Dibrugarh University| B.A - (CBCS)| SOCIOLOGY - (GE - 1)| Question Paper - (Nov/ Dec) - 2022| 1st Semester
2022
(Nov/
Dec)
SOCIOLOGY
(Generic
Elective)
Paper:
GE-1
(Indian
Society: Images and Realities)
Full
Marks: 80
Pass
Marks: 32
Time:
3 hours
The
figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions
1. Choose the correct answer from the following: 1x8=8
(a) The term 'caste' is
originated from the word 'casta' of which language?
(i) Greek
(ii) Latin
(iii) German
(b) Who is the author of
the book, 'What is Sociology'?
(i) Alex Inkeles
(ii) Marx
(iii) Durkheim
(c) What is the basic
unit of Indian social
(i) Family
(ii) Marriage
(iii) Caste system
(d) The characteristic
of society is
(i) Group of people
(ii) Association
(iii) None of the above
(e) The Characteristic
of urban is
(i) Man
(ii) Heterogenous
(iii) Religion
(f) Jainism was founded
by
(i) Mahaveer
(ii) Gautama Buddha
(iii) Sankardev
(g) Who among the
following influenced British to come to India?
(i) Portuguese
(ii) Dutch
(iii) Danes
(h) What differentiates
State from Nation?
(i) Government
(ii) Territory
(iii) Sovereignty
2.
Write notes on any four of the following: 4x4=16
(a) Characteristics of
urban society
(b) Christian religion
(c) Patriarchy
(d) Nation
(e) Regionalism
(f) Family and gender
3.
Answer any four of the following questions: 14x4=56
(a) Write your
sociological understanding of nation and society in the Indian context.
(b) Write an essay on
the social structure of Indian society during the colonial period.
(c) Write your
understanding on the construction of gender and show how it affects family as a
social institution.
(d) Define caste system.
Discuss the changing factors of caste system.
(e) What do you mean by
ethnicity? Discuss its characteristics.
(f) Discuss the
structure of Indian village system and mention what recent changes you have
observed from sociological point of view.
(g) Define town. Briefly
discuss its characteristics.
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