Total No.

of Questions : 42

Code No. March, 2008

28

SOCIOLOGY
Time : 3 Hours 15 Minutes ( English Version ) I. Answer the following questions in one full sentence each : 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 10 1 = 10 Max. Marks : 100

Mention any one factor that facilitates national integration. How is the word caste derived ? Mention any one social disability of the scheduled caste. Expand TRIFED. Name any one Backward Classes Commission appointed by the Government of Karnataka.

6. 7. 8. 9.

What is Illom ? Name the Womens University of Karnataka. Give one definition of Village Community. What is Modernisation ?

10. State any one economic cause of child labour. II. Answer any ten of the following in two to three sentences each : 10 2 = 20 11. Mention the two major sects of Christianity. 12. State any two factors responsible for changes in the caste system. 13. Mention any two constitutional safeguards provided to the scheduled castes. 14. Name any two tribes of South India. 15. Mention any two structural changes that have taken place in the joint family. 16. Write any two Legislative measures to achieve gender-equality. 17. Name any two women who excelled in the field of music. 18. Expand LAMPS and mention any one of its objectives.

19. State any two agricultural problems of village community. 20. What is humanitarianism ? 21. State any two industrial units where child labour is rampant. 22. What is Lokpal ? III. Answer any four of the following in 15 20 sentences each : 4 5 = 20

23. Explain shortly, the influence of Islamic culture on Indian Society. 24. Explain the meaning of caste with three definitions. 25. Describe any five changes in the caste system during the British Rule. 26. Explain any five welfare measures for the upliftment of the scheduled tribes. 27. Write the meaning of OBCs and mention any five criteria of backwardness. 28. Explain any five characteristics of joint family. IV. Answer any four of the following in 15 20 sentences each : 29. What is nuclear family ? Explain its forms. 30. Describe the role of social reform movements in improving the status of women. 31. Analyse any five rural development programmes. 32. Explain the functions of Gram Panchayats. 33. Describe any five features of Westernisation. 34. Explain any five causes of child labour. 4 5 = 20

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Answer any two of the following in 30 sentences each : 35. Explain the salient features of Indian Social Structure.

2 10 = 20

36. Describe the causes that contributed to the changes in the joint family in India. 37. Explain the factors that have brought about changes in the status of women in Independent India. 38. Define corruption and explain any six causes of corruption. VI. Answer any two of the following in 15 20 sentences each : 39. Caste plays a decisive role in Indian Politics. Analyse it. 40. Explain shortly, the impact of liberalisation and privatisation on the present Indian Society. 41. Write a short note on Educated Unemployment in India. 42. Analyse the positive role of Indian women in the fields of sports and literature. 2 5 = 10