CBSE Class-12 Exam 2020-21 : Question Paper (Shorthand)
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CBSE Class-12 Exam 2020 : Question Paper (Shorthand)
SHORTHAND (ENGLISH) (NEW)
(Theory)
Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 60
General Instructions :
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them :
(a) This question paper consists of two sections viz. Section A : Employability Skills and Section B : Subject Skills.
(b) Section A : Employability Skills (10 Marks)
(i) Answer any 4 questions out of the given 6 questions of 1 mark each.
(ii) Answer any 3 questions out of the given 5 questions of 2 marks each.
(c) Section B : Subject Skills (50 Marks)
(i) Answer any 10 questions out of the given 12 questions of 1 mark each.
(ii) Answer any 5 questions out of the given 7 questions of 2 marks each.
(iii) Answer any 5 questions out of the given 7 questions of 3 marks each.
(iv) Answer any 3 questions out of the given 5 questions of 5 marks each.
(d) This question paper contains 42 questions out of which 30 questions are to be answered.
(e) All questions of a particular part/section must be attempted in the correct order.
(f) The maximum time allowed is 3 hours.
SECTION A
(Employability Skills) 10 Marks
Answer any 4 questions out of the given 6 questions of 1 mark each : 14=4
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1. Feedback is a listener’s . 1
(A) question
(B) response
(C) nature
(D) habit
2. is a set of rules followed across the world. 1
(A) Business
(B) Service
(C) Etiquette
(D) Debate
3. is an oral examination of an applicant for a job or college admission. 1
4. Who among the following is self-employed ? 1
(A) Shopkeeper
(B) Professor in a university
(C) Doctor in a government hospital
(D) Engineer in a government undertaking
5. Which of the following is an example of renewable energy ? 1
(A) Coal
(B) Solar energy
(C) Petroleum
(D) CNG
6. Give any two reasons for air pollution. 1
Answer any 3 questions out of the given 5 questions of 2 marks each : 23=6
7. What is AutoFill feature in Excel ? 2
8. Explain any two personality disorders. 2
9. What is a sentence ? What is the difference between a sentence and a phrase ? 2
10. What is green skill development programme ? 2
11. State any four characteristics of an entrepreneur. 2
SECTION B
(Subject Skills) 50 Marks
Answer any 10 questions out of the given 12 questions of 1 mark each : 110=10
Fill in the blanks with suitable words in the following questions :
12. After a down curved stroke, ‘SH’ should be written according to its 1
13. Diphones is a union of two vowel sounds occurring consecutively and pronounced 1
14. In-in negative word is expressed by the stroke . 1
15. Trans is contracted in many words by omitting . 1
16. ‘‘-yard’’ is represented by half-lengthed stroke. 1
17. Contraction is a short form that contains not less than strokes. 1
