JAC Class 12 Hindi Question Paper 2018 with Answer

About this paper

This is the Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) Class 12 Hindi (Elective) paper from the 2018 examination, with an answer written in Hindi under every question; the sample questions below are translated from Hindi. It has 14 questions: an unseen prose passage and an unseen poem; an essay, an application or letter, an editorial or school annual-function report, and an article or feature; and literature questions from Antra Bhag 2 and the supplementary reader Antral. The literature questions draw on poems and prose such as Jayasi's 'Barahmasa', Raghuvir Sahay's 'Toḍo', Brajmohan Vyas's 'Kachcha Chittha' and Nirmal Verma's piece on Singrauli. No marks or time are printed on this copy.

Exam

JAC Class 12

Subject

Hindi

Year

2018

Questions

14

Pages

6

Answers included

Yes

Paper pattern

• Questions 1–2

  Unseen prose passage and unseen poem with short questions and a title

• Questions 3–6

  Writing: essay (choice of four topics), application or letter, editorial or report, and an article or feature

• Questions 7–12

  Antra: explanation of poetry with reference to context, two of four poetry questions, poetic beauty of two extracts, prose explanation, two of four prose questions, and a literary introduction of Agyeya or Hazari Prasad Dwivedi

• Questions 13–14

  Antral: three of four short questions and one longer answer with an 'or' option

Topics covered

• Unseen passage and unseen poem
• Essay writing
• Application and formal letter
• Editorial, report and feature writing
• Barahmasa (Malik Muhammad Jayasi)
• Toḍo (Raghuvir Sahay)
• Banaras (Kedarnath Singh)
• Kachcha Chittha (Brajmohan Vyas)
• Jahan Koi Wapsi Nahin (Nirmal Verma)
• Gandhi, Nehru aur Yasser Arafat (Bhishm Sahni)
• Agyeya and Hazari Prasad Dwivedi
• Antral: Surdas ki Jhopdi, Aarohan, Biskohar ki Maati, Apna Malwa

Questions from this paper

1. Write an essay on any one of these topics: Today's Politicians; Terrorism: A Global Problem; The Lives of Great People: A Source of Inspiration; Woman, You Have Many Forms.
2. Drawing attention to the many benefits of travel, write an application to your principal requesting an educational tour every session.
3. Write a short editorial on the topic 'Our Society Sinking into Alcohol'.
4. How does spring arrive in Banaras, and what is its effect on the city?
5. What did the elephant tell the farmer about joint farming?
6. Write a literary introduction of the poet Agyeya or the writer Hazari Prasad Dwivedi.