Sociology II · Practice questions
Caste, tribes, villages, movements, Indian society
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What have been the social and policy outcomes of environmental movements in India, considering both successes and limitations?
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Environmental MovementsDisplacement and Sustainability
Compare and contrast G. S. Ghurye's and Louis Dumont's perspectives on the caste system in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Caste SystemIndology
Critically assess whether rural development programs like MGNREGA have significantly altered traditional power structures in rural India.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Rural DevelopmentAgrarian Structure and Land Reforms
Though India glorifies secularism, importance of religion has increased manifold in personal life of people. Discuss religious revivalism in contemporary Indian society in this context.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Communalism and Ethnic ConflictSecularisation
As per the UN report, India will become the most populous country in 2023. Analyse the impact of population dynamics on Indian society.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Population Size and GrowthAgeing, Sex Ratio and Health
Does hierarchy influence the 'disaster vulnerability' of social groups? Illustrate with examples.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Displacement and SustainabilityPoverty and Inequality
Is India's rising middle class an engine of growth or a loose wheel? Discuss in the light of impact of COVID Pandemic on middle class in India.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Social Classes in India
Write short answers to the following questions in about 150 words each, with a sociological perspective: (10 x 5 = 50) (a) Examine the 'Integrated approach' to understanding social change in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Modernisation of Indian TraditionStructural Functionalism
Examine the changes to agrarian class structure, before and after Indian independence.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Social Classes in IndiaAgrarian Structure and Land Reforms
Discuss the issues relating to the entitlement of children in Indian society.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Informal Sector and Child LabourPatriarchy and Entitlements
Discuss how the growth of the informal sector in urban India challenges or complements traditional labor movements.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Informal Sector and Child LabourIndustrialisation and the Working Class
Examine the features and relevance of Indological studies of Ghurye and Dumont.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
IndologyCaste System
Assess the issues that concern women safety in Indian cities.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Violence Against WomenUrbanisation and Slums
"Dhanagare categorized agrarian movements into various modes of protest, such as petitions, demonstrations, and armed struggles." Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Peasant and Farmers' MovementsAgrarian Structure and Land Reforms
"India lives in villages and the development of the nation cannot be achieved without the development of the villages". In light of this, discuss the scope of programmes of rural development.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Rural DevelopmentAgrarian Structure and Land Reforms
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words : 10 x 5 = 50 (a) How does Jajmani system illustrate patterns of exchange in a traditional Indian village?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Village and Village StudiesAgrarian Structure and Land Reforms
Examine the socio-cultural factors influencing demographic structure and silver dividend of India.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
"Farm laws and their subsequent withdrawal reflect the complex relationship between agriculture and politics." Comment
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Peasant and Farmers' MovementsParties, Pressure Groups and Elites
Analyze the significance of Gandhian principles such as non-violence, satyagraha, and sarvodaya in addressing today's issues of social inequality and conflict in India.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
Poverty and InequalityCaste Conflicts
Explain the impact and implications of globalization in situating the changes in social stratification in India.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Social Classes in IndiaIndustrialisation and the Working Class
Illustrate the importance of ‘Dharma, Praja and Rati’ in changing institution of marriage and family.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Kinship, Family and Marriage in IndiaModernisation of Indian Tradition
"Social media has fundamentally altered the nature of political mobilization in India." Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Parties, Pressure Groups and ElitesNation, Democracy and Citizenship
"The definition of tribe in India has been more administrative than anthropological." Comment.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Tribal CommunitiesColonial Rule and Nationalism
How has democratic decentralization worked with respect to Indian tribes? What are the differences in the pre and post-independence tribal policies of India?
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Tribal CommunitiesRegionalism and Decentralisation