UPSC Sociology Optional 2020 Paper II Previous Year Questions
This is the full UPSC CSE Sociology Optional 2020 Paper II previous year question set, arranged like the original exam booklet (Section A / Section B, question-wise sequence).
It includes 27 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 :
Elaborate A. R. Desai's perspective to the study of Indian society.
Banning Practice of ‘Sati’ is attributed to annihilation of a major social evil in colonial Indian. “Comment.
HowdoyoujustifyDumont'sdeliberatestressonideologythatproduced intellectualized account of Indian society?
Explain the definitional problems concerning the tribal communities in India.
'Secularism was an outcome of 20th century humanistic radicalism.' Comment on this statement.
"Indian caste system is unique and has been unhealthy for the growth of Sociology of India". How far do you agree with this view?
Discuss Whitehead's contention that caste has the potential to displace class and colonial contradiction.
Indian rural society is a faction-ridden society". Discuss.
Examine the colonial policy of segregation of tribes under the Government of India Act 1935
Discuss the dynamics of 'migrant workers' in India in the context of Corona pandemic.
How does Andra Beteille Justify ‘middle class in India?
Discuss the conceptual issues about lineage and descent in India.Give suitable illustrations.
Analyze household dimensions of family in India.
Write a note on cultural pluralism' in multi - religious society like India.
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 :
Point out the benefits of 'green chemistry' for agrarian transformation in India.
Analyze the issues related to the citizenship in contemporary India. Give suitable illustrations.
Give an account of the consequences and remedies of chronic malnutrition in India.
How does the New Education Policy, 2020 1 aim to eradicate disparities in the system of education in India?
Whatdoyouunderstandbydemocraticfederalism?Howdoesitpromote decentralization of power in India?
Discuss in detail the main issues of development planning in mixed economy like India?
Do you think MSP (Minimum Support Price) Scheme for agricultural produce can help in rural development? Elaborate your response with suitable examples.
Elaborate the causes, consequences and other concerns of growth of urban settlements in India.
Evaluate the nature and scope of anthropogenic influence on climate in India and also analyse the environmental movements arising out of it.
Are the contemporary farmers' movements in India changing their course? Discuss.
Colonial administrators helped to construct the very traditionalism which marked the Indian society as 'backward'. Comment critically.
What were the salient features of the India's Population Policy (2000)?How far its goals have been achieved?
Point out the main causes of 'child labor' in India.How far the State policies have succeeded in its elimination?
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