Sociology II · Practice questions
Caste, tribes, villages, movements, Indian society
153 questions match. Years are the CSE year of the toppers who answered.
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Elaborate on 'Daniel Thorner's' division of the agrarian population of India into different class categories.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 7 toppers · CSE 2021–2024
Social Classes in IndiaAgrarian Structure and Land Reforms
Sanskritization involves 'positional change' in caste system without any 'structural' change. Analyse.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 7 toppers · CSE 2021–2024
Caste SystemStructural Functionalism
"Family is an imagination while household is a reality". Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2021–2025
Kinship, Family and Marriage in IndiaPatriarchy and Entitlements
Discuss the significance of Arya Samaj and Ramakrishna mission as reform movements in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2018–2023
Social ReformColonial Rule and Nationalism
Secularization of caste is essentially a modern phenomenon. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2018–2022
Caste SystemModernisation of Indian Tradition
Critically examine Louis Dumont's understanding of the Indian caste system.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2017–2024
Caste SystemIndology
Ghurye's analysis of tribes was based on tribe caste continuum. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2021–2025
Tribal CommunitiesIndology
GS Ghurye liberated the study of Indian society from the colonial biases and laid the true foundation of the discipline of sociology in India. Substantiate this statement.
20 marks · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2018–2024
IndologyCaste System
"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
Elaborate on Iravati karve's classification of regional kinship variations.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2021–2024
Kinship, Family and Marriage in India
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
Caste as a social reality is viewed differently by Gandhi and Ambedkar. Their perspectives diverge but meet at a common end. Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2018–2021
Caste SystemUntouchability
The hallmark of Srinivas perspective on Indian society was to break out from confines of textual authority. In this context critically analyse the structural-functionalist perspective in the analysis of Indian Society.
20 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2021–2024
Structural FunctionalismIndology
Briefly discuss the various dimensions of inter-caste conflict in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2021–2024
Caste ConflictsCaste System
Caste as a social capital is functional as well as dysfunctional to the Indian society. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2021–2024
Caste SystemCaste Conflicts
Islamic diffusion gave birth to emergence of new great and little traditions. Examine.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2020–2022
Modernisation of Indian TraditionIndology
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
Bring out the conceptual difference between 'Caste' and 'Varna'.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2021–2024
Caste SystemIndology
The idea of the Indian village as represented in the earlier writings of the colonial administrators has been critiqued by many scholars. Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2018–2022
Village and Village StudiesStructural Functionalism
"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
Distinguish between the 'book view' and 'field view' of the Indian caste system.
25 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2014–2021
Caste SystemIndology
Discuss Davis and Blake perspective on "relationship between fertility and social structure".
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2019–2021
Population Size and GrowthAgeing, Sex Ratio and Health
Discuss the role of social reform movements in preparing the background of Indian nationalism.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2018–2023
Colonial Rule and NationalismSocial Reform
"The removal of untouchability requires the abolition of caste system in totality". Analyse the statement with respect to Dr. Ambedkar's perspective.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2021–2024
Caste SystemUntouchability