Sociology II · Practice questions
Caste, tribes, villages, movements, Indian society
97 questions match. Years are the CSE year of the toppers who answered.
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Discuss the impact of Bhakti movement on the Indian society.
15 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Social ReformCaste System
Give a brief overview of the "Evolution and persistence of communalism in Indian Society".
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2016–2021
Communalism and Ethnic ConflictColonial Rule and Nationalism
“Are Tribal protests and movements an indication of limitation of the policy of integration in the independent India”. Comment
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Tribal CommunitiesDisplacement and Sustainability
The colonial rule engendered various movements as a reaction to it. Discuss the nature of these movements and its impact on Indian society.
25 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Colonial Rule and NationalismSocial Reform
Land reforms and transition in the agrarian relations
12.5 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Agrarian Structure and Land ReformsSocial Classes in India
Critically analyze the changing caste-class nexus in the agrarian social structure.
25 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Agrarian Structure and Land ReformsCaste System
Give a detailed analysis of socio-economic and demographic profiles of major religious communities in India.
25 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Religious Communities and MinoritiesAgeing, Sex Ratio and Health
Critically discuss Marxist approach to the analysis of Indian Nationalism.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Colonial Rule and NationalismMarxist Sociology
Compare M.N Srinivas and Louis Dumont's understanding of Indian caste system.
15 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Caste SystemIndology
Discuss the social and political basis of class mobilization of the industrial working class in India.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Industrialisation and the Working ClassSocial Classes in India
What evidence would you offer against the view that 'tribes are primitive communities living isolated lives untouched by civilization'?
15 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Tribal Communities
The middle class is condemned in India for its apathy but also emulated for its activism. Discuss
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Social Classes in IndiaModernisation of Indian Tradition
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Environmental MovementsModernisation of Indian Tradition
Community development programme and rural development in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Rural DevelopmentAgrarian Structure and Land Reforms
‘Modernization in the Indian context is a complex phenomenon involving both continuity and change’. Comment
25 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Modernisation of Indian TraditionCaste System
Critically analyze to what extent the recent amendments made to Child Labor (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 will help curbing the menace of child labor in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Informal Sector and Child LabourPatriarchy and Entitlements
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
"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
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
"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
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
'Social alteration in the institution of Marriage in India'.
5 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2016
Kinship, Family and Marriage in India
Discuss the role of pluralism on national unity in India.
15 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Nation, Democracy and CitizenshipEthnicity and Identity Movements