Sociology CBSE Class 12
Includes:
● Comprehensive questions for all chapters
● Important definitions
Social Change and Development in India
Structural Change
Questions
1. Briefly describe the impact of colonial forest policy in NE India.
2. Colonialism led to considerable movement of people. Give examples.
3. Outline the features of capitalism.
4. What marked capitalism from the very beginning was its __.
5. Nation states are closely associated with the rise of nationalism. Justify.
6. Why is urbanisation associated with industrialisation?
7. In India, British industrialisation led to deindustrialisation. Justify.
8. Cities were the concrete expression of global capitalism. Justify.
9. Write a note on the tea plantations.
10. How was a modern and prosperous India visualised by Nehru?
11. How does the impact of urban influence differ amongst villages?
12. What is the reason behind the absolute increase in population in urban areas than in
rural areas?
13. Industrialisation and urbanisation are also a way of life. Justify.
Definitions
1. Colonialism: establishment of rule by one country over another
2. Capitalism: an economic system in which the means of production are privately
owned and organised to accumulate profits within a market system
3. Industrialisation: the emergence of machine production, based on the use of inanimate
power resources like steam or electricity
, Cultural Change
Questions
1. What marked the 19th century social reform attempts?
2. What according to Satish Saberwal are the three aspects to the modern framework of
change in colonial India?
3. What speeded up the various forms of communication?
4. The 19th century reform initiated a period of questioning, reinterpretations and both
intellectual and social growth. Justify.
5. State some significant differences between the varied social reform movements.
6. How did western education in India lead to a paradox?
7. Show how culture and tradition are living entities with an example.
8. How is sanskritisation different from modernisation, westernisation and
secularisation?
9. How did sanskritisation operate differently in different parts of the country?
10. On what levels is sanskritisation criticised?
11. What led to an attempt in several Indian languages to drop Sanskrit words and
phrases?
12. What were the different kinds of westernisation?
13. Westernisation necessarily means the adoption of democracy and equality. T or F?
14. The west influenced Indian art. Justify with an example.
15. What constitutes the modernisation process? How does this relate to India?
16. Why would it be simplistic to term the complex combinations as a mix of tradition
and modernity?
17. What are indicators of secularisation?
18. Modern ways necessarily lead to decline in religious ways. T or F?
19. Rituals in India also pursue secular ends. Justify.
20. What is secularisation of caste?
Definitions
1. Social structure: a continuing arrangement of person in relationships defined or
controlled by institutions
2. Culture: socially established norms or patterns of behaviour
Includes:
● Comprehensive questions for all chapters
● Important definitions
Social Change and Development in India
Structural Change
Questions
1. Briefly describe the impact of colonial forest policy in NE India.
2. Colonialism led to considerable movement of people. Give examples.
3. Outline the features of capitalism.
4. What marked capitalism from the very beginning was its __.
5. Nation states are closely associated with the rise of nationalism. Justify.
6. Why is urbanisation associated with industrialisation?
7. In India, British industrialisation led to deindustrialisation. Justify.
8. Cities were the concrete expression of global capitalism. Justify.
9. Write a note on the tea plantations.
10. How was a modern and prosperous India visualised by Nehru?
11. How does the impact of urban influence differ amongst villages?
12. What is the reason behind the absolute increase in population in urban areas than in
rural areas?
13. Industrialisation and urbanisation are also a way of life. Justify.
Definitions
1. Colonialism: establishment of rule by one country over another
2. Capitalism: an economic system in which the means of production are privately
owned and organised to accumulate profits within a market system
3. Industrialisation: the emergence of machine production, based on the use of inanimate
power resources like steam or electricity
, Cultural Change
Questions
1. What marked the 19th century social reform attempts?
2. What according to Satish Saberwal are the three aspects to the modern framework of
change in colonial India?
3. What speeded up the various forms of communication?
4. The 19th century reform initiated a period of questioning, reinterpretations and both
intellectual and social growth. Justify.
5. State some significant differences between the varied social reform movements.
6. How did western education in India lead to a paradox?
7. Show how culture and tradition are living entities with an example.
8. How is sanskritisation different from modernisation, westernisation and
secularisation?
9. How did sanskritisation operate differently in different parts of the country?
10. On what levels is sanskritisation criticised?
11. What led to an attempt in several Indian languages to drop Sanskrit words and
phrases?
12. What were the different kinds of westernisation?
13. Westernisation necessarily means the adoption of democracy and equality. T or F?
14. The west influenced Indian art. Justify with an example.
15. What constitutes the modernisation process? How does this relate to India?
16. Why would it be simplistic to term the complex combinations as a mix of tradition
and modernity?
17. What are indicators of secularisation?
18. Modern ways necessarily lead to decline in religious ways. T or F?
19. Rituals in India also pursue secular ends. Justify.
20. What is secularisation of caste?
Definitions
1. Social structure: a continuing arrangement of person in relationships defined or
controlled by institutions
2. Culture: socially established norms or patterns of behaviour
