AIR 42 · CSE 2017 · Sociology II · 42 pages

Sudhir Kumar: Sociology II answer copy

18 answers by Sudhir Kumar, as written in the test. Each question opens a page with how other toppers answered it.

The questions

  1. Q1(a)Farmer suicides in India.10 marks
  2. Q1(b)Developmental phases of household10 marks
  3. Q1(c)Socio-economic impact of MGNREGA10 marks
  4. Q1(d)Community development programme and rural development in India.10 marks
  5. Q1(e)Changes in the mode of production of Indian agrarian system.10 marks
  6. Q2(a)The middle class is condemned in India for its apathy but also emulated for its activism. Discuss20 marks
  7. Q2(b)Discuss the social and political basis of class mobilization of the industrial working class in India.20 marks
  8. Q2(c)Critically discuss the impact of proselytization on the social fabric of India.10 marks
  9. Q3(a)"Proliferation of slums is the result of failure of housing policies". Critically analyze.20 marks
  10. Q3(b)"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
  11. Q3(c)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
  12. Q4(a)"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
  13. Q4(b)Give a detailed analysis of socio-economic and demographic profiles of major religious communities in India.25 marks
  14. Q5(a)Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. 10 x 5 = 50 (a) Objectives of Hindu and Muslim Marriage10 marks
  15. Q5(b)Kinship system of north and south India10 marks
  16. Q5(c)Status of cooperatives in India10 marks
  17. Q5(d)Feminization of Informal Sector10 marks
  18. Q5(e)Law as an instrument of social change.10 marks

The answers

Question 1(a) · 10 marks · 162 words written

Farmer suicides in India.

Opening · a definition

India is defined as predominantly farmer economy by different sociologists like Andre Beteille, Daniel Thorner etc. Farmer suicides in recent times point towards growing agrarian distress due to reasons like unprofitable farming, decreasing land due to fragmentation, middlemen nexus and growth of capitalism in agriculture.

Body · continuous prose

Daniel Thorner defines it as "absentee landlords". Real peasants are being reduced to mere tenants.

Farmer suicides has a very negative impact on social current of society as sentiments of whole society is connected to it. There is growing class nexus in agriculture and regional disparity in farmer suicides is profound like Vidarbha and Marathwada see highest number of farmer suicides.

Close · a way forward

Institutional factors like poor implementation of land reforms, lack of modernization, no link between agriculture and industry is also responsible. India needs an evergreen revolution spanning whole India and covering all crops as monocrop culture has destroyed the whole farming ecosystem. The marginalized (dalits, poor) are most affected by farmer suicides as seen in NCRB data.