aud.ac.in M.A. Sociology Admission Test Question Paper : Ambedkar University

Name of the Organisation : Ambedkar University
Exam : M.A. Sociology Admission Test
Degree : M.A.
Subject : Sociology
Document Type : Model Question Paper
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AUD M.A. Sociology Admission Test Question Paper

This is last year’s question paper and maybe treated as only representational. There is no guarantee that this year’s paper pattern will be the same.

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Time: 10.30 am to 1 pm
Marks: 75

Part I

Answer any one :
Read the paragraphs and answer the allied questions (500 words) 20 marks
1. The gang rape and murder by hanging of two minor girls in Badaun in Uttar Pradesh are shocking. The crime, horrific in itself, is magnified by the social context in which it happened. The teenagers paid the price on several counts, including for being female in an environment predisposed to gender violence and discrimination and for their economically dire status. The girls had to go out into the fields at night because of the absence of toilets, an elementary human requirement, in their own homes.

That policemen, appointed as custodians of law and order, possibly aided and abetted the crime, is another grisly reality in a country celebrated as the world’s largest democracy and in a state whose regime proclaims its commitment to social justice. From all accounts, the frightful incident was easily preventable by timely police action. A relative witnessed one of the girls being dragged by her hair and reported it to her family, which rushed to the nearby police chowki to lodge a complaint.

we imagine what might have befallen those two innocent girls who were devoured by the criminals entire night and then hanged to death? And these are not the only cases.
(‘Enough is Enough’ by Anand Teltumbde, The Hindu June 1, 2014 thehindu.com/opinion/lead/enough-is-enough/article6070582.ece)

a) What are the different issues highlighted in the above paragraphs?
b) Do you think there is a connection between gender and caste based violence? Explain with suitable illustrations

OR
2. Quote I :
“A significant number of India NGOs have been noticed to be using people-centric issues to create an environment which lends itself to stalling development projects…[A]n NGO is set up, funds are obtained from abroad, a few articles are commissioned, a PR firm is recruited and slowly with the help of media an image is created. And then awards are procured from foreign countries to enhance the image after which the government machinery finds it more difficult to act against the awardee”.

Quote II :
“NGOs are the voice of informed dissent, and this is required in a democracy. There are so many examples of benefit to civil society because of NGO intervention. There is the Right to Information Act, the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act, declaration of assets by those standing for public office, environmental laws….so many such benefits”.
Comment on the above quotes reflecting on these words used in the quotes ‘development projects’, ‘NGOs and foreign funding’, ‘people-centric’, ‘NGOs and dissent’.

Part II

Answer both the questions : 10+10=20
3. Do you think that the new media technologies of information and communication are significantly influencing political opinion formulations and collective mobilizations in contemporary times? Provide suitable examples from recent national and international political events to justify your answer. (300 words)

4. Look carefully at the data given in table below showing sex ratio of total population, child population and population aged 7+ in India and answer the following questions (150 words each)

a) Discuss the major trends emerging from the data.
b) How would you explain the levels of sex ratio in India?

Part III

Answer any two (300 words each) : 10+10=20
Opinion-based, analytical questions on the contemporary social
1. Do you think that incidents like Muzzafarnagar riots represent the violence embedded in a multi-cultural society—Give your views

2. ‘So big are your eyes, but so small are your views.’ ‘What should an Indian look like?’ ‘Indian, not Chinki.’ ‘Demand inclusion of North-East in national curriculum.’—What are these phrases referring to? Comment on the nature of marginalization that the community in question face.

3. The rise of benevolent super-heroes in contemporary Hindi cinema is a significant break from the ways heroes have been conventionally constructed. Comment on the statement with examples.

Part IV

Answer any three (100 words each) : 5+5+5=15
Short Notes :
1. Niyamgiri and Dogria Kondh Tribes
2. Are villages withering away?
3. Modern Social Relationships are more complicated
4. Sociology is a study of society