> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.upscprep.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Sociology Daily Answer Writing (27-12-2022) - URL: https://www.upscprep.com/sociology-daily-answer-writing-27-12-2022/ - Published: 2022-12-27T03:24:50.000Z - Updated: 2022-12-27T03:24:49.000Z - Author: UPSCprep.com - Tags: Socio Daily Writing ### Questions 1. Write Short Note: Women and temple entry movements. 10 2. Has the Green Revolution led to the creation of pressure groups in India? Elaborate your views. 20 --- ### Want to get your daily answers evaluated? [Daily Answer Writing Course](https://www.upscprep.com/daily-answer-writing-courses/) --- ### Model Solutions **Q1\. Write Short Note: Women and temple entry movements. 10** **Model Structure** **Introduction** - Provide a general introduction about temple entry movements **Main Body** - Temple entry movements have been an important facet of socio-religious reform movements even in early 19th century - The temple entry movements of yester years focused on ameliorating caste-based discrimination - In the current era, temple entry movements are seen from a gendered and feminist perspective - Women face double repression of caste and gender when it comes to factors prohibiting their entry into temples - From Durkheimian point of view, women are seen within the ambit of ‘profane’ rather than ‘sacred’ when they are barred from entering temples - This is because of the concept of ‘purity and pollution’ wherein menstruation is seen as ‘impure’ - Supreme Court also opined on the same lines when it invoked the right against untouchability - This view of ‘impurity’ comes from patriarchal domination of religion – Marxist perspective - Though new laws condoning women’s temple entry have come into force, societal morality is different from that of constitutional morality - That is to say, the mores are not matching the laws - Contemporary examples: Sabarimala, Shani shingnapur etc. --- **Q2\. Has the Green Revolution led to the creation of pressure groups in India? Elaborate your views. 20** **Model Structure** **Introduction** - Provide an introduction on Green Revolution (GR) **Main Body** - After 1965-HYV-irrigation-fertilizers-self-sufficient in food grain production- social ethnic and political effect. - 2 stages-first stage Punjab Haryana western UP- 2nd stage South and western India - Norman Borlaug- M S Swaminathan- wonder wheat Mexico-Punjab and Haryana 200 times production - GR and power and politics- developed political aspiration-political parties-rich farmers enter into politics- served interests of rich farmers through cooperatives. - GR and ethnic distinction between Punjabi farmers and non-Punjabi farmers- poor farmers and rich farmers’ conflict. - Changes taking place in one sector leads to change in other sectors also- GR has influenced local politics-stratification-gender status-ethnicity- inter caste relationship- regional identities- migration. - Gail Omvedt- strong nexus between caste and class- caste conflict is also class conflict. - AR Desai- land reforms not successful- benami transfers in the name of cooperative farming- landlords holding tenants in unofficial contracts-so they can’t take legal route- they don’t enjoy their rights. - Southern states- benefits of agriculture pocketed by rich farmers-low level technology use-lower caste people as Agri labour- low intensive capitalist region. - Punjab and Haryana-tenancy system absent- hired labour- production as per market demands- farmers are highly unionized-caste and landownership relationship is absent- class consolidation high- intensive capitalist agriculture. - Multiple modes of production-60% are still landless- marginal farmers come from Dalit and Tribal origin- 16% agriculturists are from dominant castes- Jats,Yadavs,Bhomiars,Lingayats,Rajputs and Reddys etc. Rest from artisan caste-small holdings. - Due to the above reasons, pressure group activity is seen in the form of- - Dominant castes & resultant pressure groups: Patel agitation and Jat agitation for demand of reservation - Pressure groups to demand farm loan waivers - Pressure groups to demand free electricity for irrigation - Pressure groups to lobby for higher MSP - Pressure groups for higher subsidies - GR requires a high amount of irrigation. This necessitates multi-purpose projects. As a result, pressure groups which impress upon environmental issues are engendered - Pressure groups to not acquire agricultural land for development projects - New rural elites taking the route of pressure groups to further their agenda - Subsequently, they become farmer parties --- ### Check out best sociology test series for UPSC CSE [Click here](https://courses.upscprep.com/sociology-test-series-8-tests/?ref=upscprep.com)