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Salient Features
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Bring out the reasons and consequences of the spurt in child marriages in recent years. What steps can be taken beyond the legal realms to tackle the menace?
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021–2024
WomenSalient Features
What is uniform civil code (UCC)? Comment upon the relevance of UCC for a secular country like India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
SecularismSalient Features
How do the cultural, linguistic and religious diversity in India influence the social fabric of the country and shape its identity?
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Diversity of IndiaSalient Features
The caste system in India acts as a catalyst for other social issues which hinder the development of Indian society. Do you agree with the view?
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
CasteSalient Features
Screen-based education has improved accessibility but also created new behavioural and social challenges for children. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Salient FeaturesPoverty
"Religious pluralism and secularism are integral to India's social fabric, but their coexistence requires constant negotiation." Examine.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
SecularismSalient Features
Why did Hinduism-which amalgamated and absorbed almost every diverse faith, tradition, belief and practice that arose from within or outside, within its fold- failed to assimilate Islamic cultural beliefs and practices? Give reasons.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021–2024
SecularismDiversity of India
Explore and evaluate the impact of new technologies on Indian society.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021–2024
GlobalisationSalient Features
Though important elements of group identity, religion and region also run the risk of deepening communal cleavages. Comment.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2020–2023
SecularismRegionalism
It is not the diversity, but threat to diversity that imperils the unity of the country. Comment.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023
Diversity of IndiaSalient Features
Indian society is premised on some common values that give it a composite texture as well as some diverse practices that deepen its heterogeneity. Elucidate.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2020–2023
Salient FeaturesDiversity of India
Despite legal and educational advances, why do certain social practices, such as dowry, caste endogamy, or child marriage, continue to persist in modern India? Analyse with examples.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Salient FeaturesCaste
Socio-cultural factors more than economic factors influence women migration patterns in India. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
WomenUrbanization
How does the status and role of women in tribal societies differ from gender norms in mainstream Indian society?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Salient FeaturesTribals
How has globalization impacted traditional cultural values in the society? Do you agree that globalization has reduced diversity and increased disparity in the country? Justify.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023
GlobalisationDiversity of India
The caste calculus in the Indian society remains predominant and continues to project its shadow on social, political, and economic domains. Do you agree? Substantiate your answer.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2020–2023
CasteSalient Features
Urbanization is a complex process that reflects transformation not only in 'where people live' and 'what they do', but also in 'how they live'. In light of this statement, analyze the impact of urbanization on the Indian society.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023
UrbanizationSalient Features
Urbanization is posing a threat to the existing urban infrastructure. Discuss the developmental issues it poses and its impact on urban communities.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
UrbanizationPoverty
Gender based violence in India has not declined despite taking various measures. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
WomenSalient Features
Is globalisation leading to the erosion of local languages and traditional culture in India? Justify your answer.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
GlobalisationSalient Features
No vulnerability is without an underlying social cause and child labour is no exception. Analyze.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023
PovertyEmployment
To what extent urbanisation has influenced the social hierarchy in Indian society? Explain.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
UrbanizationCaste
Neo-spiritual movements in India reflect the fusion of tradition, modernity, and digital influence in the practice of faith. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Salient FeaturesDiversity of India
Covid-19 pandemic has brought fundamental changes in the labour market and nature of jobs. Enumerate these changes and discuss their social consequences.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023
EmploymentPoverty