Q1.
Salient features of A.R. Desai's Marxist Sociology

Significance of Village Studies in Indian Sociology

'Isolationism' as a dominant feature of colonial tribal policy

Anti-Brahmanical movements during the colonial period

Patriarchy as a form of dominance

Q2•
How has B.R. Ambedkar identified the features of caste system How is it different from the mainstream treatment of caste features

Discuss Andre Beteille's account of the relationship between caste, class and power as a change from symmetrical to asymmetrical one.

Analyse the major components of Land Reform Acts. Show their effectiveness in curbing rural inequality.

Q3.
Bring out the significance of the difference between family and
household.

Elucidate the concepts of 'majoritarianism' and 'minoritarianism' in
accentuating communal tensions in India.

Comment on the increasing significance of caste in politics.

Q4.
How is the tribal question related with the issues of integration and
autonomy in modern India?

Comment on the factors behind the changing status of women in urban
India.

What accounts for the growth and consolidation of the middle classes in
modern India?

Q5.
Privatization of education and increasing inequalities

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for rural development

Different forms of Dalit assertion

Empowerment through 'Right to Education'

Differential sex-ratio and its implications

Q6.
Write a note on the uneven impact of 'Green Revolution' on rural society.

Discuss the emerging forms of 'inequalities' and 'acute poverty' as major challenges of social transformation in India.

(c) Discuss the various forms of environmental movements waged in India.

Q7.
Write a detailed note on the effects of growing slums in urban areas.

Discuss the changing nature of the problems of working class in the
informal sector of the economy.

What are the factors accounting for the resurgence of ethnic identity
movements in India?

Q8.
Bring out the impact of the declining significance of the agrarian
economy.

Examine the impact of industrialization and urbanization on family
structure.

How is ageing becoming an emerging issue in Indian society?