UPSC Sociology 2021

Answer the following questions in about 150 words each : 10×5=50 (a) Europe was the first and the only place where modernity emerged. Comment. 10 (b) Do you think ethnomethodology…

(a) From the viewpoint of growing importance of multidisciplarity, how do you relate sociology to other social sciences ? 20 (b) How far are sociologists justified in using positi…

(a) How do qualitative and quantitative methods supplement each other in sociological enquiry ? 20 (b) Critically examine the dialectics involved in each mode of production as pro…

(a) Explain the concept of social mobility. Describe with suitable illustrations how education and social mobility are related to each other. 20 (b) How has the idea of 'Work From…

Answer the following questions in about 150 words each : 10×5=50 (a) Explain the emerging challenges in establishing gender equality in the informal sector. 10 (b) Critically exam…

(a) Elucidate the main problems and challenges faced by the migrant labourers in the recent 'Lockdown period'. 20 (b) Explain how political parties and pressure groups are dialect…

(a) Explain how the pattern of patriarchy is being altered in a family and at the workplace in the present context. 20 (b) Critically examine the contribution of dependency theori…

(a) Discuss the changing nature of kinship relations in the contemporary world. 20 (b) Describe the role of Science and Technology in enabling us to face the challenges triggered…

Write short answers, with a sociological perspective, of the following questions in about 150 words each: (a) Caste system studies in India have been dominated by the "book-view"…

(a) What is identity politics ? Discuss the main trends in Dalit movements in India. (20 marks) (b) Is Indian society moving from "Hierarchy" towards "differentiation" ? Illustrat…

(a) Discuss in detail the major contribution of Prof. Yogendra Singh in theorizing India's modernization. (20 marks) (b) Examine the factors responsible for the rural unrest in co…

(a) What are the sociological reasons and implication of "reverse migration" during the recent pandemic in India ? (20 marks) (b) Discuss the main features of the debate between G…

Write short answers, with sociological perspective, of the following questions in about 150 words each: (a) Analyze the idea of developmental planning in India. (10 marks) (b) Com…

(a) Explain the sociological significance of the New Education Policy and its thrust on vocationalization and skill development. (20 marks) (b) Is 'ageing' an emerging issue in In…

(a) The problem of displacement is inherent in the idea of development. Analyze the statement critically. (20 marks) (b) Rising 'ethnocentricism' is leading to conflict in our soc…

(a) Discuss the role of social media in communal polarisation. Suggest ways to combat it. (20 marks) (b) Urban settlements in India tend to replicate its rural caste-kinship impri…