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2nd Sem Syllabus

This document outlines the syllabus for several courses, including English, Political Science, Sociology, Special Contract, and Family Law. For English, the syllabus covers grammar, letter writing, precis, and legal terminology. Political Science covers forms of government, organs of government, political parties, public opinion, and representation. Sociology examines society in pre-British and British-ruled India, families, castes, and social change. Special Contract analyzes relevant sections of contract law. Family Law addresses Muslim law, the Indian Succession Act, and the Indian Divorce Act.

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2nd Sem Syllabus

This document outlines the syllabus for several courses, including English, Political Science, Sociology, Special Contract, and Family Law. For English, the syllabus covers grammar, letter writing, precis, and legal terminology. Political Science covers forms of government, organs of government, political parties, public opinion, and representation. Sociology examines society in pre-British and British-ruled India, families, castes, and social change. Special Contract analyzes relevant sections of contract law. Family Law addresses Muslim law, the Indian Succession Act, and the Indian Divorce Act.

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SYLLABUS BOOKLET

ENGLISH – II
1. Grammar
A. Kinds of Sentence:
a. Assertive, Interrogative, Imperative and Exclamatory.
b. Clauses and Phrases.
c. The use of the Tenses.
d. Appropriate Prepositions.
B. Basic Transformation of Sentences:
a. The degree of comparison
b. Active and Passive Voice.
c. Conversion of Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences.
d. Narration, Interchange of Direct and Indirect Speech.
C. One word substitution.
D. Agreement of verb with subject.
E. Some common Errors including idiomatic errors.
2. Letter Writing:
a. Official Letters. b. Letters to Newspapers. c. Business Letters.
3. Precis.
4. Legal Words (Latin) and Legal Words (English):
A. Legal Words (Latin): Functus Officio, In Loco Parentis, In Rem, In Personam, In Limine, In Lieu Of, De Jure,
Affidavit, Donatio Mortis Causa, Ex Parte, In Re, Resjudicata, Inter Alia, Seriatim, Mandamus, Certiorari, Habeas
Corpus, Quowarranto, Estoppel.
B. Legal Words (English): Plaint, Written Statement, Petition, Civil Matter, Criminal Matter, Jurisdiction,
Revenue Matter, Summons, Warrant, Bail, Examination-in-chief, Cross Examination, Re-Examination, Alimony,
Receiver, Injunction, Garnishee, Mandatory, Peremptory, Legal Right, Fundamental Right, Human Right, Legal
Person, Precedent, Legislation, Equity, Custom, International Declaration and Conventions, Jurisprudence,
Arbitration, Alternative Dispute Resolution.
POLITICAL SCIENCE – II
Organisation and Organs of Government
1. Organisation of Government:
(A) Unitary and Federal forms of Government:
(a) Unitary form of Government: Meaning, Nature, Merits and Demerits.
(b) Federal form of Government: Meaning, Characteristics, Merits and Demerits, Centralising tendencies
in Federations, Difference between Unitary and Federal forms of Government.
(B) Parliamentary and Presidential forms of Government:
(a) Parliamentary form of Government: Meaning, Characteristics, Merits and Demerits.
(b) Presidential form of Government: Meaning, Characteristics, Merits and Demerits, Comparison
between the two.
(C) Democracy and Dictatorship:
(a) Democracy: Meaning and Definition, Merits and Demerits, Conditions for Success.
(b) Dictatorship: Meaning and Definition, Merits and Demerits, Democracy v. Dictatorship.
2. Organs of Government:
(a) Legislature: Meaning, Functions, Structure and Decline of Legislature in present Day.
(b) Executive: Meaning, Kinds, Functions and Increase of Executive Powers.
(c) Judiciary: Meaning, Functions and Independence.
3. The Theory of Separation Of Powers.

4. Political Parties and Pressure Groups:


(a) Political Parties: Meaning, Nature, Functions, Importance of Political Parties in a Democratic State, Types
of Party System.
(b) Pressure Groups: Meaning, Functions, Importance of Pressure Groups in a Modern Democratic State.
Distinction between Political Parties and Pressure Groups.

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5. Public Opinion:
(a) Meaning and Nature.
(b) Agencies for the Formation of Public Opinion.
(c) Role of Public Opinion in a Democratic State.
6. Electorate and Representation:
(a) Universal Adult Franchise(b) Women Suffrage
(c) Representation: i. Territorial Representation, ii. Proportional Representation.

SOCIOLOGY – II
Nature and Development of Sociology
1. Society in pre-British India:
(a) Land Ownership Pattern. (b) Self Sufficient Village Economy and the Jajmani System.

2. Impact of British Rule on Indian Society:


(a) Breakdown of Traditional Village Self-Sufficiency. (b) Commercialisation of Agriculture.
(c) Growth of Rural Poverty and Indebtedness. (d) Rise of New Social Classes.
3. Development of Indian Society:
(a) Unity and Diversity. (b) Continuity and Change.
4. The Indian Family:
(a) Traditional Joint Family: Definition, Characteristics and Breakdown of Joint Family System.
(b) Impact of Post Independence Social Legislations relating to Family and Marriage in India.
5. The Caste System:
(a) Definition and Characteristics. (b) Caste and Verna. (c) Mobility in the Caste System. (d) Changing
aspects of Caste System. (e) Caste and Class. (f) Caste and Politics.

6. Different Depressed Communities in India:


(a) The Scheduled Castes: Definition, Condition and Problems.
(b) The Schedule Tribes: Definition, Condition and Problems, Ameliorative Measures for the Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
7. Changing Status of Women:
(a) Indian Women in Pre-British Society.
(b) Indian Women during the British Rule.
(c) Indian Women in the Post- Independence Period.
8. Social and Cultural Change in India:
(a) Sanskritisation. (b) Westernisation. (c) Modernisation. (d) Industrialisation. (e) Urbanisation.

SPECIAL CONTRACT
1. The Indian Contract Act: Relevant Sections relating to Guarantee, Indemnity, Bailment and Agency.
2. The Indian Partnership Act, 1932.
3. The Sale of Goods Act, 1930.

FAMILY LAW – II
1. Muslim Law:
(a) Sources and Schools.
(b) Marriage, Dower and Dissolution of Marriage.
(c) Wakf, Gift, Wills and Inheritance.
2. The Indian Succession Act:
(a) Probate.(b) Succession Certificate. (C)Letters of Administration
a. The Indian Divorce Act.

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