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17th March 2016, 11:58 AM
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IAS Sociology Question Paper
Hello sir, I am PAppu Gandhi. I am from Delhi. I am preparing for IAS exam. My optional subject is Sociology in IAS Mains exam. Can you provide me with the IAS Sociology question paper of previous year?
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17th March 2016, 11:59 AM
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Re: IAS Sociology Question Paper
As you have asked about the IAS Sociology question paper, I am providing you with it, check below for the information 1. Write short notes with a sociological perspective on the following in not more than 150 words each : 12x5=60 (a) Limitations of the dialectical approach to the study of Indian society. (b) Changing rural power structure. (c) Challenges to institution of marriage. (d) Westernization and institutional changes in India. (e) Interaction of 'little tradition' and 'great tradition'. (a) Distinguish between the following : 4x4=I6 (i) Tribe and Caste. (ii) Affinal kin and Consanguineous kin. (iii) Marriage as sacrament and marriage as contract. (iv) Positional change and structural change. (b) 'Indian society may be understood as a system of cognitive structures.' How far do you agree with this statement ? 30 (c) Comment on the social and cultural deter- minants of sexual division of labour. 3. (a) Examine the impact of secularization on various religious communities in India. 30 (b) Has geographic and economic mobility impacted the tribal culture and social structure ? Give examples. 30 4. (a) Has nuclear family existed in traditional India ? Discuss with reference to the views of I. P. Desai. 20 (b) How have social reform movements in colonial India contributed to modernization of Indian society ? 20 (c) Discuss the factors which contributed to industrial modernization in India. What are the salient features of new industrial class structure ? 20 Section 'B' 5. Write short notes with a sociological perspective on the following in not more than 150 words each : 12x5=60 (a) Demographic perspective of Indian youth. (b) Regional political elites and the democratic process. (c) Education and Dalit empowerment. (d) Constitution as a living document of social change. (e) Education and removal of inequality. For more, you can refer to the attached file |