Sociology II · Practice questions
Marxist Sociology
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"Untouchability has often been termed as the inhuman institution of Indian Society". In this context, discuss the social problems of untouchability from different perspectives.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2018–2023
UntouchabilityCaste System
Discuss the notion of Lateral entry into bureaucracy through the lens of different sociological perspectives.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
Parties, Pressure Groups and ElitesConstitution, Law and Social Change
Write a note on the contributions of Gail Omvedt to Indian Sociology.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
Dalit and Backward Class MovementsMarxist Sociology
Does education influence politics or is it the other way round? Give logical arguments in support of your answer.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
Education and Social Change in IndiaNation, Democracy and Citizenship
Account for an evolution of industrial class structure in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Social Classes in IndiaIndustrialisation and the Working Class
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
"The application of Historical Materialism provided a new method in understanding Indian social reality". Discuss the statement in context of A. R. Desai's understanding of Indian nationalism.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021–2024
Marxist SociologyColonial Rule and Nationalism
Briefly discuss D.N. Dhanagare's views on agrarian movements in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Peasant and Farmers' MovementsAgrarian Structure and Land Reforms
"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
"The Soil grows caste, the machine makes class." In the context of this statement discuss the relationship between caste and class.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Caste SystemSocial Classes in India
How is the Indian agrarian system witnessing a change in its 'mode of production'.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Green Revolution and Agrarian ChangeAgrarian Structure and Land Reforms
"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
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
Regarding the growth of Indian sociology, it is argued that, like most social sciences in India, sociology is very much influenced by Western philosophical and social scientific traditions but some scholars challenged the borrowed theoretical and methodological assumptions. Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
IndologyStructural Functionalism
A.R. Desai's interpretation of Indian Nationalism presents a paradoxical contrast to the conventional 'Nationalist understanding' of nationalism. Please share your views on this juxtaposition.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Marxist SociologyColonial Rule and Nationalism
Examine how did the research of D P Mukerji contributed to understanding the sociological dynamics of rapid urban growth in India?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Marxist SociologyUrbanisation and Slums
With Thomas Piketty in his work "Capital in the 21st Century" giving a grave picture about inequality in India , A.R. Desai 's Marxist approach towards study of Indian society becomes all the more relevant. Comment.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Marxist SociologyPoverty and Inequality
Give a sociological account of the ideas of Sociology of India and sociology in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2022–2023
IndologyStructural Functionalism
"One clear picture of single dominant mode of production has not yet appeared in the map of Indian agrarian social structure." Examine the statement.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023
Social Classes in IndiaGreen Revolution and Agrarian Change
AR Desai studied Indian society through the lens of contradictions. Elaborate.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Marxist Sociology
According to A.R. Desai, reform movements during British period were an expression of national awakening due to contradictions between the old value system and new socio-economic realities. Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Marxist SociologyColonial Rule and Nationalism
Critically examine the sociological perspectives on: (a) A.R. Desai's contribution to understanding Indian society (b) Definitional issues in tribal development (c) Emerging trends in marriage and family (d) New middle class in India (e) Issues related to the ageing population.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Marxist Sociology
Critically examine the contribution of A.R. Desai to the understanding of Indian nationalism. (b) Explain the different approaches to the study of tribal societies in India. (c) Examine the changes in the family system in India due to modernisation and urbanisation.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Marxist SociologyColonial Rule and Nationalism
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. (a) A R Desai studied Indian society through lens of contradictions. Elaborate.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
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