Sociology II · Practice questions
Indology
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Ghurye's analysis of tribes was based on tribe caste continuum. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2021–2025
Tribal CommunitiesIndology
Explain the Interactional approach to study of caste in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2022–2025
Caste SystemIndology
Highlight the significant features of G.S Ghurye's Indological perspective to study Indian Society.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Indology
While Dumont's work on caste in India has been influential, it has also been subject to criticism. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Caste SystemIndology
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
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
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
The village and its hamlets represented "India in microcosm". In the light of this statement, explain the significance of village studies.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Village and Village StudiesIndology
"The Indological perspective on Indian society tends to emphasize cultural continuity and overlooks the dynamics of social change." Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
IndologyModernisation of Indian Tradition
Bring out the differences between Srinivas’s and Dumont’s perspective in the study of caste system.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Caste SystemIndology
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
Evaluate the limitations of an Indological approach in understanding marginalised communities in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
IndologyCaste System
"Indian sociology developed as a dialogue between colonial knowledge systems and indigenous intellectual traditions." Critically examine.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
IndologyColonial Rule and Nationalism
Compare and contrast G. S. Ghurye's and Louis Dumont's perspectives on the caste system in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Caste SystemIndology
Write short answers to the following questions in about 150 words each, with a sociological perspective: (10 x 5 = 50) (a) Examine the 'Integrated approach' to understanding social change in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Modernisation of Indian TraditionStructural Functionalism
Examine the features and relevance of Indological studies of Ghurye and Dumont.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
IndologyCaste System
Louis Dumont's concept of purity and pollution puts unnecessary stress on ideology that produced an intellectualized account of Indian society. How far do you agree?
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Caste SystemIndology
Compare and contrast between Beteille's and Dumont's analysis of caste.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Caste SystemIndology
While Indology is a book view of the Indian society, structure functionalist approach of MN Srinivas is its field view. Elaborate.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
IndologyStructural Functionalism
How has B.R. Ambedkar identified the features of the caste system? How is it different from the mainstream treatment of caste features?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Caste SystemUntouchability
"M N Srinivas took from a state of nowhere to a state of maturity in just two decades".
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Structural FunctionalismIndology
Caste system studies in India have been dominated by Book-view initially. How did the entry of field view bring about a balance in study of Indian caste system? Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Caste SystemIndology
Bring out the differences between Srinivas's and Dumont perspective in the study of caste system.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Caste SystemIndology