BSOC-102 EM 2025-26 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT

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BSOC-102: SOCIOLOGY OF INDIA- I
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Course Code: BSOC-102
Assignment Code: ASST/TMA / 2025-2026

There are three Sections in the Assignment. You have to answer all questions in the Sections. Section I Answer the following in about 500 words each.

1. What is Indology? Critically assess the contribution of the Indological perspective to the understanding of Indian society.
2. Define ethnicity and critically examine the key theories used to explain ethnic identity and conflict.

Section II Answer the following questions in about 250 words each.

3. Examine the role of colonial census and surveys in shaping British knowledge and control of Indian society.
4. Examine the features of the capitalist agrarian class structure in India.
5. Distinguish between the formal and informal economy.

Section III Write a short note on each of the following in about 100 words each.

6. A.R. Desai’s views on nationalism
7. The concept of subaltern
8. Features of caste system
9. Functions of family
10. Sikhism