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The state is indeed a very crucial institution when it comes to the management of cultural diversity in a nation. How?
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What is the difference between assimilationist and integrationist policies?
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What was unique about the social reform movements of the 19th century?
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Industrial Society is characterised by alienation. How?
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One of the most significant yet paradoxical changes in the caste system in the contemporary period is that it has tended to become ‘invisible’ for the upper caste, urban middle, and upper classes. Elaborate.
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Why is it hard to define a nation?
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How are capitalism and colonialism linked?
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| Table 3: The Declining Sex-ratio in India, 1901-2011 | ||||
| Year |
Sex ratio (all age groups) |
Variation over the previous decade | Child Sex ratio (0-6 years) | Variation over the previous decade |
| 1901 | 972 | - | - | - |
| 1911 | 964 | -8 | - | - |
| 1921 | 955 | -9 | - | - |
| 1931 | 950 | -5 | - | - |
| 1941 | 945 | -5 | - | - |
| 1951 | 946 | +1 | - | - |
| 1961 | 941 | -5 | 976 | - |
| 1971 | 930 | -11 | 964 | -12 |
| 1981 | 934 | +4 | 962 | -2 |
| 1991 | 927 | -7 | 945 | -17 |
| 2001 | 933 | +6 | 927 | -18 |
| 2011 | 943 | +10 | 919 | -8 |
| Note: The sex ratio is defined as the number of females per 1000 males; Data on age-specific sex ratios are not available before 1961. |
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- Give reasons for the declining sex ratio.
- In your opinion, what steps should be taken to deal with this bias against the girl-child?
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| A social movement requires sustained collective action over time. Such action is often directed against the state and takes the form of demanding changes in state policy or practice. Spontaneous and disorganised protest cannot be called a social movement. |
- Write any two features of a social movement.
- Give an example of a Dalit Movement.
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"There is a vital difference between the empire building of pre-capitalist times and that of capitalist times." What is this difference?
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The varied social reform movements did have common themes. Yet there were also significant differences. State any two differences.
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The measure of comparing the portion of a population which is composed of dependents with the portion that is the working population is______.
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Assertion (A): Caste groups are endogamous, i.e. marriage is restricted to members of the group.
Reason (R): Membership in a caste involves strict rules about marriage.
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In every society, some people have a greater share .of valued resources-money, property, education, health and power- than others. These social resources can be divided into three forms of capital.
Which of the following is not a form of capital?
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Castes also involve sub-divisions within themselves, i.e. Castes almost always have subcastes and sometimes sub- castes may also have sub-sub-castes. This is referred to as a ______.
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A nation is a peculiar sort of community. Choose of the incorrect statement about the nation.
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To assert a single national identity by attempting to eliminate ethno-national and cultural differences from the public and political arena will be considered as a/an ______ policy.
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Assertion (A): Social movements are directed towards some broad goals.
Reason (R): It involves long and continuous social effort and action by people.
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Which of the following is true for caste system?
- Hierarchy
- Achieved status
- Segmental division
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Which of the following makes dominant caste dominant?
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