UPSC Sociology Optional 2017 Paper I Previous Year Questions
This is the full UPSC CSE Sociology Optional 2017 Paper I previous year question set, arranged like the original exam booklet (Section A / Section B, question-wise sequence).
It includes 27 questions across 11 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 :
Explain how sociology has emerged as a distinct discipline based on rationality and scientific temper.
Explain ethnomethodological and phenomenological perspectives as critique of positivism.
Illustrate with example the significance of variables in sociological research.
Critically analyse Talcott Parsons’ conception ‘Pattern Variables’.
Can we equate 'poverty' with 'poor living'?Elaborate your answer.
Discuss the changing equations of discipline of Sociology with other social sciences.
Examine the basic postulates of positivism and post-positivism.
Elaborate the main tenets of interpretative perspective in sociology.
Analyse Marxian conception of historical materialism as a critique of Hegelian dialectics.
Examineepistemologicalfoundationsofqualitativemethodsofsocialresearch.
Discuss distinct sociological method adopted by Emile Durkheim in his method of ‘suicide’.
What is Weberian critique of Marxist notion of social stratification?
Examine gender, ethnicity and race as major dimensions of social stratification.
How can one resolve the issue of reliability and validity in the context of sociological research on inequality?
खण्ड—B / SECTION—B
What do you understand by 'informalisation of labour’? Write your answer with special reference to India.
Discuss the changing interface between state and civil society in post-independent India.
Give an assessment of Durkheimian notion of ‘sacred’ and ‘profane’ in sociology of religion.
Examine 'patriarchal bargain' as gendered division of work in contemporary India.
Assess the role of mass media as an agent of social change.
Trace the changing nature of organisation of work in capitalist society over the years.
Examine the dynamics of pressure groups in multi-party- political system.
What is new in 'new social movements'? Elaborate your answer with special reference to India.
Examine the impact of heritage tourism urban socio-spatial patterns in India.
Examine any two theories of social change in detail.
Critically analyze the role of science and technology in bringing about social change.
Elaborate on various types of religious practices prevalent in Indian society.
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