- How same sex marriages are responsible for population dynamics in India? Discuss. (See also: Systems of Kinship in India) (2025) (10 marks)
- What are the Private and public networks and support systems operative in Indian society for the aged? Suggest measures to curb down the challenges before care givers of the aged. (2025) (20 marks)
- Discuss the major challenges related to women’s reproductive health in India. What
measures would you suggest to overcome these challenges? (2024) - What is ‘Ageing’? Discuss the major problems of aged people in India. (2023)
- Discuss the nature of regional variations in sex ratio in India. Stating reasons thereof.
(2023) - Discuss the role of pressure groups in strengthening democracy. (2022)
- Discuss recent trends in the structure of migration. (2022)
- Is “ageing” an emerging issue in Indian society? Discuss the major problems of the old age people in India. (2021)
- Underline the socio -cultural factors responsible for India’s skewed sex-ratio. (2021)
- Give an account of the consequences and remedies of chronic malnutrition in India. (2020)
- What were the salient features of the India’s Population Policy (2000)? How far its goals have been achieved? (2020)
- Why has ‘active aging’ become a global goal? Do you agree that the role of elderly care- giving is disproportionately gendered in 1 developing countries? Why? (2019)
- What is ‘social security’? Examine recent security measures adopted by the Government in India. (2019)
- What are the issues relating to male migration and its impact on birthrate? Does it necessarily result in skewed sex ratio? (2018)
- What are the emerging concerns on women’s reproductive health? (2017)
- What are the causes and solutions for the low female sex-ratio in the DEMARU States of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal and Gujarat? (2017)
- Write short notes with a sociological perspective: Differential sex-ratio and its implications. (2016)
- How is ageing becoming an emerging issue in Indian society? (2016)
- Discuss the problems of elderly in India. What are the different perspectives to solve their problems? (2015)
- Why is it necessary to implement PCPNDT Act in India? (2015)
- Write short notes with a sociological perspective on the following in about 150 words: Trends of Infant Mortality Rate among Females. (2014)
- What are the demographic projections for the ageing population (60+) for the next decade? What are the implications for formulating policy for them? (2014)
- Write short note with a sociological perspective: Sex Ratio. (150 words) (2013)
- What are the main causes of female mortality in India. (200 words) (2013)
- Write short note with a sociological perspective on the following: Demographic perspective of Indian youth. (2012)
- Discuss some social and cultural determinants of infant mortality rate. Give your suggestions to prevent infanticide. (2012)
- What are the problems of ageing population? Describe the declining traditional social support system for the aged. Suggest alternative measures to support ageing population. (2012)
- Write short note on the following in not more than 150 words. Your answer should have a sociological perspective: Infant Mortality Rate is the most sensitive index for measuring development. Comment. (2011)
- Explain the interface between population, ecology and environment in the context of India. (2011)
- Write short note on Social security measures for the elderly. (2010)
- Discuss the socio – cultural factors for the declining sex – ratio in some states of India. (2010)
- Write short note on Fertility and population growth. (2009)
- Write short note : Reproductive Health. (2008)
- Write short note : Social factors related to declining sex-ration. (2006)
- Discuss the salient features of the population policy of Government of India. What modifications would you suggest to make it more effective? (2006)
- Write short note : Socio-cultural factors influencing infant mortality rates (2003)
- Write short note : Socio-cultural factors related to declining proportion of females in sexration. (2000)
- Examine the socio-economic consequences of the changing age – structure of India’s population. (1998)
- Write short note : Increasing economic disparities between rural and urban populations. (1998)
- Write short note : Positive and preventive checks on population. (1993)
- Bring out the socio-cultural constraints in population control in rural areas. Suggest steps to make population control measures more effective. (1992)
- Write short note : The demographic transition. (1991)
- Discuss the salient features of the demographic situation in India. What are the prospects of reducing the birth rate and stabilising it in the near future? (1985)
- Write short note: Rural urban migration. (1984)
- What do you understand by population dynamics? Discuss the social dimensions of population control and family welfare programmes in India. (1982)
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