Chapter 1 Introducing Indian Society Solutions
Question - 11 : - Which social reformers carried out social reform movements during the British colonialism in India?
Answer - 11 : - The prominent leaders of the reform movements were Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Dayanand Saraswati, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Mahatma Gandhi and others.
Question - 12 : - State the processes the began during the British colonialism in India.
Answer - 12 : - This was the period when modem period began in India and the external forces of modernization, westernization, industrialization entered.
Question - 13 : - State main differences between Sociology and other subjects.
Answer - 13 : -
1.Sociology is a subject in which no one starts from Zero, as everyone already knows about society. However, other subjects are taught at school, at home or elsewhere.
2.Being an integral part of the process of growing up, knowledge about society seems to be got naturally or automatically.
In case of other subjects, no child is expected to already know something.
3.It means we know a lot about the society in which we live and interact.
As far as other subjects are concerned, prior knowledge is almost negligible.
4.However, this prior knowledge or familiarity with society is both an advantage and disadvantage for sociology.
In the absence of prior knowledge there is no question of advantage or disadvantage in case of other subjects.