MSO-004 Solved Assignments

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July 2024 and January 2025

Answer any five questions selecting at least two from each of the sections. Your answers should be in about 500 words each.

Section-I

1. Describe the socio-economic background of emergence of sociology.
2. Why did the major focus of sociologists and social-scientists became the village studies in India during the nineteen fifties? Discuss.
3. Describe the ‘Brahminical’ perspective on caste system in India.
4. Discuss the different views of Ambedkar and Lohia on Indian Society
5. Describe the agrarian class structure in India with examples.

Section-II

1. What are the village commons? Discuss its significance.
2. Discuss the debate between Verrier Ellowin and G.S. Ghurey regarding the tribes in India.
3. Discuss the different roles that religion plays in Indian society with suitable examples.
4. What is urbanisation? Discuss its role in transforming the urban areas in India.
5. What are the difference between old social movements and new social movements? Discuss with examples.

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July 2023 and January 2024

Answer any five questions selecting at least two from each of the sections. Your answers should be in about 500 words each.

Section-I

1. Describe the heritage of social thought in India which led to the emergence of sociology.
2. Discuss with suitable examples the major research on villages in India.
3. Define the concept of caste and discuss the Brahminic perspective on caste in India with suitable examples.
4. Explain with examples the forces of social and technological changes that impact the kinship institution in India.
5. Describe the changing values and life-style amongst the middle class woman.

Section-II

1. What are the major agrarian classes in India? Discuss with reference to the contributions of different Sociologists.
2. Discuss the relationship between tribe and caste in India with suitable examples.
3. Discuss critically the concepts of caste, class and gender in India.
4. How does the rural and urban societies change during a social or natural disaster like an epidemic or earthquake. Discuss critically.
5. Write short notes on any two of the following:
   a) Concept of Sanskritization
   b) Globalisation and its impact
   c) Define social movement.
   d) Social change and Social revolution.

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July 2022 and January 2023

Answer any five questions selecting at least two from each of the sections. Your answers should be in about 500 words each.

Section-I

1. Describe and discuss the socio-historical background of the emergence of Sociology in India.
2. Discuss with suitable examples the major research trends in Sociology in India.
3. Define the concept of caste and discuss the colonial perspective on caste with suitable examples.
4. Explain with examples the forces of social and technological changes that impact the family institution in India.
5. Distinguish between North Indian and South Indian kinship system.

Section-II

1. What are the major agrarian classes in India? Discuss with reference to the contributions of different Sociologists.
2. Discuss the main features of middle class in India with suitable examples.
3. Discuss critically the concepts of caste, class and gender in India.
4. How does migration affect the rural and urban societies both during a social or natural disaster like an epidemic or earthquake.
5. Write short notes on any two of the following:
   a) Concept of urban and urbanism
   b) Globalisation in India
   c) Social movements: Old and New
   d) Social change and its impact on marriage pattern in India.

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July 2021 and January 2022

Answer any five questions selecting at least two from each of the sections. Your answers should be in about 500 words each.

Section-I

1. Discuss critically the three approaches to study Indian society and culture by the western scholars in Pre-Independent India.
2. Describe the emergence of sociology as a discipline in India.
3. During the nineteen fifties and sixties the major focus of Indian sociologists was village India. Discuss critically.
4. With education and urbanisation the nature and pattern of marriages in India has changed. Discuss critically.
5. Describe the agrarian class structure in rural India.

Section-II

1. What do you understand by “Common Property Resources”? Discuss keeping in mind the villages in India.
2. What was the role played by the tribal population in India during the freedom struggle? Discuss.
3. What is social differentiation and how does social differentiation take place amongst the tribes in India.
4. What is migration? Can you identify some of the patterns of migration found in India? Discuss.
5. Distinguish between old Social Movement and the New Social Movement.

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July 2020 and January 2021

Answer any five questions selecting at least two from each of the sections. Your answers should be in about 500 words each.

Section-I

1. Describe the social background of the emergence of sociology in India.
2. What was the significance of village studies in India during the 1950s? Discuss.
3. Discuss the significance of Census approach towards caste identity and assertion in India.
4. Discuss the major features of descent and alliance approach to study kinship in India

Section-II

1. Explain the debate between Verrier Elwin and G.S. Ghurye regarding tribes in India.
2. Highlight some of the cohesive and conflict dimensions of religion in India.
3. How does urbanization impact society in India? Explain in the context of the migrants plight today.
4. Define and discuss the meaning of social movements with suitable examples.

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July 2019 and January 2020

Answer any five questions selecting at least two from each of the sections. Your answers should be in about 500 words each.

Section-I

1. Describe the historical roots of Indian Sociology.
2. How did Sociology as a profession grow in India.
3. How did the colonial rulers in India view caste system? Discuss their impact on caste.
4. Is the ideology of purity and pollution the core value of caste or can it be ignored? Discuss.
5. Is family in India changing? Discuss its nature and structure in contemporary India.

Section-II

1. Discuss the Verrier Elwin and G.S Ghuryes’ debate regarding tribes in India.
2. Does religion impact politics in India or politics impact religion in India? Discuss Critically.
3. What is urbanisation? How is it changing peoples’ life style and culture?
4. Define globalisation and discuss its impact on society in India.
5. What is a social movement? Discuss its various types with examples.

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July 2018 and January 2019

Note: Answer questions worth of 100 marks. All questions carry equal marks.

1. Describe the social background of emergence of Sociology in India.
2. Discuss the role and significance of field-work method in conducting village studies in India during the 1950’s and 1960’s.
3.  Explain how the Census Operation influenced caste in India with suitable examples.
4. Discuss the origin of caste system in India from a brahminical perspective.
5.  Is the joint family in India disintegrating? Discuss critically.
6.  What do you understand by agrarian class structure in India? Discuss with suitable examples.
7. Describe the socio-historical development of working class in India.
8. What is a tribe? Discuss the relationship between tribe and caste in India.
9. Distinguish between old social movements and new social movements with suitable examples.
10. Define the concept of middle class and discuss its major features in India.

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July 2017 and January 2018

Note: Answers any five questions in about 500 words each. Attempt at least two questions from each section. All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION – I

1. Discuss with examples the three major approaches to understand Indian society.
2. Did suitable conditions exist during the colonial rule in India which could promote the emergence of sociology? Discuss.
3. Discuss the social structure of Indian village in terms of caste, class and gender.
4. Why did the village studies become popular during the 1950s and 1960s in India? Discuss.
5. Describe rules of marriages amongst some of the communities in India.

SECTION – II

1. Discuss the relationship between tribe and caste in India with suitable examples.
2. Critically discuss the linkages between religion and politics in India.
3. What is secularism? Is it different from secularisation? Discuss.
4. Discuss the impact of urbanisation on social institutions like family, kinship and marriage in India.
5. Discuss the changing facts of peasant movement in India.

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July 2016 and January 2017

Answers any five questions. Choose any two questions from each section. All questions carry equal marks.

Section – I

1. Describe with suitable examples the emergence and growth of sociology as a discipline in India.
2. Explain why sociologists in India, during the nineteen fifties felt the need to study the Indian village.
3. What were the views of Ambedkar on caste system in India? Discuss critically.
4. Discuss with suitable examples how marriage and family are changing in contemporary India.
5. Who are the working class? Discuss the major characteristics of working classes in the organised sector in India.

Section – II

1. Discuss the debate on the national park policy on the tribes in India after Independence.
2. Describe the relationship between tribes and castes in India with suitable examples.
3. Define social movement and describe at least one old social movement and one new social movement in India.

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July 2015 and January 2016

Answers any five questions in about 500 words each. Attempt at least two questions from each section. All questions carry equal marks.

Section – I

1. Discuss the emergence and growth of sociology in India.
2. Compare and contrast the basic similarities and differences between Ambedkar and Lohia’s perspective on caste.
3. Describe the historical background and significance of village studies in India with suitable examples.
4. Critically assess the significance of caste in modern India keeping in mind the field based studies in India.
5. Explain with suitable examples different rules regulating marriage in India.

Section – II

1. What do you understand by the culture of the commons? Discuss.
2. Are the tribes in India lower caste Hindus? Discuss critically with suitable examples.
3. Is religion a positive or negative social institution? Defend your answer with suitable examples.
4. Describe the different components of social movement and discuss its significance.
5. Distinguish between old social movements and new social movements with examples.