Sociology II · Practice questions
Poverty and Inequality
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"Social inequality in India has multiple dimensions." Explain this statement in the light of the views of Andre Beteille on caste in India.
20 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2021–2024
Caste SystemSocial Classes in India
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
"There is a general trend towards commodification of women at the cultural level in India." Explain.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021–2024
Patriarchy and EntitlementsPoverty and Inequality
Muslims as a social-religious group have gradually been pushed to the periphery of development. Discuss the reasons responsible for backwardness of Muslims in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Religious Communities and MinoritiesPoverty and Inequality
India's bonded labourers are caught between an entrenched caste system and a dismissive state. Analyse.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Rural Labour, Bondage and MigrationCaste System
"Slums constitute one of the most important & persistent problems of Urbanization". Critically discuss the statement in context of Indian society.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2018–2021
Urbanisation and SlumsInformal Sector and Child Labour
"Gentrification of the cities and ghettoization are the two sides of the same coin in the new urban landscape." Examine the statement with reference to the Indian experience of urbanization.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Urbanisation and SlumsPoverty and Inequality
Land reforms are not only necessary to boost agricultural production but also to reduce far-entrenched poverty from deeper pockets of India. Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Agrarian Structure and Land ReformsPoverty and Inequality
Infant mortality rate is the most sensitive index for measuring development. Comment.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Ageing, Sex Ratio and HealthPoverty and Inequality
"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
Critically examine the 'paradox' of India's 'green revolution'.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Green Revolution and Agrarian ChangeAgrarian Structure and Land Reforms
"Poverty is the root cause of child labour." In this context, there is a possibility of more children engaging in child labour due to the loss of jobs during the ongoing pandemic. Comment.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Informal Sector and Child LabourPoverty and Inequality
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. 10 x 5 = 50 (a) “India’s destiny is not caste in stone.” Comment.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2020–2021
Caste SystemConstitution, Law and Social Change
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
The reason behind dismal state of India in Global Hunger Index Report lies in the patriarchal society where females suffer from stark socioeconomic inequalities, among other reasons. Elaborate.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2020–2021
Patriarchy and EntitlementsPoverty and Inequality
Urbanization of pandemics has only exposed the already haphazard and lopsided urbanization process. Analyse.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2020–2021
Urbanisation and SlumsInformal Sector and Child Labour
Write a short note with a sociological perspective on the problems faced by the Kashmiri Pandit community.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Communalism and Ethnic ConflictReligious Communities and Minorities
Highlighting the factors causing educational inequality, discuss how can India's education system escape the vicious cycle of inequality and discrimination?
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Illiteracy and Educational DisparitiesPoverty and Inequality
Despite a fast-growing economy and the largest anti-malnutrition programme, India has the world's worst level of child malnutrition. Elaborate the social causes as well as consequences of malnutrition in India.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Poverty and InequalityPatriarchy and Entitlements
Despite various legal safeguards, the spectre of bonded labour still plagues Indian society. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Rural Labour, Bondage and MigrationPoverty and Inequality
"State intervention is needed to make farming economically and ecologically viable". Comment with special reference to the problems faced by small and marginal farmers in contemporary India.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Rural DevelopmentAgrarian Structure and Land Reforms
"Drug abuse not only affects an individual but society as a whole". Critically examine the statement in context of growing incidences of drug addiction in India.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Displacement and SustainabilityPoverty and Inequality
Educational inequality feeds into a larger cycle of inequality.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Illiteracy and Educational DisparitiesPoverty and Inequality