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PAPER - IUPSC-SOCIOLOGY-2014 SMART SOCIOLOGY TEST BATCH-2014 HIT LIST-2014

Q. NO. QUESTIONSTEST NO. /

QUESTION NO. / DATE

QUESTIONSSHORT

NOTES/ LONG ANSWER NO.

TOPICS

1) a.

How did the intellectual forces lead to the emergence of sociology? Discuss.

Test No. 18 Q. No. 5 (a)

Sociology emerged in European society corresponding to its socio political, scientific, intellectual and economic revolutions in Europe. Discuss

Q 1. Long

answer, paper 1

Intellectual background /world revolution/Renaisance.

1) b. Is sociology a value-free science? Discuss

Test No. 18 Q. No. 1 (c)

The possibility of sociology as a value free science of society.

Q 6 Short notes,

paper 1

Problems of objectivity. Difference between objectivity and value neutrality

1) d.

‘Ideal Types of Max Weber are mental constructs, they do not correspond in the readily, Give your views.

Test No. 4

Q. No. 4

“Ideal type is an analytical construct to form a unified mental picture of reality”. Analyse

Q9 Long answer, paper 1

Ideal Type (Weber)

1) e.Analyse the relevance of 'Pattern variables' in the study of social change.

Test No. 5

Q. No. 1Write short note : Talcott Parsons’ concept of Pattern variable

Q15 Short notes,

paper 1Pattern Variables

2) a.

What are the reactions of R.K. Merton to the functionalism of social anthropologists? Bring out the limitations of latent functions.

Test No. 6Q. No. 6

‘Distinguishing latent function’ from ‘manifest function’ has given a new meaning to ‘ functional analysis according to Merton’. Discuss.

Q 18. Short notes,

paper 1

Latent and Manifest functions

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Test No. 6Q. No. 9

Critically examine the postulates of classical functionalism.

2) b.

How are Hierarchy and Exclusion major impedimenta in the transformation of societies? Discuss

Test No. 7Q. No. 8

Inequality and poverty are crucial to understanding and explaining social exclusion. Analyse

Q 23. short notes,

paper 1

Globalisation: Growing Poverty, inequality and social Exclusion

Test No. 22 Q. No. 1 (e)

The two opposing conceptual categories of purity and pollution serves as the organizing principle of caste structure and hierarchy. Discuss

Test No. 22Q. No. 2 (a)

To address the questions of poverty and disadvantage the must explicitly address the question of social exclusion. Substantiate your answer with illustrations.

Test No. 28Q. No. 2 (b)

Social exclusion is often a cause of poverty, conflict and insecurity. Explain

2) c.

Explain democracy as an order of society, What are the factors preventing people’s participation in politics

Test No. 15 Q. No. 9

Democracy has to be grounded in the reality of society, apart from the participation and competition in the elections. Analyze the functioning of 'Indian Democracy'.

Q 31 short notes,

paper 1

Democracy and civil society

3) a.

Capitalism has brought increasing informalisation of work in society. Substantiate your answer.

Test No. 19Q. No. 3 (e)

Since the 1980s, industrial labor in India has been increasingly informalized, manifested in a rising share of unorganized sector employment and the growing use of temporary and contract workers. Discuss

Q 31, short notes,

paper 2

Globalisation and Informalisation of work.

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3) b.

Critically analyse Durkheim’s views on elementary forms of religious life and role of religion. Also discuss the consequences of religious revivalism in contemporary society

Test No. 9Q. No. 8

The rise of fundamentalism in modern society, points to the fact that both secularization as well as religious revivalism are happening at the same time. Examine

Test No. 2Q. No. 5

Religion stands committed to social unity, harmony and integration according to Durkheim. Critically Examine

Test No. 2Q. No. 7

Discuss the concepts of sacred and profane of Durkheim in “The Elementary Forms of Religious Life”. Describe the functional analysis of religion.

Test No. 18Q. No. 3 (a)

Emile Durkheim postulates the idea that religion is socially constructed and not of divine origin. In the light of this statement critically discuss the role of religion in society.

Test No. 23Q. No. 2 (a)

Religion is the product of human activity, not divine intervention. Critically examine this statement in the light of Durkheimian understanding of religion.

3) c.

Discuss the consequences of Across Region marriage on kinship system in modern Indian society.

Test No. 14Q. No. 1

Write a short note on Kinship system in North and South India

Q 15 short notes,

paper 2

North Indian Vs South Indian kinship system

Test No. 24Q. No. 3 (e)

Compare the Kinship System of North and South India

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4) a.

Is humanity at the mercy of Nature, Science and Technology'. Comment in the light of pandemic situation.

Test No. 10Q. No. 4

Science and technology as an agent of social change

Q 42 short notes,

paper 1

Agents of social change - Science and technology, Ideology,media

4) c.Critically assess social mobility in closed and open systems.

Test No. 22Q. No. 2 (b)

The openness closedness of any society varies in terms of degrees rather than kind. Explain with suitable illustrations

Q 19 long

answer , paper 1

Open society – Closed society debate

5) a.

In the context of globalization, has the scope of sociology been changing in India? Comment.

Test No. 18Q. No. 5 (e)

Challenges of Studying Indian Society Today

5) b.Discuss the importance and sources of hypothesis in social research.

Test No. 10Q. No. 3

Hypothesis guides our search for facts. Discuss.

Q11. short

answers, paper 1

Good Hypothesis

5) c.What are the problems in observing social facts in Durkheim’s views?

Test No. 18Q. No. 3 (b)

Explain how Emile Durkheim incorporates an exclusive methodological tradition to study social facts using any one of his work?

Test No. 18Q. No.2 (a)

Society is an objectively real entity that exists independently and autonomously of any particular individual. In the light of this statement analyse the nature of social facts according to Durkheim.

Test No. 2Q. No. 1

What are social facts? Discuss the types of social facts with examples.

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5) d.

State the reasons for the various religious beliefs and practices in pre-modern societies.

Test No. 23Q. No.3(e)

Totemism and animism

5) e.

Does the institution of marriage continue to be sacred in Indian Society? Comment.

Test No. 14Q. No.7

The marriage system had undergone radical changes especially after independence. Discuss the recent changes in the marriage system in India.

Test No. 29Q. No.1(d)

Marriage as sacrament and Marriage as a contract

Test No. 9Q. No.9

The institution of marriage is undergoing changes owing to forces of modernization. Analyze.

6) b.

According to Mills, "Elites rule in institutional terms rather than psychological terms.” Comment.

Test No. 8Q. No.8

Compare and contrast conception of elite by C.W mills in the power structure with that of Pareto and Mosca.

Q 33, Q 34 Short

answers, paper 1

Circulation of elites Power Elite

6) c.Analyse the strengths and weaknesses of social survey method in social research.

Techniques of data collection- Social surveys, Participant observation, Questionaries, sampling and Interviews.

Short Answer Paper-I Q.no.9,

7) a.Technology has accelerated the process of development and dependency. Discuss.

Test No. 10Q. No.7

Examine the relevance of the theory of development and dependency in present globalizing society where everything is increasingly interconnected, integrated and interdependent.

Q 28 long

answer, paper 1

Development and dependency/Development of under development

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7) b.

Phenomenological perspectives in sociology reject many of the assumptions of positivism. Comment.

Test No. 1Q. No.3

Write short note on “reflexive nature of sociology”.

Q 5. paper 1

short notes

Positivism & Non-Positivism

Test No. 1Q. No.9

Examine the major theoretical strands of non-positivistic methodologies in understanding human behavior and the society

7) c. Critically assess the Marxian theory of "Alienation'.

Test No. 3Q. No.3

“Relationship between technology and work is evolving in 21st century”. In this context, analyze the dynamics of alienation in 21st century.

Long answer 5,

paper 1

Comparison of Alienation(Karl Marx), Anomie (Durkheim ) and Rationalisation (Weber)

8) a.How does Marx view social conflict as an essential element In social change?

Test No. 3Q. No.3

“Any change in this infrastructure will cause fundamental changes in the superstructure”. Analyse the theory of class conflict of Marx.

Long answer

Q. 7, paper 1

Class struggle (Karl Marx Vs Weber )

8) b.

What is the impact of gender division of labour on the development of society?

Test No. 14Q. No.3

Patriarchy is a socially constructed ideology that defines entitlement and influences division of labour. Discuss

8) c.

Examine how social movements come to an end. Illustrate with examples

Test No. 8Q. No.7

Social movements are among the most powerful forms of collective action. Discuss about old and new social movements.

Q.36, short notes,

paper 1

Globalisation and New Social movements

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PAPER - IIUPSC-SOCIOLOGY-2014 SMART SOCIOLOGY TEST BATCH-2014 HIT LIST-2014

Q. NO. QUESTIONSTEST NO. /

QUESTION NO. / DATE

QUESTIONSSHORT

NOTES/ LONG ANSWER NO.

TOPICS

1) a.Elaborate A.R.Desai’s

perspective to the study of Indian society.

Test No. 11Q. No.6

A.R.Desai employs dialectical materialistic approach to

explain the rise of nationalistic consciousness in India. Examine

1) b.

“Banning practice of ‘Sati’ is attributed to annihilation

of a major social evil in colonial India.” comment.

Test No. 10Q. No.7

Evaluate the impact of various socio-religious reform movements in the pre-independence period on

the social structure.

1) c.

How do you justify Dumont’s deliberate stress on ideology that produced intellectualized account of

Indian society?

Test No. 12Q. No.7

‘Collectivism and hierarchy’, are the organizing principles of the

‘caste system’ . Critically examine Louis Dumont’s concept of purity

and pollution.

Q 4. short notes,

paper 2

Homohierarchicus/ Purity and Pollution (Louis Dumont)

1) d.Explain the definitional

problems concerning the tribal communities in India.

Test No. 12Q. No.2

In India, tribes cannot be identified in a fixed definition or situation because of their highly diverse

nature . Examine their definitional problems.

Q 17 short notes,

paper 2

Integration/Assimilation of Tribes – Problem of Tribal identity/tribal

autonomy

2) a.

“Indian caste system is unique and has been

unhealthy fur the growth of sociology of India." How

fordo you agree with this view?

Test No. 12Q. No.1

Distinguish between the ‘book view’ and ‘field view’ of the Indian

caste system.

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2) c."Indian rural society is a faction-ridden society.”

Discuss.

Test No. 17Q. No.5

Discuss rural-urban linkages of poverty in India.

Test No. 29 Q. No.4.(a)

Caste is a contested terrain in India's society and polity.

In the light of this analyze the contemporary realities of caste in

rural and urban India.

3) b.

Discuss the dynamics of ‘migrant workers’ in India in the context of Corona

pandemic.

Test No. 21Q. No.3.(d)

Skewed Urbanisation and Covid 19

Q 28 short notes,

paper 2

Problems of the migrant workers during covid 19 lock dowm

Test No. 21Q. No.3.(e)

Problems of migrant women workers in India

3) c.How does Andre Beteille

justify ‘middle class in India?

Hit List Long Answer Paper-IIQ.no.9

New Middle Class in IndiaQ 9 long

answersNew middle class in India today

4) c.Write a note on ‘cultural

pluralism’ in multi-religious society like India.

Test No. 23Q. No. 1. (e)

Pluralism is not multiculturalism. Discuss

Q 23. long

answers, paper 1

Secularization and Cultural Nationalism/pluralism

5) b.

Analyze the issues related to the citizenship in

contemporary India. give suitable illustrations.

Test No. 20Q. No. 2. (b)

The recent spate of protests by students against the

Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) has sparked an interest in youth activism and student politics, and their role in postcolonial Indian history.

Discuss

Q 35, paper1 Globalisation and Citizenship

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6) a.

Discuss in detail the main issues of development

planning in mixed economy like India.

Test No. 27Q. No. 3 (d)

Sociology of mixed economy

7) a.

Elaborate the causes, consequences and other

concerns of growth of urban settlements in India.

Test No. 15Q. No. 8

Urbanization usually an indicator of development has not yielded

the desired results in the context of India. Discuss.

7) b.

Evaluate the nature and scope of anthropogenic influence on climate in

India and also analyze the environmental movements

arising out of it.

Test No. 16Q. No. 7

The objectives of environmental movement in India are different from such movements of other developed countries. Evaluate

8) c.

Point out the main causes of ‘child labour’ in India.

How far state policies have succeeded in its

elimination?

Test No. 15Q. No. 5

Examine the structural causes for continued prevalence of Child

labour in India

Q 35 short

answers paper 2

Child labour/Child labour Act 2016

Test No. 21Q. No. 3. (b)

The intersection of caste and child labour

Test No. 29Q. No. 5. (c)

Child labour Act 2016