Indian Village

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5.1 Indian Village—Significance of village study in India; Indian village as a social system; Traditional and changing patterns of settlement and inter-caste relations; Agrarian relations in Indian villages; Impact of globalization on Indian villages.

2026

Section a · 1. · Paper Q3(a) · 2026 · 20 marks · Solution

Critically examine the salience of F. G. Bailey's study on Bisipara village of Odisha

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Section b · 2. · Paper Q7(b) · 2026 · 15 marks · Solution

Does caste as a social category exist among the non-Hindu communities in India? Illustrate your answer with suitable examples

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2024

Section b · 3. · Paper Q3(b) · 2024 · 15 marks · Solution

Compare and contrast the approaches of M.N. Srinivas and L.P. Vidyarthi to social change in village India.

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Section a · 4. · Paper Q8(a) · 2024 · 20 marks · Solution

Describe the important Paleolithic sites from South India with suitable examples. What is the significance of South Indian Paleolithic cultures?

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2022

Section a · 5. · Paper Q4(a) · 2022 · 20 marks · Solution

"Globalisation, on one hand has provided opportunities and on the other hand thrown challenges to Indian villages." Elucidate

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2021

Section d · 6. · Paper Q1(d) · 2021 · 10 marks · Solution

Caste and social capital

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Section b · 7. · Paper Q4(b) · 2021 · 15 marks · Solution

Discuss the role of Panchayati Raj Institutions in transforming traditional power hierarchy in rural India

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Section a · 8. · Paper Q8(a) · 2021 · 20 marks · Solution

Examine how structural transformation in economy is affecting traditional social relationships in agrarian society

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2016

Section c · 9. · Paper Q3(c) · 2016 · 15 marks · Solution

Describe the traditional patterns of settlement of Indian villages

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Section c · 10. · Paper Q4(c) · 2016 · 15 marks · Solution

Compare the contribution of L. P. Vidyarthi and D. N. Majumdar to the study of Indian tribes

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Section a · 11. · Paper Q6(a) · 2016 · 20 marks · Solution

Explain Indian village as a social system with suitable examples

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2015

Section a · 12. · Paper Q6(a) · 2015 · 20 marks · Solution

Examine the contribution of village studies towards the understanding of Indian social system

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Section b · 13. · Paper Q6(b) · 2015 · 15 marks · Solution

Discuss the impact of globalization on village economy in India

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Section c · 14. · Paper Q7(c) · 2015 · 15 marks · Solution

Discuss the contribution of M. N. Srinivas to the study of Indian society. Examine the influence of British social anthropologists on his ideas

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