Kerala Plus Two Question Paper 2024 Sociology

Kerala Board

Question Paper
2024

Reg. No. : ......................................
SY-538 Name : ...........................................

SECOND YEAR HIGHER SECONDARY EXAMINATION, MARCH – 2024

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-538 1 P.T.O.

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

1. Who called upon the media to function as the watch dog of democracy ?

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Subhash Chandra Bose

(c) B.P. Mandal (d) Mahatma Gandhi

2. The first modern mass media Institution began with development of ________.

(a) Radio (b) Television

(c) Printing Press (d) Telephone

3. __________ refers to the mixing of the global culture with the local culture.

(a) Westernisation (b) Culture of consumption

(c) Glocalisation (d) Corporate culture

4. Who among the following emphasised the glory of the Aryan period ?

(a) Jyotiba Phule (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(c) Viresalingam (d) Vidyasagar

5. Jyotiba Phule who started the first school for women at _________.

(a) Allahabad (b) Delhi

(c) Pune (d) Madras

SY-538 2

1  10    9  .
1  . (9  1 = 9)

1.      
 ?

(a)   (b)  

(c) ..  (d) 

2.       
  ?

(a)  (b) 

(c)   (d) 

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

(a)   (b)  

(c)  (d)  

4.        ?

(a)   (b)   

(c)   (d) 

5.       ?

(a)  (b) 

(c)  (d) 

SY-538 3 P.T.O.

6. Who is the chief architect of the Constitution of India ?

(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

(c) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (d) Sri Lal Bahadur Shastri

7. The aggressive chauvinism based on religious identity is _________.

(a) Regionalism (b) Secularism

(c) Communalism (d) Liguism

8. The families that pass on property from mother to daughter is _________.

(a) Families of orientation (b) Families of Procreation

(c) Matrilineal Families (d) Patrilineal Families

9. _________ refers to the pre-conceived opinions or attitudes held by members of one

group towards another.

(a) Stereotypes (b) Prejudices

(c) Discrimination (d) Social Exclusion

10. _______ is the non-state and non-market part of the public domain in which individuals

get together voluntarily to create institutions and organisations.

(a) Bureaucracy (b) Constitution

(c) Government (d) Civil Society

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6.     ?
(a) .   (b) . . 
(c) .   (d) .   

7.    
 __________.
(a)  (b) 
(c)  (d) 

8.       
 ________ .
(a) 

(b)  

(c)  

(d)  

9.      
 ________  
(a)   (b)  
(c)  (d)  

10.  ,    

 ,  –  
__________.
(a)  (b)  
(c)  (d)  

SY-538 5 P.T.O.

Answer all the questions from 11 to 15 in two or three sentences each. Each carries

2 scores. (5  2 = 10)

11. Describe the idea ‘Sex ratio’.

12. Clarify the term ‘Dominant Caste’ with examples.

13. What is meant by Social Exclusion ?

14. Explain the idea ‘Scientific Management’.

15. What is meant by ‘Mass Communications’ ?

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

16. Explain the meaning of the concept. ‘Commodification’ with suitable examples.

17. Find out the different aspects in the growth and expansion of mass media and

communication.

18. What is meant by ‘Marketisation’ ? Discuss.

19. Home based work is an important part of the economy, substantiate.

SY-538 6

11  15      

. 2  . (5  2 = 10)

11.    .

12.       ?

13. ‘  ’    ?

14. ‘  ’   .

15. ‘ ’   ?

16  19    3  .

4  . (3  4 = 12)

16.      
.

17. -     
  ?

18. ‘’   . .

19.       
 ?
SY-538 7 P.T.O.

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

20. List out the different dimensions of ‘Globalisation’.

21. List out the merits of sociological imagination.

22. Differentiate between Western and Indian meaning of secularism.

23. Match the following :

(a) The First Backward Classes Commission – Dayanand Saraswati

(b) The Second Backward Classes Commission – Raja Rammohan Roy

(c) The Brahmo Samaj – Jyotiba Phule

(d) The Satyashodhak Samaj – B.P. Mandal

(e) The Arya Samaj – Kaka Kalelkar

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

24. Explain the features of National Family Planning Programme of India.

25. Describe the important features of the Caste System.

26. (a) Define the term ‘Sanskritisation’. (1)

(b) Critically analyse the concept ‘Sanskritisation’. (5)

27. Examine the impact of the ‘British Colonialism’ on Indian Society.

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

21.      ?

22.      
.

23.   .
(a)    –  

(b)    –   

(c)   –  
(d)   – .. 
(e)   –  

24  27    3  .
6  . (3  6 = 18)
24.     .

25.     .

26. (a) ‘ ’   . (1)
(b)    
 ? (5)

27.      
  ?

SY-538 9 P.T.O.

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

28. (a) What are the ideals of Panchayati Raj ? (2)

(b) Briefly explain the powers and responsibilities of Panchayats. (6)

29. (a) What is meant by ‘Green Revolution’ ? (2)

(b) Critically analyse the Social Consequences of the Green Revolution. (6)

30. What are the features of a ‘Social Movement’ ? Explain the important theories on
Social Movements. (2)

Hints :

(1) Relative Deprivation Theory (2)

(2) Mancur Olson’s Theory (2)

(3) Resource Mobilisation Theory (2)

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SY-538 10

28  30    2  .

8  . (2  8 = 16)

28. (a)     ? (2)

(b)    
 ? (6)

29. (a)      ? (2)

(b)     
 ? (6)

30.     ? 
    ? (2)

 :

(1)    (2)

(2)    (2)

(3)    (2)

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SY-538 11 P.T.O.

SY-538 12

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