Sample Question Paper - II Heritage Crafts
Class-XII

• Marking Scheme Of Sample Question Paper II

Theory: MM 70 Marks Time: 3 Hours
All the 3 Sections are compulsory

General Instructions:

• The question paper consists of three sections A, B and C.

• All questions are compulsory.

• Separate instructions are given with each section and question wherever necessary. Read these instructions carefully and follow them.

• Do not exceed the prescribed word limit while answering the questions.

Section A : 40 marks

1. Write in 80-100 words on any of the 4 topics given below: 3 marks each
a.In your opinion during the Colonial period, how crafts industry in India was affected?
b. Mention what are the advantages of organizing a crafts bazaar for the crafts community and add two ideas of your own.
c. What are the different functionaries which work for promotion of handicraft industry in India; at national, state and local level and how?
d.Why is design and development so important for the survival of the crafts sector?
e. Describe about the different modes of marketing of craft objects?

2.Answer any 3 of the following in not more than 100-120 words each : 5 marks each
a.In what ways did Kamladevi Chattopadhyay and Pupul Jayakar brought in a movement for revival of traditional Indian Crafts?
b.What are the different dimensions of entrepreneurship in traditional craft sector?
c.Indian crafts attract maximum tourists; what steps do you suggest to enhance the quality of the products?
d.In your opinion in what ways NGOs can assist crafts persons for production and marketing of their crafts?

3. Answer in not more than five sentences on any of the 5: 1 mark each
a.Why craft products in the local market have lower prices than the national market?
b. What makes an appropriate distribution system for craft products?
c. Do you think women play an important role in production of a craft?
d. How the plastic industry has replaced the craft products of wood, paper, metal, etc.
e. Name any four museums in India which have focus on traditional crafts.
f. Do you agree that bringing in crafts persons to urban areas help them in promoting crafts? Give two reasons.

4. Answer the following in 150-200 words: 8 marks
Choose a craft for which your state is famous. Describe how you could develop this craft for the tourism sector – why you think it would be popular amongst tourists, where you would market it, how you would package it .

Or

After India’s independence, what were the significant changes which took place in the crafts sector?

Section B : 20 marks

1. Describe in not more than 150-200 words, one of the following: 10 marks
While documenting the craft traditions what were your findings on the following?
a. The crafts persons follow the ancestral crafts for generations, how the present generation can grow in the present scenario? (4 marks)
b. Do they face any health or environmental hazards (3 marks)
c. What roles do the family members play in production of the crafts (3 marks)

Or

Before going for field documentation did you prepare any interview schedule and key points for observation? Also, write the formats you designed.

3.Attempt any one of the following in not more than 200 words: 10 marks
What factors do the crafts persons consider for pricing their products? Write the details based on your experience in the field.

Or

Present a case study where traditional crafts persons have been switched over to new themes, materials, methods/ techniques etc. for better prospects and lost the traditional nuances.

Section C : 10 marks

1. In not more than 150 words, describe the following:
What innovations did you bring in the craft chosen by you which you can suggest to the crafts persons practicing the craft?

Or

Prepare a brochure on a craft – explaining its unique qualities, its sustainable properties and the community that made it keeping in mind the new trends and concerns of contemporary life.

• Marking Scheme Of Sample Question Paper II