SOCIOLOGY PAPER II
Odisha Civil Services Mains 2024
Time: 3 Hours
|Full Marks: 250
|Full Marks: 250
GROUP A
10 × 15 MARKS
Instructions: Attempt 10 (ten) questions. Word limit: 250 words.
- Write on different types of marriage payments across diverse groups in India.
- Discuss Prof. F. G. Bailey’s two principles of caste dynamics and identity. How is caste hierarchy expressed in the rules of interaction?
- “Cultural diversity in India has contributed to dynamic culture, architecture and literature.” Justify.
- What are the social consequences of land reforms and green revolution in Indian social system?
- What are the issues of education among the disadvantaged groups in India?
- Bring out the peculiar features of traditional Hindu Social Organization.
- Bring out the key differences between G. S. Ghurye and Verrier Elwin on tribal development in India. Whom do you support and why?
- To what an extent has mass media led to modernization of Indian society? Has there been any resistance too?
- How has the west impacted the traditional Hindu Social Organization?
- What are the determinants of population growth?
- Write a note on the exogenous sources of social change.
- What are the current status of maternal and infant mortality rate in Odisha?
GROUP B
05 × 20 MARKS
Instructions: Attempt 05 (five) questions. Word limit: 300 words.
- “Knowledge of traditional social systems can promote social justice and social reforms in India.” Discuss.
- How has the Indian democracy been influenced by social and structural factors, especially in terms of political elites? Discuss.
- Write on roles of pressure groups in contemporary political economy in India.
- What is indebtedness? Is it a major social issue in India?
- Has ‘development’ helped in containing gender violence and dowry? Support your argument with appropriate examples.
- What do you mean by Dalit consciousness? How has it transformed the interface between caste and politics in India?
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