Rural and Agrarian Social Structure PYQ | UPSC Sociology GS 2

2026

Section a · 1. · Paper Q3(a) · 2026 · 20 marks · Solution

Examine the challenges of applying micro-level village studies to macro-level village structure of Indian society

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2025

Section a · 2. · Paper Q1(a) · 2025 · 10 marks · Solution

'Textual perspective is important in understanding of Indian Social System.' Discuss.

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Section b · 3. · Paper Q3(b) · 2025 · 20 marks · Solution

Do you think that new economic reforms of British rule have disrupted the old economic system of India? Substantiate your answer with suitable examples

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Section a · 4. · Paper Q4(a) · 2025 · 20 marks · Solution

Who is said to be the pioneer of village studies in India? Illustratively describe contributions of some Indian sociologists on village studies. How their approaches are distinct from each other?

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2023

Section b · 5. · Paper Q1(b) · 2023 · 10 marks · Solution

"The decade of 1950s was the golden period of village studies in Indian Sociology." Explain the statement

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Section e · 6. · Paper Q1(e) · 2023 · 10 marks · Solution

Discuss the main features of Land Reforms in post-independence India

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2022

Section b · 7. · Paper Q4(b) · 2022 · 15 marks · Solution

Explain how land reforms brought about desired agrarian transformation.

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Section c · 8. · Paper Q4(c) · 2022 · 15 marks · Solution

Discuss the challenges during village studies in India.

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2021

Section a · 9. · Paper Q1(a) · 2021 · 10 marks · Solution

Caste system studies in India have been dominated by the "book-view" initially, How did the entry of "field-view" bring about a balance in the study of Indian caste system? Discuss

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2019

Section c · 10. · Paper Q1(c) · 2019 · 10 marks · Solution

Examine the changing initiatives of the land tenure system in India

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Section a · 11. · Paper Q4(a) · 2019 · 20 marks · Solution

Define patriarchy. Does it have bearings on women's entitlement in Indian family system ? Explain

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2017

Section c · 12. · Paper Q3(c) · 2017 · 10 marks · Solution

Compare the north Indian kinship System with the South Indian kinship system

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2016

Section b · 13. · Paper Q1(b) · 2016 · 10 marks · Solution

Significance of Village Studies in Indian Sociology

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Section c · 14. · Paper Q2(c) · 2016 · 15 marks · Solution

Analyse the major components of Land Reform Acts. Show their effectiveness in curbing rural inequality.

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2015

Section b · 15. · Paper Q2(b) · 2015 · 15 marks · Solution

Give some of the important studies relating to the structural changes in the Indian family system.

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