ESO-15 Question Paper English

 
Assignment Code: ESO-15/AST/TMA/2021-22

ASSIGNMENT

Dear Student,

You will have to complete one assignment for an eight-credit elective course in Sociology. This is a Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA).

It is important that you write answers to all TMA questions in your own words. Your answer should be within the approximate range of the word-limit set for a particular section. Remember, the constant practice while writing answers to assignment questions helps you to write better answers to questions in term-end examinations.

The TMA is designed to enable you to write answers to different categories of questions. The Assignment is divided into three sections. Section 1 comprises 2 descriptive questions of 20 marks each. Descriptive Category Questions are meant for writing essay type answers, with an introduction and a conclusion. Here, the evaluators have been asked to judge your ability to describe what you know about the topic in a systematic, to-the-point and coherent manner.

Section 2 comprises 4 questions that are 12 marks each. Here, you are requested to first analyze the topic in terms of arguments and explanations and then write the answers in a concise as well as precise manner. The evaluator shall assess your ability to distinguish, compare and contrast, or present clear understanding of concepts and processes.

Section 3 comprises 2 questions of 6 marks each. These are meant to enhance your skill of recalling in brief the relevant/precise information about persons, writings, events, exact definition to  terms, or clear understanding of concepts and processes.

The completed assignment should be sent to the Coordinator of the Study Center allotted to you as per the schedule given below:

No. of Assignment	Date of Submission	To be sent
July 2021 Batch	31st March, 2022	To The Coordinator of the  Study Center allotted to you
January 2022 Batch	30th September, 2022

You must obtain a receipt from the Study Center for the assignments submitted and retain it. If possible, keep a xerox copy of the assignments with you. The Study Center will have to return the assignments to you after they are evaluated. Please insist on this. The Study Center has to send the marks to the SED Division at IGNOU, New Delhi.

INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY

Elective Course in Sociology

Society and Religion: ESO-15

Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA)

Maximum Marks: 100 

Programme Code: BDP

Weightage 30% Course Code: ESO-15

Assignment Code: ESO-15/AST/TMA/2021-22

Answer all the questions

Section-I

• Answer the following questions in about 500 words each           Marks

1. Explain the intellectualist theories of religion. 20 

2. Discuss religious pluralism in the context of India. 20 

Section-II 

Answer the following questions in about 250 words each.

3. Explain the concept of Protestantism in the light of economic development. 12

4. Discuss the social significance of pilgrimages. 12 

5. Examine the nexus between religion and politics of the state. 12 

6. Delineate the features of fundamentalism. 12

Section-III

Answer the following questions in about 100 words each.

7. What are the basic tenets of Sikhism? 06 

8. Define the concept of secularism. 06