Sociology II · Practice questions
Caste, tribes, villages, movements, Indian society
18 questions match. Years are the CSE year of the toppers who answered.
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Critically examine the factors responsible for continuation of "Caste Consciousness" in the Indian "collective conscience".
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2015–2020
Caste SystemParties, Pressure Groups and Elites
The Indian caste system has both its 'merits' and 'demerits' for the individual and society. Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2014–2015
Caste SystemUntouchability
Youth unrest has always been a common trend in different societies. Critically analyze the socio-economic reasons for such trend in context of Indian society.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2015
"Focusing on the automatic "gains" to be delivered by the demographic dividend may result in an under emphasis of the effort needed to meet the new challenges that the current phase of the demographic transition brings". Elaborate.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2015
Population Size and GrowthAgeing, Sex Ratio and Health
"Environmental movement in India is a hall mark of participatory democracy". Comment.
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2015
"Feminization of work has led to transformation of gender relations in different spheres". Critically examine in context of Indian society.
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2015
Patriarchy and Entitlements
"Forces of globalization have fostered cultural changes in the institution of family". Comment.
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2015
Kinship, Family and Marriage in IndiaModernisation of Indian Tradition
Critically analyze the impact of globalization on the social heritage of tribal's in India.
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2015
Tribal CommunitiesDisplacement and Sustainability
Critically examine Louis Dumont's concept of purity and pollution.
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2015
Caste SystemIndology
"Indian society is confronting a series of dilemmas and paradoxes". Throw some light on this statement by means of examples from socio-cultural life.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2015
Examine how changing mode of production in agriculture has led to "embourgeoisement" of some and "proletarianisation" of many.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2015
"The nuclear households were common in pre-modern India, even though the joint family ethos was strong". Do you agree? Substantiate.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2015
Kinship, Family and Marriage in India
"Indian society is at war with its religious diversity." Discuss the statement in the light of the incidences of communal violence in India.
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2015
Communalism and Ethnic ConflictSecularisation
Critically discuss the dynamics of backward class movement in south India.
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2015
Dalit and Backward Class Movements
Examine the "social problem of untouchability" from different perspectives.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2015
Poverty is not merely an economic phenomenon but a synonym to structural violence and social inequality. Discuss.
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2015
Critically analyze the role of pressure groups in the policy making process in India.
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2015
Parties, Pressure Groups and ElitesNation, Democracy and Citizenship
The problems related to disability vary across 'class' and 'gender'. Discuss.
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2015
Poverty and InequalityPatriarchy and Entitlements