{"id":4591,"date":"2019-09-29T18:55:48","date_gmt":"2019-09-29T13:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/?p=4591"},"modified":"2019-09-29T19:36:35","modified_gmt":"2019-09-29T14:06:35","slug":"upsc-cse-2019-sociology-paper-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/upsc-cse-2019-sociology-paper-1\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC CSE -2019 SOCIOLOGY PAPER 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

DEAR IAS ASPIRANTS,<\/strong>
\nOnce Again Most of the QUESTIONS in CSE Mains SOCIOLOGY asked as per OUR Expectations & Teachings. In Most of the Questions Simple Brainstorming on SOCIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS, THEORIES & SOCIAL FACTS ARE REQUIRED.<\/p>\n

More than 95% Questions are Directly or Indirectly asked from SOCIOOGY CLASS DISCUSSIONS, TEST PAPERS & SELF PRACTICE WORK-BOOKS. This shows high rate of Predictability in Sociology Optional Question Pattern in Comparison to other Subjects i.e. Geography, History, Public Administration , Political Science etc.<\/p>\n

In Sociology Optional Papers, there are Limited number of Theory & Only Six Thinkers. There are Limited Number of Concepts & Facts. UPSC- IAS Aspirants need to Read & Understand these Concepts , Thinkers & Socisl Facts & Regularly do Brainstorming on Previous Year Questions to Perform in Examination.<\/p>\n

Every INDIVIDUAL has Sociological Imaginations.\u00a0 I mean, every member of Society is A Sociologists. While Preparing for this subject and writing Answers you should simply Colour your Sociological Imaginations with Imaginations of the Thinkers. These Thinkers were born & brought up in the Society, So you can find lots of Concurrence between your thinking & Thinking of the Thinkers.<\/p>\n

Theory application with reference to Current Social Facts are a common type of analytical writing assigned in Sociology Classes and Tests @ TRIUMPH IAS. UPSC Evaluators\u00a0 expect you to apply sociological theories (sometimes called \u201cperspectives\u201d or \u201carguments\u201d) to empirical phenomena called Social Facts.<\/p>\n

All future IAS Aspirants appearing in CSE 2020 can write UPSC Mains Sociology Optional Papers and get feedback from me.<\/p>\n

UPSC CSE MAINS 2019 SOCIOLOGY PAPER -1 QUESTIONS:-<\/strong><\/p>\n

Section-A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Q. 1 Answer the following questions in about 150 words each: (10 * 5)<\/strong>
\n(a)<\/strong> Discuss the historical antecedents of the emergence of Sociology as a discipline.
\n(b)<\/strong> Davis and Moore made it clear that social stratification is a functional necessity and unconscious device. Discuss
\n(c)<\/strong> What is the Marxist concept of \u2018fetishism of commodities\u2019?
\n(d)<\/strong> Present a sociological review on the \u2018new middle-class.
\n(e)<\/strong> Explain the probability sampling strategies with examples.<\/p>\n

Q2. (a) According to Mead, \u201cWe play a key role in our own socialisation.\u201d\u00a0(20 Marks)<\/strong>
\n(b)<\/strong> Bring out the significance of Ethnography in social research.\u00a0\u00a0(20 Marks)<\/strong>
\n(c)<\/strong> What is \u2018reserve army of labour\u2019? Present the position of feminist scholars on this.\u00a0(10 Marks)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Q.3 (a) <\/strong>Discuss the importance of interpretative understanding of social phenomena and explain its limitations.\u00a0(20 Marks)<\/strong>
\n(b)<\/strong> Are all world religions patriarchal? Substantiate your answer with examples.\u00a0(20 Marks)<\/strong>
\n(c)<\/strong> What, according to Merton, is the difference between \u2018unanticipated consequences\u2019 and Latent functions\u2019? Give examples to elaborate.\u00a0(10 Marks)<\/strong><\/p>\n

4 (a)<\/strong> Modernisation presupposes class society; however caste, ethnicity and race are still predominant. Explain.\u00a0(20 Marks)<\/strong>
\n(b)<\/strong> Compare and contrast the contributions of Marx and Weber on social stratification in capitalist society.\u00a0(20 Marks)<\/strong>
\n(c)<\/strong> What, according to Irawati Karve, are the major differences between North Indian and South Indian Kinship systems?\u00a0(10 Marks)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Section-B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Q5. Answer the following questions in about 150 words each:\u00a0(10 * 5)<\/strong>
\n(a)<\/strong> Differentiate between \u2018Life-chances\u2019 and Life-style\u2019 with suitable examples.
\n(b)<\/strong> Discuss the issues of access and exclusion in higher education in India.
\n(c)<\/strong> What is civil society? Present a note on civil society engagement with science and technology policy in India.
\n(d)<\/strong> Critique A.G. Frank\u2019s \u2018development of underdevelopment\u2019.
\n(e)<\/strong> How well do you think Tonnies, Durkheim, Weber and Marx predicted the character of modern society? Critique.<\/p>\n

Q6. (a)<\/strong> Why is gender a dimension of social stratification? How does gender intersect other dimensions of inequality based on caste, class, race and ethnicity?\u00a0(20 Marks)<\/strong>
\n(b)<\/strong> What are the theoretical models of societal power? Which one of them is most applicable in advanced industrial societies?\u00a0(20 Marks)<\/strong>
\n(c )<\/strong> What is affirmative action? Substantiate theoretical positions on affirmative actions with examples.\u00a0(10 Marks)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Q7.<\/strong> (a)<\/strong> What is \u2018informal labour\u2019? Discuss the need for and challenges in regulating informal labour in the post-industrial society.\u00a0(20 Marks)<\/strong>
\n(b)<\/strong> Feminist scholars argue that \u2018New media\u2019 is masculine and hence reinforces structural hierarchies- rather than reconfiguring them. Comment.\u00a0(20 Marks)<\/strong>
\n(c)<\/strong> Discus the concept of circulation of elite.\u00a0(10 Marks)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Q8. (a)<\/strong> In the light of judicial intervention on \u2018Live-in relationships\u2019, discuss the future of marriage and family in India.\u00a0(20 Marks)<\/strong>
\n(b)<\/strong> How, according to Merton, are deviant subcultures generated?\u00a0(20 Marks)<\/strong>
\n(c)<\/strong> How is terrorism a new form of asymmetrical warfare? What are some of the challenges in trying to win the war on terrorism?\u00a0(10 Marks)<\/strong><\/p>\n

All the Best!
\nVikash Ranjan
\n(8586861046)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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