Works and Economic Life PYQ | UPSC Sociology GS 1

2025

Section c · 1. · Paper Q1(c) · 2025 · 10 marks · Solution

What is a variable in social research? What are their different types? Elaborate.

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2024

Section c · 2. · Paper Q5(c) · 2024 · 10 marks · Solution

Describe the differing principles of work organization in feudal and capitalist societies.

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2022

Section c · 3. · Paper Q4(c) · 2022 · 15 marks · Solution

What is reliability ? Explain the different tests available to social science researcher to establish reliability.

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2021

Section b · 4. · Paper Q4(b) · 2021 · 20 marks · Solution

How has the idea of Work From Home forced us to redefine the formal and informal organisation of work ?

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2020

Section a · 5. · Paper Q6(a) · 2020 · 20 marks · Solution

Discuss the new labour codes and their impact on formal and informal labour in India.

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2019

Section a · 6. · Paper Q7(a) · 2019 · 20 marks · Solution

What is 'informal labour' ? Discuss the need for and challenges in regulating informal labour in the post-industrial society

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2018

Section a · 7. · Paper Q6(a) · 2018 · 20 marks · Solution

Discuss the nature of social organization of work in capitalist society with reference to the Limits of the working day.

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2017

Section a · 8. · Paper Q6(a) · 2017 · 20 marks · Solution

Trace the changing nature of organisation of work in capitalist society over the years

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2016

Section a · 9. · Paper Q5(a) · 2016 · 10 marks · Solution

Describe the nature of social organization of work in industrial society.

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Section a · 10. · Paper Q6(a) · 2016 · 20 marks · Solution

"Globalization has pushed the labour into informal organization of work." Substantiate your answer with suitable examples.

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2015

Section a · 11. · Paper Q5(a) · 2015 · 10 marks · Solution

Distinguish between the social organization of work in feudal society and in capitalist society.

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Section a · 12. · Paper Q6(a) · 2015 · 20 marks · Solution

"Education helps in perpetuating social and economic inequalities." Critically examine the statement.

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Section b · 13. · Paper Q7(b) · 2015 · 15 marks · Solution

The increasing importance of the tertiary sector has weakened the formal organization of work in recent times. Examine the statement .

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