JAC Class 12 Hindi Question Paper 2020 with Answer

About this paper

This is the Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) Class 12 Hindi (Elective) paper from the 2020 examination, with answers written in Hindi under the questions; the sample questions below are translated from Hindi. It carries 100 marks (pass marks 33) for three hours, with marks printed against each question. It opens with an unseen prose passage on willpower, an unseen poem about the struggle against hunger and an essay. This copy then moves straight to the literature questions from Antra Bhag 2, including Keshavdas's Ramchandrika, Brajmohan Vyas's 'Kachcha Chittha' and Bhishm Sahni's 'Gandhi, Nehru aur Yasser Arafat', and ends with questions on the supplementary reader Antral.

Exam

JAC Class 12

Subject

Hindi

Year

2020

Maximum marks

100

Time allowed

3 hours

Pages

5

Answers included

Yes

Paper pattern

• Questions 1–2

  20 marks

  Unseen prose passage with five three-mark questions (15) and unseen poem with five one-mark questions (5)

• Question 3

  10 marks

  Essay on one of four topics

• Questions 7–12

  40 marks

  Antra: poetry explanation (8); two poetry questions (3 × 2 = 6); poetic beauty of two extracts (3 × 2 = 6); prose explanation (8); two prose questions (3 × 2 = 6); literary introduction of Vidyapati or Mamta Kalia (6)

• Questions 13–14

  Antral: three short questions (3 × 3 = 9) and one longer answer on Surdas or Mahip, with an 'or' option

Topics covered

• Unseen passage and unseen poem
• Essay writing
• Ramchandrika (Keshavdas)
• Ghananand's poetry
• Banaras (Kedarnath Singh)
• Barahmasa (Malik Muhammad Jayasi)
• Kachcha Chittha (Brajmohan Vyas)
• Gandhi, Nehru aur Yasser Arafat (Bhishm Sahni)
• Vidyapati and Mamta Kalia
• Antral: Surdas ki Jhopdi, Aarohan, Biskohar ki Maati, Apna Malwa

Questions from this paper

1. Write an essay on any one of these topics: The Purpose of Human Life; The Great Writer Munshi Premchand; Computer Education: An Introduction; Indian Culture.
2. How does Mother Kaushalya feel on seeing Ram's belongings after he has gone to the forest?
3. Why could Hargobin not deliver Badi Bahuriya's message?
4. Write a literary introduction of the poet Vidyapati or the writer Mamta Kalia.
5. What kind of jealousy arose in Jagdhar's mind, and why?
6. Why is the earth's atmosphere getting warmer, and what is the role of Europe and America in this?