Sociology I · Practice questions
Thinkers, methods, stratification, religion, change
1,250 questions, with how toppers answered each. Years are the CSE year of the toppers who answered.
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Gender roles in domestic sphere in modern industrial soc are more or less reflection of patriarchal values. Critically evaluate (15).
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Patriarchy and GenderFamily, Household and Marriage
"Although Durkheim and Weber both recognized the cultural significance of religion, their respective "theories of religion" diverge in their perspectives. Critically examine the statement.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Emile DurkheimMax Weber
Elaborate limitations associated with tools of measurement in social science research.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Research Methods and Data CollectionScience and Scientific Method
Do you think that Feminization of work has led to gender equality? Justify your answer with logical arguments.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Patriarchy and GenderLabour and Society
Education is induction into the learner's culture? Examine statement in present society.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Education and Social ChangeTheories and Agents of Social Change
What is ethnicity? Is ethnic identity assuming greater importance in contemporary times? Critically evaluate.
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2014
Class, Status, Gender and RaceProtest and Social Movements
Who are elites? How does Pareto conceptualise them differently from C W Mills?
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Power and Elites
"According to Marx, transformation of our needs through labor is an engine of human history." Comment.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2015
Karl Marx
The variation in the concept of poverty reveals its dimensionality. However, when closely examined, these dimensions are seen to be conceptually interrelated and complementary rather than substitutable. Elaborate.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Equality, Inequality and ExclusionClass, Status, Gender and Race
Examine digital parenting as a need of the hour in an increasingly digitised world.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Science, Technology and Social ChangeFamily, Household and Marriage
How social hierarchy and exclusionary practices act as barrier to the societal transformation? Discuss
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Equality, Inequality and ExclusionClass, Status, Gender and Race
How have industrialization and globalization challenged the notion of family as a universal and functional institution in society?
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Family, Household and MarriagePatriarchy and Gender
Provide an elaborate note on the classification of suicides with contemporary examples.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Emile Durkheim
Examine how Weber characterisation of capitalism is different from those of marx.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2020
Karl MarxMax Weber
The formal organisation of work has recently suffered due to the tertiary sector's growing importance. Examine the statement
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Organisation of WorkLabour and Society
Do you agree with the statement that the bourgeoisie produces its own grave-diggers? Give supporting arguments to your answer.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Karl Marx
Emile Durkheim's most influential work 'suicide: A study in sociology (1897)' showed how sociological factors contribute to what was considered as an individual act.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Emile Durkheim
Examine the basic postulates of positivism and post-positivism.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Positivism and Its CritiqueScience and Scientific Method
'Feminisation of work has not led to gender equality', Do you agree? Comment.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Patriarchy and GenderLabour and Society
Discuss the significance of hypotheses in social research as well as their sources.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Variables, Sampling and HypothesisResearch Methods and Data Collection
Emile Durkheim had argued that the function of division of labour in society is that of the promotion of social solidarity. Discuss the statement and critically analyse Durkheim Division of Labour theory, with reference to contemporary trends.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Emile DurkheimLabour and Society
How is civil society useful in deepening the roots of democracy?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Nation, State and Citizenship
Discuss how globalization has been influencing the scope of Sociology in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Emergence of SociologySociology and Other Social Sciences
The functional theories of religion have their limitations in explaining the role of religion in society. Evaluate.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2020
Sociology of Religion