Sociology - 1997 (Main) (Paper - I) Time Allowed: Three Hours Maximum Marks : 300
Candidates should attempt Questions 1 and 5 which are compulsory, and any three of the remaining questions, selecting at least one question from each Section. .All questions carry equal marks.
SECTION - A
1. Write short notes on any three of the following (each answer should not exceed 200 words) : (a) Sociology as an interpretative discipline
(b) A good hypothesis
(c) Anomie
(d) Types of mobility
2. Is it possible to study social phenomenon scientifically ? Give a critical answer.
3. Critically examine Max Weber's theory of social action and its limitations.
4. Discuss Talcott Parsons' contribution to the analysis of social system.
SECTION-B
5. Write short notes on any three of the following (each answer should not exceed 200 words) :
(a) Fundamentals of religion
(b) Concept of social movement
(c) Role of education in social development
(d) Industrialization and social change
6. "Education is an instrument of social control and social change," Critically examine the statement.
7. What are the problems of universalisation of primary education ? Discuss fully.
8. Explain the concept of social change. Critically examine the contribution of Karl Marx's theory of social change.
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IAS Exam Papers-Main - Sociology (Paper - II) 1997
Sociology - 1997 (Main) (Paper - II) SECTION A
1. Write short notes on any three of the following (each answer should not exceed 200 words each)
(a) Pluralism and national unity
(b) Industrial class structure in India
(c) Impact of Islam on Indian society
(d) Social consequences of occupational diversification
2. Outline the social factors related to generation gap. How has the generation gap led to the problems of youth unrest ?
3. Describe the sociocultural background of the political elites of contemporary India. What has been the influence of their background on their political orientations ?
4. Caste is becoming weaker and stronger at the same time in present day India. ' Discuss the factors responsible for continuity and change.
SECTION-B
5. Write short on any three of the following (in not more than 200 words each) :
(a) Social proVirtual of slums
(b) Social dimensions of drug addiction
(c) Issues of tribal identity
(d) Communal tensions in India
6. Describe the role played by education in social mobility.
Do you think that education has been the most important factor in accelerating social mobility in modern Indian society ? Give arguments in favour of your answer.
7. What changes have taken place in the tribal social stratification pattern in recent times ? Describe the factors responsible for these changes.
8. Describe the factors related to social movements. In the light of these factors explain the emergence of peasant movement in India.
IAS Exam Papers-Main - Sociology (Paper - II) 1998
Sociology - 1998 (Main) (Paper - II) SECTION A
1. Write short notes on any three of the following (in not more than 200 words each) :
(a) Response of Indian society to the early impact of West
(b) Implications of emergence of regional political parties
(c) Modes and contents of expression of Dalit consciousness
(d) Problem of adult illiteracy in India
2. Assess the impact of market economy on the traditional rural economic structure.
3. Examine the causes and consequences of growing size of urban middle class.
4. Analyse critically the Government of India's tribal policy.
SECTION B
5. Write short notes on any three of the following (in not more than 200 words each) :
(a) Revivalist social movements in India
(b) Increasing economic disparities between rural and urban populations
(c) Role of caste associations
(d) Social consequences of unplanned urban growth
6. Discuss the constitutional safeguards for religious minority groups and account for increasing religious fundamentalism in India.
7. "Political and economic empowerment of women is necessary but not a sufficient condition for improving social status of women in India." Comment.
8. Examine the socio-economic consequences of the changing age-structure of India's population.
IAS Exam Papers-Main - Sociology (Paper - I) 1998
Sociology - 1998 (Main) (Paper - I) Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 300
Candidates should attempt Questions 1 and 5 which are compulsory, and any three of the remaining questions selecting at least one question from each Section. All questions carry equal marks. SECTION A
1. Write short notes on any three of the following {each note should not exceed 200 words) :
(a) Value neutrality in social science
(b) Reliability of a sample
(c) Pattern variables
(d) Caste as a class
2. "It is not the consciousness of men that determines their being, but on the contrary it is their social being that determines their consciousness." Examine Karl Marx's notion of mode of production in the light of this statement.
3. Analyse critically the functional theory of social stratification.
4. 'Socialisation is a process by which all of us acquire the culture that we transmit to the next generation. ' Elaborate the statement and discuss its various stages.
SECTION B
5. Write short notes on any three of the following (each note should not exceed 200 words) :
(a) Features of pre-industrial economic system
(b) Education and culture
(c) Vertical and horizontal mobility
(d) Religious pluralism
6. Examine social consequences of changes in technology. Illustrate your answer with examples from new productive processes and equipment.
7. Explain the concept of power. Distinguish between power and authority.
8. What are the structural conditions under which movements emerge ? Discuss with reference to anyone theory of genesis of social movements.
IAS Exam Papers-Main - Sociology (Paper - I) 1999
Sociology - 1999 (Main) (Paper - I) Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 300
Candidates should attempt Question 1 and 5 which are compulsory, and any three of the remaining questions selecting at least one question from each Section. All questions carry equal marks. SECTION A
1. Write short notes on any three of the following (each note should not exceed 200 words) :
(a) Sociology as a by-product of Industrial Revolution
(b) Role conf1ict as a source of deviation
(c) Limitations of questionnaire as a technique of data collection
(d) Gemeinschaft and Gesselschaft types of communities
2. How would you distinguish between the stratified and the unstratified social positions ? What explanation would you profer for the universal existence of the social stratification in human society?
3. Elaborate on the social necessity of religion. Discuss the relationship between religion and science.
4. Social control is more a matter of conviction than that of coercion. Comment. Discuss the role of ideology in social control.
SECTION B
5. Write short notes on any three of the following {each note should not exceed 200 words) :
(a) Division of labour and differentiation of social structure
(b) Impact of the democratic political system on the traditional social structure
(c) Social structure and Anomie
(d) Functional problems of the social system
6. Discuss the nature and characteristics of social mobility. Can the nature and the rate of social mobility be treated as an index of economic development ? Comment.
7. Bring out the commonality between a social movement and a revolution. Would you agree with the view that each revolution is preceded by a social movement ? Give reasons.
8. Elaborate on the concept of structural change. Discuss the endogenic factors of structural change in a society, with suitable examples.
IAS Exam Papers-Main - Sociology (Paper - II) 1999
Sociology - 1999 (Main) (Paper - II) SECTION A
1. Write notes on any three of the following (in not more than 200 words each) :
(a) Social Justice
(b) National Unity
(c) Total Literacy Campaign (TLC)
(d) Peasant Society
2. Discuss 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments with reference to decentralization of power.
3. What is meant by privatization and how could it effect economic reforms in India ?
4. What do you mean by 'Green Revolution' and what are its socio-economic consequences ? Discuss.
SECTION B
5. Write notes on any three of the following in not more than 200 words each :
(a) Secularism
(b) Sanskritization
(c) Naxalbari Movement
(d) Dowry as a social problem
6. Define religious minority. Discuss the problems of religious minorities in India.
7. Slums are scars on the social fabric. How can these scars be removed ?
8. How is modernization an agent of change ? Discuss its positive and negative aspects.
IAS Exam Papers-Main - Sociology (Paper - II) 2000
Sociology - 2000 (Main) (Paper - II) Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 300
SECTION 'A'
Q. 1. Write notes on any three of the following in not more than 200 words each :
(a) Impact of Buddhism on Indian society
(b) Caste among Indian Christians
(c) Consequences of globalisation for India
(d) Educational inequalities in India
Q. 2. Which means of social mobility were available in the traditional caste system ? Describe the form of social mobility in contemporary Indian society.
Q. 3. Critically examine the protective discrimination policy for the disadvantaged groups in India. Would you suggest any change in this police ?
Q. 4. What have been the functions of democracy in India ? Has democracy been successful in eliminating some of the traditional social inequalities ?
SECTION 'B'
Q. 5. Write notes on any three of the following in not more than 200 words each :
(a) Religious fundamentalism
(b) Socio-cultural factors related to declining proportion of females in sex-ratio
(c) Self-respect movement
(d) Social correlates of prostitution
Q. 6. Critically examine various tribal policies. Which tribal policy would you advocate for tribal development in India and why ?
Q. 7. Do you agree with the view that slums are areas of darkness and despair ? Give reasons in support of your answer.
Q. 8. Critically evaluate the child welfare programmes in India. Have they benefited all sections of children in India ?
IAS Exam Papers-Main - Sociology (Paper - I) 2000
Sociology - 2000 (Main) (Paper - I)Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 300
SECTION 'A'
Q. 1. Write short notes on any- three of the following (each note should not exceed 200 words) :
(a) Sociology and social anthropology
(b) Problem of objectivity in social research
(c) Alienation
(d) Role conflict
Q. 2. Emile Durkheim had argued that the function of division of labour in society is that of the promotion of social solidarity. Elaborate the statement and analyse the distinction between two forms of' solidarity discussed by him.
Q. 3. How does social structure produce a strain toward anomie and deviant behaviour ? Examine it with reference to Robert K. Merton's contribution to this field of study.
Q. 4. Discuss the factors responsible for changing structure of family in modern societies.
SECTION 'B'
Q. 5. Write short notes on any three of the following (each note should not exceed 200 words) :
(a) Inter-generational mobility
(b) Social determinants of economic development
(c) 'Relative Deprivation'
(d) Role of pressure groups in democracy
Q. 6. Pitirim A. Sorokin sees the course of history as a continuous but irregular fluctuation between two basically different kinds of culture. While explaining this stand of Sorokin, analyse whether it is appropriate to characterise such a notion of change as a cyclical theory of social change.
Q. 7. Is ideology an essential component of a social movement? Illustrate your answer with suitable examples from some contemporary social movements.
Q. 8. Critically examine functional and dysfunctional aspects of religion.
INSTRUCTIONS
Each question is printed both in Hindi and in English.
Answers must be written in the medium specified in the Admission Certificate issued to you, which must be stated clearly on the cover of the answer-book in the space provided for the purpose. No mark will be given for the answers written in a medium other than that specified in the Admission Certificate.
Candidates should attempt questions 1 and 5 which are compulsory, and any THREE of the remaining questions selecting at least ONE question from each Section.
All questions carry equal marks.
IAS Exam Papers-Main - Sociology (Paper - I) 2008
Sociology - 2008 (Main) (Paper - I) SECTION A
1. Write Short Notes on any Three of the following ( Each one should not exceed 200 words ) : -
(a) Role of value in sociology enquiry
(b) Social mobility in open and closed system
(c) Social movement as an expression of protest
(d) Education as an agent of social change
2. How is emergence of sociology linked with modernization of Europe?
3. What is the importance of sampling in sociological studies? Distinguish between simple random sampling and stratified random sampling.
4. Using Max Weber’s theory, discuss what ethical and religious ideas produced capitalism in certain societies and how?
SECTION B
5. Write short notes on any three of the following in about 200 words each:
(20 x 3 = 60)
(a) Relevant of pattern variable in the society change
(b) Mead’s notion of self
(c) Importance and source of hypotheses in social research
(d) New trends in the type and forms of family in the cotemporary India
6. What is Merton’s view of relationship between social structure and deviance? In what sense is a deviant also a conformist?
7. In what important ways can religion be a force both for social stability and social change? Discuss.
8. How does hierarchy get built into the system of natural and social inequalities?
IAS Exam Papers-Main - Sociology (Paper - II) 2008
Sociology - 2008 (Main) (Paper - II) SECTION A
1. Write Short Notes on any Three of the following ( Each one should not exceed 200 words ) : -
(a) Village studies in Indian Sociology
(b) Concept of Hierarchy in Louis Dumont’s writing
(c) Informal sector in the urban economy in India
(d) S N D P Movement
2. How has the Marxist perspective been applied to explain social backward of Indian Nationalism.
3. What is Patriarchy? How have the women’s movements confronted the norm of Patriarchy?
4. How do you differentiate between social change and modernization? Explain with examples from Indian Society?
SECTION B
5. Write Short Notes on any Three of the following (Each one should not exceed 200 words): -
(a) Disparities in education
(b) Pressure Groups
(c) Religious revivalism
(d) Reproductive Health
6. What is the impact of Globalization on the structure and mobilization of the working class in India
7. What factors accounts for resurgence of ethnic identity movement in India? What according to you is the proper strategy of integration of ethnic groups in mainstream?
8. How do you define development? What are your suggestions to resolve the issues of displacement and environment related to development?
IAS Exam Papers-Main - Sociology (Paper - II) 2006
Sociology - 2006 (Main) (Paper - II)
SECTION A
1. Write short notes on any three of the following in not more than 200 words each
(a) Continuity and change in Indian society
(b) Backward classes movement
(c) Social consequences of privatisation
(d) Industrialisation & family change in India, with examples
2. Describe the major aspects of traditional Hindu social organization. How far are they relevant for present day Indian society?
3. Discuss the social factors responsible for the emergence of Dalit consciousness in India. What have been the social consequences of this phenomenon?
4. Is Indian peasant society a non-modern society? Evaluate with suitable examples in support of your answer.
SECTION B
5. Write short notes on any three of the following in not more than 200 words each:
(a) Social factors related to declining sex-ratio
(b) Environmental pollution in urban areas
(c) Self Respect Movement
(d) Discrimination against women
6. Describe the indicators of secularism. In your opinion, is it being practiced in letter and spirit in present day Indian society?
7. Discuss the salient features of the population policy of Government of India. What modifications would you suggest to make it more effective?
8. Describe the social factors related with the problems of alcoholism and drug addiction. What measures would you suggest to tackle these problems?
IAS Exam Papers-Main - Sociology (Paper - I) 2006
2006- Main- Sociology- SECTION A
1. Write short notes on any three of the following (Each note should not exceed 200 words):
(a) Intellectual background for the emergence of sociology.
(b) Concept of Ideal Type and its limitations.
(c) Nuclear family and industrial society.
(d) Vertical society mobility.
2. Explain Karl Marx's 'theory of social change'. What are the reactions of functionalists to his views ?
3. What according to Emile Durkheim is the nature of relationship between the individual and society ? Explain this with the help of his analysis of division of labour in society.
4. What are the reactions of Robert Merton to the functionalism pioneered by social anthropologists ? Indicate in limitations of his idea of latent functions.
SECTION B
5. Write short notes on any three of the following (Each note should not exceed 200 words):
(a) Caste-system as a principle of social stratification
(b) Structure of a social movement
(c) Religion and Science
(d) Human factors involved in directed social change
6. "Education is one of the basic activities for the continued existence and development of a society". Elaborate this statement.
7. Explain the idea of social responsibility of science. Analyze the social consequences of development of science and technology in the context of removal of backwardness in developing societies.
8. State significance of social policy in social development. Under what conditions a social policy fails to be effective in its performance?
IAS Exam Papers-Main - Sociology (Paper - I) 2009
Sociology - 2009 (Main) (Paper - I) SECTION – A
1. Write short notes on any three of the following (each note should not exceed 200 words ) : 20×3=60
a) Problems of objectivity in sociological research.
b) Subject-matter of Sociology, according to Emile Durkheim.
c) Comparison between Sociology and Economics
d) Talcott Parson’s idea of ‘ moving equilibrium’
2. a). Distinguish between probability and non probability sampling methods. How many types of sampling design are there? 30
b). Comment on the responses of the functionalist school to Karl’s Marx’s views on social change. 30
3. a). Comment on the reasons why neo-idealists and symbolic interactionists are critical of ‘ positivism’ in Sociology. 30
b). What are the reasons for calling Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore’s theory of social stratification a functional theory ? 30
4. To Robert Merton , deviant behaviour is a result of anamic . Analysis his sociological theory of deviant behaviour , with a special reference to his formulation of types of deviance. 60
SECTION – B
5. Write short notes on any three of the following (each noteshould not exceed 200 words ) : 20×3=60
a) C. W. Mills’ Power Elite
b) Industrialisation and Changes in the Family’s Functions.
c) Secularization of societies in the modern world.
d) Structure of social movement.
6. a). Comments on the critics charge that Immanuel Wallerstein’s dependency theory is simplistic and wrong. 30
b). What , according to Max Weber , is the role of “ Particular religion ideas” in the emergence of modern capitalism ? 30
7. “Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind” Comment on this statement critically in the light of emerging sociological context in Europe, USA and India. 60
8. Discuss the emerging forms of marriage and family with examples from the West and The East . Can there be family without marriage ? Examine. 60
IAS Exam Papers-Main - Sociology (Paper - II) 2009
Sociology - 2009 (Main) (Paper - II) SECTION – A
1. Write short notes on any three of the following in not more than 200 words each in sociological perspectives: 20×3=60
a) Indological perspective of G.S. Ghurye
b) Emergence of middle class in India
c) Dynamics of Dalit Movements
d) Colonial hangover and its social impact
2. a). What has been the impact of globlisation on the cultural aspect(s) of the family ? 30
b). Comment on the changes in the household dimensions of family under modern economic reforms. 30
3. What are the main principles of the structural functional perspective ? Comment on the suitability of applying this perspective to the study of Indian Society. 60
4. Comment in about 300 words each on the followings : 30×2=60
a). Changes that the agrarian social structure in India is under going.
b). Can religion form a sufficient basis of forming cultural identity in India ?
SECTION – B
5. Write short notes on any three of the following in not more than 200 words each in sociological perspectives: 20×3=60
a) Law and social change
b) New rural elite and leadership
c) Fertility and population growth
d) Possibilities of slum reform
6. Comment in about 300 words each on the followings : 30×2=60
a). Comment on the influence of social and cultural factors on family planning in India.
b). Evaluate the success of Indian peasant movements in achieving their goals.
7. a). In the Context of the Caste System , Critically examine Louis Dumont’s concept of purity and pollution. 30
b). Comment on the sociological impact of globlisation on people working in the informal sector. 30
8. Do you think that poverty, deprivation and inequalities are the major challenges in the process of social transformations? What are your suggestions to address and resolve these Problems? 60
IAS Exam Papers-Main - Sociology (Paper - I) 2007
Sociology - 2007 (Main) (Paper - I) SECTION A
1. Write short notes on any three of the following in about 200 words each: 20x3=60
(a) Sociology as a science of society
(b) Talcott Parson concept of social system
(c) Social Facts
(d) Robert Merton View on Manifest and latent functions
2. Explain Karl Marks analysis of capitalistic mode of production and class struggle. What are the intellectual reactions to his view? 60
3. What is the subject-matter of sociology according to Max Weber? Which Major methods did he suggest for social science research? Illustrate your answer with his sociological contributions. 60
4. Elaborate Emile Durkheim’s analysis of the elementary forms of religion life and role of religion in society. How does he explain existence of religion in modern industrial society? 60
SECTION B
5. Write short notes on any three of the following in about 200 words each: 20x3=60
(a) Changing structure of family
(b) Role conflict and its resolution
(c) Education as an instrument of social change
(d) Features of Pre-Industrial Economic system.
6. Indicates social determinates of economic development. Discuss any one sociological perspective analyzing backwardness and poverty in the development society. 60
7. What are the structural elements of a social movement? State how a social movement comes to its end. Illustrate your answer with example. 60
8. Explain the meaning and modes of political participation. What are the factors preventing people’s participation in Politics in India. 60
IAS Exam Papers-Main - Sociology (Paper - II) 2007
Sociology - 2007 (Main) (Paper - II) SECTION-A
1. Write critical notes on any THREE of the following in not more than 200 words each: - 20x3=60
(a) Problem of Dowry
(b) Sanskritiation
(c) Programme for Urban development
(d) Problems of urban development
2. Discuss the role of various reform movements in India? 60
3. Describe the salient features of poverty alleviation programme. What modification would you suggest to make them more effective 60
4. Discuss the various problems of tribal communities in India and access the impact of tribal development efforts after independence. 60
SECTION-B
5. Write critical notes on any THREE of the following in not more than 200 words each: - 20x3=60
(a). Education and social mobility
(b). Regionalism
(c). Market economy and its social consequence
(d). Agrarian Unrest
6. Discuss the major problems of religions fundamentalism in contemporary India. Give suggestion to tackle these problems. 60
7. Discuss the social consequence of economic reforms like liberalization, privatization and globalization. 60
8. Discuss the impact of legislation and social economic changes on marriage and family institutions. Are these institutions weakening in contemporary India ? 60
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