriage
• Family
• Caste as a system of stratification
• Tribes and tribal dormitories
• Religion and its theories
• Social change and social movements
• Rural economy and the weekly market
• Panchayati Raj and the 73rd Amendment
• Gender issues and patriarchy

Questions from this paper

1. Define exogamy and state any three of its functions.
2. Tribes in India used to practise a form of agriculture that was later banned by the government. Identify this method of agriculture and discuss any three reasons for it being banned.
3. Discuss any four points to highlight the role of education in bringing about social change.
4. Religion and science are two distinct approaches to the world around us. Elaborate on any two fundamental differences and any two similarities between them.
5. Discuss the functional theories of religion as given by Malinowski and Radcliffe-Brown.
6. With the help of suitable examples, elaborate on descriptive and classificatory kinship terms.