UPSC Mains SOCIOLOGY-PAPER-I 2013

28 Questions • 400 Marks • With Detailed Model Answers

1
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Sociology emerged in Europe and flourished to begin with on social reformist orientation in the U.S.A." - Comment.
SociologyHistory
2
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Compare and contrast Sociology with Anthropology.
SociologyAnthropology
3
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Critically examine positivistic approach in sociological studies.
SociologyResearch Methodology
4
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Examine science and technology as agents of social change.
SociologyTechnologySocial Change
5
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Analyse the contemporary trends in family with examples.
SociologyFamily
6
20 Marksmedium
Analyse the limitations of quantitative methods in social research.
SociologyResearch Methodology
7
20 Marksmedium
Critically examine the functionalist tradition in Sociology.
SociologySocial Theory
8
10 Marksmedium
Analyse the salient features of historical materialism.
SociologyPolitical ScienceHistory
9
20 Marksmedium
Compare Karl Marx with Emile Durkheim with reference to the framework of 'division of labour'.
SociologySocial Theory
10
20 Marksmedium
Critically analyse the contributions of G.H. Mead to 'symbolic interactionism'.
SociologySocial Theory
11
10 Marksmedium
Examine the salient features of Weberian bureaucracy.
SociologyPolitical SciencePublic Administration
12
20 Marksmedium
How are open and closed systems of stratification undergoing transformation in the emergence of new hierarchical social order in societies?
SociologySocial Inequality
13
20 Marksmedium
Is patriarchy a universal phenomenon ? Critically examine how does patriarchy affect sexual division of labour in societies.
SociologyGender Studies
14
10 Marksmedium
Examine the role of pressure groups in parliamentary democracy.
Political ScienceSociology
15
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Distinguish between people being socially excluded and people excluding themselves socially in societies.
SociologySocial Psychology
16
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Define social movement. Elucidate the role of reformist movements in social change.
SociologyPolitical Science
17
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Science has empirical means to logical ends and religion has non-empirical means to logical ends." Comment.
SociologyPhilosophyReligion
18
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Examine the social dimensions of displacement induced by development.
SociologyDevelopment Studies
19
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Analyse the gender bias in the present society with examples.
SociologyGender Studies
20
20 Marksmedium
How do Karl Marx and Max Weber differ in terms of their analysis of social stratification?
SociologySocial Inequality
21
20 Marksmedium
Examine the social impact of globalization on labour and society.
SociologyEconomicsGlobalization
22
10 Marksmedium
Examine the relevance of Parsonian Social System in the present society.
SociologySocial Theory
23
20 Marksmedium
Evaluate how do civil society and democracy mutually reinforce each other.
Political ScienceSociology
24
20 Marksmedium
Examine the emerging trends in marriage and family as a response to the changes in economic and social order.
SociologyFamily
25
10 Marksmedium
Critically examine the role of civil society in democracy.
Political ScienceSociology
26
20 Marksmedium
Illustrate the conflicts and tensions experienced by societies undergoing social change.
SociologySocial Change
27
20 Marksmedium
Critically examine the cultural theories of social change with suitable examples.
SociologyCultural Studies
28
10 Marksmedium
Is religion antithetical to science ? Comment.
SociologyPhilosophyReligion