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Question 1

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Social consequences of Land reforms in India.

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Social Consequences of Land Reforms in India

  • Land reforms were designed to break the old ‘feudal socio-economic structure’ or rural India, to provide fillip to ‘modernization of agriculture’ and increase ‘agriculture productivity’ . So, broadly the objectives were to usher in an egalitarian society, stop exploitation in all forms.
  • Land reforms were i…

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Question 2

Appeared in Year: 2012

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Describe the impact of land reforms on the peasants of Indian society.

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Land Reforms and Their Impact on the Peasants of Indian Society

  • Land reforms, were designed to break the old ‘feudal socio-economic structure’ or rural India, to provide fillip to ‘modernization of agriculture’ and increase ‘agriculture productivity’ .
  • So, broadly the objectives were to usher in an egalitarian society, stop exploitation in all forms.

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Question 3

Appeared in Year: 2012

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Write short notes with a sociological perspective on the following, in about 150 words each:

Significance of Village Studies in Indian Sociology (Paper-II) (Marks-10)

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Significance of Village Studies in Indian Sociology

  • The idea of the Indian village as represented in the earlier writings of the colonial administrators, was one of an ‘inner world’ , with communal ownership of land, social harmony, patriarchal in governance, and surrounded by hostile other villages. According to the colonial understanding, the Indi…

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Question 4

Appeared in Year: 2012

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What is the idea of ‘Indian village’ Explain. (Paper-II)

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Idea of Indian Village

  • The colonial understanding of the ‘Indian Village Community’ gets reflected in the writings of the colonial administrators/ethnographers like Charles Metcalfe, Henry Maine, and James Mill. With little bit of variations, their writings highlighted the notion of ‘Village autonomy’ of the Indian village. The idea of ‘village auto…

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Question 5

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Indian Villages have been perceived as politically autonomous and economically self-sufficient. Comment. (marks-25)

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Indian Villages as Politically Autonomous and Economically Self-Sufficient

  • The idea of the Indian village as represented in the earlier writings of the colonial administrators, was one of an inner world, with communal ownership of land, social harmony, patriarchal in governance, and surrounded by hostile other villages. According to the colonial und…

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Question 6

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Describe the main characteristics of Jajmani system. Do you agree with the view that it is basically an Institution of politico-economic dominance and dependence?

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There Are below Types of Characteristics of Jajmani System

  • Jajmani System is a traditional system of exchange of goods and services based on caste-wise division of labour.
    Jajmani System is a Traditional System of Exchange
  • The traditional Indian “rural communities” and the agrarian social structures were organized within the framework of ‘Jajmani syst…

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Question 7

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Write notes on the following: Class-conflict in the agrarian society

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Class-Conflict in the Agrarian Society
  • Agrarian society is considered as caste-based society and urban society is considered as class based. But in reality, there is no watertight compartment between two. Various studies by Kolenda, Andre Beteille has shown that class and caste exist together in both urban and rural societies. In modern time there a…

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Question 8

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Write short note on: Youth Culture.

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The Youth Culture
  • Euro-American sociologists such Bennett Berger and many others often talk about ‘Youth culture’ . In Western societies youth culture is identifiable and hence it is considered to be a sub-social system like Black culture, America- Mexican culture etc. , but in a country like India, the youth are closely linked with certain other fe…

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Question 9

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Write short notes on the following: Jajmani system as a form of exchange.

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Jajmani System as a Form of Exchange
  • In rural areas of India several Hindu castes, each living in different clusters. These castes have relationships of giving and taking of services among one another.
  • Usually, the peasant castes are numerically preponderant. Due to their numerical majority and also their economic power they have been called dominant…

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