The UP Board Class 12 Sociology question paper with solutions (Set 340 DQ) is available here for free download. UP Board Class 12 Sociology 2026 was conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP) on February 25, 2026, as a 100-mark paper of 29 questions to be solved in 3 hours 15 minutes.
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UP Board Class 12 Sociology 2026 (Set 340 DQ) Questions with Solutions
Who imagined the establishment of a classless society?
In which year was the celebration of International Women's Day started?
'Untouchability Offences Act' was passed in which year?
The vision of Indian Nationalism is:
According to your textbook, the word Sanskritisation was coined by whom?
The meaning of the word 'dwija' is:
Who was the constitutional advisor to the Constituent Assembly?
Which of the following is not a method of data collection?
The New Economic Policy was adopted by India in:
Financial Capital of India is:
What is class system?
Define Nation.
How did planters live?
Identify two negative social effects of Green Revolution.
What is rural society?
What is alienation?
Differentiate between a strike and a lockout.
Write down the characteristics of Indian society.
When All India Radio was established?
What is meant by 'small screen'?
What are the reasons of higher birth rate in India?
Discuss the impact of liberalization on Indian society.
What is meant by prejudices?
Why is it difficult to define a nation?
Give two characteristics of modernization.
State the main features of Panchayati Raj System.
Discuss the problems of tribal communities in India.
Describe the different degrees of kinship relationship.
Define historical method of research and explain its importance in sociological research.
Describe the planning of project work.
Why were socio-reform movements started in India?
What is meant by Social Movement? Explain its different types.
UP Board Class 12 Sociology 2026 Exam Pattern and Marking Scheme Explained
The Set 340 DQ paper is bilingual (Hindi and English) and every question is compulsory, apart from the internal choice in the last three questions.
- Total questions: 29 questions - 10 MCQs, 10 very short answer, 6 short answer and 3 long answer
- Total marks: 100 - MCQs 10, very short answer 30, short answer 36 and long answer 24
- Duration: 3 hours 15 minutes, with the first 15 minutes given for reading the question paper
- Word limits: about 25 words for Q11 to Q20 (3 marks each), about 50 words for Q21 to Q26 (6 marks each) and about 150 words for Q27 to Q29 (8 marks each)
- Internal choice: each of Q27, Q28 and Q29 (8 marks) offers an OR alternative
High-Weightage Sections in UP Board Class 12 Sociology 2026 to Focus On First
The six short-answer questions carried 36 of the 100 marks in Set 340 DQ, the biggest block in the paper.
- Short answer (Q21 to Q26): 36 of 100 marks - reasons for the high birth rate, the impact of liberalisation, prejudices, why a nation is hard to define, modernisation and Panchayati Raj
- Very short answer (Q11 to Q20): 30 of 100 marks - the class system, defining a nation, planters, negative effects of the Green Revolution, rural society, alienation, strike versus lockout, characteristics of Indian society, All India Radio and the small screen
- Long answer (Q27 to Q29): 24 of 100 marks - tribal communities or kinship, the historical method of research or project work, and socio-reform movements or the types of social movement
- MCQs (Q1 to Q10): 10 of 100 marks - classless society, the Untouchability Offences Act, Sanskritisation, the meaning of dwija, the Constituent Assembly's constitutional advisor, data collection methods and the New Economic Policy
UP Board Class 12 Sociology Question Paper Solution Video
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How to Use the UP Board Sociology Question Paper for Practice
Treat this Set 340 DQ paper as a timed mock before you check the solutions.
- Attempt all 29 questions in 3 hours 15 minutes under exam conditions first
- Practise both options of Q27, Q28 and Q29, not just the one you would normally pick
- Keep to the word limits, since Q21 to Q29 alone carry 60 marks
- Review each answer against the step-by-step solution PDF, not just the final answer
UP Board Class 12 Sociology 2026 Question Paper FAQs
Ques. When was the UP Board Class 12 Sociology 2026 exam conducted?
Ans. UPMSP conducted the UP Board Class 12 Sociology 2026 exam on February 25, 2026, in the afternoon shift from 2:00 pm to 5:15 pm, during the intermediate exams that ran from February 18 to March 12, 2026. The official time table is on upmsp.edu.in.
Ques. How many questions are there in the UP Board Class 12 Sociology 2026 paper, and is there any choice?
Ans. The paper has 29 questions worth 100 marks. All are compulsory, but each of the three 8-mark long-answer questions (Q27 to Q29) gives you an OR alternative.
Ques. What is the marking scheme for UP Board Class 12 Sociology 2026?
Ans. Q1 to Q10 are MCQs of 1 mark each, Q11 to Q20 carry 3 marks each, Q21 to Q26 carry 6 marks each and Q27 to Q29 carry 8 marks each, for a total of 100 marks in 3 hours 15 minutes.
Ques. Which questions carried the highest weightage in UP Board Class 12 Sociology 2026 Set 340 DQ?
Ans. The six short-answer questions (Q21 to Q26) carried the most marks at 36 of 100, followed by the ten very short-answer questions at 30 marks and the three long-answer questions at 24 marks.
Ques. Where can I download the UP Board Class 12 Sociology 2026 Set 340 DQ question paper with solutions PDF for free?
Ans. You can download both the question paper and the full step-by-step solutions PDF for Set 340 DQ from the table at the top of this page, for free.
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