Sociology II · Practice questions
Caste, tribes, villages, movements, Indian society
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Though the credit to establish Indian sociological tradition goes to G S Ghurye, but it was M N Srinivas who led it to maturity. Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
IndologyStructural Functionalism
Construct a sociological narrative on raising the legal age of marriage for women in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
Kinship, Family and Marriage in IndiaPatriarchy and Entitlements
Religious minority groups in India encounter numerous challenges, encompassing declining population trends and identity-related crises that warrant critical examination and discussion. Elaborate.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Religious Communities and MinoritiesCommunalism and Ethnic Conflict
The relationship between education and social mobility in Indian society is complex and intertwined. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Education and Social Change in IndiaPoverty and Inequality
In your opinion, has the allocation of seats for women in local governance contributed to the enhancement of Indian democracy?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Regionalism and DecentralisationNation, Democracy and Citizenship
Recently, Supreme Court asked government to decide whether or not to include Dalit Christians and Muslims under the Scheduled Caste for availing benefits of reservation. Discuss the reasons and challenges thereof.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Caste SystemUntouchability
Analyze the various perspectives on comprehending the concept of "ethnicity".
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Ethnicity and Identity Movements
Discuss the challenges to secularism posed by rising religious nationalism and communal tensions. What are the possible strategies for promoting religious tolerance and social harmony?
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
SecularisationCommunalism and Ethnic Conflict
Explain the position taken by different social scientists regarding the issue of integration and autonomy of tribals in Indian society.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Tribal Communities
It has been a difficult exercise to produce a universally acceptable or applicable definition of tribals in India. In this context, discuss the diverse and similar features of tribes across India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Tribal Communities
"While education is a tool of social change, it's commercialization is leading to the opposite". Elaborate.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Education and Social Change in IndiaPoverty and Inequality
"Modern slavery – be it bonded labor, involuntary servitude, or sexual slavery – is a crime and cannot be tolerated in any culture, community, or country". Explain.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Rural Labour, Bondage and MigrationInformal Sector and Child Labour
Analyze the social and economic determinants of child and infant mortality in India, and suggest interventions to improve maternal and child health outcomes.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Ageing, Sex Ratio and HealthPoverty and Inequality
The concept of paternity leave challenges the patriarchal notion that child-rearing is solely a woman's responsibility. In this context, discuss the challenges associated with implementing paternity leave provisions.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Patriarchy and EntitlementsKinship, Family and Marriage in India
Write in detail about Iravati Karve's comparative analysis of kinship system in four cultural zones of India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
Kinship, Family and Marriage in India
"While a caste struggled for a higher position for itself in the local hierarchy, it resented the efforts of others, in particular the lower castes to move up". Examine the nature of inter-caste struggle for mobility in the context of this statement.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Caste SystemCaste Conflicts
Annihilation of caste is not merely a socio-political goal but requires a radical rethinking of religious principles. Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
Caste SystemUntouchability
In what ways, New Middle Class is different from Old Middle Class. Illustrate.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Social Classes in India
"The politicization of caste identities has led to a deepening of democratic processes in India." Critically evaluate.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Caste SystemParties, Pressure Groups and Elites
A. R. Desai's understanding of Indian Nationalism is paradoxical to the Nationalist understanding of Nationalism. Comment.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
Marxist SociologyColonial Rule and Nationalism
Provide a sociological overview of changes in consumption pattern of middle class in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Social Classes in IndiaModernisation of Indian Tradition
"The transformation of the tribes into castes in India is conceived to occur through certain methods that have been diversely conceptualized." Elaborate.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021–2024
Tribal CommunitiesCaste System
"Poverty in India has been socially generated and perpetuated". Elaborate.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021–2024
Poverty and InequalityColonial Rule and Nationalism
How did A R Desai integrate Marxist theories into his analysis of Indian social structures and class relations?
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
Marxist SociologySocial Classes in India