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.
All 42 themesFewer themes
"Religion is the opium of the people". Discuss the relevance of the statement in the light of contemporary rise in religious fervour.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023
Religious Communities and MinoritiesCommunalism and Ethnic Conflict
"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
Jyotirao phule and idea of social revolution in India
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2017
Social ReformDalit and Backward Class Movements
Analyse the sociological interconnections between Government schemes and tribal integration in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2024
Tribal Communities
With Thomas Piketty in his work "Capital in the 21st Century" giving a grave picture about inequality in India , A.R. Desai 's Marxist approach towards study of Indian society becomes all the more relevant. Comment.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Marxist SociologyPoverty and Inequality
Tribes are said to have accepted ethos of caste structure and absorbed within it. Critically analyse the changing dynamics between caste and tribe.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2024
Tribal CommunitiesCaste System
"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
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
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
Marriage is not merely concerned with the couple; rather it affects the whole society and future generations. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Kinship, Family and Marriage in IndiaPatriarchy and Entitlements
According to Dipankar Gupta's viewpoint on the caste system, its essence lies in the diversity and ritualization of various social practices, rather than a singular hierarchical structure. Analyze this idea and its implications.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Caste System
"Urban slums are found at the intersection of poverty, deprivation and exclusion". Explain.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2024
Urbanisation and SlumsPoverty and Inequality
"Population policy 2000 sees population structure through lens of fertility, ignoring important component of migration". In reference to recent migrant crisis, analyze why there is a need for internal migration policy.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Population Policy and Family PlanningRural Labour, Bondage and Migration
Examine the socio-cultural factors influencing demographic structure and silver dividend of India.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
“If cities do not begin to deal more constructively with poverty, poverty may begin to deal more destructively with cities.” In the context of this statement, discuss the issue of slum proliferation in India.
25 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2017
Urbanisation and SlumsPoverty and Inequality
Critically analyze the “evolution of national population policy” in India and reasons for its failure to check the population growth.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2016
"To what degree is the influence of religion over social life receding, reflecting the process of secularization in Indian society?"
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
SecularisationModernisation of Indian Tradition
"Contemporary forms of marriages challenge traditional social norms in Indian society." Discuss. Also, examine the social implications and conflicts surrounding such marriages.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023
Kinship, Family and Marriage in IndiaPatriarchy and Entitlements
"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
Discuss the concept of "Juvenile Delinquency" with respect to its social causes and implications.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2016
Poverty and InequalityUrbanisation and Slums
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
"Green revolution led to profound structural and cultural changes in rural and agrarian societies in India". Analyse the various functional and dysfunctional changes brought by green revolution.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2024
Green Revolution and Agrarian ChangeAgrarian Structure and Land Reforms
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