1Medium20 marks
Examine any two theories of social change in detail.
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56 questions from the UPSC 2017 examination.
56 questions
Examine any two theories of social change in detail.
What are the changes in the cultural and structural aspects of the caste system since independence ?
Examine the dynamics of pressure groups in multi-party political system.
What are the causes and solutions for the low female sex-ratio in the DEMARU States of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal and Gujarat ?
To what extent does nation building depend on strengthening of pluralities in Indian society ?
Compare the pressing problems of a dalit poor family living in an urban slum with a similar type of family living in a rural setting.
Explain the concepts of 'dominant caste' and 'vote bank', giving examples from specific regions.
Why have we started using another category of tribes called the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) ? Why are they so called ?
Examine the basic postulates of positivism and post-positivism.
Examine epistemological foundations of qualitative methods of social research.
Discuss the changing interface between state and civil society in post-independent India.
Indebtedness is one of the serious issues leading to farmers' suicides. Discuss reasons and suggest solutions.
What are the emerging concerns on women's reproductive health ?
Problematise the concept of secularism in the present context.
Discuss some of the striking issues of development induced imbalances that need urgent attention.
Discuss the regional variations of kinship system in Indian society.
What is Cultural Revivalism ? Give some examples from performing arts, language dissemination and arts and crafts in recent times.
What is new in 'new social movements'? Elaborate your answer with special reference to India.
Explain the issues relating to ethnicity and sub-ethnicity.
What do you understand by 'informalisation of labour'? Write your answer with special reference to India.
Give an account of the problems relating to the "creamy layer".
Trace the changing nature of organisation of work in capitalist society over the years.
What is the nature of religious change among tribal communities ? Illustrate with two examples from colonial and post independence times.
Can we equate 'poverty' with 'poor living'? Elaborate your answer.
Elaborate on various types of religious practices prevalent in Indian society.
Examine the impact of heritage tourism on urban socio-spatial patterns in India.
How can one resolve the issue of reliability and validity in the context of sociological research on inequality?
What, according to you, are the two fundamental axes of social discrimination in Indian society ? Are they changing ?
The main objectives of socio-religious movements during the colonial rule in India were reforming and synthesizing Hinduism. Write on any two such important movements.
Write a note on Education and Equality in India.
How have the struggles against untouchability changed their forms and perspectives from Gandhian to Ambedkarite positions ?
Clarify the distinction between 'household' and 'family' and evaluate whether joint families have completely disintegrated.
Discuss distinct sociological method adopted by Emile Durkheim in his study of 'suicide'.
Discuss Yogendra Singh's thesis on Modernisation of Indian Tradition, and evaluate its applicability in the present day context.
Compare the North Indian Kinship System with the South Indian Kinship System.
Explain how sociology has emerged as a distinct discipline based on rationality and scientific temper.
Write a critique of the structural and functional perspective used by M.N. Srinivas in the understanding of Indian society.
Assess the role of mass media as an agent of social change.
Discuss the changing equations of discipline of sociology with other social sciences.
Examine 'patriarchal bargain' as gendered division of work in contemporary India.
Write a short note on 'changing means of production and increased rural poverty.'
Analyse Marxian conception of historical materialism as a critique of Hegelian dialectics.
Critically analyse the role of science and technology in bringing about social change.
Do you agree that the issue of child labour raises questions about and beyond the informal sector ? Give reasons.
What are the distinct features of Islam as practised in India, and how have they changed over time ?
Despite gains from the women's movement and state policy of women empowerment, gender equality is far from achieved. Identify two major challenges that prevent this goal from being reached.
Critically analyse Talcott Parsons' conception of 'Pattern Variables'.
Elaborate the main tenets of interpretative perspective in sociology.
What are the reasons for the escalation of violence against women in the public domain ?
Examine ethnomethodological and phenomenological perspectives as critique of positivism.
Which is more significant, the principle of 'hierarchy' or the principle of 'difference', in intercaste relations in the present day ?
Examine gender, ethnicity and race as major dimensions of social stratification.
Illustrate with example the significance of variables in sociological research.
Give an assessment of Durkheimian notion of 'sacred' and 'profane' in sociology of religion.
Examine the relationship between the contemporary trends in marriage and changing forms of family.
What is Weberian critique of Marxist notion of social stratification?