Cambridge A Level Hindi - Language (AS Level only) 8687 — 2019 Oct/Nov Paper 2 · Variant 1

8687/21/O/N/19 · 5 questions · 70 marks · ≈79 min

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Q1 · `׏ (a) शोषण (para

1 `׏ (a) शोषण (para. 1) ............................................................................................................................................. [1] (b) (para. 2) तुिना में ............................................................................................................................................. [1] (para. 3) (c) आमूि रररवत्पन ............................................................................................................................................. [1] (d) रहने के सरान (para. 3) ............................................................................................................................................. [1] (e) दृढ़ननश्च् (para. 4) ............................................................................................................................................. [1] 5] [रूणाांक:

Mark scheme: 1(a) 1 1(b) अपे¢ा 1 1(c) ĐांǓत 1 1(d) आवास 1 1(e) संकãप 1

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`׏ (a) (para. 1) िूषषत ............................................................................................................................................. [1] (b) ननर्परता (para. 2) ............................................................................................................................................. [1] (c) कगार रर (para. 3) ............................................................................................................................................. [1] (para. 3)(d) िुपत होना ............................................................................................................................................. [1] (e) का्ा्पज्वत (para. 4) ............................................................................................................................................. [1] 5] [रूणाांक:

Mark scheme: 2(a) 1 2(b) मनुçय को दूसरɉ से तुलना नहȣं करनी चाǑहए। 1 2(c) ͧश¢ा से åयिÈत मɅ आमूल पǐरवत[न हो जाता है। 1 2(d) पͯ¢यɉ के रहने के èथान सुरͯ¢त रखने चाǑहए। 1 2(e) सफलता पाने के ͧलए Ǻढ़ Ǔनæचय और लगन कȧ ज़Ǿरत है। 1

Q3 · ु ू 15 + 5 = 20) (a) जि की बढ़ती आवश्कता के क्ा रररणाम ननकिे हैं (1 अंक) और इसके िूरगामी…

ु ू 15 + 5 = 20) (a) जि की बढ़ती आवश्कता के क्ा रररणाम ननकिे हैं (1 अंक) और इसके िूरगामी रररणाम क्ा होंगे (2 अंक)? ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................. [3] (b) जिवा्ु रररवत्पन का सवा्पधधक प्रराव फकस व्वसा् रर रडेगा? ................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................. [2] (c) उजा्प स्ोतों के सवरूर में क्ा रररवत्पन आ रहा है? ................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................. [2] (d) न्े न्े शहरों और कसबों के षवसतार के क्ा कारण हैं? (1 अंक) इस षवसतार के क्ा रररणाम सामने आए हैं? (3 अंक) ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................. [4] (e) र्ा्पवरण के बेहतर रषवष् के लिए क्ा क्ा किम उ्ठाने होंगे? ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................. [4] :15 + 5 = 20] [रूणाांक

Mark scheme: 3(a) भारȣ कमी होगी पानी कȧ कमी के कारण हैजा, डɅगू, मलेǐरया जैसी बीमाǐरयां फैलɅगी कुपोषण के मामलɉ मɅ बढ़ो×तरȣ होगी। 3 3(b) कृͪष और खाɮयाÛन कȧ पैदावार मɅ कमी आएगी / खेती के ¢ेğ मɅ / खेतɉ पर तापमान वृͪƨ मवेͧशयɉ के ͧलए चारा जुटाने मɅ मुिæकलɅ पैदा करेगी। 2 3(c) तेल, ĤाकृǓतक गैस और कोयलेजैसे उजा[ İोतɉ कȧ कमी ( केवल कोयला , तेल या ĤाकृǓतक गैस को भी अंक देना है, पर केवल ऊजा[ को नहȣं देना है) पवन और सौर उजा[ जैसे İोतɉ मɅ बढ़ो×तरȣ 2 3(d) शहरɉ और कèबɉ कȧ आबादȣ 2031 तक 60 करोड़ से ऊपर चलȣ जाएगी खेती योÊय जमीन तेजी से कम होती जा रहȣ है जंगल ख×म हो रहे हɇ पͯ¢यɉ और वÛयजीवɉ के आवास èथल समाÜत हो रहे हɇ 4 3(e) Any 4 from: आबादȣ पर Ǔनयğंण करना होगा Ĥदूषण को कम करना होगा। वÛयजीवन का संर¢ण पया[वरण के सरं¢ण से अथ[åयवèथा मɅ सुधार और सकल घरेलू उ×पाद मɅ वृͪƨ जल का सीͧमत Ĥयोग करना 4 5 Very good Consistently accurate. Only very few errors of minor significance. Accurate use of more complex structures (verb forms, tenses, prepositions, word order). 4 Good Higher incidence of error than above, but clearly has a sound grasp of the grammatical elements in spite of lapses. Some capacity to use accurately more complex structures. 3 Sound Fair level of accuracy. Common tenses and regular verbs mostly correctly formed. Some problems in forming correct agreement of adjectives. Difficulty with irregular verbs, use of prepositions. 2 Below average Persistent errors in tense and verb forms. Prepositions frequently incorrect. Recurrent errors in agreement of adjectives. 0–1 Poor Little or no evidence of grammatical awareness. Most constructions incomplete or incorrect. Consistent and repeated error. Additional marking guidance for Quality of Language The five marks available for Quality of Language are awarded globally for the whole performance on each set of answers. A concise answer, containing all mark-bearing components for Content is scored on the full range of marks for language, i.e. length does not determine the Quality of Language mark. Answers scoring 0 for Content cannot contribute to the overall Quality of Language mark. Identify the answer(s) scoring 0 for Content in the whole set of answers. Then add together the number of Content marks available for each of these questions and reduce the Quality of Language mark according to the following table: Total Content marks available on questions where a candidate scores 0 Reduce Quality of Language mark by: 2–3 1 4–5 2 6–7 3 8–14 4 15 5 Note: A minimum of one mark for Quality of Language should be awarded if there are any Content marks at all (i.e. 0 Quality of Language marks only if 0 Content marks).

Q4 · ु ू 15 + 5 = 20) (a) क्ों बुंिेििंड में जीने की संरावनाएं कम हो रही हैं और रररवत्पन की…

4 ु ू 15 + 5 = 20) (a) क्ों बुंिेििंड में जीने की संरावनाएं कम हो रही हैं और रररवत्पन की संरावना क्ों दििाई नहीं िेती? ................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................. [2] (b) कैसे उतरािन बढ़ाने की ्चाह ने बुंिेििंड को नुकसान के रासते रर धकेिा? ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................. [3] (2 अंक) और ्ह क्ों नहीं (c) कारण सदहत बताइए फक बुंिेििंड के लिए सही षवकलर क्ा होना ्चादहए रा अरना्ा ग्ा? (1 अंक) ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................. [3] (d) कारिानों के लिए रूलम आबंटन के क्ा रररणाम सामने आए हैं? ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................. [3] (e) रानी की समस्ा से ननबटने के लिए क्ा फक्ा जा रहा है और उसके क्ा रररणाम ननकि रहे हैं? ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................. [4] [ + 5 = 20] रूणाांक:15

Mark scheme: 4(a) ताज़ा संकट के हल बेहद सीͧमत हɇ। 2 4(b) खाɮयाÛन, फल और तàबाकू कȧ खेती को बढ़ावा नहȣं Ǒदया उव[रक भूͧम का दोहन ͩकया और उ×पादकता मɅ कमी आई / पारàपǐरक खेती बरबाद हो गई 3 4(c) कम बाǐरशमɅ पनपने वालȣ फसलɉ को Ĥो×साहन दाल के उ×पादन को बढ़ावा देना मुनाफे कȧ ललक मɅ सोयाबीन और कपास जैसे ͪवकãप को चुना (फसलɉ के नाम ज़Ǿरȣ नहȣं) 3 4(d) कृͪष योÊय भूͧम का ͪवèतार Ǿक गया Ĥदूषण के फैलने से Ēामीण लोग बीमाǐरयɉ के ͧशकार हुए आस-पास कȧ ज़मीन भी ख़राब हो रहȣ है 3 4(e) गहरे नलकूप खोद कर जमीन कापानी खींचना आरंभ हुआ िजलɉ के कुओं मɅ पानी का èतर नीचे जा रहा है पया[Üत बाǐरश होने अथवा 1000 ͧमलȣ. मीटर बाǐरश होने पर भी पानी नीचे उतरता नहȣं है। बाǐरश का 70 हजार ͧमͧलयन Èयूǒबक मीटर पानी मɅ से 15 हजार ͧमͧलयन Èयूǒबक मीटर पानी हȣ जमीन मɅ उतर पाता है Also accept भूजल èतर बढ़ नहȣं पा रहा / सूखता जा रहा है 4 5 Very good Consistently accurate. Only very few errors of minor significance. Accurate use of more complex structures (verb forms, tenses, prepositions, word order). 4 Good Higher incidence of error than above, but clearly has a sound grasp of the grammatical elements in spite of lapses. Some capacity to use accurately more complex structures. 3 Sound Fair level of accuracy. Common tenses and regular verbs mostly correctly formed. Some problems in forming correct agreement of adjectives. Difficulty with irregular verbs, use of prepositions. 2 Below average Persistent errors in tense and verb forms. Prepositions frequently incorrect. Recurrent errors in agreement of adjectives. 0–1 Poor Little or no evidence of grammatical awareness. Most constructions incomplete or incorrect. Consistent and repeated error. Additional marking guidance for Quality of Language The five marks available for Quality of Language are awarded globally for the whole performance on each set of answers. A concise answer, containing all mark-bearing components for Content is scored on the full range of marks for language, i.e. length does not determine the Quality of Language mark. Answers scoring 0 for Content cannot contribute to the overall Quality of Language mark. Identify the answer(s) scoring 0 for Content in the whole set of answers. Then add together the number of Content marks available for each of these questions and reduce the Quality of Language mark according to the following table: Total Content marks available on questions where a candidate scores 0 Reduce Quality of Language mark by: 2–3 1 4–5 2 6–7 3 8–14 4 15 5 Note: A minimum of one mark for Quality of Language should be awarded if there are any Content marks at all (i.e. 0 Quality of Language marks only if 0 Content marks). Length of 5(a) + 5(b) (Summary and Personal Response) • Examiners make a rough estimate of the length by a quick calculation of the number of words on a line. • If the piece is clearly too long, calculate the length more precisely. Insert the vertical wavy line after the 160th word to show the end of the response to be marked.

Q5 · + 5 = 20) (a) 1 द्ाांश 2 के आधार रर रानी के बढ़ते संकट से रैिा होने वािी रररजसरनत्ों का…

15 + 5 = 20) (a) 1 द्ाांश 2 के आधार रर रानी के बढ़ते संकट से रैिा होने वािी रररजसरनत्ों का [10] [5](b) आरके षव्चार से रू-जि सतर में सुधार के लिए और क्ा किम उ्ठाए जाने ्चादहए? ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... 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Mark scheme: 5(a) • पड़ रहा है। • तेजी से तेल, ĤाकृǓतक गैस और कोयले कȧ खपत पर Ǔनभ[रता से इनके पया[Üत रह पाने कȧ आशा न के बराबर है। • सौय[ ऊजा[ और पवन ऊजा[ कȧ माğा मɅ बढ़ोतरȣ हो रहȣ है। • जंगल ख×म हो रहे हɇ नतीजतन पͯ¢यɉ और वÛयजीवɉ के आवास èथल भी उसी तेजी से लुÜत होते जा रहे हɇ। • लेͩकन मुनाफे कȧ ललक मɅ सरकार और कुछ बड़े ͩकसानɉ ने सोयाबीन और कपास जैसे ͪवकãपɉ को चुना। • यहाँ कȧ जमीन उपजाऊपन खो रहȣ हɇ, िजसे उपजाऊ बनाए रखने कȧ 10 Question Answer Marks Guidance जǾरत है, पर ऐसा ना करके सरकार भूͧम को खǓनज खदानɉ और सीमɅट के कारखानɉ के ͧलए बाँट रहȣ है। • खेतɉ मɅ कारखानɉ के Ĥदूषण ने एक बड़ी आबादȣ को बीमारȣ कȧ चपेट मɅ ले रखा है। • जल ͪवभाग कȧ ǐरपोट[ बताती है ͩक बुंदेलखंड ¢ेğ के िजलɉ के कुओं मɅ पानी का èतर नीचे जा रहा है। • ͪपछले 10 वषɟ मɅ बुंदेलखंड मɅ खाɮयाÛन उ×पादन मɅ 55 फȧसदȣ और उ×पादकता मɅ 21 ĤǓतशत कȧ कमी आई है। • हर साल बाǐरश मɅ ͬगरने वाले 70 हजार ͧमͧलयन Èयूǒबक मीटर पानी मɅ से 15 हजार ͧमͧलयन Èयूǒबक मीटर पानी हȣ ज़मीन मɅ उतर पाता है। • पानी कȧ कमी से जीने कȧ संभावना कम हो रहȣ है। 5(b) भूजल दोहन कम करना चाǑहए। अ¢य ऊजा[ अथा[त पवन और सौर ऊजा[ के उपयोग मɅ वृͪƨ करनी चाǑहए। कम पानी से उगने वालȣ फसल को बढ़ावा देना चाǑहए। पानी को Ĥदूͧशत नहȣं करɅ। वषा[ के जल का संचय करɅ। दैǓनक जीवन मɅ पानी का उपयोग कम करɅ। 5 Marks could be awarded on the basis of the mention of broad pointers listed in the opposite column. Presentation, style and expression should be rewarded with language marks. 5 Very good Consistently accurate. Only very few errors of minor significance. Accurate use of more complex structures (verb forms, tenses, prepositions, word order). 4 Good Higher incidence of error than above, but clearly has a sound grasp of the grammatical elements in spite of lapses. Some capacity to use accurately more complex structures. 3 Sound Fair level of accuracy. Common tenses and regular verbs mostly correctly formed. Some problems in forming correct agreement of adjectives. Difficulty with irregular verbs, use of prepositions. 2 Below average Persistent errors in tense and verb forms. Prepositions frequently incorrect. Recurrent errors in agreement of adjectives. 0–1 Poor Little or no evidence of grammatical awareness. Most constructions incomplete or incorrect. Consistent and repeated error.

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Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2019 Oct/Nov, Paper 2 · Variant 1. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.

A48/70
B43/70
C39/70
D34/70
E30/70