UPSC Mains SOCIOLOGY-PAPER-II 2025

28 Questions • 400 Marks • With Detailed Model Answers

1
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium

'Textual perspective is important in understanding of Indian Social System.' Discuss.

Indian SocietySocial Thought
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10 Marks150 Wordsmedium

Justify that the Indian traditions are modernizing. Also discuss its contributing factors.

Indian SocietySocial Change
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10 Marks150 Wordsmedium

According to you, which social reform movement has played the most effective role in uplifting the status of women? Explain.

Indian SocietySocial MovementsGender Studies
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10 Marks150 Wordsmedium

How did Colonial Policies for the tribes affected their socio-economic conditions in India? Discuss.

Indian SocietyColonialismTribal Studies
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10 Marks150 Wordsmedium

How would you appropriate to characterise G. S. Ghurye as a practitioner of 'theoretical pluralism'?

Social ThoughtIndian Sociologists
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20 Markshard

Do you think that in a society like India orthogenetic changes take place through differentiation? Do you observe continuities in the orthogenetic process? Elaborate your answer with suitable examples.

Indian SocietySocial Change
7
20 Markshard

'Agrarian class structure has been undergoing changes due to modern forces.' Critically examine.

Indian SocietyRural SociologySocial Change
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10 Marksmedium

How same sex marriages are responsible for population dynamics in India? Discuss.

Indian SocietyDemographySocial Issues
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20 Marksmedium

What do you mean by nation building? What is the role of religion in nation building? Elaborate your answer.

Political SociologySociology of ReligionIndian Society
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20 Markshard

Do you think that new economic reforms of British rule have disrupted the old economic system of India? Substantiate your answer with suitable examples.

Economic SociologyColonialismIndian Economy
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10 Marksmedium

Describe the main features of Indian new middle class. How is it different from the old middle class?

Indian SocietySocial StratificationSocial Change
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20 Markshard

Who is said to be the pioneer of village studies in India? Illustratively describe contributions of some Indian sociologists on village studies. How their approaches are distinct from each other?

Indian SocietyRural SociologySocial Thought
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20 Markshard

"Industrial class structure is a function of social structure of Indian society." Do you agree with this statement? Analyze.

Indian SocietySocial StructureEconomic Sociology
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10 Markseasy

What is kinship? Briefly explain G. P. Murdock's contribution to the study of the kinship system.

Social InstitutionsFamily and KinshipSocial Thought
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10 Marks150 Wordsmedium

'The transfer of land from cultivating to the non-cultivating owners is bringing about transformation in Indian society.' Justify your answer by giving suitable illustrations.

Indian SocietyRural SociologySocial Change
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10 Marks150 Wordsmedium

Bring out various factors responsible for declining of village Industries in India.

Indian EconomyRural SociologyIndustrial Sociology
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10 Markshard

Discuss the social bases of political mobilization in Independent India. Has some change occurred in these during the last 60-70 years?

Political SociologyIndian SocietySocial Change
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10 Marks150 Wordsmedium

What are the major problems faced by the labour migrants while working in informal sectors of Indian States? Discuss.

Labour StudiesIndian SocietyInformal Sector
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10 Marks150 Wordsmedium

Do you think that law has been able to abolish child labour in India? Comment.

Social IssuesLaw and SocietyChild Labour
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20 Markshard

In what respects have the constitutional provisions changed the socio-economic and political conditions of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in India? Critically examine.

Indian SocietySocial JusticePolitical Sociology
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20 Markshard

Discuss the trend of urbanization in India. Do you think that Industrialization is the only precondition of urbanization? Give you arguments.

Urban SociologyIndustrializationSocial Change
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10 Marksmedium

Which measures would you suggest for preventing caste conflicts in India? Justify your argument.

Indian SocietySocial StratificationSocial Conflict
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20 Markshard

What are the Private and Public network and support systems operative in Indian society for the aged? Suggest measures to curb down the challenges before care givers of the aged.

Indian SocietySocial GerontologySocial Welfare
24
20 Markshard

"Educational development is the only Panacea for country's all ills and evils." Critically examine the above statement with reference to NEP-2020.

Sociology of EducationSocial PolicyIndian Society
25
10 Marksmedium

How Dalit movements in India have facilitated their Identity formation? Analyze.

Indian SocietySocial MovementsIdentity Studies
26
20 Markshard

Is it possible to have sustainable development in India? Cite major environmental issues and suggest a few measures to achieve the sustainability.

Environmental SociologyDevelopment StudiesIndian Society
27
20 Markshard

Do you think that forced displacement of labourers has caused their deprivation and resultant inequalities during the recent past years? Elaborate.

Labour StudiesSocial InequalityDevelopment Studies
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10 Marksmedium

What are the Indian government's schemes launched for poverty alleviation after the United Nation's Declaration of 'Sustainable Development Goals - 2015'? Briefly describe.

Social PolicyPoverty StudiesIndian Economy