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SIKKIM UNIVERSITY
(A Central University established by an Act of Parliament of India, 2007)
6th Mile, Samdur, PO Tadong, Gangtok- 737102
Academic Session 2010-11
Entrance test (SET:B- SOCIOLOGY)
M.Phil/PhD Integrated Programme
Time: Three hours Maximum Marks: 75

One question from each section is compulsory
SECTION 1: GENERAL
1. Attempt a critical summary of the discussions on the recent trends of poverty in India
2. What do you mean by the term globalisation? Asses its impact on globalisation on India’s agricultural sector.
3. Discuss the features of Indian federalism and the changing nature of center-state relations post-liberalisation era
4. How does the reservation of thirty three percent seats for women in Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies empower women in India? Discuss
5. Outline the trends in social sector spending in India. How far is it right to say that Government is abdicating its social responsibility in the new economic regime?

SECTION 2: CORE-SOCIOLOGY
6. Explain the evolution and development of Feminist theories.
7. Film is a both reflection and as an agent of social change. Give your answer with the critical analysis of any film that you have seen recently.
8. How would you compare the sociological methods of Durkheim and Weber?
9. What is Family? Do you think that joint family system has disintegrated! Discuss.
10. What is social mobility? Has sanskritisation got relevance in contemporary India?

SECTION 3: ELECTIVE
BOTANY
11. Describe denaturation and renaturation of DNA.
12. Name two asymbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Mention the importance of Agrobacterium tumefaciens?
13. Describe the mechanisms of stomatal transpiration.
14. What are phytochromes? Mention their structure and functions.
15. Differentiate between C3 and C4 plants. Name three CaM Plants.

INTERNATIONAL RELATION
16. What are the basic tenets of Traditional/Classical, Positivist and Post-Positivist Approaches in the study of International relations?
17. Give an account of Postcolonial theory in International Relations
18. What are the main features of the Arab-Israeli conflict?
19. Do you think the contemporary international/world system is a uni-polar system?Substantiate your arguments
20. ”Non-alignment is an attribute of sovereignty”. Critically examine this statement in the context of the contemporary relevance of NAM in post-cold war international relations.