Sociology I · Topic
Social Mobility
Open and closed systems, types of mobility, and its sources and causes.
42 UPSC Mains Sociology I questions on Social Mobility that toppers answered in test series, CSE 2014–2025, most answered first. Open one to see how toppers opened, built and closed it.
How is skilling an important dimension of social mobility?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2025
Social MobilityClass, Status, Gender and Race
Discuss the factors acting as barriers to social mobility of women.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Social MobilityClass, Status, Gender and Race
'No society can either be absolutely open or absolutely closed.' Comment.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2020–2025
Social MobilityClass, Status, Gender and Race
Critically discuss the reservation policy as an instrument of social change in India.
15 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Equality, Inequality and ExclusionTheories and Agents of Social Change
Briefly discuss the implication of social mobility on individual and societal level in different structures.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2017
Social MobilityClass, Status, Gender and Race
Distinguish between 'ascribed' and 'achieved' status with examples from contemporary Indian society.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Class, Status, Gender and RaceEquality, Inequality and Exclusion
Examine the consequences of 'social mobility' on both the 'individual' and 'societal' levels within various societal frameworks.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2024
Social MobilityTheories of Stratification
Make a distinction between intragenerational and intergenerational social mobility. Why social mobility studies not adequately accounted for the position of women. Comment.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2018–2021
Social MobilityClass, Status, Gender and Race
'Social mobility is often hailed as a promise of progress in India, but the reality reveals that for many, it remains a distant mirage, obscured by the weight of historical and systemic inequalities'. Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023
Social MobilityClass, Status, Gender and Race
Access to quality education contributes to breaking the cycle of poverty and fostering upward social mobility? Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
Education and Social ChangeSocial Mobility
Discuss the implications of 'social mobility' at the 'individual' and 'societal level,' in different structures.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2014–2021
Social MobilityClass, Status, Gender and Race
Discuss the sociological implications of artificial intelligence and automation on social stratification and mobility patterns.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Science, Technology and Social ChangeClass, Status, Gender and Race
Explain the difference between social inequality and social stratification. How do the nature and forms of the social stratification system influence social mobility.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Equality, Inequality and ExclusionSocial Mobility
Race, gender and caste as a hierarchical system (perfected inequality) has become a thing of the past, now it has become more of a competitive system where inequality on the basis of merit (practical inequality) is ingrained in the system. Elucidate with the help of suitable examples.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
Class, Status, Gender and RaceEquality, Inequality and Exclusion
According to the recent findings, middle classes in India are excluding themselves from society. Critically examine the factors responsible for their self-exclusion.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2017–2021
Equality, Inequality and ExclusionClass, Status, Gender and Race
Mobility is often touted as a solution to inequality. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Social MobilityEquality, Inequality and Exclusion
"No society can be absolutely open or absolutely closed". Comment.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Social MobilityClass, Status, Gender and Race
Discuss social mobility patterns in open and closed stratification systems.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Social MobilityTheories of Stratification
Discuss the role of education as an agent of social change, with reference to issues of social mobility, equality, and empowerment.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Education and Social ChangeSocial Mobility
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 100 words. • Types of social mobility • Pressure groups and democracy
10 marks · 100 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Social MobilityOrganisation of Work
"While social mobility fosters individual aspiration, it may disrupt societal integration." Critically analyse.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Social MobilityClass, Status, Gender and Race
Write a brief note on Implications of social mobility on an Individual in different structures.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021
Social MobilityTheories of Stratification
To what extent does the study of social mobility play a vital part in understanding the class structure of our society?
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Social MobilityClass, Status, Gender and Race
UPSC mains answer transcription covering various sociological concepts.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Social MobilityRobert K. Merton
Discuss the impact of industrialization on kinship relations. (b) Explain the relationship between social mobility and social structures.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Social MobilityClass, Status, Gender and Race
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. 10 x 5 = 50 (a) Gender as a dimension of social stratification. 5. Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. 10 x 5 = 50 (a) "No society can be absolutely open or absolutely closed". Comment.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Social MobilityClass, Status, Gender and Race
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 100 words. 10 x 3 = 30 - Types of social mobility - Pressure groups and democracy
10 marks · 100 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Social MobilityOrganisation of Work
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. 5. (a) Gender and social mobility
12.5 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Social MobilityClass, Status, Gender and Race
Evaluate the impact of affirmative action on historical inequalities.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Equality, Inequality and ExclusionSocial Mobility
Discuss implications of social mobility at individual and societal level in different structures.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2020
Social MobilityClass, Status, Gender and Race