Sociology II · Practice questions
Caste, tribes, villages, movements, Indian society
1,154 questions, with how toppers answered each. Years are the CSE year of the toppers who answered.
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Is India's rising middle class an engine of growth or a loose wheel? Discuss in the light of impact of COVID Pandemic on the middle class in India.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Social Classes in IndiaPoverty and Inequality
Religious tenets incentivise conversions on grounds that one who converts the most people, will attain salvation. Discuss the social significance of religious conversions.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Religious Communities and MinoritiesSocial Reform
"Both Ghurye and Elwin offered incomplete solutions to tribal development." Evaluate this statement in light of contemporary tribal issues.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Jainism and Buddhism grew as a reaction to Brahmanical orthodoxy. Comment.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Social ReformCaste System
"Environmental movement in India is a hall mark of participatory democracy". Comment.
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2015
Examine the key aspects of the debate between G.S. Ghurye and V. Elwin regarding tribal development.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Tribal Communities
How is cultural nostalgia as dangerous as cultural amnesia in the context of religious groups of India?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
"The surge in ethnic unrest and conflicts in India in recent years has become a matter of serious concern". In this context, critically examine the factors responsible for the intensification of ethnic assertions in India.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Ethnicity and Identity MovementsNation, Democracy and Citizenship
India's educational landscape is extremely unequal and the inequalities manifests themselves in the form of differences based on caste, class and, in some cases, gender. Discuss.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Illiteracy and Educational DisparitiesCaste System
"Social media has fundamentally altered the nature of political mobilization in India." Discuss. How do regional variations in population distribution affect resource allocation and development in India?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Parties, Pressure Groups and ElitesNation, Democracy and Citizenship
The twin shackles that once decided matters for India's villagers, caste and agriculture, no longer exercise their rigorous hold"- Dipankar Gupta. Examine the statement in the light of changing structure of Indian villages.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Village and Village StudiesCaste System
Indological approach to the study of Indian society
12.5 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Indology
Discuss the socio-cultural barriers to implementation of programmes of reproductive health in population policy.
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2017
Indian Nationalism was largely a phenomenon of British colonialism.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Colonial Rule and NationalismSocial Reform
Tribes are generally seen to be society based on equality, but forms of social differentiation exist within tribes too. Examine.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Tribal Communities
Sanskritisation involves 'positional change' in caste system without any structural change. Analyse
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Caste SystemStructural Functionalism
The agrarian crisis in India has undercut the economic power of the middle castes, who have generally been unable to take advantage of globalization. Do you agree?
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2017
Highlighting the factors causing educational inequality, discuss how can India's education system escape the vicious cycle of inequality and discrimination?
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Illiteracy and Educational DisparitiesPoverty and Inequality
Explain Ghurye's sociology of Indian civilization d) Evaluate the impact of modernization on the village community.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2020
Modernisation of Indian TraditionVillage and Village Studies
Manual scavenging is defined as the act of lifting human excreta by humans. This is present in Indian society still, despite frameworks like Ban on Manual Scavenging
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
UntouchabilityCaste System
Cite with suitable illustrations how pressure groups can influence public opinion in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Parties, Pressure Groups and ElitesNation, Democracy and Citizenship
Recently, a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan expressed concerns over continuation of reservations in jobs and education. In this context, discuss whether reservation system needs a re-evaluation.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Caste SystemDalit and Backward Class Movements
"Feminization of work has led to transformation of gender relations in different spheres". Critically examine in context of Indian society.
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2015
Patriarchy and Entitlements
What according to you, are the factors responsible for the continuance of caste system in India?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Caste SystemParties, Pressure Groups and Elites