AIR 497 · CSE 2025 · Sociology II · 54 pages

Sheik Mohammed Nishanth: Sociology II answer copy

22 answers by Sheik Mohammed Nishanth, as written in the test. Each question opens a page with how other toppers answered it.

The questions

  1. Q1(a)What are the push and pull factors driving domestic and cross-border migration?10 marks
  2. Q1(b)“Tribes lose their territorial significance to form caste”. Do you agree? Comment on the tribe-caste continuum with clear examples.10 marks
  3. Q1(c)Discuss the role of NGOs in making agrarian prosperity a social reality.10 marks
  4. Q1(d)Trace the reasons for the Tana Bhagat Movement and assess its impact on politics of tribalism.10 marks
  5. Q1(e)Has the transformation of the rural landscape been democratic in its outcomes? Evaluate.10 marks
  6. Q2(a)Problematize the achievement of rural development programmes in transforming the quality of life in rural India.20 marks
  7. Q2(b)Examine the tendencies towards de-culturation of tribes. Are tribes pushed into a state of marginality in contemporary India?20 marks
  8. Q2(c)Write short note on the Tribes of Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar island groups.10 marks
  9. Q3(a)To what extent have land reforms acted as a leveler of rural inequalities?20 marks
  10. Q3(b)How have village studies altered the perception about Indian villages? Illustrate with relevant works and examples.20 marks
  11. Q3(c)Is tribal India still waiting for swaraj? Examine the social deficiencies of forest laws in India.10 marks
  12. Q4(a)What are the continuing and emergent 'Unfreedoms' faced by rural women in spite of state interventions?10 marks
  13. Q4(b)What is Dependency Ratio? Examine the socio-cultural consequences of an increasing dependency ratio?10 marks
  14. Q4(c)The lessons drawn from the erstwhile Community Development Programme were crucial. Comment.10 marks
  15. Q4(d)To what extent have political interventions influenced the population distribution in India?10 marks
  16. Q4(e)Examine how the COVID 19 pandemic augmented the migration woes in India.10 marks
  17. Q5(a)What do you mean by Food Sovereignty? Has India achieved the same? Examine with an added focus on genetically modified crops.20 marks
  18. Q5(b)Analyse the factors that have led the deep rooted 'son-complex' or the DEMARU phenomenon. How effective are the flagship state interventions in dealing with this menace?20 marks
  19. Q5(c)Has the Indian village become globalised? Discuss the global cultural flow and assess its impact on the Indian villages.10 marks
  20. Q6(a)Critically examine the outcomes of National Population policy (NPP) 2000 in the light of the recent NFHS 5 findings.20 marks
  21. Q6(b)Should right to health be a fundamental right? Discuss the health and wellness requirements of various social groups to achieve impactful societal outcomes?20 marks
  22. Q6(c)What do you mean by social entrepreneurship? What are the different models for social enterprises? (10 marks).10 marks

The answers

Question 1(a) · 10 marks · 156 words written

What are the push and pull factors driving domestic and cross-border migration?

Opening · a definition

Migration refers to flow of people from one region to another for various causes. The cause can be push factors or pull factors.

Body · points

Push factors behind domestic migration & cross border migration

(1) Poverty / drought - Lack of access to resources pushes people for migration. Eg: Migration of people from Sahel region across Mediterranean sea.

(2) No attractive employment opportunities. Eg: Biharis migrating for construction work in Kerala.

(2) Malayali migration to Gulf region -> study done by Leela Gulati.

(3) Civil wars / Economic crisis. Eg: North srilankans migrating to Tamil Nadu.

Pull factors behind migration

(1) Attractive job opportunities. Eg: Mexicans migrating to America.

(2) Democratic government and ease of living. Eg: Arabs migrating to European countries.

(3) Scope for business opportunities.

Close · a summary

Eg: Businessmen migrating to Cyprus & Netherlands for defer ease related to business.

Migration is a ongoing process worldwide. However due to pandemic & rising nationalism nowadays it is being affected.