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Sociology (331)
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Max Marks: 20

Note: (i) All questions are compulsory. The marks allotted for each question are indicated against each question.
(ii) Write your name enrolment number, AI name, and subject on the top of the first page of the answer sheet.

1. Answer any one of the following questions in about 40-60 words.
a) “Sociology is the scientific study of social relations, institution and society”. Explain the statement with proper arguments (See Lesson-1)
b) Tribes and castes were inensviely studied in sociology. Justify the above statement while explaining the development of sociology in India. (See Lesson-2)

2. Answer any one of the following questions in about 40-60 words.
a) Describe how a social system is an orderly and systematic arrangement of social interaction? (See Lesson-7)
b) How would you justify that norms are indispensable part of our life? Clarify? (See Lesson-8)

3. Answer any one of the following questions in about 40-60 words.
a) Describe how conflict is a social process, taking the example from your village/community. (Lesson-10)
b) ‘The advancement of industrial revolution embittered the positive relationship between man and his natural environment’. Explain the statement with suitable arguments. (See Lesson-22)

4. Answer any one of the following questions in about 100-150 words.
a) ‘Norms can ease our life’. Justify the statement with a relevant example. (See Lesson-8)
b)“Some statuses appear to have both achieved and ascribed elements”. Explain the statement with suitable examples. (See Lesson-9)

5. Answer any one of the following questions in about 100-150 words.
a) ‘Language and Culture are inseparable’? Justify the statement with relevant facts. (See Lesson-25)
b) According to you, what are the major contribution of Swami Vivekananda for India’s social upliftment? Explain. (See Lesson-25)

6. Prepare any one project of the following projects given below.
a) Interview 10 females who belong to 21-45 years of age about the kind of problems they faced in their life. Prepare a report based on their response. (See Lesson-34A)
b) You might have seen different kind of media are promoting culture through different forms such as promoting cultural events and festivals of different communities during different times. You may interview 10 individuals from different backgrounds who have exposure to different kind of media. Based on the interview, write a report on 5 different kinds of media and how they are promoting culture. (See Lesson 35 B)