UPSC Sociology Optional 2016 Paper II Previous Year Questions
This is the full UPSC CSE Sociology Optional 2016 Paper II previous year question set, arranged like the original exam booklet (Section A / Section B, question-wise sequence).
It includes 26 questions across 3 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 :
Write short notes with a sociological perspective: Salient Features of A.R. Desai’s Marxist Sociology
Write short notes with a sociological perspective: Significance of Village Studies in Indian Sociology.
Write short notes with a sociological a dominant perspective: 'Isolationism' as feature of colonial tribal policy.
Write short notes with a sociological perspective: Anti-Brahmanical movements during the colonial period.
How has BR Ambedkar identified the features of caste system? How is it different from the mainstream treatment of caste features?
Discuss Andre Beteille's account of the relationship between caste, class and power change from symmetrical to asymmetrical one.
Analyse the major components of Land Reform Acts. Show their effectiveness in curbing rural inequality.
Bringoutthesignificanceofthedifferencebetweenfamilyandhousehold.
Elucidate the concepts of 'majoritarianism and 'minoritarianism' in accentuating communal tensions in India.
Comment on the increasing significance of caste in politics.
How is the tribal question related to the issues of integration and autonomy in modern India?
Comment on the factors behind the changing status of women in urban India.
What accounts for the growth and consolidation of middle classes in modern India? Elucidate.
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 :
Write short notes with a sociological perspective: Privatization of education and increasing inequalities.
Write short notes with a sociological perspective: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for rural development. 9.
Write short notes with a sociological perspective: Different forms of Dalit assertion.
Write short notes with a sociological 6. perspective: Empowerment through 'Right to Education'.
Write short notes with a sociological perspective: Differential sex-ratio and its implications.
Write a note on the uneven impact of 'Green Revolution' on rural society.
Discuss the emerging forms of 'inequalities' and 'acute poverty' as major challenges of social transformation in India.
Discuss the various forms of environmental movements started in India.
Bring out the impact of the declining significance of the agrarian economy.
Examine the impact of industrialization and urbanization on family structure.
How is aging becoming an emerging issue in Indian society?
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