Kerala Plus Two Question Paper 2025 Sociology

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2025
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Kerala Board of Public
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SY-438
Reg. No. : ......................................

Name : ...........................................

SECOND YEAR HIGHER SECONDARY EXAMINATION, MARCH 2025

Part – III Time : 2½ Hours
SOCIOLOGY Cool-off time : 15 Minutes
Maximum : 80 Scores

General Instructions to Candidates :
 There is a ‘Cool-off time’ of 15 minutes in addition to the writing time.
 Use the ‘Cool-off time’ to get familiar with questions and to plan your answers.
 Read questions carefully before answering.
 Read the instructions carefully.
 Calculations, figures and graphs should be shown in the answer sheet itself.
 Malayalam version of the questions is also provided.

 
    15  ‘  ’ .
 ‘  ’    
 .

      .
    .
  , , ,   
.

   .

SY-438 1 P.T.O.

PART – A

Answer any 9 questions from 1 to 10. Each carries 1 score. (9  1 = 9)

1. Identify the second backward commission in India from the given below :

(a) Nettoor Commission (b) Kaka Kalelkar Commission

(c) Mandal Commission (d) Malhotra Commission

2. Who among the following is known as the chief architect of Indian Constitution ?

(a) Gandhiji (b) Ambedkar

(c) Patel (d) M.N. Srinivas

3. The emergence of machine production based on the use of inanimate power resources
like steam or electricity is called _____ .

(a) De-industrialisation (b) Industrialisation

(c) Urbanisation (d) Modernisation

4. Name the political framework that distributes power and authority between a central
government and local governments.

5. Looking through the eyes of others by the researcher and his research is known
as _____ .

6. The number of females per 1000 males in a given area at a specified time period is
known as _____ .

SY-438 2

PART – A
1  10    9  .

1  . (9  1 = 9)

1.      
.

(a)   (b)   

(c)   (d)  

2.      
  ?

(a)  (b) 

(c)  (d) .. 

3.     
   ______.

(a)   (b) 

(c)  (d) 

4.       
     ?

5.      
 ______  .

6.      1000  

   ______.
SY-438 3 P.T.O.

7. Name the book written by Adam Smith.

8. The mixing of global culture to local culture is known as _____ .

9. The government trying to sell the share to the private companies is known as _____ .

10. Who among the following sociologist coined the term ‘footloose labour’.

(a) M.N. Srinivas (b) Max Weber

(c) Karl Marx (d) Jan Breman

PART – B

Answer all questions from 11 to 15. Each carries 2 scores. (5  2 = 10)

11. Identify two reasons for the declining sex ratio in India.

12. Write any two features of caste.

13. Find out any two problems faced by women in India.

14. What is westernisation ?

15. Write any two examples of private FM channels in our country.

SY-438 4

7.     .

8.      ______ 
.

9.      
 ________  .

10.   ‘  ’  
    ?
(a) ..  (b)  
(c)   (d)  

PART – B

11  15     .
2  . (5  2 = 10)

11.  -    .

12.     .

13.       .

14.    ?

15.      .. 
 .
SY-438 5 P.T.O.

PART – C

Answer any 3 questions from 16 to 19. Each carries 4 scores. (3  4 = 12)

16. Differentiate between common sense knowledge and sociological imagination.

17. Write a short note on ecological movement with examples.

18. Explain the diverse forms of family on the basis of residence and authority.

19. (a) Explain the term Sankritisation. (2)

(b) Write any two criticisms of Sankritisation. (2)

PART – D

Answer any 3 questions from 20 to 23. Each carries 5 scores. (3  5 = 15)

20. List out the relevance of Malthusian theory of population in the current scenario.

21. Discuss the colonial experience of industrialisation and urbanisation in India.

22. Differentiate between Trans National Corporations (TNCs) and electronic economy.

SY-438 6

PART – C

16  19    3  .
4  . (3  4 = 12)

16.       .

17.       
.

18.     
  .

19. (a)     . (2)

(b)     . (2)

PART – D

20  23    3  .
5  . (3  5 = 15)

20.       
 .

21.   
   .

22.     
.

SY-438 7 P.T.O.

23. Match the following :

A B
Printing press – Benedict Anderson
Imaginated community – Vividh Bharati
Media as watch dog of democracy – Hum log
All India Radio – Johan Gutenberg
Doordarshan – Jawaharlal Nehru

PART – E
Answer any 3 questions from 24 to 27. Each carries 6 scores. (3  6 = 18)

24. Write a brief note on colonialism and the emergence of new markets.

25. Compare and contrast regionalism and communalism in the Indian context.

26. Describe the powers and responsibilities of Panchayats.

27. Point out the social consequences of green revolution.

PART – F
Answer any 2 questions from 28 to 30. Each carries 8 scores. (2  8 = 16)

28. (a) Define untouchability (2)
(b) Explain the state and non-state initiatives addressing caste and tribe
discrimination. (6)
Hints :
(1) Purity and pollution
(2) Article 17
(3) Dimensions of untouchability

SY-438 8

23.   .
A B
   
   
    
    
  

PART – E
24  27   3  . 6 
. (3  6 = 18)
24.      
 .

25.       .

26.     .

27.     .

PART – F
28  30   2  . 8 
. (2  8 = 16)
28. (a)   . (2)
(b) -     
  . (6)
 :
(1)  
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(3)   

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29. Prepare a seminar report on ‘the impact of globalisation and liberalisation in Indian
industry’.

Hints :

(1) Multinational Companies (MNCs)

(2) Globalisation and employment opportunities

(3) Outsourcing

30. (a) What is social movements ? (2)

(b) Explain the theories of social movements. (6)

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29. ‘     

’     .

 :

(1)  

(2)   

(3)   ( )

30. (a)    ? (2)

(b)   . (2)

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