Thinker

E. A. Ramaswamy

E. A. Ramaswamy is central to 5 previous-year questions, spanning 2012 to 2025 across Paper II. Everything below is drawn from the official papers — the questions themselves, the concepts they test, and where they sit in the syllabus.

5Questions
201225Years tested
IIPaper
3Syllabus topics

Concepts asked alongside E. A. Ramaswamy

What the examiner actually wants you to know when this name appears.

contractualisation 2caste-class nexuscasualisationclass consciousnessclass structuredecline of unionismfeminisation of labourformal and informal sectorindustrial bourgeoisieindustrial class structureindustrialisationinformal sectorinformalisationinformalisation of labourlabour aristocracylabour market segmentationmodernizationnew economic policy

Where E. A. Ramaswamy appears in the syllabus

  • Industrialization and Urbanisation in India2
  • Social Classes in India2
  • Social Movements in Modern India1

Every question on E. A. Ramaswamy

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