UPSC Sociology Optional 2014 Paper I Previous Year Questions
This is the full UPSC CSE Sociology Optional 2014 Paper I previous year question set, arranged like the original exam booklet (Section A / Section B, question-wise sequence).
It includes 25 questions across 10 syllabus chapters. Click any question to open its dedicated page with model answer support.
खण्ड—A / SECTION—A
निम्नलिखित प्रश्नों में से प्रत्येक का उत्तर लगभग 150 शब्दों में दीजिए :
Answer the following questions in about 150 words each :
How is objectivity different from value neutrality? Discuss with reference to Weber’s views on methodology.
Write a short answer of the following in about 150 words: How did the emergence of industrial society change family life in Western Europe?
How is Sociological approach to human actions different from that of psychological approach?
In what ways biographies could be used to study social life? Explain.
How can we use reference group theory to understand the fashion in Society?
Which research technique would be most suitable for the study of consumer behaviour and its social correlates? Explain.
Identify the similarities and differences between Marx’s theory of ‘alienation’ and Durkheim’s theory of ‘anomie’.
How could one use Merton’s concept of deviance to understand the traffic problems in urban area?
What do you understand by gender? How does it shape 'male identity'?
"According to Max Weber, 'class' and 'status' are two different dimensions of power." Discuss.
corruption in India Society?
How does Weber use the notion of ‘ideal types’ in his theory of bureaucracy?
Using Mead's theory of symbolic interactionism, discuss the stages in the formation of gender identity.
खण्ड—B / SECTION—B
निम्नलिखित प्रश्नों में से प्रत्येक का उत्तर लगभग 150 शब्दों में दीजिए :
Answer the following questions in about 150 words each :
For Marx, class divisions are outcomes of 'exploitation'. Discuss. (in about 150 words)
What are the distinctive features of social organization of work in slave society? How is it different from feudal society? (In about 150 words)
Discuss T. H. Marshall's views on citizenship.
Distinguish between Political Parties and Pressure Groups.
“According to Durkheim, the essence of religion in modern society is the same as religion in primitive society.” Comment.
"Power is not a zero-sum game". Discuss with reference to Weber's and Parsons's views.
Critically examine the functionalist views on the institution of family. How do those help us in understanding family in the present times?
How is religious revivalism different from communalism? Elaborate with Suitable examples from the Indian context?
According to Marx, capitalism transforms even the personal relationship between men and women. Critically examine with illustrations from the contemporary Indian context.
How is the increasing use of technology changing the status of women in Indian society?
Write a short essay on the Latin American perspective on 'dependency'.
What do you understand by social movement? How has the mobilization by Scheduled Castes helped them in constructing a new identity?
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