Name of the University : Uttarakhand Open University
Degree : MASO
Department : Sociology
Subject Code/Name : MASO04 Rural Sociology
Year : I
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UOU Rural Sociology Question Paper
M. A. (First Year) Examination, 2012
Time : 3 Hours
Max. Marks : 60
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Note : The question paper is divided into three sections A, B and C.
Section – A
(Long Answer Type Questions)
Answer any two questions. Each question carries 15 marks. 15×2=30
1. What do you understand by Rural sociology- Discuss its subject matter.
2. What do you understand by family- Discuss recent changes in family in rural
3. What do you know about caste- Is it changing in rural India- Discuss.
4. What do you understand by Peasant Movement- Discuss any one peasant
Section – B
Short Answer Type Questions
Answer any four questions. Each answer should not exceed 100 words. Each
question carries 5 marks. 4×5=20
10. Who initiated Sevagram Programme-
(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru(b) Vinoba Bhave
(c) Jai Prakash Narayan(d) Mahatma Gandhi
1. What do you mean by little community-
2. What do you know about community Development Programme-
3. What do you understand by land reforms-
4. What is Jajmani System-
5. Discuss in brief any problem of rural India.
6. What do you understand by Panchayati Raj-
7. What do you mean by rural development-
8. Discuss in brief the problems of migrant workers.
8. Which one of the following was not a characteristics of the traditional Indian
(a) Homogeneity(b) Lack of Mobility(c) Market economy(d) Agricultural employment
9. Who launched Bhoodan Movement-
(a) Jai Prakash Narayan(b) Indira Gandhi
(c) Acharya Vinoba Bhave(d) Mahatma Gandhi
Section – C
Objective Questions (Compulsory)
Answer all questions. Each question carries 1 mark. 1×10=10
Write True/False against the following :
1. Caste is not a closed class. (True/False)
2. Joint families are disintegrating in rural India. (True/False)
3. One of the problem of rural people is indebtedness. (True/False)
4. M. N. Srinivas propounded the concept of Sanskritization. (True/False)
5. Anonymity is an characteristics of rural society. (True/False)
Choose the correct alternative :
6. Who is the author of the book, ‘Rural Sociology in India’-
(a) M. N. Srinivasb) Yogendra Singh(c) A.R. Desai(d) S. C. Dube
7. In which year Community Development Programme in India was launched-
(a) 1947(b) 1950(c) 1952(d) 1954
First Year Examination-2015 :
MASO-04 Rural Sociology :
Time : 3 Hours
Maximum Marks : 60
Note : This paper is of sixty (60) marks divided into three (03) sections A, B, and C. Attempt the questions contained in these sections according to the detailed instructions given therein.
Section – A : (Long Answer Type Questions)
Note : Section ‘A’ contains four (04) long-answer-type questions of fifteen (15) marks each. Learners are required to answer any two (02) questions only. (2×15=30)
1. What do you understand by Rural Sociology? Discuss the scope of rural sociology in Indian context.
2. Define caste. Describe the functions of caste in rural community.
3. What is jajmani system? Highlight the social importance of jajmani system.
4. Examine in detail the community development programme in rural India.
Section – B : (Short Answer Type Questions)
Note : Section ‘B’ contains eight (08) short-answer-type questions of five (05) marks each. Learners are required to answer any four (04) questions only. (4×5=20)
Briefly discuss the following :
1. Characterstics of Rural life.
2. Concept of Sanskritization.
3. Land reform in rural India.
4. What do you mean by Panchayati Raj?
5. Main characteristics of Rural Religion.
6. Concept of Peasant society in India.
7. Write short note on Globalization.
8. What do you mean by Rural Development?
Section – C : (Objective Type Questions)
Note : Section ‘C’ contains ten (10) objective-type questions of one (01) mark each. All the questions of this section are compulsory. (10×1=10)
Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against the following :
1. Agriculture is not main occupation of rural society. True/False
2. The Nature of sociology is scientific. True/False
3. Poverty is the hindrance to rural re-construction. True/False
4. Uttarakhand has three-tier Panchyati Raj system. True/False
5. Community Development Programme started in India from 1947. True/False
Choose the correct alternative :
6. Who was known as Father of Sociology :
(a) S.C. Dube
(b) Herbert Spencer
(c) Auguste Comte
(d) Emile Durkheim
7. “Caste is a closed class” who said this-
(a) T. Parson
(b) Majumdar & Madan
(c) Maclver & Page
(d) C.H. Cooley
8. Who was the main thinkar of little community ?
(a) Senderson
(b) M.N. Srinivas
(c) Robert Redfield
(d) Nelson
9. Which of these is a community :
(a) Caste
(b) Family
(c) Panchyat
(d) Village
10. Who has given the slogan “Go Back to Villages”.
(a) Vinoba Bhave
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Jai Prakash Narayan
(d) Jawahar lal Nehru