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(a) In what respect is M. N. Srinivas' study of Indian village society based on structural and functional perspective? Analyse. (b) According to you, which social reform had long-lasting impact on a specific section of society? Support your answer with suitable example. (c) In the context of women's movements and laws do you think that matriarchy is the need of the hour? Discuss in detail. (d) Discuss the debates on the concepts 'duty' and 'worship' while understanding religion in India. (e) How does the concept 'secular' go beyond any religion in plural society like India? Analyse.

(a) How does the Constitution of India promote education? Do you think that education can be a major instrument of social change? Clarify. (b) Draw the current population pyramid of India. What policy measures would you recommend for population dynamics to achieve sustainability? (c) Compare G. S. Ghurye's and A. R. Desai's approaches used in understanding Indian society.

(a) Discuss the challenges faced by the aged people in receiving 'elder care'. (b) Examine the transiting social movements from physical movements to virtual movements in 21st century India. (c) Clarify how the family planning programmes have taken a political 'U'-turn in present India. (d) How do Louis Dumont and Andre Beteille differ in their approaches in understanding caste system in India? Explain. (e) Bring out the debates of 'insiders' and 'outsiders' approaches in understanding Indian society.

(a) Differentiate between protests and movements. Discuss some of those movements which changed the fabric of Indian agrarian society during the colonial period. (b) Synchronise the developmental programmes and social change in India, and describe them through visible and lived experiences. (c) Why was the category of 'criminal tribe' created by law during the colonial period in India? Discuss its implications.

(a) Urbanisation in Independent India has been characterized by over-urbanization and rural push. Explain with demographic and sociological dimensions. (b) Give a sociological explanation of violence against women in India. What suggestions would you give to mitigate these violences? (c) Examine the process of formalisation of informal sector to safeguard the interests of marginalised sections of the society.

(a) How has colonial rule transformed Indian society? If it (Indian society) had not undergone colonial rule, then what type of Indian society would have been there? Elaborate. (b) How have the women's movements made the presence of women in every moment felt and more women participation in various fields? Discuss. (c) Where would you locate the tribal community in the Varna system of India? Discuss.

(a) Do you think that in a society like India orthogenetic changes take place through differentiation? Do you observe continuities in the orthogenetic process? Elaborate your answer with suitable examples. (b) Agrarian class structure has been undergoing changes due to modern forces. Critically examine. (c) How same sex marriages are responsible for population dynamics in India? Discuss.

(a) The transfer of land from cultivating to the non-cultivating owners is bringing about transformation in Indian society. Justify your answer by giving suitable illustrations. (b) Bring out various factors responsible for declining of village Industries in India. (c) Discuss the social bases of political mobilization in Independent India. Has some change occurred in these during the last 60-70 years? (d) What are the major problems faced by the labour migrants while working in informal sectors of Indian States? Discuss. (e) Do you think that law has been able to abolish child labour in India? Comment.

(a) In what respects have the constitutional provisions changed the socio-economic and political conditions of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in India? Critically examine. (b) Discuss the trend of urbanization in India. Do you think that Industrialization is the only precondition of urbanization? Give you arguments. (c) Which measures would you suggest for preventing caste conflicts in India? Justify your argument.

(a) What are the Private and Public network and support systems operative in Indian society for the aged? Suggest measures to curb down the challenges before care givers of the aged. (b) Educational development is the only Panacea for country's all ills and evils. Critically examine the above statement with reference to NEP-2020. (c) How Dalit movements in India have facilitated their Identity formation? Analyze.

(a) Is it possible to have sustainable development in India? Cite major environmental issues and suggest a few measures to achieve the sustainability. (b) Do you think that forced displacement of labourers has caused their deprivation and resultant inequalities during the recent past years? Elaborate. (c) What are the Indian government's schemes launched for poverty alleviation after the United Nation's Declaration of 'Sustainable Development Goals - 2015'? Briefly describe.

(a) What, according to you, are the factors responsible for the continuance of caste system in India? Explain. (b) Discuss the changes taking place in the industrial class structure in India. (c) Is patriarchy a key to understanding different forms of inequalities in Indian society? Elaborate. (d) Do you think that family bondings are being affected by the changing kinship patterns in India? Comment. (e) Despite the efforts of the government, bonded labour still continues in India. Discuss.

(a) Why is the study of marriage important in Sociology? Analyse the implications of changing marriage patterns for Indian society. (b) Do you think that the constitutional provisions for women have led to their uplift? Give reasons for your answer. (c) Education is a key to social development. Elucidate.

(a) How do religious communities contribute to the cultural diversity of India? (b) What do you understand by decentralisation of power? What is its role in strengthening the roots of democracy in India? Elaborate. (c) What are the different forms of untouchability still practised in India? Discuss with suitable illustrations.

(a) Examine with suitable examples the recent trends in the growth of urban settlements in India. (b) Is there a connection between labour migration and informal sector? Justify your answer with reference to Indian context. (c) Are slums the manifestations of industrialisation and urbanisation in India? Explain. (d) Discuss the changing nature of political elites in India. (e) What is your assessment about the recent farmers' movement in India? Elaborate.

(a) Discuss the major challenges related to women's reproductive health in India. What measures would you suggest to overcome these challenges? (b) What is sustainable development? How can sustainability be achieved in India where livelihood needs conflict with environmental protection? (c) Critically examine the relevance of development planning in India.

(a) Analyse the trilogy between environmental movement, development and tribal identity. (b) To what extent have the legal provisions been effective in curbing violence against women in India? Give your argument. (c) Trace the social and historical origins of Dalit movements in modern India.

(a) Highlight the significant features of A.R. Desai's 'Dialectical Perspective' to study Indian Society. (b) The decade of 1950s was the golden period of village studies in Indian Sociology. Explain the statement. (c) Analyse the differences between the attributional and interactional approach in studying the caste system. (d) Are Tradition and Modernity antithetical to each other? Comment. (e) Discuss the main features of Land Reforms in post-independence India.

(a) Contextualize Louis Dumont's concept of 'binary opposition' with reference to caste system in India. (b) Define the concepts of 'Descent' and 'Alliance'. Differentiate between North Indian and South Indian Kinship systems with examples. (c) Critically examine the concept of Sanskritization with suitable illustrations.

(a) Analyse the perspectives of Isolation, Assimilation and Integration in understanding the trajectories of Indian Tribal Development. (b) Explain the implications and the impact of globalization in situating the changing agrarian class structure in India. (c) Critique the victory narratives of Green Revolution in the context of Indian society.