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Key Facts: Karnataka II PUC Sociology (KSEAB) Exam

Code 28

Sociology subject code on KSEAB II PUC materials

DPUE/KSEAB II PUC Sociology blueprint and question bank (2025–26)

3 hours

Typical II PUC Sociology theory exam duration

KSEAB/DPUE Sociology scheme (Max Marks 80; Time 3 hours)

80 + 20

Theory marks plus internal assessment in the II PUC Sociology scheme

KSEAB II PUC non-practical subject pattern

~35%

Commonly cited II PUC theory pass band (confirm circular; often ~24–28/80)

KSEAB/DPUE pass criteria practice as widely reported for II PUC

English MCQ adaptation

This free local bank is not the official mixed written paper format

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KSEAB II PUC Sociology (code 28) is a Class 12 board subject with ~80 theory + ~20 internal and theory lasting about 3 hours. Pass is commonly ~35% theory (~24–28/80 careful range) as notified. Fees are paid through colleges. This free 2026 bank is an English MCQ study adaptation — not an official paper simulation.

Sample Karnataka II PUC Sociology (KSEAB) Practice Questions

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1In Indian Census practice, the sex ratio is conventionally expressed as:
A.Percentage of females in the total population
B.Number of males per 1,000 females
C.Number of female births per 100 male births only
D.Number of females per 1,000 males
Explanation: The Indian Census defines the sex ratio as the number of females per 1,000 males in the population—the standard measure used when discussing India’s demographic structure.
2Which year is widely treated as India’s demographic divide (when the death rate began a sustained fall and population growth accelerated)?
A.1911
B.1951
C.1931
D.1921
Explanation: 1921 is commonly described as India’s year of the demographic divide: after the influenza decade, mortality fell more steadily and population growth entered a new phase.
3The term demography is classically associated with which scholar who coined/popularised it in the nineteenth century?
A.B.S. Guha
B.G.S. Ghurye
C.M.N. Srinivas
D.Achille Guillard
Explanation: Achille Guillard is credited with coining the term demography (from Greek demos and graphein) for the statistical study of populations.
4How many languages are listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India (as taught in standard Class 12 materials after later additions)?
A.15
B.18
C.22
D.28
Explanation: The Eighth Schedule currently lists 22 scheduled languages (starting from 14 at commencement and expanded by later constitutional amendments).
5Kannada belongs to which major linguistic family of India?
A.Indo-Aryan
B.Tibeto-Burman
C.Austro-Asiatic (Austric)
D.Dravidian
Explanation: Kannada is a Dravidian language, along with Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and others of South India.
6Unity in diversity as used in Indian sociology emphasises that:
A.India has no cultural differences across regions
B.National integration requires erasing all local identities
C.Only religious diversity exists, not linguistic diversity
D.Multiple diversities coexist with bonds of shared identity and interdependence
Explanation: Unity in diversity means regional, linguistic, religious and cultural differences coexist within frameworks of shared history, institutions and interdependence—not that differences disappear.
7Formal demography primarily focuses on:
A.Only religious beliefs of populations
B.Only political party membership
C.Only qualitative lifestyle studies with no statistics
D.Quantitative aspects of population—size, structure, distribution and vital rates
Explanation: Formal demography emphasises measurable population processes (births, deaths, migration, age–sex structure), while social demography links those patterns to social structures and processes.
8According to Thomas Malthus’s classic argument, population tends to grow:
A.Arithmetically while food supply grows geometrically
B.At a fixed zero rate in all societies
C.Only when industrialisation begins
D.Geometrically while food supply grows only arithmetically
Explanation: Malthus argued that population tends to increase geometrically while food production increases only arithmetically, creating pressure unless checked by preventive or positive checks.
9The demographic transition theory broadly describes societies moving from:
A.Urban only populations back to purely rural populations
B.Low birth rates only, with permanently high death rates
C.Zero migration to infinite migration in one step
D.High birth and high death rates to low birth and low death rates
Explanation: Demographic transition theory outlines a shift from high fertility and high mortality regimes toward low fertility and low mortality as societies modernise, with growth peaking in the middle stages.
10Infant mortality rate (IMR) measures deaths of children:
A.Of all ages as a share of total deaths
B.Under five years only, regardless of births
C.Under one year of age per 1,000 live births in a year
D.Only in hospitals, never community deaths
Explanation: IMR is the number of deaths of infants under one year per 1,000 live births in a given year—a key indicator of health and development.

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