Commerce (English Medium) कक्षा १२ - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for Sociology

Collect information and write a report on the environmental situation in rural India. Examples of topics: pesticides; declining water table; the impact of prawn farming in coastal areas; salination of soil and waterlogging in canal irrigated areas; loss of biodiversity.

[Possible source: State of India’s Environment Reports: Reports from Centre for Science and Development Down to Earth.]

The service and artisanal castes who occupied the lower rungs of the caste hierarchy are referred to as:

The city offers anonymity which is an important reason for rural to urban migration. Who enjoys this anonymity?

I. Poorer sections of the socially dominant rural groups

II. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

III. Women

IV. Children

State action alone cannot ensure social change for the Dalits. There are many other ways to bring about social change. Which of the following is not the correct option in this context?

Which of the following is not a result of contract farming?

“The spate of farmers’ suicides that has been occurring in different parts of the country since 1997-98 can be linked to the ‘agrarian distress’ caused by structural changes in agriculture and changes in economic and agricultural policies. Which of the following is not a reason for agrarian distress?

Mention the positive and negative aspects of the 'contract farming' system.

Home-based work is an important part of the economy. Explain by giving an example.

What is not true for globalisation and liberalisation in the rural society?

The sociological importance of contract farming does not include which of the following?

"Sometimes the city may be preferred for social reasons." Enumerate these social reasons.

“Considering from an urban point of view, the rapid growth in urbanization shows that the town or city has been acting as a magnet for the rural population.” Choose the incorrect statement about urbanization in India?

In which ways Advises struggles are different from Dalit struggle?

City offers relative anonymity to those migrating to it. What do you mean by relative anonymity?

Write a short note on Tribal Movements. 

The National Family Planning Programme was renamed as the National Family ____________ after the Emergency.

India’s population is projected to increase from 1.2 billion today to an estimated 1.6 billion by 2050. This happens due to:

Two broad sets of issues have been most important in giving rise to the tribal movement's control over vital economic resources and ____________.

The Bombay Textile Strike of 1982, was led by the trade union leader ______.

Identify and discuss the plight of the various stakeholders in the Bombay Textile strike of 1982.