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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It is argued that globally countries are moving toward despotism with a democratic facade. Give your views.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Nation, State and CitizenshipPower and Elites
How does G. H. Mead's theory of 'Self and Identity' contribute to 'Symbolic Interactionism'?
25 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2014
G. H. Mead
Discuss the changing notion of labour in contemporary society. How has digitalization affected this?
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Labour and SocietyOrganisation of Work
"The theory of secularization is essentially contested." Comment.
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Religion in Modern SocietySociology of Religion
What is sampling? Which sampling technique would be suitable to study voting behaviour of people? Explain How do online platforms contribute to the dynamics of social and political change in contemporary society?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Research Methods and Data CollectionScience, Technology and Social Change
Comparative Method in sociology: Importance and limitations. 1(b) Positivism and its contestations: How these enriched sociology?
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Positivism and Its CritiqueScience and Scientific Method
Enumerate how the concept of social power of Talcott parsons is diametrically opposed to the concept of social power given by Max Weber. Which of the notion explains more effectively modern-day democracies?
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Power and ElitesNation, State and Citizenship
Evaluate the role of religion in shaping individual and collective identities. How do religious beliefs and practices intersect with other social identities such as race, gender, and class?
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Sociology of ReligionReligion in Modern Society
Briefly analyse the role of "political parties" in strengthening of democracy.
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Power and ElitesNation, State and Citizenship
Protests and agitation are symptomatic of skewed development in society. Discuss in context of India along with relevant eg
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2020
Protest and Social Movements
"The institution of marriage is marked by continuity as well as change".
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2017
Family, Household and Marriage
Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojana has been started to provide rural/urban women with LPG cylinders at no cost; they are further provided with subsidies on the market price.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Theories and Agents of Social ChangeG. H. Mead
For Marx, class divisions are outcomes of 'exploitation'. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Karl Marx
Assess the impact of legislations on the changing trend of marriages in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Family, Household and Marriage
"It is only by taking the role of others that we have been able to come back to ourselves". Explain the view point of G.H Mead.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2020
G. H. Mead
Answer the following in about 150 words each: 10x5=50 "The journey from hypothesis to theory is the essence of the scientific method in Sociology." Explain. "Pluralism presents an idealized view of pressure groups' role in democracy." Evaluate. What is meant by collective consciousness? Discuss its role in maintaining social cohesion.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Power and ElitesScience and Scientific Method
There is a constant feedback loop between sociological research and human behavior; one informs the other. All research involving humans can pose ethical dilemmas. Illustrate with suitable examples.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
With suitable examples, explain how conformity and deviance coexist in a society as propounded by R.K. Merton. (10M)
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Max Weber, (c) Talcott Parsons, (d) Science and Religion
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Max WeberTalcott Parsons
How do pluralist and elitist perspective differ in their deliberations on state and power?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Power and ElitesNation, State and Citizenship
Describe Sociological imagination. How does it challenge the common sensical ways of looking at the world around us?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Sociology and Common SenseEmergence of Sociology
To what extent, in your opinion are religion & science compatible?
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Religion in Modern SocietySociology of Religion
Sociology & its relation with Common sense :-
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2014
Sociology and Common SenseScience and Scientific Method
Critically examine to what extent secularization in the modern society is a contested term.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2018
Religion in Modern SocietySociology of Religion