PAPER
I-1998
SECTION
A
1. Write
short notes on any three of the following (each answer should not exceed
200 words):
(a) Value
neutrality in social science
(b) Reliability
of a sample
(c) Pattern
variables
(d) Caste
as a class
2. “It
is not the consciousness of men that determines their being, but on the
contrary it is their social being that determines their consciousness.” Examine
Karl Marx’s notion of mode of production in the light of this statement.
3. Analyse
critically the functional theory of social stratification.
4. ‘Socialisation
is a process by which all of us acquire the culture that we transmit to the
next generation.’ Elaborate the statement and discuss its various stages.
SECTION
B
5. Write
short notes on any three of the following (each answer should not exceed
200 words):
(a) Features
of pre-industrial economic system
(b) Education
and culture
(c) Vertical
and horizontal mobility
(d) Religious
pluralism
6. Examine
social consequences of changes in technology. Illustrate your answer with
examples form new productive processes and equipment.
7. Explain
the concept of power. Distinguish between power and authority.
8. What
are the structural conditions under which movements emerge? Discuss with
reference to any one theory of genesis of social movements.
PAPER-II-1998
SECTION
A
1. Write
short notes on any three of the following (each answer should not exceed
200 words):
(a) Response
of Indian society to the early impact of West
(b) Implications
of emergence of regional political parties
(c) Modes
and contents of expression of Dalit consciousness
(d) Problem
of adult illiteracy in India
2. Assess
the impact of market economy on the traditional rural economic structure.
3. Examine
the causes and consequences of growing size of urban middle class.
4. Analyse
critically the Government of India’s tribal policy.
SECTION
B
5. Write
short notes on any three of the following (each answer should not exceed
200 words):
(a) Revivalist
social movements in India.
(b) Increasing
economic disparities between rural and urban populations
(c) Role
of caste associations
(d) Social
consequences of unplanned urban growth
6. Discuss
the constitutional safeguards for religious minority groups and account for
increasing religious fundamentalism in India.
7. “Political
and economic empowerment of women is necessary but not a sufficient condition
for improving social status of women in India.” Comment.
8. Examine
the socio-economic consequences of the changing age-structure of India’s population.
