WEST BENGAL CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMINATION—1990
SOCIOLOGY—Paper II
Time Allowed—3' Hours Full marks—100
Group A
Answer any three questions.
1. What is meant by unity in diversity ? Write a note on the nature of unity in Indian society.
2. What are the different factors and forces affecting the institution of caste in modern India ?
3. What are the laws on marriage and family in modern India ? What has been their impact on these two institutions ?
4. Write a note on the changing pattern of agrarian stratification in rural India today.
5. What . is 'Protective Discrimination Policy' ? Analyse the impact of reservation on the social and economic position of the Scheduled Castes in India.
Group B
Answer any two questions.
6. What is secularlsm ? What are the dangers for secularism faced in modem India ?
7. What is the role of education in social mobility in Indian society today ?
8. Analyse the problems of slum development in Indian cities.
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