Sociology II · Practice questions
Caste, tribes, villages, movements, Indian society
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Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. (a) Briefly discuss the impact of Buddhism on Indian society.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2020
Indology
Educational inequality feeds into a larger cycle of inequality.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Illiteracy and Educational DisparitiesPoverty and Inequality
) How has the automation impacted the industrial class structure in India?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Social Classes in IndiaIndustrialisation and the Working Class
Discuss the Louis Dumont's concept of purity and pollution. Comment on the suitability of applying these concepts to the study of Indian society.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2019
Caste SystemIndology
Caste can be an “identity giving” as well as an “identity eroding” factor in social dynamics. Elaborate.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Caste System
Q-1. Family and kinship in India: structure and change. Marriage and family in India. Tribes in India: definition, characteristics and problems. Social movements in India: social reform movements. Caste system in India: caste and class.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Kinship, Family and Marriage in IndiaTribal Communities
Political mobilization due to New social Movements cannot be ignored; even Old social Movements such as demand for Telangana state were fueled by Middle Class.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Ethnicity and Identity MovementsParties, Pressure Groups and Elites
Discuss the manifestations of patriarchy in public and private domains. How does it contribute to child malnourishment and the persistence of untouchability in India? Illustrate with examples. 4(a). Critically examine the structural inequalities in the Indian education system.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Patriarchy and EntitlementsCaste System
Internal migration spurred primarily by employment and marriage helps shape the economic, social, and political life of India's sending and receiving regions. Critically Examine
25 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2017
Population Size and GrowthRural Labour, Bondage and Migration
Discuss the concept of 'social capital' in the context of Indian community networks. How does it impact development outcomes?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Analyze the issue of 'Isolation-Integration-Autonomy' of the tribal communities in India, beginning from the colonial period.
25 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2014
Tribal Communities
Recently major legislations on reproductive issues include Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 2021 (MTP) and Surrogacy Regulation Act 2021. These acts have multidimensional impacts on women and LGBTIQ+ groups.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Patriarchy and EntitlementsConstitution, Law and Social Change
Examine the issue of honour killing in the light of Modernization of Indian tradition theory of Yogendra Singh.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Modernisation of Indian TraditionCaste Conflicts
Post independence, land reforms were the main thrust to change the faulty agrarian structure. Land reforms changed the ownership, class organisation as well as power balance in agricultural sector. (b) Andre Beteille - employs interactionist perspective, draws from weberian, trinitarian concept of stratification, which is dependent on caste, clan, power. His work of Sripuram village in Tanjore, shows his use of multi-causal stratification theory. Critically examine. (c) Discuss the trends in marriage in India.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Agrarian Structure and Land ReformsVillage and Village Studies
The last few decades of economic development and democratic governance have also transformed the structures of social stratification in India. In the context discuss the evolution of middle class in India.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Social Classes in IndiaModernisation of Indian Tradition
Elucidate on Dumont's conceptualization of 'purity and pollution' and its contemporary relevance.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Caste SystemUntouchability
It is argued that the caste has lost its traditional elements of purity & pollution & become more of an Identity group. Discuss.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Caste SystemEthnicity and Identity Movements
How have village studies altered the perception about Indian villages? Illustrate with relevant works and examples.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Village and Village StudiesCaste System
Political parties essentially emerge from social movements. Support your view with examples. "Climate change is not just an environmental issue but also a social justice issue." Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Parties, Pressure Groups and ElitesNation, Democracy and Citizenship
India social system is organized around caste structure; therefore, caste and politics can never be separated. Critically analyse the statement.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Caste SystemParties, Pressure Groups and Elites
Discuss the relevance of Desai's Marxist approach to studying Indian society in contemporary socio-political contexts.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Marxist SociologySocial Classes in India
Analyze the impact of economic liberalization on class formation and class consciousness in contemporary India.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Social Classes in IndiaIndustrialisation and the Working Class
How does Jajmani system illustrate patterns of exchange in a traditional Indian village?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Village and Village StudiesCaste System
"Tribal modernization is being considered as panacea for tribal emancipation". Discuss the statement in the light of contemporary Government's approach towards Tribes.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Tribal Communities