Thinker
A. M. Shah
A. M. Shah is central to 17 previous-year questions, spanning 2009 to 2025 across Paper I and Paper II. Everything below is drawn from the official papers — the questions themselves, the concepts they test, and where they sit in the syllabus.
17Questions
2009–25Years tested
I & IIPaper
4Syllabus topics
Concepts asked alongside A. M. Shah
What the examiner actually wants you to know when this name appears.
domestic group 3joint family 3nuclear family 3nuclearisation 3changing gender roles 2co-residence 2developmental cycle of domestic groups 2family 2functional jointness 2household 2individualisation of choice 2ageingalliance and descentco-residence and commensalitycommercialisation of marriagecommodification of alliancecommodification of marriagecompanionate marriage
Where A. M. Shah appears in the syllabus
Every question on A. M. Shah
Each links to a full breakdown — how to approach it, a model answer, and the examiner’s perspective.
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2012
- Challenges to institution of marriage.
- Has nuclear family existed in traditional India ? Discuss with reference to the views of I. P. Desai.
- What are the problems of ageing population ? Describe the declining traditional social support system for the aged. Suggest alternative measures to support ageing population.
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