Rural and Agrarian Social Structure

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  1. Examine the challenges of applying micro-level village studies to macro-level village structure of Indian society. — 2026 (20 Marks)
  2. In what respect is M. N. Srinivas’ study of Indian village society based on structural and functional perspective? Analyse. — 2026 (10 Marks)
  3. When land reform was a paradigm shift, then what type of land reforms would you recommend to make India a more equitable society? — 2026 (10 Marks)
  4. Who is said to be the pioneer of village studies in India? Illustratively describe contributions of some Indian sociologists on village studies. How their approaches are distinct from each other? (2025) (20 marks)
  5. ‘The transfer of land from cultivating to the non-cultivating owners is bringing about transformation in Indian society.’ Justify your answer by giving suitable illustrations. (2025) (10 marks)
  6. Bring out various factors responsible for declining of village industries in India. (2025) (10 marks)
  7. Identify different forms of inequalities associated with agrarian social structure in India.
    (2024)
  8. Do you agree with the view of Andre Beteille that India’s villages are representative of
    Indian society’s basic civilizational values? Present a sociological overview. (2023)
  9. Discuss the main features of Land Reforms in post-independence India. (2023)
  10. “The decade of 1950 was the golden period of village studies in Indian Sociology.” Explain
    the statement. (2023)
  11. Do you agree that the agrarian class structure in India is changing? Justify your answer with illustrations. (2022)
  12. Discuss the challenges during village studies in India. (2022)
  13. Critically examine briefly the phrase “Little Republics” as used to denote India’s villages. (2021)
  14. Examine the factors responsible for the rural unrest in contemporary India.   (2021)
  15. Discuss the role of Technology in agrarian change in India. (2021)
  16. Indian rural society is a faction-ridden society”. Discuss. (2020)
  17. Examine the changing initiatives of the land tenure system in India. (2019)
  18. Critically examine Dube’s contributions to the study of Indian villages. (2019)
  19. Give a critical analysis of Andre Beteille’s study of Tanjore village. (2018)
  20. Write short notes with a sociological perspective: Significance of Village Studies in Indian Sociology. (2016)
  21. Analyse the major components of Land Reform Acts. Show their effectiveness in curbing rural inequality. (2016)
  22. Write short note with a sociological perspective: Jyotirao Phule as an agrarian radical.  (2015)
  23. Describe the impact of land reforms on the peasants of Indian society. (2014)
  24. What is the idea of ‘Indian village’? Explain. (2014)
  25. Write short note with a sociological perspective: Andrd Beteille’s definition of class. (150 words) (2013)
  26. Bring out the relationship between fertility and social structure as viewed by Davis and Blake. (2011)
  27. With reference to their understanding of the Indian village, compare the perspectives of M. N. Srinivas and S. C. Dube. (2010)
  28. Changes that the agrarian social structure in India is undergoing. Comment. (2009)
  29. Write short note : Village studies in Indian Sociology. (2008)
  30. Write short note : Agrarian Unrest. (2007)
  31. Is Indian peasant society a nonmodernsociety ? Evaluate with suitable examples in support of your answer. (2006)
  32. Write short note : Characteristics of peasant societies. (2005)
  33. Write short note : Feudalism and Semi Feudalism. (2004)
  34. Write short note : Characteristics of Neo-Rich agrarian class. (2002)
  35. Write short note : Agrarian class structure in India. (2001)
  36. Write short note : Peasant Society. (1999)
  37. Write short note : Agrarian social structure. (1995)
  38. Write short note: Social consequences of land ceiling legislation. (1994)
  39. Probe the social consequences of the land ceiling legislation in any one of the Indian States and state the major difficulties in its implementation. (1992)
  40. Write short note: Market economy and Agrarian social structure. (1990)
  41. Analyse the traditional production relations in Indian villages in the framework of the Jajmani System. (1988)
  42. Analyse the limitations of working a democratic political system in a traditional society. (1988)
  43. Write short note: Class-conflict in the agrarian society. (1986)
  44. Write short note: Inequality in the agrarian structure (1985)
  45. Write short note: Dominant caste and the agrarian power structure. (1984)
  46. Write short note: The impact of democratisation on the village community. (1984)
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