BSOM-162 Solved Assignment English Medium 2025-26

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IGNOU BSOM-162 Solved Assignment English Medium 2025-26

FOUR-YEAR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME
BACHELOR OF ARTS (MAJOR) SOCIOLOGY
BAFSO ASSIGNMENT
July 2025 and January 2026
COURSE CODE: BSOM-162
UNDERSTANDING INDIAN SOCIETY

BSOM-162: UNDERSTANDING INDIAN SOCIETY
Tutor Marked Assignments
Course Code: BSOM-162
Assignment Code: ASST/TMA / 2025-26
Total Marks: 100
There are three Sections in the Assignment. You have to answer all the questions.
Section I
Answer the following Descriptive Category questions in about 400 words each.
1. Examine the forms and bases of diversity in India. 20
2. Analyse the major changes and elements of continuity in the caste system
in contemporary India. 20
Section II
Answer the following Middle Category questions in about 250 words each.
3. Describe the distinctive characteristics of tribal communities in India. 10
4. Discuss the key factors contributing to the rise of communalism in India. 10
5. Examine the impact of British colonial rule on class formation in Indian society. 10
Section III
Answer the following Short Category questions in about 100 words each.
6. Development and change as modernization 6
7. Polyandry 6
8. Interplay between caste and politics in India 6
9. The sociological significance of kinship in Indian society 6
10. Difference between Varna and caste 6

BSOM162, BSOM 162