SOCIOLOGY – Question Paper UPSC Civil Services Mains 2013
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Sociology – Daily Answer Writing Challenge Day -22
QUESTIONS: 20/11/2013 Write a short note on Primary and Reference Groups (200 Words) Write a short note on Utility of Reliability and Validity in Social Research (200 Words) Write a short note on caste in Muslims (200 Words) ARCHIVES
Sociology – Daily Answer Writing Challenge Day – 21
QUESTIONS: 16/11/2013 Explain Karl Marx’s ‘theory of social change’. What are the reactions of functionalists to his views ? (300 Words) Write short note: Division of labour and the differentiation of social structure.(200 Words) Critically examine Weber’s theory of Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism.(300 Words) Critically analyze the concept of Anomie. Elaborate, with suitable …
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Sociology – Daily Answer Writing Challenge Day – 20
QUESTIONS: 14/11/2013 Write short note: Alienation. (200 Words) Write short note: Class-in-itself and class-for-itself (200 Words) Give a Critical Review of Emile Durkheim’s Theory on Religion and Society. To what extent does it explain the contemporary scenario in Asia? (300 Words) ARCHIVES
Sociology – Daily Answer Writing Challenge Day – 19
QUESTIONS: 13/11/2013 Write short note: Class struggle a conceived by Karl Marx.(200 Words) “Not all facts about human behavior are necessarily social facts.” State the meaning. (300 Words) Elaborate Emile Durkheim’s analysis of the Elementary Forms of Religious Life and role of religion in society. How does the explain existence of religion in modern industrial societies ? …
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Sociology – Daily Answer Writing Challenge Day – 16
QUESTIONS: 09/11/2013 Explain Karl Marx’s analysis of capitalistic mode of production and class-struggle. What are the intellectual reactions to his views? (300 Words) What is the focus of sociological analysis in the contributions of Emile Durkheim? Give your answer with the help of any one of his contributions.(300 Words) Explain the origin and characteristics of …
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Sociology – Daily Answer Writing Challenge Day – 15
QUESTIONS: 08/11/2013 Emile Durkheim had argued that the function of division of labour in society is that of the promotion of social solidarity. Elaborate the statement and analyze the distinction between two forms of solidarity discussed by him. (300 Words) Write short note: The sacred and the profane. (200 Words) “Not all facts about human …
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Sociology – Daily Answer Writing Challenge Day -11
QUESTIONS: 04/11/2013 (Chapter 2 Sociology as Science) “Scientific Research method is not a cooked recipe meant for instant consumption and use by researcher.” What are scientific methods or steps? Is it possible to follow these steps. (300 Words) Universalization of scientific method is absolutely an unacceptable proposition. Explain. (300 Words) Highlight the problem of Value …
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Sociology – Daily Answer Writing Challenge Day – 10
QUESTIONS: 02/11/2013(Chapter 1: Sociology and the Discipline) “Renaissance which is the mother of European modernity has a strong ideological, institutional and technological genesis and gave rise to growth of sociology.”. Elaborate. (300 words) Common sense is centrality to sociological inquiry. Is it possible to fuse common sense with rationality in sociological research? (300 words) What …
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Sociology – Daily Answer Writing Challenge Day – 9
QUESTIONS: 01/11/2013 Define ‘Social Policy’. Evaluate the performance of Social Policy in modernization of developing societies. (300 Words) Explain Karl Marx’s conception of ‘Class Antagonism’. How have the functionalists reacted to his views. (300 Words) Elaborate the concept of Political Elite. Explain how social structural origins of political elites influence their political orientations. (300 Words) …
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Sociology – Daily Answer Writing Challenge Day – 8
QUESTIONS: 31/10/2013 Discuss the meanings and significance of culture in human society. Critically bring out the role of culture in the development of personality. (300 Words) Describe the socio-economic factors responsible for communal tensions in India. What suggestions will you give to control them. (300 Words) Write a short note on science and social responsibility …
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Sociology – Daily Answer Writing Challenge – 6
QUESTIONS: 30/10/2013 (Paper-I and II) Briefly discuss the Conflict Perspective on social stratification and examine the view that social inequality in India is the function of rigid social stratification system. (300 Words) Write a short note on the social dimensions of corruption. (200 Words) Discuss atrocities on women and suggest annihilative measures for them. (300 …
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Sociology – Daily Answer Writing Challenge Day – 6
QUESTIONS: 29/10/2013 (Paper-II) Discuss the metaphysical and ethical basis of Hindu social organization. (300 Words) Critically evaluate the existing welfare programs for women in India. Have they benefited all sections of women in India? (300 Words) Outline the factors responsible for unrest in agrarian communities of India. What suggestions will you give to arrest this …
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Sociology – Daily Answer Writing Answer Writing Challenge Day – 5
QUESTIONS: 28/10/2013 (Paper-II) Write a short note on the integration of tribes in Hindu Culture. (200 Words) Is Secularism a weak ideology? Critically analyze the reasons for anti-secular trends in India. (300 Words) Analyze the ideological and strategical features of Naxalbari movement. (300 Words) ARCHIVES Public Administration – Daily Answer Writing Challenge – Day-11
Sociology – Daily Answer Writing Challenge Day – 4
QUESTIONS:26/10/2013 (Paper-I) Examine the social dimensions of religious revivalism and fundamentalism in the context of globalization. (300 Words) Examine the social dimensions of displacement induced by development (150 Words) Analyze the social impact of market economy on traditional societies. (150 Words) ARCHIVES
Sociology – Daily Answer Writing Challenge
QUESTIONS: 25/10/2013 (Paper-I and Paper-II) Are social movements always influenced by ideologies? Discuss (200 Words) ‘Revolutionary changes have some specific characteristics.” Discuss with examples. (200 Words) Write a note on Constitution as a living document of Social Change. (150 Words) ARCHIVES
Sociology – Daily Answer Writing Challenge Day – 3
QUESTIONS:22/10/2013 (Paper-II) Critically assess the forms in which untouchability continues to be practised. (300 Words) Discuss the interrelationships between caste, class and power (300 Words) ARCHIVES
Sociology – Daily Answer Writing Challenge Day – 1
QUESTIONS: 19/10/2013 (Paper-I) “Sociology without History is rootless and History without Sociology is fruitless.” Elaborate. (300 Words/2010) “There has been a substantial decline in labour class and increase in labour force in non- manual jobs with the advent of new technological revolution.” Critically examine. (300 Words/2010)
