Evaluate the impact of globalization on Indian youths with reference to social, political, economic and cultural spheres.

Critically examine the challenges of demographic transition in contemporary India.

Is caste disappearing in urban India? Illustrate your answer with examples.

Do you think digital technology promotes social empowerment? Explain with examples.

How do you understand disability? Substantiate the need for inclusive policy framework in India in this regard.

Unity in diversity remains the defining feature of Indian society despite the challenges from communalism and regionalism. Comment.

Does tribal development in India centre around two axes, those of displacement and of rehabilitation? Give your opinion.

Achieving sustainable growth with emphasis on environmental protection could come into conflict with poor people’s needs in a country like India – Comment.

How do you account for the growing fast food industries given that there are increased health concerns in modern society? Illustrate your answer with the Indian experience.

Do you think that globalization results in only an aggressive consumer culture? Justify your answer.

The ethos of civil service in India stand for the combination of professionalism with nationalistic consciousness – Elucidate.

How does smart city in India address the issues of urban poverty and distributive justice?

Critically analyze the proposition that there is a high correlation between India's cultural diversities and socio-economic marginalities.

Globalization has increased the urban migration by skilled, young, unmarried women from various classes. How has this trend impacted upon their personal freedom and relationship with family?

Despite comprehensive policies for equity and social justice, underprivileged sections are not yet getting the full benefits of the affirmative actions envisaged by the constitutions. Comment

What is regional disparity? How does it differ from diversity? How serious is the issue of regional disparity in India?

In dealing with socio-economic issues of development, what kind of collaboration between government, NGOs and private sector would be most productive?

Intercaste marriages between castes which have socio-economic parity have increased, to some extent, but this is less true of interreligious marriages. Discuss.

Distinguish between gender equality, gender equity and women's empowerment. Why is it important to take gender concerns into account in programme design and implementation?

What is the concept of 'demographic winter'? Is the world moving towards such a situation? Elaborate.

Why do large cities tend to attract more migrants than smaller towns? Discuss in the light of conditions in developing countries.

Discuss the impact of post-liberal economy on ethnic identity and communalism.

Why is caste identity in India both fluid and static?

Does urbanization lead to more segregation and/or marginalization of the poor in Indian metropolises?

What are the main features of Vedic society and religion? Do you think some of the features are still prevailing in Indian society?

Child cuddling is now being replaced by mobile phones. Discuss its impact on the socialization of children.

Explain why suicide among young women is increasing in Indian Society.

Do you think marriage as a sacrament in loosing its value in Modern India?

Elucidate the relationship between globalisation and new technology in a world of scarce resources, with special reference to India.

Are tolerance, assimilation and pluralism the key elements in the making of an Indian form of secularism? Justify your answer.

Analyse the salience of ‘sect’ in Indian society vis-a-vis caste, region and religion.

Given the diversities among the tribal communities in India, in which specific contexts should they be considered as a single category?

How is the growth of Tier 2 cities related to the rise of a new middle class with an emphasis on the culture of consumption?

Explore and evaluate the impact of ‘Work From Home’ on family relationships.

How does Indian society maintain continuity in traditional social values? Enumerate the changes taking place in it.

What is Cryptocurrency? How does it affect global society? Has it been affecting Indian society also?

Discuss the main objectives of Population Education and point out the measures to achievethem in India in detail.

What are the main socio-economic implications arising out of the development of IT industries in major cities of India?

Examine the role of ‘Gig Economy’ in the process of empowerment of women in India.

Examine the uniqueness of tribal knowledge systems when compared with mainstream knowledge and cultural systems

How have digital initiatives in India contributed to the functioning of the education system in the country? Elaborate your answer.

Customs and traditions suppress reason leading to obscurantism. Do you agree?

Is diversity and pluralism in India under threat due to globalisation? Justify your answer.

Account for the huge flooding of million cities in India including the smart ones like Hyderabad and Pune. Suggest lasting remedial measures.

Do you agree that regionalism in India appears to be a consequence of rising cultural assertiveness? Argue.

COVID-19 pandemic accelerated class inequalities and poverty in India. Comment.

Has caste lost its relevance in understanding the multi- cultural Indian Society? Elaborate your answer with illustrations.

Are we losing our local identity for the global identity? Discuss.

What are the continued challenges for women in India against time and space?

Do we have cultural pockets of small India all over the nation? Elaborate with examples.

What are the challenges to our cultural practices in the name of secularism?

“Empowering women is the key to control population growth.” Discuss.

What makes Indian society unique in sustaining its culture? Discuss.

Communalism arises either due to power struggle or relative deprivation.’ Argue by giving suitable illustrations.

‘Globalisation is generally said to promote cultural homogenisation but due to this cultural specificities appear to be strengthened in the Indian society.’ Elucidate.

‘Women’s movement in India has not addressed the issues of women of lower social strata.’ Substantiate your view.

Mention core strategies for the transformation of aspirational districts in India and explain the nature of convergence, collaboration and competition for its success.

How is the Indian concept of secularism different from the Western model of secularism? Discuss.

Despite the implementation of various programmes for the eradication of poverty by the government in India, poverty still exists. Explain by giving reasons.

The Caste system is assuming new identities and associational forms. Hence, the caste system cannot be eradicated in India.” Comment.

“The growth of cities as I.T. hubs has opened up new avenues of employment, but has also created new problems”. Substantiate this statement with examples .

Distinguish between religiousness/religiosity and communalism giving one example of how the former has transformed into the latter in independent India.

The women’s questions arose in modern India as a part of the 19th-century social reform movement. What are the major issues and debates concerning women in that period?

The spirit of tolerance and love is not only an interesting feature of Indian society from very early times, but it is also playing an important part at the present. Elaborate.

What are the two major legal initiatives by the State since Independence addressing discrimination against Scheduled Tribes(STs)?

In the context of the diversity of India, can it be said that the regions form cultural units rather than the States? Give reasons with examples for your viewpoint.

What is the basis of regionalism? Is it that unequal distribution of benefits of development on a regional basis eventually promotes regionalism? Substantiate your answer.

With a brief background of the quality of urban life in India, introduce the objectives and strategy of the ‘Smart City Programme.”

Why are the tribals in India referred to as ‘the Scheduled Tribes’? Indicate the major provisions enshrined in the Constitution of India for their upliftment.

“An essential condition to eradicate poverty is to liberate the poor from the process of deprivation.” Substantiate this statement with suitable examples.

To what extent globalisation has influenced the core of cultural diversity in India? Explain.

Smart cities in India cannot sustain without smart villages. Discuss this statement in the backdrop of rural urban integration.

Debate the issue whether and how contemporary movements for assertion of Dalit identity work towards annihilation of caste.

Discuss the positive and negative effects of globalisation on women in India?

Discuss the changes in the trends of labour migration within and outside India in the last four decades.

How do you explain the statistics that show that the sex ratio in Tribes in India is more favourable to women than the sex ratio among Scheduled Castes?

Critically examine whether growing population is the cause of poverty OR poverty is the main cause of population increase in India.

Describe any four cultural elements of diversity in India and rate their relative significance in building a national identity.

How do the Indian debates on secularism differ from the debates in the West?

Discuss the various economic and socio-cultural forces that are driving the increasing feminization of agriculture in India.

The life cycle of a joint family depends on economic factors rather than social values. Discuss.

Why do some of the most prosperous regions of India have an adverse sex ratio for women? Give your arguments.

How does patriarchy impact the position of a middle-class working woman in India?

Growing feeling of regionalism is an important factor in the generation of demand for a separate state. Discuss.

Critically examine the effects of globalization on the aged population in India.

Male membership needs to be encouraged to make women’s organizations free from gender bias. Comment.

Discuss the various social problems that originated out of the speedy process of urbanization in India.