CBSE 12th Sociology Answer Key 2025 and Question Papers, Download PDF All SETs

The CBSE Class 12 Sociology Paper 2025 exam was conducted today, March 26, 2025. The exam lasted for 3 hours, conducted from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm, with an additional 15 minutes given for reading the question paper.

Here we are providing a detailed analysis of student responses, expert opinions and the difficulty level of the paper including expected good scores, time-consuming section and longest question.

As the exam has concluded, a comprehensive analysis will be provided by our subject experts, including section-wise breakdowns. 

We have shared the CBSE Class 12 Sociology Question Paper 2025 PDF and answer key to help students check their answers and evaluate their performance. Direct link to download CBSE 12th Sociology Question Paper 2025 to be available on this page.

👉 CBSE Class 12 Sociology Question Paper 2025 with Answer Key

CBSE Class 12 Sociology Exam Analysis 2025: Student Reviews

Discover the insights and opinions gathered from students about the CBSE Class 12 Sociology exam analysis for 2025 in the section highlighted below. This feedback includes detailed reflections on the exam format, challenging topics, overall difficulty levels, and suggestions for improvement based on their experiences.

• Based on initial feedback from the students, observed that the overall paper was 'Moderate'.
• Section D is little bit tricky, but overall the paper was good.
• Some students mentioned that the MCQs were 'Easy' and that they completed them very quickly.

CBSE Class 12th Sociology 2025: Exam Analysis

Analysis Parameter	CBSE Class 12th Sociology 2025: Exam Analysis
Overall Difficulty	Moderate
Section-wise Difficulty Level	Section A - Easy to Moderate Section B - Easy to Moderate Section C - Moderate Section D - Moderate
Expected Good Score	52+
Paper Length	No
Time-Consuming Section (If any)	Section D

CBSE Class 12 Sociology Paper Analysis 2025 - Experts' Review

Difficulty Level of CBSE Class 12 Sociology Exam 2025Subject experts have analyzed the CBSE Sociology paper and concluded the following:

• The overall difficulty level was moderate, with a balanced mix of conceptual and application-based questions.
• The MCQs were relatively easy, covering fundamental sociology topics.
• The short and long answer questions required critical thinking and in-depth understanding.
• The paper pattern followed the CBSE syllabus and past year trends, making it a predictable and well-structured exam.

CBSE Class 12 Sociology Answer Key 2025

Set 4

Here are the questions converted into text-based format:

1. Assertion (A): Industrialisation leads to greater equality, at least in some spheres, such as, caste distinctions do not matter any more in trains, buses, etc.
   Reason (R): Social inequalities are reducing in the world.
   Answer: Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A). Do you agree?
2. Assertion (A): The old social movements functioned within the frame of political parties.
   Reason (R): Old social movements were national.
   Answer: Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A). Do you agree?
3. Question: As per the theory of Demographic Transition, which of the following statements are correct?
   (I) Population growth is linked to overall levels of economic development.
   (II) Every society follows a typical pattern of development.
   (III) The development is related to population growth.
   (IV) There are four stages of population growth.
   Which of the statements above are correct?
   Answer: (I), (II), and (III)
4. Assertion (A): Often it is thought that imparting knowledge of ‘scientific’ farming methods will improve the conditions of Indian farmers.
   Reason (R): The Indian farmers have been cultivating the land for centuries, much before the advent of the Green Revolution.
   Answer: Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A). Do you agree?
5. Question: Which of the following statements related to Tribal Identity is not true?
   Answer: Issues relating to matters of ethnic-cultural identity are becoming less important.
6. Passage-based Question: Social inequality and exclusion are linked to caste and disability.
   Question: Social inequality and exclusion are facts of life because:
   (I) This everydayness of social inequality and exclusion often makes them appear inevitable, almost natural.
   (II) We often think of them as being ‘deserved’ or ‘justified’ in some sense.
   (III) These are natural, but they can be changed.
   (IV) The poor and marginalized are not blamed for their own plight.
   Which of the above statements are correct?
   Answer: (I) and (II)
7. Question: Which of the following statements is not true related to the Exclusion of Dalits?
   Answer: The institution of untouchability does not refer to the avoidance or prohibition of physical contact.
8. Assertion (A): The laws of a colonised country did not have to stick to the democratic norms that the British back home had to follow in Britain.
   Reason (R): The colonial administrators were clear that harsh measures were taken against the labourers to make sure they benefitted the planters.
   Answer: Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A). Do you agree?
9. Passage-based Question: The socialisation process involves a continuous dialogue that anchors our self-identity.
   Question: Which of the following statements is incorrect?
   Answer: These types of identities are acquired.
10. Question: Community conflicts are hard to deal with because:
    (I) Each side in the conflict thinks of the other side as a hated enemy.
    (II) There is a tendency to exaggerate the virtues of one’s own side.
    (III) There is a tendency not to exaggerate the vices of the other side.
    (IV) In such conflicts, they are constructing matching but reversed mirror images of each other.
    Which of the above statements are correct?
    Answer: (I), (II), and (IV)
11. Question: Why is the study of Social Movements important in Sociology?
    Answer: Social movements were about protests which were perceived by elites as a major threat to the established order of society.
12. Question: While urbanization has been occurring at a rapid pace, it is the biggest cities – the metropolises – that have been growing the fastest. Which of the following statements related to urbanization is not true?
    Answer: The larger cities in India are not growing at such a rapid rate.
13. Assertion (A): Agriculture is the single most important source of livelihood for the majority of the rural population.
    Reason (R): The rural is not just agriculture. Many activities that support agriculture and village life are also sources of livelihood.
    Answer: Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A). Do you agree?
14. Assertion (A): There is absorption of different tribal groups into caste Hindu society at varying levels of the hierarchy.
    Reason (R): Tribal lands were colonised and the forests cut down.
    Answer: Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A). Do you agree?
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