DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, R.K.

PURAM
MONDAY TEST II
2021-22
SOCIOLOGY (039)
CLASS: 12(S4) MAX. MARKS: 20
DATE OF EXAM: 19-07-2021
General Instructions:
1. The question paper is divided into four sections.
2. There are 11 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
3. Section A includes question No. 1-8. These are objective type questions.
4. Section B includes question No. 9. This is a very short answer type question carrying 2
marks each. Answers to each question should not exceed 30 words.
5. Section C includes question No. 10. This is a short answer type question carrying 4 marks
each. Answer to this question should not exceed 80 words.
6. Section D includes question No. 11. This is a long answer type question carrying 6 marks
each. Answer to this question should not exceed 200 words.

SECTION A (1X8=8)
Q1. Which eminent personality led a quiet but significant social revolution and gave the
watchwords ‘One Caste, One Religion, One God for all men’?
i. B.R. Ambedkar
ii. Ayyankali
iii. Sri Narayana Guru
iv. Mahatma Gandhi

Q2. State whether the following statement is 'true' or 'false': The hierarchical ordering of castes
is based on the distinction between ‘purity’ and ‘pollution’.

Q3. The term that literally means ‘colour’ and refers to a four-fold division of society into
brahmana, kshatriya, vaishya and shudra is ………………………………………….

Q4.Which of the following statement is TRUE for 'caste system'?

i. Caste groups are exogamous
ii. One can change one's caste, leave it or choose not to join it
iii. Castes were traditionally linked to occupations
iv. All of the above

Q5. State whether the following statement is 'true' or 'false': An extended family consists of only
one set of parents and their children.

Q6. The leader of the lower caste movement in South India who aroused people to realise that
all men are equal was …………………………………...
Q7. Which castes were included among the 'Scheduled Castes'?
i. Dominant Castes
ii. Castes at the top of hierarchy
iii. Castes at the bottom of the hierarchy that suffered severe discrimination
iv. None of the above

Q8. State whether the following statement is 'true' or 'false': ‘The argument of the 'integrationists'
in the famous isolation versus integration debate of tribal communities says that tribals need to
be kept away from mainstream.

SECTION B (2X1=2)
Q9. What are the two important issues which gave rise to tribal movements?

SECTION C (4X1=4)
Q10. ‘The account of Khasi matriliny clarifies the distinction between matriliny and matriarchy. It
shows the structural tensions created by the matrilineal system which affect both men and
women in Khasi society today.’ How does this matrilineal system impact both men and women?
State any four points.

SECTION D (6X1=6)
Q11. Read the paragraph given below and answer the question that follows:

Not surprisingly, our sources of knowledge about the past and especially the ancient past are
inadequate. It is difficult to be very certain about what things were like at that time, or the
reasons why some institutions and practices came to be established. But even if we knew all
this, it still cannot tell us about what should be done today. Just because something happened
in the past or is part of our tradition, it is not necessarily right or wrong forever. Every age has to
think afresh about such questions and come to its own collective decision about its social
institutions.

‘Compared to the ancient past, we know a lot more about caste in our recent history.’ In the light
of this statement, explain the major changes in the institution of caste brought about by colonial
rule.