Paper II
Section A

Write notes on any THREE of the following (in not more than 200 words each): (20 × 3 60)

Emergence of Dalit Consciousness

Integration of Tribes in Hindu Culture

Characteristics of Neo-Rich agrarian class.

Reservation and Panchayat Raj institutions.

Discuss the metaphysical and ethical basis of Hindu social organisation

Discuss the Louis Dumonts concept of purity and pollution. How far these concepts are relevant in explaining the Hindu Caste system

Examine the ways in which Indian society can be strengthened as multi-cultural society. Is the dominance of single culture is a hinderance to multiculturalism in India

Section B

Write notes on any THREE of the following (in not more than 200 words each): (20 × 3 60)

Inequality among Brahmins

Problems of Hindu minority in Kashmir.

Nature of atrocities on married women

Problems of child labour in India.

Secularism a weak ideology? Critically analyse the reasons for anti-secular trends in India

Examine the impact of mass media on Indian society. Whether western consumerism and materialistic culture, creeping in through mass media, are adversely affecting the traditional Indian culture

Analyse the ideological and strategically features of Naxalbari movement