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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Talcott Parsons, like other functionalists, focused on considering how stratification system helps to maintain order and stability in society. Elaborate.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Theories of StratificationTalcott Parsons
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
Significance of case studies as method of data collection
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2017
Research Methods and Data Collection
Examine the concept of 'deindustrialization' and its consequences for urbanization and employment patterns.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2024
Analyze how industrialization has altered the traditional dynamics between generations and the relationships between spouses within the family structure.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Family, Household and MarriageTheories and Agents of Social Change
The negative impact of the globalization of the world economy is borne disproportionately by women. Critically discuss the statement.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
Patriarchy and GenderLabour and Society
Examine the impact of automation and artificial intelligence on the future of work. What are its implications for developing economies?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Organisation of WorkLabour and Society
Discuss how interdisciplinary approaches have transformed the scope of Sociology in the 21st century.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Sociology and Other Social Sciences
Explain the relevance of theory of Reference Group in understanding the life of an UPSC aspirant?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021
Robert K. Merton
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. (a) Critically examine the importance of comparative method in sociological research.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Science and Scientific MethodResearch Methods and Data Collection
Write a short note on "comparative method in sociology".
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Science and Scientific MethodEmile Durkheim
How do Weber and Parsons differ in their understanding of power?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Power and ElitesMax Weber
What are the bases and types of social hierarchy? How do the functionalists view it?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Theories of StratificationClass, Status, Gender and Race
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
Dependency theory, which emerged as a critique of modernization theory in the mid-20th century, continues to be a useful tool for explaining global inequalities in the 21st century, despite facing challenges and transformations in the global landscape. Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2024
Development and Dependency
Ethnomethodologists believe there is no real social order, as other sociological perspectives assume. Critically analyse their viewpoints.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2024
"Civil society enhances democratic legitimacy, but may not always function democratically." Critically evaluate.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Nation, State and CitizenshipPower and Elites
How does the feminization of labor impact the economic independence and social status of women in developing societies?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
Patriarchy and GenderLabour and Society
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. (a) "The need of an ideology for a nation to survive." Comment.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021
Nation, State and Citizenship
The decline of conventional form of religion has led to growth of Sects & Cults which provides solution to the problems created by the modernity. Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Sociology of ReligionReligion in Modern Society
Critical social science embraces all those approaches in sociology that aim to be critical of society in order to facilitate social change. In this context, discuss the main features of critical social science.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Non-positivist MethodologiesScience and Scientific Method
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. (a) Gender as a dimension of stratification
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2017
Class, Status, Gender and RacePatriarchy and Gender
Discuss the idea of "patriarchal bargain" in Indian households.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Patriarchy and GenderFamily, Household and Marriage
Variables play crucial role in social research. Elaborate.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Variables, Sampling and HypothesisResearch Methods and Data Collection