Industrialization and Urbanisation in India

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Industrialization and Urbanisation in India: Evolution of modern industry in India; Growth of urban settlements in India; Working class: structure, growth, class mobilization; Informal sector, child labour; Slums and deprivation in urban areas.

2026

Section c · 1. · Paper Q7(c) · 2026 · 10 marks · Solution

Examine the process of formalisation of informal sector to safeguard the interests of marginalised sections of the society

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2025

Section b · 2. · Paper Q2(b) · 2025 · 20 marks · Solution

'Agrarian class structure has been undergoing changes due to modern forces.' Critically examine

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Section e · 3. · Paper Q5(e) · 2025 · 10 marks · Solution

Do you think that law has been able to abolish child labour in India? Comment.

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Section b · 4. · Paper Q6(b) · 2025 · 20 marks · Solution

Discuss the trend of urbanization in India. Do you think that Industrialization is the only precondition of urbanization? Give you arguments

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2024

Section a · 5. · Paper Q5(a) · 2024 · 10 marks · Solution

Examine with suitable examples the recent trends in the growth of urban settlements in India.

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Section c · 6. · Paper Q5(c) · 2024 · 10 marks · Solution

Are slums the manifestations of industrialisation and urbanisation in India? Explain.

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2023

Section d · 7. · Paper Q5(d) · 2023 · 10 marks · Solution

Analyse the sociological interconnections between Social Media and Mass Mobilization in India

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Section c · 8. · Paper Q6(c) · 2023 · 20 marks · Solution

What actionable measures would you suggest to curb the recurrent child labour menace in India?

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2022

Section c · 9. · Paper Q5(c) · 2022 · 10 marks · Solution

How do you view the growth of informal sector in india ?

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Section c · 10. · Paper Q7(c) · 2022 · 15 marks · Solution

Discuss different forms of deprivation associated with slums.

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2021

Section c · 11. · Paper Q5(c) · 2021 · 10 marks · Solution

Urban slums are sites of social exclusion - explain

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Section b · 12. · Paper Q8(b) · 2021 · 20 marks · Solution

Urban settlements in India tend to replicate its rural caste-kinship imprints. Discuss the main reasons

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2020

Section a · 13. · Paper Q7(a) · 2020 · 20 marks · Solution

Elaborate the causes, consequences and other concerns of growth of urban settlements in India.

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Section c · 14. · Paper Q8(c) · 2020 · 15 marks · Solution

Point out the main causes of child labour' in India. How far the State policies have succeeded in its elimination?

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2019

Section e · 15. · Paper Q5(e) · 2019 · 10 marks · Solution

Elucidate the concerns of growing urban displacement dynamics in India

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Section a · 16. · Paper Q7(a) · 2019 · 20 marks · Solution

Do you think that 'demonetization' has accelerated the economic growth in India? How do you understand the in formalization of labour, underemployment and gender discrimination in this context?

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2018

Section b · 17. · Paper Q5(b) · 2018 · 10 marks · Solution

Construct a sociological narrative on the increasing trend of child abuse in India.

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2017

Section d · 18. · Paper Q5(d) · 2017 · 10 marks · Solution

Do you agree that the issue of child labour raises questions about and beyond the informal sector ? Give reasons.

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Section b · 19. · Paper Q6(b) · 2017 · 20 marks · Solution

Examine the impact of heritage tourism on urban socio-spatial patterns in India

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2016

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

Write a detailed note on the effects of growing slums in urban areas.

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Section b · 21. · Paper Q6(b) · 2016 · 15 marks · Solution

Discuss the changing nature of the problems of working class in the informal sector of the economy.