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| “Niyamgiri Hills is home to Dongria Kondh, a particularly vulnerable tribal group, who had unanimously voted against a project by state government-owned Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) and Sterlite Industries which wanted to mine bauxite. The villages‟ decision followed a landmark Supreme Court verdict on April 18, 2013, that vindicated the decade-long movement. The court said forest clearance for the mining project, which had been withdrawn by the Environment Ministry in 2010, could be given only after taking the consent of the gram sabhas, or village councils, in the region in tandem with the Forest Right Act (FRA).” |
Based on the given passage, answer the following questions.
- What is a social movement?
- Based on your reading of the passage, identify the issues that the social movement addresses.
- Would you classify this social movement as old or new? Give reasons for your answer.
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Assertion (A): People often do not see the end result of their work because they are producing only one small part of a product.
Reason(R): Industrialisation involves a detailed division of labour where people do not enjoy work, and see it as something they have to do only in order to survive.
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Which of the following statements is not true for the institution of caste today?
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Person from a well-off family can afford expensive higher education. Someone with influential relatives and friends may - through access to good advice, recommendations or information - manage to get a well paid job.
Which concept is being talked of?
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Which of the following is not a feature of social movements?
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Which states in India have reached or are very near the ‘replacement levels’ of population growth? Which ones still have very high rates of population growth? In your pinion, what could be some of the reasons for these regional differences?
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Explain the meaning of ‘commoditisation’ with the help of examples.
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What is a ‘status symbol’?
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What is the relationship between caste and economic inequality today?
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What is untouchability?
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Describe some of the policies designed to address caste inequality.
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How are the Other Backward Castes different from the Dalits (or Scheduled Castes)?
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What are the major issues of concern to Adivasis today?
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Industrialisation and urbanisation are linked processes. Discuss.
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Write a critical essay on sanskritisation.
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Westernisation is often just about adoption of western attire and life style. Are there other aspects to being westernised? Or is that about modernisation? Discuss.
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Identify any town or city with which you are familiar. Find out both the history of its growth and its contemporary status.
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Write a short note on Rites and secularisation.
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Write a short note on Caste and secularisation.
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Write a short note on Gender and sanskritisation.
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