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EconomicsCBSE Class 12 · Sample paper, session 2025-26 · 4 marks · Case-based

CBSE Class 12 Economics sample paper 2025-26: question 30(B)

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2025-26, section B, question 30(B), for 4 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q30(B) · 4 marks · Case-basedCompetency-basedIndian Economy on the Eve of Independence

Refer to the given information carefully:

1921-301941-50Increase in expectation of life during 20 years
Expectation of life at birth26 years and 11 months32 years and 5 months5 years and 6 months
Expectation of life at age 1036 years and 5 months39 years2 years and 7 months

Source: Census of India 1951
Answer the following questions on the basis of the given information and common understanding:

  1. (I)

    Identify and define the demographic indicator given in the above table.

    2 marks
  2. (II)

    List any two such demographic indicators.

    1 mark
  3. (III)

    State the stage of demographic transition India entered in 1921.

    1 mark

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2025-26.

Hints

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Hint 1

What does "expectation of life" mean?

Hint 2

1921 is called the year of the great divide.

Step-by-step solution

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  1. (I) The indicator is life expectancy.

    1 mark

  2. (I) Life expectancy is the average number of years a person is expected to live (here, at birth and at age 10).

    1 mark

  3. (II) Two other demographic indicators: infant mortality rate and literacy rate (also birth rate, death rate).

    1 mark

  4. (III) India entered the second stage of demographic transition in 1921 (after 1921, the "year of the great divide").

    1 mark

Answer: (I) Life expectancy: average years a person is expected to live. (II) Infant mortality rate, literacy rate. (III) Second stage.

Where the marks are

  • Indicator identified (1) and defined (1)
  • Two indicators (½ + ½)
  • Stage (1)

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