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.
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'Secularism' has remained weak ideology in India. Critically examine.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2018–2023
SecularisationCommunalism and Ethnic Conflict
Is Caste census a necessity of the time or a divisive exercise? Substantiate with logical arguments.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
Caste SystemDalit and Backward Class Movements
Explain the reasons for the spurt of overt expressions of religiosity in modern India.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2025
Communalism and Ethnic ConflictSecularisation
Socio-demographic determinants of child sex ratio in India
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2018–2021
Ageing, Sex Ratio and HealthPatriarchy and Entitlements
Highlight the prominent critique of colonial idea of Indian villages with illustrations.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2025
Village and Village StudiesColonial Rule and Nationalism
Critique the victory narrative of land reforms in the context of Indian Society.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Agrarian Structure and Land ReformsPoverty and Inequality
To what extent has land reforms been effective in strengthening democracy in India?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2025
Agrarian Structure and Land ReformsNation, Democracy and Citizenship
Explain how Gender, Caste and Class hierarchies plays a pre-dominant role in sexual exploitation in rural India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
Patriarchy and EntitlementsViolence Against Women
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Environmental MovementsModernisation of Indian Tradition
Trace the evolution of coalition politics in modern India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2025
Parties, Pressure Groups and ElitesNation, Democracy and Citizenship
Evaluate the impact of modernization on the "village community".
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2017–2021
Modernisation of Indian TraditionVillage and Village Studies
Community development programme and rural development in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Rural DevelopmentAgrarian Structure and Land Reforms
Family as an "agent of social control". Discuss
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2018–2023
Kinship, Family and Marriage in India
What are the critical issues daunting and stagnating the Disaster Management in India?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2025
Displacement and SustainabilityPoverty and Inequality
Discuss the changes taking place in the middle-class structure in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2025
Social Classes in IndiaUrbanisation and Slums
What is meant by the term ‘tribal assertion’? Examine its influence on the Indian freedom movement?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2025
Tribal CommunitiesColonial Rule and Nationalism
‘Modernization in the Indian context is a complex phenomenon involving both continuity and change’. Comment
25 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Modernisation of Indian TraditionCaste System
Explain the concept of Patriarchy? How have the women's movements in post-independence India confronted the norm of patriarchy?
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2017–2021
Patriarchy and EntitlementsWomen's Movement
Critically analyze to what extent the recent amendments made to Child Labor (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 will help curbing the menace of child labor in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Informal Sector and Child LabourPatriarchy and Entitlements
What are the features of Indian villages as characterised by S.C Dube?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2025
Village and Village StudiesStructural Functionalism
The decision of and ability for women to participate in the labour force is the outcome of various socio-economic factors that interact in a complex fashion at both the micro and macrolevel. Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
Patriarchy and EntitlementsSocial Classes in India
Discuss the changing nature of migration in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2025
Population Size and GrowthUrbanisation and Slums
Discuss how industrialization of India has impacted class structure.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2025
Social Classes in IndiaIndustrialisation and the Working Class
Idea of middle class is often highly romanticised as an outcome of liberal democracy, a vibrant capitalist economy and individual freedom. Critically examine.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2021–2024
Social Classes in IndiaModernisation of Indian Tradition