UPSC Sociology Optional Paper 1 2023 PYQ

Section a · Q1(a) · UPSC 2023 · Sociology GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution

What is the distinctiveness of the feminist method of social research? Comment

Sociology as Science

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Section b · Q1(b) · UPSC 2023 · Sociology GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution

Discuss the relationship between sociology and political science

Sociology as Science

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Section c · Q1(c) · UPSC 2023 · Sociology GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution

How does the dramaturgical perspective enable our understanding of everyday life?

Sociology

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Section d · Q1(d) · UPSC 2023 · Sociology GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution

Is reference group theory a universally applicable model? Elucidate

Sociology

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Section e · Q1(e) · UPSC 2023 · Sociology GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution

Do you think that the boundary line between ethnicity and race is blurred? Justify your answer

Stratification and Mobility: Concepts

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Section a · Q2(a) · UPSC 2023 · Sociology GS 1 · 20 marks · Solution

What, according to Robert Michels, is the iron law of oligarchy? Do lions folly and foxes in Vilfredo Pareto's theory, essentially differ from each other? Substantiate

Sociology

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Section b · Q2(b) · UPSC 2023 · Sociology GS 1 · 20 marks · Solution

What is historical materialism? Examine its relevance in understanding contemporary societies

Sociological Thinkers: Karl Marx

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Section c · Q2(c) · UPSC 2023 · Sociology GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution

What are variables? How do they facilitate research?

Research Methods and Analysis

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Section a · Q3(a) · UPSC 2023 · Sociology GS 1 · 20 marks · Solution

What are the characteristics of scientific method? Do you think that scientific method in conducting sociological research is foolproof? Elaborate

Sociology as Science

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Section b · Q3(b) · UPSC 2023 · Sociology GS 1 · 20 marks · Solution

How do you assess the changing patterns in kinship relations in societies today?

Sociology

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Section c · Q3(c) · UPSC 2023 · Sociology GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution

Is Weber's idea of bureaucracy a product of the historical experiences of Europe? Comment

Sociological Thinkers: Karl Marx

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Section a · Q4(a) · UPSC 2023 · Sociology GS 1 · 20 marks · Solution

Do you think that common sense is the starting point of social research? What are its advantages and limitations? Explain

Sociology

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Section b · Q4(b) · UPSC 2023 · Sociology GS 1 · 20 marks · Solution

How is poverty a form of social exclusion? Illustrate in this connection the different dimensions of poverty and social exclusion

Stratification and Mobility: Concepts

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Section c · Q4(c) · UPSC 2023 · Sociology GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution

Highlight the differences and similarities between totemism and animism

Sociology

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Section a · Q5(a) · UPSC 2023 · Sociology GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution

Examine the relevance of corporate social responsibility in a world marked by increasing environmental crises

Sociology

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Section b · Q5(b) · UPSC 2023 · Sociology GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution

How is civil society useful in deepening the roots of democracy?

Politics and Society

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Section c · Q5(c) · UPSC 2023 · Sociology GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution

What functions does religion perform in a pluralistic society?

Sociological Thinkers: Karl Marx

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Section d · Q5(d) · UPSC 2023 · Sociology GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution

Analyze critically David Morgan's views on family practices

Sociology

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Section e · Q5(e) · UPSC 2023 · Sociology GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution

Does women's education help to eradicate patriarchal discriminations? Reflect with illustrations

Sociology

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Section a · Q6(a) · UPSC 2023 · Sociology GS 1 · 20 marks · Solution

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

Sociology

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Section b · Q6(b) · UPSC 2023 · Sociology GS 1 · 20 marks · Solution

Explain Max Weber's theory of social stratification. How does Weber's idea of class differ from that of Marx?

Sociological Thinkers: Karl Marx

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Section c · Q6(c) · UPSC 2023 · Sociology GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution

What are the ethical issues that a researcher faces in making use of participant observation as a method of collecting data? Explain

Sociology

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Section a · Q7(a) · UPSC 2023 · Sociology GS 1 · 20 marks · Solution

Explain how economic globalization has brought changes in the patterns of employment in the 21st century

Sociology

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Section b · Q7(b) · UPSC 2023 · Sociology GS 1 · 20 marks · Solution

Do you think that the social media has brought significant changes in the forms of protest? Argue your case

Sociology

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Section c · Q7(c) · UPSC 2023 · Sociology GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution

Assess critically A. G. Frank's theory of development of underdevelopment'

Sociology

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Section a · Q8(a) · UPSC 2023 · Sociology GS 1 · 20 marks · Solution

What is Taylorism? Analyze its merits and demerits

Sociology

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Section b · Q8(b) · UPSC 2023 · Sociology GS 1 · 20 marks · Solution

What are new religious movements? Elaborate emphasizing their forms and orientations

Sociology

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Section c · Q8(c) · UPSC 2023 · Sociology GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution

Examine the role of science and technology in addressing age-old taboos and superstitions

Social Change in Modern Society

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