Goa Board Class 12 Sample Paper Sociology

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GOA BOARD OF SECONDARY & HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION
ALTO BETIM – GOA- 403521
Design of the Question Paper
Academic year from June 2024-25 onwards
(Revised Syllabus Pattern 2024-25)
SUBJECT CODE SUB: SOCIOLOGY (CWSN)
H 4 5 5 5
________________________________________________________________________

The Weightage or the distribution of marks over different dimensions of the question
paper shall be as follows:
A. 1st Mid Test: (20 marks)
1. Weightage to Learning Outcomes (1st Mid Test) 20 Marks: -
Sr. No Learning Outcome Marks Percentage of Marks
1 Knowledge 18 90%
2 Understanding 02 10%
3 Application -- --
Total 20 100%

2. Weightage to content (1st Mid Test) 20 Marks:
Book-1 - Indian Society
Sr. Topic/Unit Marks % to the
No. content
1 Ch.2- The Demographic Structure of the Indian 10 50%
Society
2 Ch.3- Social Institution: continuity and change 10 50%
Total 20 100%

3. Weightage to Forms of Question (1st Mid Test) 20 Marks:
Marks for Number Total
Sr.No Forms Of Question each of Marks
Question Question
1 Objective Type Question
1) Fill in the Blacks 01 04 04
2) MCQ 01 06 06
3) Match the pairs 01 03 03
4) True of False 01 02 02
5) Ans in one sentence 01 03 03
2 Short Answer Type 1 02 01 02
3 Short Answer Type 2 -- -- --
4 Long Answer Type -- -- --
Total 19 20

4. The Expected time for Different types of Question would be as follows:
Approx. Time Number Approx. time
For Each of for each form
Sr. No Forms Of Questions Question in Questions of Questions in
Mins (1) Mins (T x N)
1 Very short answer 03 mins 18 54 mins
2 Short Answer Type 1 06 mins 01 06 mins
3 Short Answer Type 2 -- -- --
4 Long Answer Type -- -- --
Total 19 60 mins

5. Weightage to Types of Question (1st Mid Test) 20 Marks:
Sr No Types of Questions Number Marks Weightage Time
of (%) Allotted
Questions (Minutes)
1 Objective Type Question 18 18 90% 54 mins
2 Short Answer Type 1 01 02 10% 06 mins
3 Short Answer Type 2 -- -- -- --
4 Long Answer Type -- -- -- --
Total 19 20 100% 60 mins

6. Scheme of Options:
There is an internal choice in Question No. VI of 02 marks category.

7. Weightage to difficulty level of Questions (1st Mid Test) 20 Marks:
Sr. No Estimated difficulty level of Questions Percentage
1 Easy 90%
2 Average 10%

8. Number of main Question:
There are altogether 19 Questions.

Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education
Alto-Betim-Goa
Academic year June 2024 onwards
(Revised Syllabus Pattern 2024-25)
FIRST MID TEST
BLUEPRINT

Time: 1 Hours SUBJECT CODE SUB: SOCIOLOGY (CWSN)
H 4 5 5 5
Total No. of Questions: 19 Maximum Marks: 20

Sr Objective Knowledge Understanding
No 90% 10%
Fill in Multiple Match True or Ans in Ans in Two
CONTENT the Choice the Pairs False One Sentences Total
Blanks Questions sentence Questions

Book 1- Indian Society
1 Ch.2- The Demographic 1(1) 1(1) 1(1) 1(1) 1(1) 1 (2) * 10
Structure of the Indian 2(1) 2(1) 2(1)
Society
2 Ch.3- Social Institution: 3(1) 3(1) 2(1) 2(1) 10
continuity and change 4(1) 4(1) 3(1) 3(1)
5(1)
6(1)
Total 04(04) 06(06) 03(03) 02(02) 03(03) 01(02) 20

1) Figures outside the brackets indicate the question number and figures inside the
brackets indicate the marks.
2)*indicates optional questions

Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education
Alto-Betim-Goa
Academic year June 2024 onwards
(Revised Syllabus Pattern 2024-25)
FIRST MID TEST
Model Paper
Time: 2 Hours SUBJECT CODE SUB: SOCIOLOGY (CWSN)
H 4 5 5 5
Total No. of Questions: 19
_________________________________________________________________________

Instructions:
1. This paper consists of VI questions.
2. Write the number of questions clearly.
3. All questions are compulsory.
4. There is no overall choice, however internal choice is provided in Q. No VI

Question No. I. Fill in the blanks by choosing correct alternative from those given in the
bracket. 1*4=4
(Demography, Birth, Thomas Robert Malthus, Endogamy)
1. A famous political Economist who put forward the theory of population growth was
_______________
2. The study of population based on factors such as age, income, occupation, sex and
education is _______________.
3. The practice of marrying within the caste is ______________.
4. Caste is determined by __________

Question No. II Select the most appropriate alternative from the options given below.
1*6=6
1. The factor responsible for the decline in the child sex ratio in India__________
A) Fertility
B) Sex specific abortions
C) Death rate
D) Accidents

2. One of the reasons for population explosion is _______________
A) Disease control
B) Low birth rate
C) High death rate
D) Famine

3. Which of the following is an institution____________
A) Family
B) Leadership
C) Social movements
D) Movements

4. The example of a Dominant Caste in Bihar ____________
A) Marathas
B) Yadavas
C) Reddys
D) Vokkaligas

5. A family which has more than one couple, and often more than two generations living
together is called___________
A) Matrilocal Family
B) Nuclear Family
C) Extended Family
D) Patrilocal Family

6. The most commonly used term to refer to the institution of caste in India _______
A) Varna
B) Jaat
C) Caste
D) Casta

Question No. III Match the items in column A with the appropriate item in column B and
rewrite. 1*3=3
A B
1. Pre-natal Diagnostic Act M.N.Srinivas
2. Sanskritization Sterilisation
3. Tubectomy 1996

Question No. IV State whether the following sentences are true or false. 1*2=2
1. Improvements in medical cures for diseases, programmes for mass vaccination and
efforts to improve sanitation have helped to control epidemics.
2. The hierarchical ordering of castes is based on the distinction between rank and
status.

Question No. V Answer the following questions in one sentence each. 1*3=3
1. Mention any one factor responsible for famines.
2. What is meant by dominant caste?
3. What do you mean by Matrilocal Society?

Question No. VI Answer the following question in two sentences each. 1*2=2
1. What are the two checks suggested by Malthus to control population growth.
OR
What were the factors responsible for the decline in child sex ratio in India?

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Goa Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education
Alto -Betim- Goa- 403521
Academic year June 2024 onwards
(Revised Syllabus Pattern 2024-25)
First Terminal Examination
Model Question Paper
____________________________________________________________________________
Time: 2 Hours Sub: SOCIOLOGY (CWSN)
Subject code
H 4 5 5 5
Total no of Questions: 18 (Printed pages :) Maximum marks: 40

Instructions:

B. First Terminal Examination: (40 marks)
1. Weightage to Learning Outcomes (First Terminal Examination) 20 Marks:
Sr. No Learning Outcome Marks Percentage of Marks
1 Knowledge 36 90%
2 Understanding 04 10%
3 Application -- --
Total 40 100%

2.Weightage to content (First Terminal Examination) 40 Marks: -
Sr. Topic/Unit Marks % to the
No Content
Book-1 - Indian Society
1 Ch.02- The Demographic Structure of the Indian 10 25%
Society
2 Ch.03- Social Institution: Continuity and Change 10 25%
3 Ch-05- Pattern of Social Inequality and Exclusion 10 25%
4 Ch.06- The Challenges of Cultural Diversity 10 25%
Total 40 100%

3.Weightage to Forms of Question (First Terminal Examination) 40 Marks:
Marks for Number Total Marks
Sr.No Forms Of Question each of
Question Question
1 Objective Type Question
1) Fill in the Blacks 01 05 05
2) MCQ 01 15 15
3) Match the pairs 01 05 05
4) True of False 01 05 05
5) Ans in one sentence 01 06 06
2 Short Answer Type 1 02 02 04
3 Short Answer Type 2 -- -- --
4 Long Answer Type -- -- --
Total 38 40

4.The Expected time for Different types of Question would be as follows:
Approx. Time Number Approx. time
For Each of for each form
Sr. No Forms Of Questions Question in Questions of Questions in
Mins (1) Mins (T x N)
1 Very short answer 03 mins 36 108 mins
2 Short Answer Type 1 06 mins 02 12 mins
3 Short Answer Type 2 -- -- --
4 Long Answer Type -- -- --
Total 38 120 mins

5.Weightage to Types of Question (First Terminal Examination) 40 Marks:
Sr Types of Questions Number Marks Weightage Time
No of (%) Allotted
Questions (Minutes)
1 Objective Type Question 36 36 90% 108 mins
2 Short Answer Type 1 02 04 10% 12 mins
3 Short Answer Type 2 -- -- -- --
4 Long Answer Type -- -- -- --
Total 38 40 100% 120mins

1. Scheme of Options:
There is an internal choice in Question No. VI of 02 marks category.

2. Weightage to difficulty level of Questions (First Terminal Examination)
40 Marks:
Sr.No Estimated difficulty level of Questions Percentage
1 Easy 90%
2 Average 10%

3. Number of main Question:
There are altogether 38 Questions.

Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education
Alto-Betim-Goa
Academic year June 2024 onwards
(Revised Syllabus Pattern 2024-25)
FIRST TERMINAL EXAMINATION
BLUEPRINT

Time: 2 Hours SUBJECT CODE SUB: SOCIOLOGY (CWSN)
H 4 5 5 5
Total No. of Questions: 38 Maximum Marks: 40

Sr. Objectives Knowledge Understanding Total
No (90%) (10%)
Content Area Q (1) Q (2) Q (3) Q (4) Q (5) Q (6)

Fill in the MCQ Match True/ One Two sentences
Blanks the Pair False sentence
Book 1. Indian Society
1 Ch.2- The Demographic 1(1) 1(1) 1(1) 1(1) 1(1) 1(2) * 10
Structure of Indian 2(1)
Society 3(1)
4(1)
2 Ch.3- Social Institutions: 2(1) 5(1) 2(1) 2(1) 2(1) 10
Continuity and Change 6(1) 3(1) 3(1)
7(1)
8(1)
3 Ch.5- Patterns of Social 3(1) 9(1) 4(1) 3(1) 4(1) 10
Inequality and Exclusion 4(1) 10(1) 5(1)
11(1) 7(1) #
12(1)
Book 2. Social Change and Development in India
4 Ch.1- Structural Change 5(1) 13(1) 5(1) 4(1) 6(1) 2(2) 10
14(1) 5(1)
15(1)
Total 05 15 05 05 06 02 (04) 40
(05) (15) (05) (05) (06)

Note:

1) Figures outside the brackets indicate the question number and figures inside the brackets indicate the marks.
2)*indicates optional questions
3) # indicates random choice

Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education
Alto-Betim-Goa
Academic year June 2024 onwards
(Revised Syllabus Pattern 2024-25)
FIRST TERMINAL EXAMINATION
MODLE PAPER
Time: 2 Hours SUBJECT CODE SUB: SOCIOLOGY (CWSN)
H 4 5 5 5
Total No. of Questions: 38 Maximum Marks: 40

Instructions:-
1) This question paper consists of 06 Questions.
2) All questions are compulsory.
3) Write the number of each question clearly.
4) There is a no overall choice, however internal choice is provided in Q.V, Q.VI.1.
5) Marks are indicated below each question.

Q.I Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct alternative from those given in the brackets.
(1x5= 5 marks)
(census, social inequality, empowerment, national economy, status )
1. Literacy as a prerequisite to education is an instrument of ___________.
2. The most important official effort to collect information on caste was through the
__________.
3. Patterns of unequal access to social resources are commonly called __________.
4. The caste system classified people by their occupation and ____________.
5. The Swadeshi movement strengthened the loyalty to the _______.

Q.II Select and write the most appropriate alternative from those given below.
(1X5= 5 marks).
1. The majority of the Indian people living in the rural areas make their living out of
_______.
• Agriculture
• Business enterprises
• Transport services
• Craft manufacturing

2. An epidemic that affects a very wide geographical area is termed as ______________.
• Disease
• Natural disaster
• Endemic
• Pandemic

3.The Malthusian Theory states that population rises in _____________.
• Arithmetic progression
• Geometric progression
• Algebraic progression
• Trigonometric progression

4. The state with the highest literacy rate in India is ______________.
• Rajasthan
• Assam
• Kerala
• Karnataka

5. The family structure where men exercise authority and dominance is termed as ______.
• Matrilineal family
• Patrilocal family
• Patriarchal family
• Matriarchal family

6. The word most commonly used to refer to the institution of caste in Indian languages is
termed as _________.
• Varna
• Jati
• Dalit
• Panchamas

7. The process where members of a middle or lower caste attempt to raise their social
status by adopting the social practices of a higher caste is known as ____________.
• Sanskritisation
• Secularisation
• Westernisation
• Modernisation

8. A family consisting of only one set of parents and their children is referred to as
__________.
• Joint family
• Nuclear family
• United family
• Extended family

9. The term ‘Adivasi’ literally means_________.
• Alienation of land
• Marginalisation
• Permanent settlers
• Original inhabitants

10. The Satyashodak Samaj was founded by _____________.
• M.G. Ranade
• Dayanand Saraswati
• Tarabai Shinde
• Jyotiba Phule

11. A commission to look into measures for the welfare of the Other Backward Classes was
appointed by ______________.
• Jawaharlal Nehru
• Mahatma Gandhi
• Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
• Dr. Rajendra Prasad

12. The most important state initiative to compensate for past and present caste
discrimination is _______________.
• Development programmes
• State awards
• Reservations
• Rehabilitation

13. The emergence of machine production based on the use of inanimate power resources
is termed as ________.
• Commercialisation
• Gobalisation
• Industrialisation
• Manufacturing

14. The English merchant who arranged to lease three villages by the river Hugli to set up a
trading post is _________.
• Job Charnock
• Herbert Risley
• Robert Clive
• Benedict Anderson

15. The establishment of rule by one country over another is termed as ____________.
• Socialism
• Communism
• Capitalism
• Colonialism

Q. III. Match the items in column A with the appropriate item in column B and rewrite
(1X5=5 marks)
Column A Column B
1. Amartya Sen a. Grounded in stereotypes
2. Varna b. Depressed classes
3. Downtrodden castes c. Modern and prosperous India
4. Prejudices d. Failure of entitlements
5. Jawaharlal Nehru e. Four-fold division of society

Q.IV State whether following statements are true or false (1X5= 5 marks)
1. Improvements in the literacy rate have to struggle to keep up with the rate of growth of
the Indian population.
2. National development in the Nehruvian era involved the building of shopping malls,
bridges and stadiums.
3. The First Backward Classes Commission was headed by B.P. Mandal.
4. The growth of metropolitan cities accounts for the third type of urban impact on the
surrounding villages.
5. The Colonial government often used unfair means to hire and forcibly keep labourers.

Q. V Answer any six of the following questions in one sentence each. (1X 6= 6 marks)
1. What was the most important objective of the National Family Planning Programme?
2. What is meant by dominant caste?
3. State any one feature of caste.
4. What is social exclusion?
5. State any one feature central to the public perception of disability.
6. Mention any one impact of British industrialisation on India.
7. Who led the anti-sati campaign in Bengal?

Q. VI Answer the following questions in two sentences each. (2X2=4 marks)
1. Explain the factors responsible for famines in India.
OR
Explain the factors responsible for the declining sex-ratio in India.
2. Colonialism led to considerable movement of people within India. Explain.

C. Final Examination: (80 marks)

1. Weightage to Learning Objectives (Final Examination)
Sr. No. Learning Objectives Weightage %
1 Knowledge 90%
2 Understanding 10%
Total 100%

2. Weightage to Content (Final Examination)
Sr. Topic/Unit Marks % to the
No. Content
Book -I Indian Society (35)
1 Ch.2.-The Demographic Structure of the Indian 12 15%
Society
2 Ch.3- Social Institutions: Continuity and change 10 12.50%
3 Ch.5- Patterns of social Inequality and Exclusion 13 16.25%
Book-2 Social change and Development in India (45)
4 Ch.1- Structural change 10 12.50%
5 Ch.4- Change and Development in Rural Society 12 15%
6 Ch.5- Change and Development in Industrial 10 12.50%
Society
7 Ch.8- Social Movement 13 16.25%
Total 80 100%

3. Weightage to Forms of Question: (Final Examination)
Marks for Number of Total
Sr.No Forms Of Question each Question Marks
Question
1 Fill in the Blacks 01 10 10
2 MCQ 01 30 30
3 True of False 01 10 10
4 Match the pairs 01 10 10
5 Ans in one sentence 01 10 10
6 Ans in two sentences 02 05 10
Total 75 80

4. The Expected time for Different types of Question would be as follows:
Approx. Time Number of Approx. time
For Each Questions for each form
Sr. No Forms Of Questions Question in of Questions in
Mins (1) Mins (T x N)
1 Fill in the Blacks 01 10 10 mins
2 MCQ 03 30 90 mins
3 True of False 01 10 10 mins
4 Match the pairs 01 10 10 mins
5 Ans in one sentence 03 10 30 mins
6 Ans in two sentences 06 05 30 mins
Total 70 180 mins

5. Weightage to type of Questions (Final Examination)
Sr. No. Type of Question Marks Weightage % Time allotted (Min)
1 Objective Type 70 90% 150 mins
2 Short Answer Type 1 10 10% 30 mins
Total 80 100% 180 mins

6. Weightage to Level of Difficulty (Final Examination)
Sr. No. Level of Difficulty Marks Weightage %
1 Easy 70 90%
2 Average 10 10%
Total 80 100%

7. Number of main Question:
There are altogether 75 Questions.

Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education
Alto-Betim-Goa
Academic year June 2024 onwards
(Revised Syllabus Pattern 2024-25)
FINAL EXAMINATION
Blue Print
Time: 3 Hours SUBJECT CODE SUB: SOCIOLOGY (CWSN)
H 4 5 5 5
Total No. of Questions: 75 Maximum Marks: 80

Sr. Objectives Knowledge Underst
No (90%) anding
(10%)
Q (1) Q (2) Q (3) Q (5) Q (6) Q (7) Q (7) Total

Content Area Fill in MCQ True/ Match the Pair One Two Two
the False sentenc Sente sentences
Blank es nces

Book -I Indian Society
1 Ch.2.-The Demographic 1(1) 1(1), 2(1), 3(1) 1(1) (A) 1(1) 1(2) 12
Structure of the Indian 2(1) 4(1),5(1) 1(1)
Society
2 Ch.3- Social Institutions: 3(1) 6(1),7(1), 8(1) 2(1) 2(1) 2(1) 10
Continuity and change 9(1) 3(1) 3(1)

3 Ch.5- Patterns of social 4(1) 10(1),11(1),12(1) 3(1) 4(1) 4(1) 2(2)* 13
Inequality and Exclusion 5(1) 13(1),14(1) 5(1)

Book-2 Social change and Development in India
4 Ch.1- Structural change 6(1) 15(1),16(1),17(1) 4(1) 5(1) 6(1) 10
18(1),19(1) 5(1)
5 Ch.4- Change and 7(1) 20(1),21(1),22(1) 6(1) (B) 7(1) 3(2) 12
Development in Rural 23(1) 7(1) 1(1)
Society 2(1)
6 Ch.5- Change and 8(1) 24(1),25(1),26(1) 8(1) 3(1) 8(1) 4(2) 10
Development in 9(1)
Industrial Society
7 Ch.8- Social Movement 9(1) 27(1),28(1),29(1) 9(1) 4(1) 10(1) 5(2)* 13
10(1) 30(1) 10(1) 5(1)
Total 10(10) 30(30) 10(10) 05(05) 05(05) 10(10) 1(2) 04(08) 80

Note: 1) Figures outside the brackets indicate the question number and figures inside the brackets indicate
the marks.
2)*indicates optional questions

Goa Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education
Alto – Betim Goa
Model Question Paper
Final Examination 2023– 24 Onwards

Time: 3 Hours SUBJECT CODE SUB: SOCIOLOGY (CWSN)
H 4 5 5 5
Total No. of Questions:
Maximum Marks: 80

INSTRUCTIONS
1) This question paper consists of 06 Questions.
2) All questions are compulsory.
3) Write the number of each question clearly.
4) There is a no overall choice, however internal choice is provided in Q.VI.
5) Marks are indicated below each question.

Q.I Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct alternative from those given in the brackets.
(1x10= 10 marks)

Q.II Select and write the most appropriate alternative from those given below.
(1X30= 30 marks)

Q.III State whether following statements are true or false (1X10= 10 marks)

Q. IV. Match the items in column A with the appropriate item in column B and rewrite
A (1X5=5 marks)
B (1X5=5 marks)

Q. V Answer the following questions in one sentence each. (1X 10= 10 marks)

Q. VI Answer the following questions in two sentences each. (2X5=10marks)

C. 3rd Assignment and Project:

Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education
Alto-Betim-Goa- 403521
Design of the Question paper
Academic year from June 2024-25 onwards
(Revised Syllabus Pattern 2024-25)
Std-XII
Sub Code- H4554 SUB- SOCIOLOGY
____________________________________________________________________________
The Weightage or the distribution of marks over different dimensions of the question paper
shall be as follows:
A. 1st Mid Test: (20 marks)
1. Weightage to Learning Outcomes (1st Mid Test) 20 Marks: -
S. No Learning Outcome Marks Percentage of Marks
1 Knowledge 05 25%
2 Understanding 11 55%
3 Application 04 20%
Total 20 100%

2. Weightage to content (1st Mid Test) 20 Marks:
Book-1 - Indian Society
Sr.No. Topic/Unit Marks % to the
Content
1 Ch.02- The Demographic Structure of the Indian 10 50%
Society
2 Ch.03- Social Institution: continuity and change 10 50%
Total 20 100%

3. Weightage to Forms of Question (1st Mid Test) 20 Marks:
Sr.No Forms Of Question Marks for Number of Total
each Question Marks
Question
1 MCQ 01 02 02
2 Short Answer Type 1 02 02 04
3 Short Answer Type 2 03 02 06
4 Long Answer Type 04 02 08
Total 08 20

4. The Expected time for Different types of Question would be as follows:
Approx. Time Number of Approx. time
For Each Questions for each form of
Sr. No Forms Of Questions Question in Questions in
Mins (1) Mins (T x N)
1 Very short answer 02 mins 02 04 mins
2 Short Answer Type 1 04 mins 02 08 mins
3 Short Answer Type 2 08 mins 02 16 mins
4 Long Answer Type 16 mins 02 32mins
Total 08 60

5. Weightage to Types of Question (1st Mid Test) 20 Marks:
Sr No Types of Questions Number Marks Weightage Time
of (%) Allotted
Questions (Minutes)
1 Objective Type Question 02 02 05% 04 mins
2 Short Answer Type 1 02 04 10% 08 mins
3 Short Answer Type 2 02 06 25% 16 mins
4 Long Answer Type 02 08 60% 32mins
Total 08 20 100% 60 mins

6. Scheme of Options:
There is an internal choice in Question No.07 of 4 marks category.

7. Weightage to difficulty level of Questions (1st Mid Test) 20 Marks:
Sr.No Estimated difficulty level of Questions Percentage
1 Easy 25%
2 Average 55%
3 Difficult 20%

8. Number of main Question:
There are altogether 08 Questions.

Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education
Alto-Betim-Goa- 403521
Academic year June 2024 onwards
(Revised Syllabus Pattern 2024-25)
FIRST MID TEST
BLUEPRINT
____________________________________________________________________________________

Time: 1 Hours SOCIOLOGY
Subject code
H 4 5 5 4
Total no of Questions: 08 Maximum marks: 20

Sr. Objectives Knowledge (25%) Understanding (55%) Application Total
No (20%)

Content Area VSA SAI SAII LA VSA SA I SAII LA VSA SAI SAII LA
(1) (2) (3) (4) (1) (2) (3) (4) (1) (2) (3) (4) 20

Indian Society

1 Ch-2. The Demographic Structure of 10
the Indian Society

2 Ch-3. Social Institutions: Continuity 10
and Change

Total 05 11 04 20

Note:
1) Figures outside the brackets indicate the question number and figures inside the brackets indicate the marks.
2) *Indicates optional questions

Goa Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education
Alto -Betim- Goa- 403521
Academic year June 2024 onwards
(Revised Syllabus Pattern 2024-25)
First Mid Test
Model Question Paper
_______________________________________________________________________________
Time: 1 Hours SOCIOLOGY
Subject code

H 4 5 5 4

Total no of Questions: 08 (Printed pages :) Maximum marks: 20
Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. This question paper consists of 08 questions.
3. Write the number of each question clearly
4. Questions 1 and 02 are multiple choice type questions and carrying of 01 marks each. Questions 03 and 04
are short type questions carrying of 02 marks each. Answers to them should be about 40 words. Questions
05 and 06 are also short type questions carrying 03 marks each. Answers to them should be about 60
words. Questions 07 and 08 are long type questions carrying 4 marks each. Answers to them should be
about 100 words.
5. There is no overall choice. However internal choice is provided in Q.07
6. Answers should be brief and to the point and the above word limit should be adhered to as far as possible.

1. Question no. 01 and 02 MCQ.
2. Question no. 03 and 04 are 40 words of 02 marks each.
3. Question no. 05 and 06 are 60 words of 03 marks each.
4. Question no. 07 and 08 are 100 words of 04 marks each.
5. Question no. 07 should be provided for option.

B.1st Terminal Examination: (80 marks):

1. Weightage to Learning Outcomes 1st Terminal Examination 80 Marks: -
S. No Learning Outcome Marks Percentage of Marks
1 Knowledge 20 25%
2 Understanding 44 55%
3 Application 16 20%
Total 80 100%

2. Weightage to content 1st Terminal Examination 80 Marks:
Sr.No. Topic/Unit Marks % to the
Content
BOOK-I- Indian Society (50)
1 Ch.02- The Demographic Structure of Indian Society 15 18.75%
2 Ch.03- Social Institution: Continuity and Change 10 12.50%
3 Ch-05- Pattern of Social Inequality and Exclusion 15 18.75%
4 Ch.06- The Challenges of Cultural Diversity 10 12.50%
Book 2- Social Change and Development in India (30)
5 Ch.01- Structural Change 07 8.75%
6 Ch.02- Cultural Change 08 10%
7 Ch.04- Change and Development in Rural Society 15 18.755
Total 80 100%

3. Weightage to Forms of Question 1st Terminal Examination 80 Marks:
Sr.No Forms Of Question Marks for Number of Total
each Question Marks
Question
1 MCQ 01 20 20
2 Short Answer Type 1 02 07 14
3 Short Answer Type 2 03 06 18
4 Long Answer Type 04 07 28
Total 40 80

4. The Expected time for Different types of Question would be as follows:
Approx. Time Number of Approx. time
For Each Questions for each form of
Sr. No Forms Of Questions Question in Questions in
Mins (1) Mins (T x N)
1 MCQ 1 Mins. 20 20 Mins.
2 Short Answer Type 1 5 Mins. 07 35 Mins.
3 Short Answer Type 2 08 Mins. 06 48 Mins.
4 Long Answer Type 11 Mins. 07 77 Mins.
Total 40 180 Mins.

5. Weightage to Types of Question 1st Terminal Examination 80 Marks:
Sr No Types of Questions Number Marks Weightage Time
of (%) Allotted
Questions (Minutes)
1 MCQ 20 20 25% 30 Mins.
2 Short Answer Type 1 07 14 17.50% 45 Mins.
3 Short Answer Type 2 06 18 22.25% 48 Mins.
4 Long Answer Type 07 28 35 % 77 Mins.
Total 40 80 100% 180 mins

6. Scheme of Options:
There is an internal choice in Question No.34, 36 and 40 of 4 marks category.

7. Weightage to difficulty level of Questions 1st Terminal Examination 80
Marks:
Sr.No Estimated difficulty level of Questions Percentage
1 Easy 25%
2 Average 55%
3 Difficult 20%

8. Number of main Question:
There are altogether 40 Questions.

Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education
Alto-Betim-Goa- 403521
Academic year June 2024 onwards
(Revised Syllabus Pattern 2024-25)
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION
BLUEPRINT

Time: 3 Hours Subject code Sub: SOCIOLOGY
H 4 5 5 4
Total no of Questions: 40 (Printed pages: ) Maximum marks: 80
Sr. Objectives Knowledge (25%) Understanding (55%) Application (20%) Total
No 20 Marks 44 Marks 16 Marks
Content Area VSA SAI SAII LA VSA SAI SAII LA VSA SAI SAII LA
(1) (2) (3) (4) (1) (2) (3) (4) (1) (2) (3) (4)
BOOK-I Indian Society
1 Ch.2- The Demographic 1(1) 21 28 34* 15
Structure of the Indian 2(1) (2) (3) (4)
Society 3(1) 22
4(1) (2)
2 Ch.3- Social Institution: 5(1) 29 35 10
continuity and change 6(1) (3) (4)
7(1)
3 Ch.5- Pattern of Social 8(1) 23 30 36* 15
Inequality and Exclusion 9(1) (2) (3) (4)
10(1) 31
(3)
4 Ch.6- Challenges of Cultural 11 32 37 10
Diversity (1) (3) (4)
12
(1)
13
(1)
Book-2 Social change and Development in India
1 Ch.1- Structural change 14 24 33 07
(1) (2) (3)
15
(1)
2 Ch.2- Cultural Change 16 25 38 08
(1) (2) (4)
17
(1)
3 Ch.4- Change and 18 26 40* 39 15
Development in Rural (1) (2) (4) (4)
Society 19 27
(1) (2)
20
(1)
Total 20 44 16 80
Note:
1. Figures outside the brackets indicate the question number and figures inside the brackets indicates the marks.
2. *Indicates optional questions
3. Q. 20x 01= 20 marks
4. Q. 07 x 02= 14 marks
5. Q. 06 x 03= 18 marks
6. Q.07 x 04= 28 marks

Goa Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education
Alto -Betim- Goa
First Terminal Exam 2024-25 onwards
Pattern of Question Paper
______________________________________________________________________________
Time: 3 Hours Sub: SOCIOLOGY
Subject code
H 4 5 5 4

Total no of Questions: 40 (Printed pages :) Maximum marks: 80
Instructions:
2. All questions are compulsory.
3. This question paper consists of 40 questions.
4. Write the number of each question clearly.
5. Questions 1 to 20 are multiple choice type questions and carry 01 mark each. Questions
21 to 27 are short type questions carrying of 02 marks each. Answers to them should be
about 40 words. Questions 28 to 33 are also short type questions carrying 03 marks each.
Answers to them should be about 60 words. Questions 34 to 40 are long type questions
carrying 4 marks each. Answers to them should be about 100 words
6. There is no overall choice. However, internal choice is provided in Q.34, Q.36 and Q.40.
7. Answers should be brief and to the point and the above word limit should be adhered to
as far as possible.

1. Question no. 01 to 20 MCQ.
2. Question no. 21 to 27 are 40 words of 02 marks each.
3. Question no. 28 to 33 are 60 words of 03 marks each.
4. Question no. 34 to 40 are 100 words of 04 marks each.
5. Question no. 34,36,40 should be provided for option.

C.Final Examination: (80 marks)
1. Weightage to Learning Outcomes Final Examination 80 Marks: -
S. No Learning Outcome Marks Percentage of Marks
1 Knowledge 20 25%
2 Understanding 44 55%
3 Application 16 20%
Total 80 100%

2. Weightage to content Final Examination 80 Marks: -
Sr. Topic/Unit Marks % to the
No Content
.
BOOK-I- Indian Society (40)
1 Ch.2- The Demographic Structure of the Indian Society 10 12.50%
2 Ch.3- Social Institution: continuity and change 10 12.50%
3 Ch.5- Pattern of Social Inequality and Exclusion 10 12.50%
4 Ch.6- Challenges of Cultural Diversity 10 12.50%
Book-II - Social Change and Development in India (40)
5 Ch.1- Structural change 05 6.25%
6 Ch.2- Cultural Change 05 6.25%
7 Ch.4- Change and Development in Rural Society 10 12.50%
8 Ch.5- Change and Development in Industrial Society 10 12.50%
9 Ch.8- Social Movement 10 12.50%
Total 80 100%

3. Weightage to Forms of Question Final Examination 80 Marks: -
Sr.No Forms Of Question Marks for Number of Total
each Question Marks
Question
1 MCQ 01 20 20
2 Short Answer Type 1 02 07 14
3 Short Answer Type 2 03 06 18
4 Long Answer Type 04 07 28
Total 40 80

4. The Expected time for Different types of Question would be as follows: -
Approx. Time Number of Approx. time for
For Each Questions each form of
Sr. No Forms Of Questions Question in Questions in Mins
Mins (1) (T x N)
1 MCQ 1 Mins. 20 20 Mins.
2 Short Answer Type 1 5 Mins. 07 35 Mins.
3 Short Answer Type 2 08 Mins. 06 48 Mins.
4 Long Answer Type 11 Mins. 07 77 Mins.
Total 40 180 Mins.

5. Weightage to Types of Question Final Examination 80 Marks: -
Sr No Types of Questions Number Marks Weightage Time
of (%) Allotted
Questions (Minutes)
1 MCQ 20 20 25% 30 Mins.
2 Short Answer Type 1 07 14 17.50% 45 Mins.
3 Short Answer Type 2 06 18 22.25% 48 Mins.
4 Long Answer Type 07 28 35 % 77 Mins.
Total 40 80 100% 180 mins

6. Scheme of Options: -
There is an internal choice in Question No.34, 36 and 40 of 4 marks category.

7. Weightage to difficulty level of Questions Final Examination 80 Marks: -
Sr.No Estimated difficulty level of Questions Percentage
1 Easy 25%
2 Average 55%
3 Difficult 20%

8. Number of main Question: -
There are altogether 40 Questions.

Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education
Alto-Betim-Goa- 403521
Academic year June 2024 onwards
(Revised Syllabus Pattern 2024-25)
FINAL EXAMINATION
BLUEPRINT

Time: 3 Hours Subject code Sub: SOCIOLOGY
H 4 5 5 4
Total no of Questions: 40 (Printed pages: ) Maximum marks: 80
Sr. Objectives Knowledge (25%) Understanding (55%) Application (20%) Total
No 20 Marks 44 Marks 20 Marks

Content Area VSA SA I SA II LA VSA SA I SA II LA VSA SA I SA II LA
(1) (2) (3) (4) (1) (2) (3) (4) (1) (2) (3) (4)
BOOK-I Indian Society
1 Ch.2- The Demographic 1(1) 28(3) 34* 10
Structure of Indian Society 2(1) (4)
3(1)
2 Ch.3- Social Institution; 4(1) 21 35 22 10
continuity and change 5(1) (2) (4) (2)
3 Ch.5- Pattern of Social 6(1) 23 29 36* 10
Inequality and Exclusion (2) (3) (4)
4 Ch.6- Challenges of Cultural 7(1) 37 30 10
Diversity 8(1) (4) (3)
9(1)
Book-2 Social change and Development in India
1 Ch.1- Structural change 10(1) 24 05
11(1) (2)
12(1)
2 Ch.2- Cultural Change 13(1) 31 05
14(1) (3)
3 Ch.4- Change and 15(1) 25 38 10
Development in Rural 16(1) (2) (4)
Society 26
(2)
4 Ch.5- Change and 17(1) 27 32 39 10
Development in Industrial (2) (3) (4)
Society
5 Ch.8- Social Movement 18(1) 33 40* 10
19(1) (3) (4)
20(1)
Total 20 44 16 80

Note:
1. Figures outside the brackets indicate the question number and figures inside the brackets indicates the marks.
2. *Indicates optional questions
3. Q. 20x 01= 20 marks
4. Q. 07 x 02= 14 marks
5. Q. 06 x 03= 18 marks
6. Q.07 x 04= 28 marks

Goa Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education
Alto -Betim- Goa
Final Exam 2024-25 onwards
Pattern of Question Paper
______________________________________________________________________________
Time: 3 Hours Sub: SOCIOLOGY
Subject code
H 4 5 5 4
Total no of Questions: 40 (Printed pages :) Maximum marks: 80
Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. This question paper consists of 40 questions.
3. Write the number of each question clearly.
4. Questions 1 to 20 are multiple choice type questions and carry 01 mark each. Questions
21 to 27 are short type questions carrying of 02 marks each. Answers to them should be
about 40 words. Questions 28 to 33 are also short type questions carrying 03 marks each.
Answers to them should be about 60 words. Questions 34 to 40 are long type questions
carrying 4 marks each. Answers to them should be about 100 words.
5. There is no overall choice. However, internal choice is provided in Q.34, Q.36 and Q.40.
6. Answers should be brief and to the point and the above word limit should be adhered to
as far as possible.

1. The number of live births per 1000 women in the child-bearing age group usually between
15-49 years is referred as: _____________
• The sex ratio
• The fertility rate
• The infant mortality rate
• The birth rate

2. The principle reasons for the decline in the death rate after 1921 were increased levels of
control over famines and:________
• Epidemic diseases
• Disaster
• Accidents
• Warfare

3. The latest State initiative to tackle the problem of hunger and starvation in rural areas
Is : _____
• Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojna
• The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
• The National Food Security Act
• Food Safety and Standards Act.

4. The 1901 census was particularly important as it sought to collect information on the
social hierarchy of caste was took place under the direction of: __________
• Warren Hastings
• Herbert Risley
• Lord Cornwallis
• Lord Mount Batten

5. The Family structure in which men exercise authority and dominance: ___________
• Patrilocal Family
• Patrilineal Family
• Patriarchal Family
• Matrilineal Family

6. A system by which categories of people in a society are ranked in a hierarchy is
called: __________
• Social Communication
• Social Exclusion
• Social Inequality
• Social Stratification

7. The process which involves a continuous dialogue, negotiation and even struggle against
significant others like our parents, family, kin group and our community is known
as:___________
• Socialisation
• Sanskritization
• Modernisation
• Secularisation

8. The large multi-ethnic and multi-lingual provincial states constituting the major political-
administrative units of a semi-federal state called the:____________
• Group of States
• Nation-States
• States of India
• Union of India

9. As a Part of campaign for the Right to Information, an agitation for the release of
information on government funds spent on village developments was begins in rural:
_____________
• Kerala
• Rajasthan
• Bihar
• Gujarat

10.As manufacturing boomed in Britain, traditional export of cotton and silk manufacturers
from India declined in the face of:____________
• Manchester competition
• New York competition
• Tokyo competition
• Toronto competition

11. The movement which strengthened the loyalty to the national economy: _______
• Quiet India Movement
• Swadeshi Movement
• Home Rule Movement
• Civil Disobedience Movement

12.'In India, many villages all over are becoming increasingly subject to the impact of urban
influences argued by the famous Sociologist: __________
• M.N. Srinivas
• G.S. Ghurye
• M.S.A. Rao
• A. R. Desai

13.At the All-India Muslim Ladies Conference, a resolution against the evils of Polygamy, was
proposed by:____________
• Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
• Fatima Sheikh
• Leila Ahmed
• Jahanara Shah Nawas

14.In the early years, the improvement in technology and production process leading to the
path of development is refer to: _____________
• Westernisation
• Marketisation
• Globalisation
• Modernisation

15.The system in which the actual cultivators rather than the zamindars were responsible for
paying the tax: ____________
• Raiyatwari System
• Mahalwari System
• Balutedari System
• Zamindari System

16.The change in the nature of the relationship between landlords and agricultural workers,
as a shift from ‘patronage to exploitation’ was described by the Sociologist: ___________
• Sir Henry S. Maine
• McKim Marriott
• M.S. Swaminathan
• Jan Breman

17.In response to harsh working conditions, sometimes workers went on: ___________
• Lock-out
• Bandh
• Strike
• Agitation

18.The social movements attempt to radically transform social relations, often by capturing
state power is called: __________
• Reformist social movement
• Redemptive social movement
• Revolutionary social movement
• Popular social movement

19.The social movement for Jharkhand had a charismatic leader in an Adivasi, who led a
major uprising against the British:_____________
• Baba Tilka Majhi
• Birsa Munda
• Alluri Sitaram Raju
• Bhagirath Manjhi

20.The first trade union was established in April 1918 in Madras by:_____________
• B. P. Wadia
• Mahatma Gandhi
• Dr. Datta Samant
• Datta Iswalkar

21. Explain any two defining features of caste.
22. Examine the role of dominant caste in India.
23. Explain the Caste system as a discriminatory system.
24. Elaborate the harsh measures adopted by the colonial administrators against the
labourers on tea plantation.
25. Explain any two land reform laws introduced in Independent India.
26. Explain any two negative social consequences of the Green Revolution in India.
27. Explain the dangerous conditions faced by workers in underground mines.
28. Elaborate the Malthusian theory of population growth.
29. Explain the common features central to the public perception of ‘disability’ all over the
world.
30. Evaluate the concept of minority rights and nation Building.
31. Critically evaluate the process of Sanskritization. (Any Three)
32. ‘The Bidi industry as a home-based work”. Explain with example.
33. Elaborate any three features of a Social Movement.
34. Analyse the reasons responsible for declining sex ratio in India.
OR
Analyse the Population Policy of India.
35. Explain the hardships faced by the Tribal due to National Development Projects.
36. Explain the role of the social reformers of the 19th century towards women’s equality and
rights.
OR
Explain the State and non-State Initiatives addressing caste and Tribe discrimination.
37. ‘Communalism is an especially important issue in India’. Explain.
38. Explain the negative effects of the ‘Contract Farming System.’
39. Explain the changes brought in Indian Industry due to policy of Liberalisation.
40. Examine Chipko movement as an ecological movement.
OR
Examine Dalit Movement as a caste-based movement.

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B. 4th Assignment and Project:
1. Weightage to content (Assignment and Project) 20 Marks:
Assessment criteria for internal assessment of innovative project with marks.
a) File / Content : 05 Marks
b) Resources : 05 Marks 20 Marks
c) Presentation : 05 Marks
d) Viva / Field trip : 05 Marks

Suggested Topics:
1) Local Traditional festivals of Goa
2) Mass Media – effect on society.
3) Youth Culture
4) Social Networking - effect.
5) Social Movement – Modern day society
6) Family as a social unit in modern time.
7) Consumerism in 21st century
8) Problems of Migration
9) Social problems in India
10) Side effect of school punishment
11) Women’s empowerment
12) Helpline and its usefulness

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