Sociology II · Practice questions
Caste, tribes, villages, movements, Indian society
421 questions match. Years are the CSE year of the toppers who answered.
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Examine the social, legal, and economic consequences of rising marital breakdown and changing family patterns in Indian society today.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Kinship, Family and Marriage in IndiaPatriarchy and Entitlements
Examine the methodological challenges encountered during ethnographic village studies in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Village and Village StudiesStructural Functionalism
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
Discuss the various forms of violence against women in India and the societal response to these issues.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Violence Against WomenPatriarchy and Entitlements
Government accountability for the consequences of state-imposed displacement has been virtually absent. Discuss social and cultural implications of displacement for the displaced communities in India?
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Displacement and SustainabilityTribal Communities
Of all the developmental programmes introduced during post-independence period, the Green Revolution is considered to have been the most successful. Critically analyse this statement.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Green Revolution and Agrarian ChangePoverty and Inequality
Why is defining ‘tribe’ a persistent problem in Indian sociology? How do these definitional dilemmas affect state policy?
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Tribal Communities
Though slums vary from one type to another, but certain general patterns of slums are universal. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Urbanisation and SlumsPoverty and Inequality
Discuss the various manifestations of untouchability practices in modern India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
UntouchabilityCaste System
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
Do traditional structures of caste and kinship play a functional role in urban settlements? Elaborate.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Urbanisation and SlumsCaste System
"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
"Each caste is demanding superiority to equals and equality to superiors". Comment.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2022–2025
Caste SystemDalit and Backward Class Movements
"Platform economy has provided a mode of empowerment to the women working in the informal sector". Critically examine.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Informal Sector and Child LabourPatriarchy and Entitlements
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
Planning is commitment to concentrated actions. It is adjustment of social institutions to new social, economic and political conditions. In this context discuss planning as an agent of social change.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Development PlanningConstitution, Law and Social Change
Critically analyze the concept of the creamy layer among SC/STs in the context of reservation policy. Does this move advance or undermine the goal of social justice?
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Caste SystemDalit and Backward Class Movements
What do you understand by the concept of "dominant caste"? Illustrate with examples.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Caste SystemStructural Functionalism
Discuss the growth of manufacturing hubs and SEZs in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Industrialisation and the Working ClassUrbanisation and Slums
Evaluate the extent to which secularization remains a debated concept in modern society, incorporating a sociological perspective on recent Supreme Court comments on "secularism."
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
SecularisationConstitution, Law and Social Change
Land Reforms are both the causes as well as the effects of a thorough-going change in the power balance. Explain.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Agrarian Structure and Land ReformsCaste System
'The soil grows castes: the machines make classes'. Comment.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Social Classes in IndiaCaste System
What, according to you, are the factors responsible for detribalization in India?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Tribal Communities
Co-operatives are seen as a model for community development. Outline the provisions related to co-operatives and evaluate their functioning in India.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
Rural Development