CISCE ISC Sociology Model QUESTION PAPER – 2011
CISCE ISC – SPECIMEN QUESTION PAPER – 2011
SOCIOLOGY
(Three hours)
(Candidates are allowed additional 15 minutes for only reading the paper.
They must NOT start writing during this time)
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Answer Question 1 from Part I and five questions from Part II.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].
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Question 1
Answer briefly each of the questions (i) to (x): [10 × 2]
(i) | Explain the term couvade. |
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(ii) | Define religion. Name Tylor’s theory of religion. |
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(iii) | What is Dalit Movement? |
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(iv) | Explain the word Patripotestal. |
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(v) | Who is considered as the founder of Zoroastrianism? |
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(vi) | Differentiate between consanguineous and affinal kinship. |
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(vii) | What do you understand by the word Profit? |
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(viii) | Mention two problems of Tribal India. |
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(ix) | What is Mass Media? Give examples. |
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(x) | Mention any two features of family, as stated by MacIver. |
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PART II
Answer any five questions.
Question 2
(a) | Define Classificatory kinship. Explain descriptive and classificatory kinship with examples. | [5] |
(b) | What do you understand by Social Institutions? Discuss the major types of social institutions. | [5] |
Question 3
(a) | Discuss the basic principles of Sikhism as a religion. | [5] |
(b) | Define the word morality. Discuss the relationship between Religion and Morality. | [5] |
Question 4
(a) | Is class an effect of industrialization? Discuss other causes also, which are responsible for the birth of class. | [5] |
(b) | Define Economic organization. Discuss the primitive economies, as listed by Thurnwald. | [5] |
Question 5
(a) | Discuss the concept of property in primitive societies. Elaborate your answer with the types of ownership in tribal societies. | [5] |
(b) | ‘Status of women is changing in India’. Discuss the statement in the light of incompatibility between theoretical and actual status. | [5] |
Question 6
(a) | Discuss the role of social movements in social change. | [5] |
(b) | Discuss the racial affinities of tribal India. | [5] |
Question 7
(a) | Define education. Discuss the role of teacher in the educational system. | [5] |
(b) | What is Law? Differentiate between primitive and modern law. | [5] |
Question 8
(a) | Highlight the views of Frazer on Magic. | [5] |
(b) | Explain Morgan’s Evolutionary scheme related to the origin of family. | [5] |