MBOSE Class 12 Question Paper 2026 for Sociology

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MBOSE Class 12 2026
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MBOSE Class 12 2026 Question Paper Sociology

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SOCIOLOGY

Full Marks : 80

Time : 3 hours

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General Instructions :
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(i) Write all the answers in the Answer

(ii) Attempt Section—A (Objective-type Questions) serially.

(iii) Attempt all sections of a question together at one place.

SECTION—A
( Objective-type Questions )
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(b) people

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2. The fertility rate refers to
(a) the number of live births per 1000 women
(b) the number of death births per 1000 women
(c) the number of male births per 1000
(d) the number of female births per 1000 1

3. The Portuguese word ‘casta’ means
(a) pure breed
(b) colour
(c) custom
(d) sub-caste 1

4. Who coined the term ‘Sanskritization’? 1
(a) Karl Marx
(b) A. R. Desai
(c) M. N. Srinivas
(d) Max Weber

5. Matrilineal system is practiced among
(a) Mizos
(b) Khasis
(c) Nagas
(d) None of the above 1

6. Social inequality means
(a) equal access to resources
(b) full of resources
(c) unequal access to resources
(d) limited access to resources 1

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8. Jana or Tribe were believed to be
(a) people of the land
(b) religious people
(c) people of the forest
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The term ‘diversity’ emphasizes differences rather
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Reason (R) :
India is a nation of great cultural diversity with
different types of social groups and communities.
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(d) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and
Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A)

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10. Which of the following is true about community identity? 1

I. It is based on birth and belonging.

II. No one has any choice about which community they
are born into.

III. It is based on qualifications or accomplishment.
Select the correct answer.

(a) I and II are true

(b) II and III are true

(c) I, II and III are true

(d) I and III are true

11. Communalism refers to

(a) aggressive chauvinism

(b) individualism

(c) respect all communities

(d) None of the above 1

12. Which of the following is false about Swaraj? 1

(a) Freedom

(b) Birthright

(c) Political and economic freedom

(d) Family

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14. Modernization refers to the path of development. Which of
the following is incorrect about Modernization? 1
(a) Improvement in technology

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(c) Traditional equipments/tools
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dominant caste? 1
(a) Numerically strong
(b) Landowning group
(c) Dalit
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(b) High-Yield Variety
(c) Height-Yield Variety
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17. The villagers pluck Tendu leaves for
(a) making Bidis
(b) spices
(c) tea
(d) building houses 1

18. Adivasis shared a common hatred of Dikus which literally
mean
(a) tribal
(b) migrant traders and moneylenders
(c) British armies
(d) social reformers 1

19. Revolutionary Social Movement attempts to
(a) change slowly
(b) change gradually
(c) radically transform social relation
(d) None of the above 1

20. Peasant Movement is also known as the
(a) Chipko Movement
(b) Women’s Movement
(c) Dalit Movement
(d) Agrarian Struggles 1

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22. (a) What is population explosion? 2
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25. (a) What do the words ‘excluded’ and ‘partially excluded’
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(b) What does the Ryotwari System mean?

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28. (a) What is disinvestment? 2
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(b) What is alienation?

29. Why do social movements arise? 2

SECTION—C
( Short Answer-type Questions )
( Marks : 24 )

30. (a) Explain Malthusian theory of population growth. 4
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(b) Write on Tribal communities.

31. (a) What is the difference between nuclear and extended
family? 4
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(b) What are the three key principles of social
stratification?

32. (a) Write on Untouchability. 4
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(b) Explain the term ‘secularism’.

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(b) Write on home-based work.

35. (a) What are the features of social movement? 4
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(b) Explain the working conditions of miners.

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38. Read the passage given below and answer the questions
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The policy of liberalization that India has been following
since the late 1980s have had a very significant impact
on agriculture and rural society. The policy entails
participation in the World Trade Organization (WTO),
which aims to bring about a more free international
trading system and requires the opening up of Indian
markets to imports. After decades of State support and
protected markets, Indian farmers have been exposed to
competition from global market. For instance, we have all
seen imported fruits and other food items on the shelves
of our local stores-items that were not available a few
years ago because of import barriers.

These are indicators of the process of globalization of
agriculture, or the incorporation of agriculture into the
larger global market—a process that has had direct effect
on farmers and rural society. For instance, in some
regions such as Punjab and Karnataka, farmers enter into
contracts with multinational companies to grow certain
crops (such as tomatoes and potatoes), which the
companies then buy from them for processing or export.
In such ‘contract farming’ systems, the company identifies
the crop to be grown, provides the seeds and other inputs,
as well as the know-how and often also the working
capital. In return, the farmer is assured of a market
because the company guarantees that it will purchase the
produce at a predetermined fixed price. While contract
farming appears to provide financial security to farmers,
it can also lead to greater insecurity as farmers become
dependent on these companies for their livelihoods.
Contract farming has sociological significance in that it

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(b) How are Indian farmers exposed? 1

(c) What type of contract do farmers from Punjab and
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(d) What is contract farming? 2

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