UPSC Sociology 2023

Answer the following questions in about 150 words each: (a) What is the distinctiveness of the feminist method of social research? Comment. (10 marks) (b) Discuss the relationship…

(a) What, according to Robert Michels, is the iron law of oligarchy? Do lions and foxes in Vilfredo Pareto's theory, essentially differ from each other? Substantiate. (20 marks) (…

(a) What are the characteristics of scientific method? Do you think that scientific method in conducting sociological research is foolproof? Elaborate. (20 marks) (b) How do you a…

(a) Do you think that common sense is the starting point of social research? What are its advantages and limitations? Explain. (20 marks) (b) How is poverty a form of social exclu…

Answer the following questions in about 150 words each: (a) Examine the relevance of corporate social responsibility in a world marked by increasing environmental crises. (10 mark…

(a) What are the different dimensions of qualitative method? Do you think that qualitative method helps to gain a deeper sociological insight? Give reasons for your answer. (20 ma…

(a) Explain how economic globalization has brought changes in the patterns of employment in the 21st century. (20 marks) (b) Do you think that the social media has brought signifi…

(a) What is Taylorism? Analyze its merits and demerits. (20 marks) (b) What are new religious movements? Elaborate emphasizing their forms and orientations. (20 marks) (c) Examine…

Write short answers, with a sociological perspective, on the following questions in about 150 words each: (a) Highlight the significant features of A.R. Desai's 'Dialectical Persp…

(a) Do you agree with the view of Andre Beteille that India's villages are representative of Indian society's basic civilizational values ? Present a sociological overview. (20 ma…

(a) Contextualize Louis Dumont's concept of 'binary opposition' with reference to caste system in India. (20 marks) (b) Define the concepts of 'Descent' and 'Alliance'. Differenti…

(a) Analyse the perspectives of Isolation, Assimilation and Integration in understanding the trajectories of Indian Tribal Development. (20 marks) (b) Explain the implications and…

Write short answers, with a sociological perspective, on the following questions in about 150 words each: (a) Citing some case studies, expand the concept of 'Development-induced…

(a) How do you account for the increasing significance of religion in public and personal spheres in the context of secularization thesis in India ? Explain. (20 marks) (b) In the…

(a) Do you think that the decades of Dalit political mobilizations and movements have helped in strengthening India's democracy ? Substantiate your arguments with facts. (20 marks…

(a) Explain the thematic linkages between 'Patriarchy' and 'Honour killing' in India, citing some recent cases. (20 marks) (b) Discuss the challenges faced by the cooperative move…