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State the reasons for the various religious beliefs and practices in pre-modern societies.
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72 questions from the UPSC 2020 examination.
72 questions
State the reasons for the various religious beliefs and practices in pre-modern societies.
Are the contemporary farmers' movements in India changing their course? Discuss.
Q6 (Paper 2). (a) Discuss in detail the main issues of development planning in a mixed economy like India. (b) Do you think MSP (Minimum Support Price) Scheme for agriculture can help in rural development? Elaborate your response with suitable examples. (c) How can skill development programme induce social change? Illustrate.
Analyse the relevance of 'Pattern variables' in the study of social change.
Discuss Whitehead's contention that caste has potential to displace class and colonial contradiction.
Do you think MSP (Minimum Support Price) Scheme for agricultural produce can help in rural development? Elaborate your response with suitable examples.
What is the impact of gender division of labour on the development of society ?
Colonial administrators helped to construct the very traditionalism which marked the Indian society as 'backward'. Comment critically.
Write a note on 'cultural pluralism' in multi-religious society like India.
Q8 (Paper 1). (a) How does Marx view social conflict as an essential element in social change? (b) What is the impact of gender division of labour on the development of society? (c) Examine how social movements come to an end. Illustrate with examples.
Q4 (Paper 1). (a) Is humanity at the mercy of Nature, Science and Technology? Comment in the light of the pandemic situation. (b) According to Durkheim, "The major function of education is the transmission of society's norms and values." Discuss. (c) Critically assess social mobility in closed and open systems.
Q8 (Paper 2). (a) "Colonial administrators helped to construct the very traditionalism which marked the Indian society as 'backward'." Comment critically. (b) What were the salient features of India's Population Policy (2000)? How far its goals have been achieved? (c) Point out the main causes of 'child labour' in India. How far have the State policies succeeded in its elimination?
Q7 (Paper 2). (a) Elaborate the causes, consequences and other concerns of growth of urban settlements in India. (b) Evaluate the nature and scope of anthropogenic influence on climate in India and also analyze the environmental movements arising out of it. (c) Are the contemporary farmers' movements in India changing their course? Discuss.
Elaborate the causes, consequences and other concerns of growth of urban settlements in India.
Discuss in detail the main issues of development planning in mixed economy like India.
What are the problems in observing social facts in Durkheim's views ?
How does Marx view social conflict as an essential element in social change ?
How does Andre Beteille justify 'middle class in India'?
How do you justify Dumont's deliberate stress on ideology that produced intellectualized account of Indian society?
How did the intellectual forces lead to the emergence of sociology ? Discuss.
Does the institution of marriage continue to be sacred in Indian society ? Comment.
Discuss the consequences of Across Region marriage on kinship system in modern Indian society.
Q6 (Paper 1). (a) Discuss the new labour codes and their impact on formal and informal labour in India. (b) According to Mills, "Elites rule in institutional terms rather than psychological terms." Comment. (c) Analyse the strengths and weaknesses of social survey method in social research.
Examine the colonial policy of segregation of tribes under the Government of India Act, 1935.
Explain democracy as an order of society. What are the factors preventing people's participation in politics ?
How can skill development programme induce social change? Illustrate.
Phenomenological perspectives in sociology reject many of the assumptions of positivism. Comment.
Q5 (Paper 1). Answer the following questions in about 150 words each (50 marks): (a) In the context of globalisation, has the scope of sociology been changing in India? Comment. (b) Discuss the importance and sources of hypothesis in social research. (c) What are the problems in observing social facts in Durkheim's views? (d) State the reasons for the various religious beliefs and practices in pre-modern societies. (e) Does the institution of marriage continue to be sacred in Indian society? Comment.
According to Durkheim, "The major function of education is the transmission of society's norms and values." Discuss.
What do you understand by democratic federalism? How does it promote decentralization of power in India?
Analyze the issues related to the citizenship in contemporary India. Give suitable illustrations.
Is sociology a value-free science ? Discuss.
Examine how social movements come to an end. Illustrate with examples.
Q2 (Paper 2). (a) "Indian caste system is unique and has been unhealthy for the growth of sociology of India." How far do you agree with this view? (b) Discuss Whitehead's contention that caste has the potential to displace class and colonial contradiction. (c) "Indian rural society is a faction-ridden society." Discuss.
What are the reactions of R.K. Merton to the functionalism of social anthropologists ? Bring out the limitations of latent functions.
How does the New Education Policy, 2020 aim to eradicate disparities in the system of education in India?
Critically analyse Durkheim's views on elementary forms of religious life and role of religion. Also discuss the consequences of religious revivalism in contemporary society.
Q5 (Paper 2). Write short answers, with a sociological perspective, in about 150 words each (50 marks): (a) Point out the benefits of 'green chemistry' for agrarian transformation in India. (b) Analyze the issues related to citizenship in contemporary India. Give suitable illustrations. (c) Give an account of the consequences and remedies of chronic malnutrition in India. (d) How does the New Education Policy, 2020 aim to eradicate disparities in the system of education in India? (e) What do you understand by democratic federalism? How does it promote decentralization of power in India?
Discuss the conceptual issues about lineage and descent in India. Give suitable illustrations.
Critically assess social mobility in closed and open systems.
Q1 (Paper 1). Answer the following questions in about 150 words each (50 marks): (a) How did the intellectual forces lead to the emergence of sociology? Discuss. (b) Is sociology a value-free science? Discuss. (c) Methodology is a system of rules, principles and procedures, which forms scientific investigation. Comment. (d) "Ideal Types of Max Weber are mental constructs, they do not correspond to the reality." Give your views. (e) Analyse the relevance of "Pattern variables" in the study of social change.
Point out the main causes of 'child labour' in India. How far the State policies have succeeded in its elimination?
Give an account of the consequences and remedies of chronic malnutrition in India.
Q3 (Paper 1). (a) Capitalism has brought increasing informalisation of work in society. Substantiate your answer. (b) Critically analyse Durkheim's views on elementary forms of religious life and role of religion. Also discuss the consequences of religious revivalism in contemporary society. (c) Discuss the consequences of Across Region marriage on kinship system in modern Indian society.
Technology has accelerated the process of development and dependency. Discuss.
Analyse the strengths and weaknesses of social survey method in social research.
Q2 (Paper 1). (a) What are the reactions of R.K. Merton to the functionalism of social anthropologists? Bring out the limitations of latent functions. (b) How are Hierarchy and Exclusion the major impediments in the transformation of societies? Discuss. (c) Explain democracy as an order of society. What are the factors preventing people's participation in politics?
Explain the definitional problems concerning the tribal communities in India.
'Ideal Types' of Max Weber are mental constructs, they do not correspond to the reality. Give your views.
Evaluate the nature and scope of anthropogenic influence on climate in India and also analyze the environmental movements arising out of it.
Capitalism has brought increasing informalisation of work in society. Substantiate your answer.
Q1 (Paper 2). Write short answers, with a sociological perspective, in about 150 words each (50 marks): (a) Elaborate A. R. Desai's perspective to the study of Indian society. (b) "Banning practice of 'Sati' is attributed to annihilation of a major social evil in colonial India." Comment. (c) How do you justify Dumont's deliberate stress on ideology that produces an intellectualized account of Indian society? (d) Explain the definitional problems concerning the tribal communities in India. (e) "Secularism was an outcome of 20th century humanistic radicalism." Comment on this statement.
How are Hierarchy and Exclusion the major impediments in the transformation of societies ? Discuss.
According to Mills, "Elites rule in institutional terms rather than psychological terms." Comment.
Elaborate A. R. Desai's perspective to the study of Indian society.
Point out the benefits of 'green chemistry' for agrarian transformation in India.
Discuss the new labour codes and their impact on formal and informal labour in India.
"Secularism was an outcome of 20th century humanistic radicalism." Comment on this statement.
Discuss the importance and sources of hypothesis in social research.
Critically assess the Marxian theory of 'Alienation'.
"Banning practice of 'Sati' is attributed to annihilation of a major social evil in colonial India." Comment.
What were the salient features of the India's Population Policy (2000)? How far its goals have been achieved?
Methodology is a system of rules, principles and procedures, which forms scientific investigation. Comment.
Is humanity at the mercy of Nature, Science and Technology ? Comment in the light of pandemic situation.
Q3 (Paper 2). (a) Examine the colonial policy of segregation of tribes under the Government of India Act, 1935. (b) Discuss the dynamics of 'migrant workers' in India in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. (c) How does Andre Beteille justify the 'middle class' in India?
Q4 (Paper 2). (a) Discuss the conceptual issues about lineage and descent in India. Give suitable illustrations. (b) Analyze household dimensions of family in India. (c) Write a note on cultural pluralism in a multi-religious society like India.
In the context of globalisation, has the scope of sociology been changing in India ? Comment.
Q7 (Paper 1). (a) Technology has accelerated the process of development and dependency. Discuss. (b) Phenomenological perspectives in sociology reject many of the assumptions of positivism. Comment. (c) Critically assess the Marxian theory of "Alienation."
"Indian rural society is a faction-ridden society." Discuss.
Analyze household dimensions of family in India.
Discuss the dynamics of 'migrant workers' in India in the context of Corona pandemic.
"Indian caste system is unique and has been unhealthy for the growth of sociology of India." How far do you agree with this view?