1. What are the basic features of tribal and agrarian societies ?

Write briefly in what ways the agrarian society is different from the industrial society . Discuss the present changes of these categories of society in contemporary India. 2. In what way tribal society is different from agrarian society. What way industrial society is different from agrarian society. How do you use these characters in explaining contemporary Indian society. 3. Describe agrarian component of Indian society. Describe the linkage between agrarian society with the urban industrial society in the Indian context. 4. Discuss the significance of classifying society as tribal, agrarian and industrial. 5. How do you justify the classification of Indian society into tribe, agrarian and industrial. Explain. 6. Examine the significance of categorising the societies in India as tribal, agrarian and Industrial from sociological perspective. 7. Most of the tribal societies are not in their pristine form. In the light of the statement analyse the pattern and factors of social change of tribal communities. CASTE: 1. Discuss the origin of caste system in India and critically evaluate the structure and functions of caste system and highlight the main factors of recent changes in the Caste system particularly after independence. 2. Evaluate the concept of Casteism and its role in Indian politics. Do you agree with MNS views that caste system cannot be altogether be done within India? Discuss. 3. Discuss the ideological foundation of caste system in India. Why is caste still perpetuating in India? Discuss. 4. Critically evaluate the concept of casteism in the context of competition for political power. How does caste affect the politics and vice versa? 5. What are the salient characteristics of caste system? Discuss the various factors leading to changes in the caste system. 6. Critically discuss the various theories of the origin of caste. Which of these theories you consider as the most important in explaining the origin of the caste system? Explain. 7. What are factors of changes in caste system? Analyse them by citing suitable examples. 8. Distinguish between caste and class and show how the both system have been functioning in the social life of contemporary India. 9. Which theory of caste origin you consider most plausible and why? Explain. 10. Examine how both caste and class systems have been operating in India in the contemporary period. 11. What is casteism? Analyse critically its causes and consequences on Indian social life. 12. What are the main the factors of changes in caste structure? Is there any basic change in the system as such? Comment. 13. Distinguish between caste and class.

14. Define the concept of urbanization and urbanism and discuss the basic problems of urban society in Indian and point out some measures to solve the urban problems of our country. 15. Identify the basic problems of urban centres of Assam and suggest their remedies. 16. Discuss the negative effects of urbanization in India. Suggest ways and means to overcome such negative development. 17. What is urbanisation? Explain urbanism as a way of life. 18.