Sociology II · Practice questions
Caste, tribes, villages, movements, Indian society
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Critically discuss the challenges faced by 'persons with disability' in accessing the Indian labor market.
15 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2016
Informal Sector and Child LabourPoverty and Inequality
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. 1. (a) Farmer suicides in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Displacement and SustainabilityAgrarian Structure and Land Reforms
Kinship system of North India is more focused on consanguinal (blood) relations while that of South India is affinal (marital). Discuss.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Kinship, Family and Marriage in India
Social movements are organised collective action of group of people aimed at common objective.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Environmental MovementsPeasant and Farmers' Movements
Indological approach to the study of Indian society
12.5 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Indology
Secularism as goal of Indian Democracy (c) Problems of aged in changing Indian scenario (d) Social movements in post independent India (e) Development and environment sustainability [Note: The provided answer also addresses topics on Nativism, the Pabna Agrarian Revolution, and Decentralisation, which were not explicitly in the prompt's list of parts (a)-(e) but were present in the image.]
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Regionalism and DecentralisationEthnicity and Identity Movements
Land Reforms and transitions in the agrarian relations
12.5 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Agrarian Structure and Land ReformsPeasant and Farmers' Movements
Colonial rule engendered various movements as a reaction to it. Discuss the nature of these movements & its impact on Indian society.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Colonial Rule and NationalismSocial Reform
In colonial times, land reforms were a moot point between peasants and British. Lord Cornwallis introduced Permanent Settlement Act in 1793.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Agrarian Structure and Land ReformsColonial Rule and Nationalism
Critically analyze to what extent the policies of the government to tackle the problem of population since independence have been successful?
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Population Policy and Family PlanningPopulation Size and Growth
According to UN-Habitat and WHO survey, 32% of Indian urban population lives in slums. The World Bank called Indian urbanisation as 'slow, hidden and messy' owing to a large slum presence. Discuss.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Urbanisation and SlumsPoverty and Inequality
Evidence against the view that tribes are primitive communities living isolated lives untouched by civilisation.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Tribal CommunitiesModernisation of Indian Tradition
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. (a) Briefly discuss the concept of Ethno-nationalism along with suitable examples.
12.5 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Ethnicity and Identity MovementsRegionalism and Decentralisation
Feminization of Informal Sector (e) Law as an instrument of social change.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Informal Sector and Child LabourPatriarchy and Entitlements
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 100 words. II. Village studies in Indian sociology III. Indological approach to the study of Indian society
30 marks · 100 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Are tribal protests & movements an indication of limitation of the policy of integration in independent India. Comment.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Tribal CommunitiesEthnicity and Identity Movements
Modernisation in the Indian context is a complex phenomenon involving both continuity and change. Comment.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Modernisation of Indian Tradition
Critically discuss the Marxist approach to the analysis of Indian Nationalism.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Marxist SociologyColonial Rule and Nationalism
Critically analyse the changing caste-class nexus in the agrarian social structure.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Agrarian Structure and Land ReformsCaste System
Brief Account of Ghurye's understanding of Indian civilisation.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
IndologyCaste System
The Indian middle class: a force for social change? 2(b) Discuss the factors responsible for the mobilisation of the industrial working class in India. (c) Secularisation and modernisation in India: A process of 'incomplete modernisation'?
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Social Classes in IndiaModernisation of Indian Tradition
Compare MN Srinivas and Dumont's understanding of Indian caste system.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Caste SystemIndology
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. 10 x 5 = 50 (a) Objectives of Hindu and Muslim Marriage (b) Kinship system of north and south India (c) Status of cooperatives in India (d) Feminization of Informal Sector (e) Law as an instrument of social change.
50 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Kinship, Family and Marriage in IndiaInformal Sector and Child Labour
The Informal sector in India employs more than 90% of the total workforce. Out of this, women have a considerable share.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Informal Sector and Child LabourPatriarchy and Entitlements