Sociology II · Practice questions
Caste, tribes, villages, movements, Indian society
82 questions match. Years are the CSE year of the toppers who answered.
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Critically examine Louis Dumont's understanding of the Indian caste system.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2017–2024
Caste SystemIndology
Functions and dysfunctions of the family as an institution
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2017–2021
Kinship, Family and Marriage in IndiaPatriarchy and Entitlements
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
Evaluate the impact of modernization on the "village community".
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2017–2021
Modernisation of Indian TraditionVillage and Village Studies
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
Explain the concept of Patriarchy? How have the women's movements in post-independence India confronted the norm of patriarchy?
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2017–2021
Patriarchy and EntitlementsWomen's Movement
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
“Social change can be brought through public policy”. Critically analyze.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2017–2022
Constitution, Law and Social ChangeDevelopment Planning