Sociology I · Topic
Protest and Social Movements
Protest, agitation, social movements, collective action and revolution, and the theories that explain them.
45 UPSC Mains Sociology I questions on Protest and Social Movements that toppers answered in test series, CSE 2014–2025, most answered first. Open one to see how toppers opened, built and closed it.
Discuss the types and dynamics of new social movements.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2025
Protest and Social Movements
Critically discuss 'Value-added theory' with respect to the social movements.
20 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2017–2023
Protest and Social Movements
How could one use the Marxist class struggle concept to understand the farm protests and crisis in India?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2025
Karl MarxProtest and Social Movements
The civil society is playing an increasingly important role due to developmental policies and actions of the state in the present times. Evaluate.
15 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2016–2021
Nation, State and CitizenshipProtest and Social Movements
Examine the notion of 'Civil Society' with a critical lens. In what ways does civil society facilitate democratic governance and promote political stability?
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Nation, State and CitizenshipPower and Elites
Write a short note on "resource mobilization theory" in context of study of social movements.
15 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Protest and Social Movements
Protests and agitation are symptomatic of skewed development in society. Discuss in context of India along with relevant examples.
15 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2015–2024
Protest and Social MovementsNation, State and Citizenship
Analyze how environmental movements represent a new form of collective action that transcends traditional class-based politics. What are the implications for theories of social movements?
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Protest and Social MovementsPower and Elites
Examine the impact of the social networking sites on the mode of mobilization and form of protest in the era of globalization.
15 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Protest and Social MovementsScience, Technology and Social Change
Define New Age Movement and explain the growth of new age movement with few examples.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Protest and Social MovementsSociology of Religion
How do online platforms contribute to the dynamics of social and political change in contemporary society?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
Science, Technology and Social ChangeProtest and Social Movements
Using Robert K. Merton's paradigm of conformity and deviance, show how climate activism is redefining normative structures worldwide.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Robert K. MertonProtest and Social Movements
Evaluate whether identity politics serves as a divisive or unifying force, using specific examples to support your analysis.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Protest and Social MovementsNation, State and Citizenship
"What key factors have acted as catalysts for revolutions throughout history"? Discuss with the help of different sociological perspectives.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2024
Protest and Social MovementsPower and Elites
Discuss how religious fundamentalism and extremism influence political ideologies and conflict in society?
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Religion in Modern SocietySociology of Religion
Social movements are collective actions to bring or to resist social change. Differentiate between Old and new social movements.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023
Protest and Social Movements
"Any form of collective action cannot be labelled as a social movement, even if it is directed towards changing the existing social values." Comment.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Protest and Social Movements
Examine the role of ideology in driving social transformation in democracy.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Nation, State and CitizenshipProtest and Social Movements
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. 10 x 5 = 50 (a) Write a short note on "resource mobilization theory" in context of study of social movements.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2020–2024
Protest and Social Movements
Examine the role of ideology in driving social transformation in a democracy.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Nation, State and CitizenshipProtest and Social Movements
Write a short note on 'resource mobilisation theory' in the context of study of social movements.
15 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2016–2020
Protest and Social Movements
"Social movements have been subject to diverse interpretations". Explain.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2024
Protest and Social Movements
Briefly analyse the role of ideology as an essential component of social movement.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2020–2024
Protest and Social MovementsNation, State and Citizenship
Examine the role of revolutions in creating social changes?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Protest and Social Movements
Using examples, debate whether identity politics is a divisive or unifying force.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Protest and Social MovementsNation, State and Citizenship
What are the various forms of citizenship? Has it given visibility to the 'invisibles'?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Nation, State and CitizenshipEquality, Inequality and Exclusion
Briefly analyze the role of ideology as an essential component of social movement.
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Protest and Social MovementsNation, State and Citizenship
"Social movements typically arise as a response to certain structural strains in the society and take various forms depending on the context and type of leadership provided to them" Analyse the statement in view of contemporary social movements in India?
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Protest and Social MovementsPower and Elites
Elucidate the 'new' features of new social movement and assess their impact in guiding social change in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Protest and Social MovementsTheories and Agents of Social Change
What does the term "hermeneutics" signify, and in what ways is it applied within the field of sociology? (10) Evaluate whether identity politics serves as a divisive or unifying force, using specific examples to support your analysis.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Non-positivist MethodologiesProtest and Social Movements