Arts (English Medium) Class 12 - CBSE Important Questions for Sociology

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

Assertion(A): Members of low-ranked caste groups had to provide labour for a fixed number of days per year to the village zamindar.

Reason(R): Lack of resources and dependence on the landed caste for economic and social support meant that many working poor were tied to landowners in hereditary labour relationships.

Women are also emerging as the main source of agricultural labour leading to ______ labour force.

“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?

Differentiate between the Zamindari system and the Raiyatwari system with regard to the consequence on agricultural prosperity.

How did the Land Ceiling Act prove to be toothless in most of the states?

"There is a vital difference between the empire building of pre-capitalist times and that of capitalist times." What is this difference?

How did the commercialisation of agriculture lead to the circulation of labour?

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

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?

How has liberalisation impacted the employment patterns in India? Mention any two ways.

Write the meaning of the term 'circulation', in the concept of circulation of labour.

In the first phase of the Green Revolution in the 1960s and 1970s, the introduction of new technology seemed to be increasing inequalities in rural society. Mention two ways by which inequalities increased.

Discuss the impact of land reforms during the colonial period.

The agrarian structure becomes more unequal with high agricultural productivity. Explain with a suitable example.

“Green Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s brought about significant changes in the areas where it took place. The Green Revolution, as you know, was a government programme of agricultural modernisation. It was largely funded by international agencies that was based on providing high-yielding variety(HYV) or hybrid seeds along with pesticides, fertilisers, and other inputs, to farmers.”

Was Green Revolution always accompanied by positive social effects? Give reasons for your answer.

What are the major issues of concern to Adivasis today?

Compare the experience of industrialization in the West with that of the Indian experience.

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