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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Critically discuss the impact of proselytization on the social fabric of India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Religious Communities and MinoritiesCommunalism and Ethnic Conflict
Critically analyse the impact of the changing trends of urbanization on Indian women.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2025
Urbanisation and SlumsPatriarchy and Entitlements
Do you think that marriage as a sacrament is losing its relevance in contemporary India? Present a sociological overview.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Kinship, Family and Marriage in IndiaModernisation of Indian Tradition
Give a sociological analysis of the emerging trends in the role of ethnicity in social movements in India.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2025
Ethnicity and Identity MovementsTribal Communities
Differentiate between the 'Indological' and 'Functional' perspectives on the study of caste system.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2025
Caste SystemIndology
Indian modernity has paradoxical features of continuity and change. Elaborate.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2025
Modernisation of Indian TraditionCaste System
"Sexual division of labor, a necessary consequence of all human interaction with nature has now become a relationship of dominance and exploitation". With respect to this statement, explore the social-cultural determinants of gender based division of labor in Indian context.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Patriarchy and EntitlementsKinship, Family and Marriage in India
"Proliferation of slums is the result of failure of housing policies". Critically analyze.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Urbanisation and SlumsInformal Sector and Child Labour
Do you think constitutional modernity has led to the minority empowerment? Clarify your opinion.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2025
Constitution, Law and Social ChangeReligious Communities and Minorities
With reference to their understanding of the Indian village, compare the perspective of MN Srinivas and SC Dube.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2016
Village and Village StudiesStructural Functionalism
“Social change can be brought through public policy”. Critically analyze.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2017–2022
Constitution, Law and Social ChangeDevelopment Planning
British rule produced radical and lasting changes in Indian society and culture. Examine the statement in the light of M.N. Srinivas's concept of westernization.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Modernisation of Indian TraditionColonial Rule and Nationalism
"Migration is influenced both by the pattern of development and the social structure." With reference to the given statement, discuss the causes of Migration in India spanning across social and economic dimension.
25 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Rural Labour, Bondage and MigrationPopulation Size and Growth
"Modern society is characterized by departure from tradition and religion to individualism and rational organization of society.". In the context of this statement, discuss to what extent the institution of marriage in Indian society has undergone changes.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2018–2024
Kinship, Family and Marriage in IndiaModernisation of Indian Tradition
Examine the role of 'Middle class' in contemporary world.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2018–2023
Social Classes in IndiaNation, Democracy and Citizenship
In what ways has the caste system been present in other societies around the world, and how have these systems been similar to or different from the caste system in India?
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Caste System
Elaborate S C Dube's views on village society in Shamirpet.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2021–2024
Village and Village StudiesStructural Functionalism
"India's destiny is not caste in stone." Comment.
15 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2017–2020
Caste SystemModernisation of Indian Tradition
Assess the performance of rural development programmes in rural empowerment and poverty alleviation.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2025
Rural DevelopmentPoverty and Inequality
It has been observed by I. P. Desai and other sociologists that nuclear family in India is merely a stage in the joint family cycle. Elucidate.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Kinship, Family and Marriage in India
Changes in the mode of production of Indian agrarian system.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Green Revolution and Agrarian ChangeAgrarian Structure and Land Reforms
How much can the rise of communalism in India be attributed to the period of colonial rule?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Communalism and Ethnic ConflictColonial Rule and Nationalism
Evaluate M.N. Srinivas's structural-functionalist perspective in analyzing contemporary Indian social institutions.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Structural FunctionalismCaste System
Indian Village is a microcosm of Indian society. In this context, Explain the idea of Indian Village.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Village and Village StudiesCaste System