ISC (Arts)
Academic Year: 2024-2025
Date: April 2025
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- You are allowed additional fifteen minutes for only reading the question paper.
- You must NOT start writing during reading time.
- This question paper has 7 printed pages.
- It is divided into three sections and has twelve questions in all.
- All questions are compulsory. Answer all questions.
- Section A has fourteen subparts which are very short answer questions. Each question carries 1 mark.
- While attempting Multiple Choice Questions in Section A, you are required to write only ONE option as the answer.
- Section B has seven questions which are short answer questions. Each question carries 4 marks.
- Section C has four questions which are long answer questions. Each question carries 7 marks.
- Internal choices have been provided in two questions in Section B and in one question in Section C.
- The intended marks for questions are given in brackets [ ].
In accordance with the traditional norms, Ramu’s mother always refers to her husband indirectly using the name of their son.
Which Kinship usage is used by Ramu’s mother?
Couvade
Teknonymy
Avunculate
Amitate
Chapter: [0.012] Types of Social Institutions
| The life of the Toda tribe is largely centred on the sacred buffaloes, which forms an integral part of their sustenance and cultural heritage. Walker (1986) reported that it was not only the economic and social life of the Todas which was traditionally centred on the buffalo but their religious observance too. |
Identify the economic activity of Toda tribe.
Shifting axe cultivation
Food gathering
Pastoralism
Handicrafts
Chapter: [0.042] Economies of Indian Tribes
Assertion: In some communities, a son-in-law can be very friendly with his father-in-law and can ask for anything in his in-laws’ house.
Reason: A Joking Relation exists among some kin members to ease the strain that may arise in their relationship.
Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
Assertion is true and Reason is false.
Both Assertion and Reason are false.
Chapter: [0.012] Types of Social Institutions
Assertion: Bal Panchayats are an important political platform for children in rural India.
Reason: They provide children with a platform to voice issues that concern them directly or indirectly.
Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
Assertion is true and Reason is false.
Both Assertion and Reason are false.
Chapter: [0.03] Political Organization
| Sukhi lives in a communal residence with other young members of his tribe. They have been living there since an early age and the residence is also the centre for education for the youth in their community. |
Which one of the following is true for the residence that Sukhi inhabits?
Sukhi lives in a joint family.
He lives in a dormitory.
He lives in a matriarchal family.
He lives in a patriarchal family.
Chapter: [0.051] Definition of Tribe, Features and Classification
Free goods are those goods that are gifts of nature and are available in abundance to all.
Which one of the following examples indicates the use of free goods?
Ravi bought a packet of pens at a discount from a shop in his locality.
Sakshi was gifted a pair of gold earrings by her friends on her birthday.
Hari collected water from a river for his family’s consumption.
Sam got an oxygen cylinder for his ailing grandfather.
Chapter: [0.040999999999999995] Economic Organisation
Certain individuals are forbidden from entering some places of worship.
The concept of religion that forbids them is ______.
Superstition
Ritual
Belief
Taboo
Chapter: [0.021] Definition and Concepts of Religion and Science; Beliefs, Rituals, Superstitions, Taboo
| The movie Do Bhigha Zameen (1953) commences with Thakur Harnam Singh, who owned acres of land, attempting to confiscate the modest two third of land owned by the impoverished farmer, Shambhu. Thakur Harnam Singh’s intention is to build a factory in the village. However, Shambhu doesn't surrender easily; instead, he fights for his land. |
Use specific terminology to identify the two classes of the Indian agrarian structure to which Thakur Harnam Singh and Shambhu belong.
Chapter: [0.043] Agrarian Economy, Jajmani System and Rural Employment.
Name the rule of marriage that forbids marriage between individuals of a common lineage.
Chapter: [0.012] Types of Social Institutions
Identify the type of Kinship shown in the image given below.
Chapter: [0.012] Types of Social Institutions
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The Iban tribals observe the mannerisms of a particular animal and believe that this animal is their protector spirit.
Which theory of religion is represented here?
Chapter: [0.022000000000000002] Theories of Religion: Animism, Naturism, Totemism, Functional Theorie
Soumen migrated from his village to a city in search of a job. Though he was a Vaishya by birth, he soon realised that the status an individual earned in the city was on the basis of skills, abilities and efforts.
With reference to the above case, identify the system of social stratification that Soumen experienced in the city.
Chapter: [0.062] Class
What is regionalism?
Chapter: [0.054000000000000006] Present Conditions, Problems and Solutions
State any one difference between Consanguineous and Conjugal families.
Chapter: [0.012] Types of Social Institutions
Identify the examples of the three degrees of kinship from the image shown below. Discuss each of the three degrees briefly.
Chapter: [0.012] Types of Social Institutions
Patriarchal ideology undervalues attributes seen as “feminine” or pertaining to women and privileges traits that are “masculine” or relating to men.
Reflect on the above statement and with the help of any four arguments, outline the impact of such an ideology on different genders.
Chapter: [0.065] Gender
Explore any four characteristics of the Jajmani system.
Chapter: [0.043] Agrarian Economy, Jajmani System and Rural Employment.
Discuss any four effects of the Act implemented in 2009 by the Government of India to improve the level of literacy.
Chapter: [0.07400000000000001] Role of Education in Creating Social Change
India has been inhabited by tribal communities since ancient times. These communities lived in relative seclusion until recent times. They maintained their separate identity as they had a distinct way of life that set them apart.
In this context, elucidate the separate identity and distinct culture of tribes that set them apart from the rest of the population.
Chapter: [0.051] Definition of Tribe, Features and Classification
| “The major religions of the world have achieved their success largely because they offer a satisfying theodicy or explanation for eternal human problems, such as suffering, death and the meaning of life.” – Ian Robertson |
With respect to the given statement, justify any four similar impacts that religion can have on human beings.
Chapter: [0.023] Functions and Dysfunctions of Religion
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The Sacred are those things that are revered and viewed as extraordinary while the Profane are identified with the ordinary aspects of life.
With respect to the two concepts highlighted in the above statement, evaluate the relevance of the theory of religion by Durkheim.
Chapter: [0.022000000000000002] Theories of Religion: Animism, Naturism, Totemism, Functional Theorie
Explain any four features of family as given by MacIver.
Chapter: [0.012] Types of Social Institutions
Explain any four functions of marriage.
Chapter: [0.012] Types of Social Institutions
Discuss the relevance of Monogamy as a marriage form in contemporary society.
Chapter: [0.012] Types of Social Institutions
Discuss any seven features of Exogamy.
Chapter: [0.012] Types of Social Institutions
The two images shown above represent two family forms. Which one is characteristic of urban societies? Justify your answer with the help of six reasons.
Chapter: [0.012] Types of Social Institutions
List four castes in India according to the order of hierarchy.
Chapter: [0.063] Caste
Discuss the Divine Origin Theory of Caste.
Chapter: [0.063] Caste
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
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I was born and raised in a large family in Ahmedabad where many members lived under the same roof. However, few months after I got married, my husband and I moved to Chennai. In the beginning, I enjoyed the privacy with my husband. But on certain occasions I also felt the absence of other family members around us along with their interactions and regular ‘interference’. As time passed by, I started feeling lonely and missed the crowd of relatives around me. I particularly remembered the fun-filled moments that I spent with my large family during festivals. My husband and I made good friends with few neighbours, but the loneliness remained. After the birth of both my children, I needed my mother and mother-in-law around to assist me for a while, but I had to manage on my own. Things became really difficult when I took up a job. I had to leave both my children in a day care centre. It was then that I most cherished the memories of my childhood spent with my family. |
- What types of family have been referred to by the narrator? (2)
- Compare the two types of families identified in subpart (i). (5)
Chapter: [0.012] Types of Social Institutions
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