(T.U) BA 1st year Sociology 421 past Questions:
Welcome to our dedicated collection of Tribhuvan University Bachelor of Arts (BA) 1st Year Major Sociology past papers. This section provides official board question papers from the academic years 2077 to 2081, helping students prepare effectively for their exams. Whether revising important topics, practicing for upcoming tests, or aiming for top marks, these past papers are a valuable resource for your study journey.
2081 Regular
Group A (2x15=30)
Describe the socio-economic transformation of contemporary Nepali society with examples.
What are social changes? Discuss the role of modernization in social change.
Differentiate between positivism and interpretivism with examples.
Group B (4x10=40)
Define family and discuss the major functions of the family in Nepali society.
How do divorce and intimate violence affect family life?
Discuss the contribution of Max Weber to the development of sociology.
How do classes evolve through economic activities? Explain with examples
How does the Marxist perspective analyze education?
What are the causes of social mobility in Nepali society? Discuss with examples.
2080 Regular
Group A (2x15=30)
Discuss how everyday interaction builds society. How does the interactional approach visualize society?
What major contributions did Durkheim and Weber have in the development of classical sociology? Are their ideas still relevant in analyzing contemporary society?
Describe three main sections in a research proposal. How do you prepare fieldwork for a sociological study?
Group B (4x10=40)
Describe Wilbert Elias's social structural approach to understand society.
Discuss the contributions made by the classical sociologist August Comte in the development of sociology.
Gender inequality is a social process. Illustrate the statement with an example.
Family life is influenced by global social and economic aspects. Explain.
Giving a sociological reference, explain how the modern education system creates inequality in outcomes.
Explain disciplinary of the rise and development of sociology in Nepal.
2079 Regular
Group A (2x15=30)
Define sociology and discuss its nature and scope with examples.
What do you understand by research philosophy? Describe the difference between positivism and interpretivism.
Describe the contribution of and karl marx in sociology of emile Durkheim.
Group B (4x10=40)
Define marriage. Explain how have the practices of marriage being charged over the year and illustrate the significance of marriage with suitable examples
Division of labor plays an important role in society changed over the years. Explain.
Write a note on the Marxist perspective on education.
Explain the meaning and characteristics of social change
Is sociology a pure science? Give your arguments.
Define gender and critically evaluate how gender roles create inequality in society.
Write short notes on
Social structure
Social inequality
Importance of field research
2079 Partial
Group A (2x15=30)
How does sociological imagination (C. Wright Mills, 1959) help to understand the relations between society and human life? Discuss.
Compare the Marxian and Weberian theories of Social stratification with suitable examples.
Discuss the concept of education from the functional and liberal perspectives with examples.
Group B(4x10=40)
How does the theory of modernization explain social change? Give examples.
Is sociology a science? Describe the process of social research with examples.
Describe the process of globalization and social change in Nepal.
Explain the caste and gender aspects of inequality with reference to Nepali society.
Write short notes on
Max Weber and authority
Gender inequality
Fieldwork in sociology
2078 Regular
Group A (2x15=30)
Describe the origin and development of sociology in global context with its various stages.
What do you mean by data collection? Among various techniques of data collection, choose any one technique that you prefer to use. Explain why?
Define family. Discuss the different types and functions of family.
Group B(4x10=40)
What is sociology meaning of social interaction? How are social interactions building the blocks of society?
Brief discuss the idea of sociology imagination as described by C.Wright Mills.
Write an essay on the contribution of Emile Durkheim in sociology.
Define observation method and differentiate between participant and non-participant observation.
Division of class creates inequality in society. Give your argument with suitable examples from Nepali Society.
Modernization plays an important role in social change. Explain Key features of modernization.
Write short notes:
Evolutionism and social change
Interview as a tool of data collection
Importance of field research
2077 Regular
Group A (2x15=30)
Explain that social stratification creates hierarchical division in society and Draw examples from Nepal society.
What do you mean by the idea of nationalism. Elaborate the notion of nationalism with reference to state and society in Nepal. (Gurung 2008)
Write an essay on the origin and development of sociology in Nepal.
Group B(4x10=40)
Critically reflect on how gender socialization is responsible for gender equality.
Examine globalization and its effect on family life with reference to Nepal society.
Analyse political institutions from the perspective of functionalism.
What is democracy? What is the significance of democracy in any society.
Explain the factors of social change. Give examples from Nepal.
Discuss the interpretative sociology from the perspective of max weber.
Write short notes on any two:
Sociology of knowledge
Globalization
Polyandrous marriage