Karnataka SSLC Question Paper 2026 Sociology

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I. Four choices are given for each of the following questions /
incomplete statements. Choose the correct answer and
write the complete answer along with its letter of alphabet.

10 × 1 = 10

1. The most necessary thing for the success of democracy is

(A) Illiteracy (B) Economy

(C) Education (D) Unemployment

2. The scholar who influenced the people of Russia by his
theory is

(A) Stalin (B) Karl Marx

(C) Rousseau (D) Abraham Lincoln

3. Unequal development of the regions of a state or a
country is

(A) Economic inequality

(B) Social inequality

(C) Political inequality

(D) Regional inequality

4. The founder of Buddhism is

(A) Mahaveera

(B) Ashoka

(C) Gautam Buddha

(D) Teerthankara

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5. Champaran Satyagraha was led by

(A) Mahatma Gandhiji

(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(C) Jawaharlal Nehru

(D) Lal Bahadur Shastri

6. The revolution which had independence, equality and
brotherhood as its key words is

(A) Chinese Revolution

(B) French Revolution

(C) Russian Revolution

(D) American war of independence

7. Dowry Prohibition Act was passed in the year

(A) 1961 (B) 1965

(C) 1981 (D) 1985

8. The Article of the Constitution of India that refers
Adivasis as Scheduled Tribes is

(A) Article-275 (B) Article-335

(C) Article-342 (D) Article-242

9. The Five-Year Plan of India which made provision for
Block system is

(A) First Five-Year Plan

(B) Third Five-Year Plan

(C) Second Five-Year Plan

(D) Fourth Five-Year Plan

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10. The newspaper Kesari was published by

(A) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

(B) Mahatma Gandhi

(C) Raja Rammohan Roy

(D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

II. 11. Match the following list ‘A’ with list ‘B’ and write the
answer along with its letter of alphabet : 5×1=5

A B

(A) Back to Vedas (i) Dr. Atmaram Pandurang

(B) Father of Indian (ii) Dayanand Saraswati
Renaissance

(C) Prarthana Samaj (iii) Sardar Patel

(D) Satyashodhak Samaj (iv) Raja Rammohan Roy

(E) Bardoli Satyagraha (v) Jyothi Rao Phule

(vi) Mahatma Gandhi

(vii) Swami Vivekananda

III. Answer the following questions in a word or sentence each :

15 × 1 = 15

12. What is meant by industrialisation ?

13. Which is the main tool for social change ?

14. Write the meaning of social change.

15. Who started Mahad tank movement ?

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16. What is the main reason for the increase in migration ?

17. What is economic imbalance ?

18. Mention any one policy that caused increase in the
economic imbalance in India after 1992.

19. Name the author of the book ‘Caste and Race in India’.

20. Who is the founder of Sikhism ?

21. What is the main objective of revolutionary movements ?

22. In which country did the revolutionary movement take
place against Czars ?

23. Name the British Viceroy who supported the girl’s
education in India.

24. Under whose chairmanship did the Central Government
set up the First Tribal Commission ?

25. Which city of Karnataka is famous as ‘Silicon Valley’ ?

26. What is the main aim of Adult Education ?

IV. Answer the following questions in about two to four
sentences / points each : 14 × 2 = 28

27. Which are the main factors responsible for social
change ?

28. List out the important tools to communicate the world in
seconds.

29. Name the obstacles for social change.

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30. What is the difference between Pakka food and Kachcha
food ?

31. Mention the main factors of Kabir panth in the
reformation of Indian society.

32. Mention the objectives of social movements.

33. List out the legislations with regard to the assets and
occupation of women.

34. Name the social reformers who fought for the equality of
women.

35. Explain briefly the causes for the decline of tribal
communities in India.

36. List out the important factors of the Caste Disabilities
Removal Act of 1850.

37. Which are the different names for tribes in India ?

38. What are the approaches framed by the government of
India for the development of tribes ?

39. What are the types of mass media ?

40. How are computers most useful in the modern world ?

V. Answer the following questions in about three to six
points/sentences each : 6 × 3 = 18

41. Explain the features of social change.

42. Mention the factors that influence regional imbalance.

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43. Name the women organisations which fought for the
awareness and progress of women during the British
period.

44. List out the characteristics of caste system.

45. Analyse the social changes that are taking place among
the Indian tribes.

46. Radios play a vital role as a mass media. Justify.

VI. Answer the following question in about four to eight
sentences / points : 1×4=4

47. Explain the role of women in the freedom struggle of
India.

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