Sociology II · Practice questions
Caste, tribes, villages, movements, Indian society
123 questions match. Years are the CSE year of the toppers who answered.
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Gender equality and environmental justice should go hand in hand. Discuss Eco-feminism in this regard.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2022–2023
Environmental MovementsPatriarchy and Entitlements
Child malnutrition is a chronic problem and a longstanding challenge for India. Analyse.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2022–2023
Ageing, Sex Ratio and HealthPoverty and Inequality
Recently Supreme Court said that Sex work is a profession whose practitioners are entitled to dignity and equal protection under law. In this context, discuss exclusion and marginalisation faced by sex workers in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2022–2023
Poverty and InequalityInformal Sector and Child Labour
"Demography offers a potential, 'it's not a destiny'". Critically comment.
15 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2017–2022
Population Size and GrowthAgeing, Sex Ratio and Health
From dwindling numbers to identity crisis, religious minorities are facing multiple problems in India. Critically discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
Religious Communities and Minorities
"Tribal conflicts based on ethnic differences often camouflage a struggle for political and economic advantage". Substantiate with examples.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2022–2023
Tribal CommunitiesEthnicity and Identity Movements
Distinguish between social protest and social movements? Examine their sociological significance to explain social change.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2022–2023
Ethnicity and Identity MovementsPeasant and Farmers' Movements
Give a sociological account of the ideas of Sociology of India and sociology in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2022–2023
IndologyStructural Functionalism
Enumerate the distinctive characteristics of the Tribes in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2022
Tribal Communities
The third phase of women’s movement is characterised by fading of the purported solidarity which is mark of increasing consciousness at multiple levels. Explain.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2022
Women's MovementEthnicity and Identity Movements
Recently Pasmanda Muslim group demanded caste census for Muslims too. In this context, discuss the presence of caste among muslims.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2022
Caste SystemReligious Communities and Minorities
Patriarchy is the least noticed yet the most significant structure of social inequality. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2022–2023
Patriarchy and Entitlements
The practice of untouchability, though declining still persists in India. Discuss its manifestation and reasons responsible for persistence.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
UntouchabilityCaste System
Discuss the social causes and consequences of malnutrition in India. 7(c). Critically examine the perspective of A.R. Desai on the Indian farmers' movements.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Poverty and InequalityAgeing, Sex Ratio and Health
Caste conflict is the result of cultural and power differential between upper and lower caste, also between two caste of same position within the hierarchy. Discuss. (c) The conceptual difference between caste and varna. (e) Louis Dumont's view on caste system.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Caste SystemCaste Conflicts
Slum is the lifeline of urbanity. Comment. 5(d) Give a brief overview of the "evolution and persistence of communalism in Indian society".
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Urbanisation and SlumsCommunalism and Ethnic Conflict
G.S Ghurye liberated the study of Indian society from the colonial biases and laid the true foundation of discipline of sociology in India. Substantiate this statement.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
IndologyCaste System
Changing economic relations in the colonial period contributed to the peasant grievances. Discuss the nature of peasant rebellions during the colonial period.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Colonial Rule and NationalismPeasant and Farmers' Movements
GH Ghurye led to the emergence of modern Indological tradition that gave a foundation to sociology as a discipline in India.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Indology
Answer the following questions in about 150 words each: (a) Discuss the role of law as an instrument of social change and social continuity. (b) 'Dalit capitalism' is being viewed as a new phenomenon in the contemporary Indian society. Critically examine the statement. (c) Discuss the impact of Green Revolution on the social structure of rural India.
150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Constitution, Law and Social ChangeDalit and Backward Class Movements
Patriarchy is the gender difference in society where men exploit and control women. Indian society has been pre-existingly patriarchal in the following ways:-
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Patriarchy and Entitlements
"The pluralist and multi religious character of Indian society is facing constant challenges." Discuss in context of problems of religious minorities in India.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Religious Communities and MinoritiesCommunalism and Ethnic Conflict
Explain the interactional approach to study of caste in India. (1) (c) Discuss the regional variation in kinship in North and south India.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Kinship, Family and Marriage in IndiaCaste System
Bonded labour is a labour where there is :-
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Rural Labour, Bondage and MigrationPoverty and Inequality