SOCIOLOGY RELATED QUESTIONS FOR UPSC INTERVIEW

Interview Questions for Sociology Optional Students. We have compiled a set of 150+ sociology interview question that will help you get shortlisted for FINAL LIST ! This Section will be updated on regular basis based on the Interview of Students of Sociology Optional appearing in Personality Test 2019.

 

1. How would you explain ‘Sociology’ to a person not familiar with?
2. Why did you choose Sociology as an optional? Did you just go with the crowd?
3. You did Engineering and took Sociology as an optional. Why? [for engineering graduates]
4. What do you understand by the term Value consensus?
5. Define ethnocentrism with an example.
6. Distinguish between Ascribed status and achieved status.
7. What is GH Mead approach to social role?
8. What are the different forms of social stratification that exist in today’s society?
9. How do you attach status and prestige to yourself?
10. What is the impact of social control?
11. Explain the relevance of the concept of Deviance, in modern world.
12. Identify the different role and status that you play and are located in. Do you think role and status change?
13. Discuss when and how role and status changes.
14. How would you use your knowledge of Sociology in administration?
15. What do you understand by functionalism? Do you find yourself one?
16. Mention a couple of problems facing India currently. How can Sociologists help in amicable resolution of the problem?
17. Who is your favourite Sociologist? What do you like about his work?
18. Can you quote some DISTINCT social problems of your district? How do you plan to solve them?
19. Any unintended consequence of studying Sociology as an optional?
20. Which Sociologist do you think is most relevant in contemporary times?
21. Can you think of any prominent Indian sociologists?
22. Why is the condition of women better in NE? Socioeconomic Reasons?
23. Was slavery a by-product of capitalism?
24. What is the socio-political influence of media on society?
25. Despite more per-capita expenditure in public schools as compared to private schools, why is the quality of education poor in public schools?
26. Which type of social life do you prefer?
27. What are your plans for marriage and a family?
28. Critically evaluate Emile Durkheim’s scientific contribution to sociology.
29. What is the status of (job title) in modern society?
30. Do you think India is a socialist state?
31. China also claims to be socialist. What’s the difference between them and us (on socialism)?
32. What about Russia during cold war? What was is called then? Its present system.
33. Define sovereign social secular republic democracy?
34. How social media impacts people?
35. Tell me influence of daily serials on family relations & social structure?
36. Why is it that innovation is not as pervasive in Indian society as it is in the US?
37. Do you think women should get reservation in Civil services?
38. Tell me what are the major social issues in the country?
39. Tell me the current situation of our society. Has it improved or not?
40. India should have military rule instead of Democracy for 2 years to discipline society. Your opinion?
41. How to solve the drug Problem of Punjab?
42. Why female gender is discriminated against?
43. Do you think it is justified to give women equal share in parental property?
44. Conflict leads to cooperation (with respect to developing countries). How?
45. We intended to create an economy driven by market, but we ended up creating a society driven by economy.” Explain it in Indian context.
46. How are you going to counter illegal immigration? How do you plan to make sure that bonafide citizens are not harassed in such an operation?
47. What is social engineering?
48. What was India’s HDI ranking as per last HDI report?  What is HDI, Its components, why India’s ranking so low?
49. What is virtual organization?
50. Why is the situation of India’s higher education so grim?
51. How should a leader lead, in your opinion?
52. What can you tell me about India’s demography?
53. Some Government schemes towards welfare of women and children? Do you think that these schemes have worked so far? What further steps do we need to take to ensure better success in this field?
54. What is your opinion on one of the famous sociologists saying something about the relation between corruption and caste?
55. Can you make a sociological analysis of “Ek Bharat, Shreshth Bharat”?
56. What were the social implications observed on SC verdict on Sabarimala?
57. What do you think women should be barred from entry into the temples?
58. What is the current status of caste based conflicts in India?
59. Quote some social movements in India in the last one year.
60. What is cultural relativism?
61. Your understanding of the terms: secularism, pseudo secularism, communalism , ghettoisation of religious and linguistic minorities.
62. Fundamentalism in India’s neighbourhood. Why is India more or less shielded from fundamentalism?
63. Dependency theory was given by? What is it about?
64. The sociological reason behind the change from coalition era to mandate politics.
65. Explain Ethnomethodology with an example.
66. What is the % of women MPs?
67. Why is the representation low? How can we increase representation?
68. Why is the women reservation bill not being passed?
69. What is an Empowerment to you?
70. Are working women really empowered or not?
71. What is the reason behind spatial variation in incidence of violence against women?
72. Do you think that international women’s day celebrations have got degraded to mere tokenism?
73. What do you understand by the term Looking-glass self?
74. Ok, so if u were the DM of a district and you had to organize women’s day celebration, how would you proceed?
75. Give one social issue on which u will like to work as an IAS and why?
76. Being a woman, what would you do to empower yourself?
77. What are the factors that changed the role of women in today’s society?
78. Define inequality and its various types.

79. What are the factors involved in influencing the crime?
80. What is the purpose of intrapersonal communication?
81. What are the different types of research possible?
82. How did Sorokin classified relationships?
83. What is the difference between subculture and counterculture?
84. What kind of impact is being given by social devaluation?
85. What are the different components of culture?
86. How social relations affect the individual relationship with one another?
87. What are the disadvantages of living in counter culture?
88. What are the disadvantages of having too much freedom?
89. What are the different types of story that is defined in sociology?

90. What are the main functions of formalism?
91. How to manage the problems occurring in contemporary culture?
92. What is hegemony?
93. What is the difference between adaptive and real culture?
94. What is the theory of Non Symbolic interactionism?
95. What are the different principles involved in natural science?
96. What are cultural traits?
97. What are the different types of deviance that exist?
98. What is the difference between tertiary and secondary deviance?
99. What are the different areas of sociology?

100. What is the difference between urban and rural community?
101. How racism can be abolished in the society?
102. How in different ways patriotism can be shown?
103. What are the different types of agents present in socialization?
104. What is the meaning of incest?
105. What is the function of incest?
106. How cultural diversity can be reduced around different culture?
107. How psychology different from sociology?
108. What are the traits involved in social reforms?
109. What are the different components that are required to create a society’s culture?
110. What is the difference between social change and development?
111. What are the different stereotypes used to define group relations?
112. What are the laws required by civilization?
113. Define anticipatory socialization?
114. What is the “conflict theory” in sociology?
115. How does art and design puts an affect on different cultures?
116. What are the various branches that exist in sociology?
117. The term Totalitarianism means?
118. What is meant by human security?
119. What is Max Weber theory? What does the theory describe?
120. What is the term social stratification defines?
121. How egotistic suicide helps the society in getting rid of the people who are not willing to live?
122. What are the problems faced by people due to unemployment?
123. What do you understand by the theory of dual burden?
124. Value-added theory means?
125. What are the measures taken towards racial discrimination?
126. What are the indicators used to show the social development?
127.  To Ghurye, what are the marriage restrictions in our society, which shape the relationship between caste and kinship?
128. What is Ghurye’s study on Indian Sadhus?
129. How the Religious consciousness concept of Ghurye is relevant today?
130. Explain Indian Acculturation.
131. If the economic and political aspects of globalization often produce contradictory results, how do you apprehend their impact on our society and culture?
132. What do you know about Dumont opinion on Varna system?
133. What is Dumont’s perspective on caste system?
134. How will you explain the Dumont’s concept of pure and impure?
135. Mention some of your points in criticism of Dumont.
136. Do you know the concept of Homo equalis?
137. Put some light on the study of peasants movement by A.R desai.
138. How Desai study of sociology is influenced by the Marxist Approach in Indian perspective?
139. Who is Founding father of Sociology in India?
140. Explain the term Verstehen method.
141. What is Indology?
142. What is Sanskritization?
143. What effects would a change in the nature of human sexuality have on society and infrastructure?
144. What did Nelson Mandela do for Apartheid? (Race and ethinicity)
145. Explain cultural lag in Indian Perspective.
146. How does education bring about social change in Indian Context?
147. What key components make up social structure?
148. Why is it important to understand social structure?
149. Who developed social structure theory?
150. How does culture influence gender identity?
151. How much does gender transition cost for trans women?
152. Do you call yourself a Feminist? What does Feminism mean to you?
153. What changes occurred globally in people’s personal and family lives in the 20th century? Explain three examples.