LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION –SOCIOLOGY
SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION – JUNE 2007
SO 6603 - RURAL SOCIOLOGY
Date & Time: 27/06/2007 / 9:00 - 12:00
Dept. No.
PART - A
Answer the following questions in about 30 words each:
Max. : 100 Marks
(10 x 2 = 20 marks)
1. Define Rural Sociology.
2. What is caste panchayat?
3. Define community development.
4. What is TRYSEM?
5. State the objectives of Jawahar Rozgar Yojana.
6. State the importance of rural economy.
7. Define child labour.
8. What is unemployment?
9. What are the attributes of dominant caste?
10. Explain the concept of sanskritization.
PART - B
Answer any FIVE of the following questions in about 300 words each: (5 x 8 = 40 marks)
11. Elucidate the importance of rural sociology.
12. Comment on the role of village panchayat.
13. Analyse the causes and consequences of rural indebtedness.
14. Examine the changing pattern of joint family.
15. Discuss the salient features of rural religions.
16. ‘Jajmani system is the backbone of the Indian rural social structure’, substantiate.
17. Write a short note on health and sanitation in the rural areas.
PART - C
Answer any TWO questions in about 1200 words:
(2 x 20 = 40 marks)
18. Define caste system. Analyse the changing trends in the Indian caste system.
19. Analyse the nature, causes and consequences of poverty in rural India.
20. What is IRDP? Critically examine the Integrated Rural Development programmes.
21. Write an essay on the rural urban differences.
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