Sociology II · Topic
Patriarchy and Entitlements
Patriarchy, women's entitlements and the sexual division of labour in India.
168 UPSC Mains Sociology II questions on Patriarchy and Entitlements that toppers answered in test series, CSE 2015–2025, most answered first. Open one to see how toppers opened, built and closed it.
Examine the implications of patriarchy on lineage and descent in India.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Kinship, Family and Marriage in IndiaPatriarchy and Entitlements
How do regional variations in population distribution affect resource allocation and development in India? "Platform economy has provided a mode of empowerment to the women working in the informal sector". Critically examine.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Informal Sector and Child LabourPatriarchy and Entitlements
Recently India has created history by electing a tribal woman as its President. Does it signify that India has achieved two of its major goals in this 'Amrit Kaal' viz. Women empowerment and tribal upliftment. Substantiate your views with suitable examples.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Patriarchy and EntitlementsTribal Communities
Highlight the feminist sociological contributions to the understanding of gender and violence in Indian society.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Patriarchy and EntitlementsViolence Against Women
Differentiate between marriages as a sacrament and marriage as a contract.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Kinship, Family and Marriage in IndiaPatriarchy and Entitlements
"The appointment of Draupadi Murmu as the President of India serves as a significant advancement towards addressing the intersectional marginalization in Indian society". Critically analyse the significance and limitations of intersectional approach to address issues of vulnerable sections in the society.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Poverty and InequalityPatriarchy and Entitlements
Restrictions on surrogacy : discrimination to married women on
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Patriarchy and Entitlements
Answer 2(a) Yogendra Singh in his seminal work 'Modernization of Indian Tradition, 1973' talked about the law and social change relationship. Discuss. Answer 1(b) Does providing menstrual leave reinforce or challenge existing gender stereotypes? Examine.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Constitution, Law and Social ChangeModernisation of Indian Tradition
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. 10 x 5 = 50 (a) Comment on the influence of social and cultural factors on family planning in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Population Policy and Family PlanningPatriarchy and Entitlements
Despite a progressive law, accessing abortion by women is still challenging in India. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Ageing, Sex Ratio and HealthPatriarchy and Entitlements
Feminization of Informal Sector (e) Law as an instrument of social change.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Informal Sector and Child LabourPatriarchy and Entitlements
Critically analyse the women's movement in post independent era in challenging the traditional social hierarchies.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Women's MovementPatriarchy and Entitlements
The petitions seeking right to marriage and family for members of the LGBTQIA+ community are not only seeking a fundamental right for the people, but also challenges patriarchal homosexual notion of marriage and family, which has always been reflected in Indian sociological discourse. How far do you agree?
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Kinship, Family and Marriage in IndiaPatriarchy and Entitlements
What is Brahmanical Patriarchy? Discuss how it manifests in the intersection of caste and gender. 1(e) Explain the role and characteristics of the Indian Middle Class during the colonial period.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Patriarchy and EntitlementsCaste System
Due to pre-existing gender differences, women are experiencing the effects of the COVID crisis in different and often more negative ways. Critically examine the statement in context of Indian women's vulnerability to COVID-19.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Patriarchy and EntitlementsViolence Against Women
Write short answers to the following questions in about 150 words each, with a sociological perspective:(a) Analyse the significance of legislations in preventing violence against women and children.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Violence Against WomenConstitution, Law and Social Change
"Micro-finance has been hailed as a tool for women's empowerment but has also led to new forms of exploitation." Critically examine.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Rural DevelopmentPatriarchy and Entitlements
Discuss the manifestations of patriarchy in public and private domains. How does it contribute to child malnourishment and the persistence of untouchability in India? Illustrate with examples. 4(a). Critically examine the structural inequalities in the Indian education system.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Patriarchy and EntitlementsCaste System
Recently major legislations on reproductive issues include Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 2021 (MTP) and Surrogacy Regulation Act 2021. These acts have multidimensional impacts on women and LGBTIQ+ groups.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Patriarchy and EntitlementsConstitution, Law and Social Change
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. (a) Comment on the influence of social and cultural factors on family planning in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Population Policy and Family PlanningPopulation Size and Growth
Agitations all over the country to recognize same sex marriages and right to have a family for LGBTQIA+ community are in consonance with constitutionally guaranteed right to life (A-21). This also challenges patriarchal notion of marriage in following ways:
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Kinship, Family and Marriage in IndiaPatriarchy and Entitlements
Discuss the societal implication of the service sector revolution on the gender-based division of labour.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Patriarchy and EntitlementsIndustrialisation and the Working Class
Constitution is a document which provides various ways through which old traditional order of caste discrimination, gender distinction, tribal isolation and majoritarianism changed to a greater egalitarian society. Ways in which constitution has changed traditional order.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Constitution, Law and Social ChangeCaste System
How has the concept of 'family' transformed in urban India with the rise of nuclear households and dual-income couples?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Kinship, Family and Marriage in IndiaPatriarchy and Entitlements
The reason [for] poor performance in GHI lies in the patriarchal society, where females suffer from stark socio-economic inequalities, among other reasons. Elaborate.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2020
Patriarchy and EntitlementsPoverty and Inequality
Within the informal workforce, there is persistent gender based occupational segregation. In this context, analyse the feminisation of informal labour.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Informal Sector and Child LabourPatriarchy and Entitlements
What are the continuing and emergent 'Unfreedoms' faced by rural women in spite of state interventions?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Patriarchy and EntitlementsRural Development
Discuss the reasons for social and economic backwardness of Muslims in India as highlighted by the Sachar Committee Report. 5(b) Define 'middle class' and examine its role in modern Indian society. 5(c) Explain the types of land reforms undertaken in post-Independence India and their socio-economic impact. 5(d) Critically examine the sociological perspectives on 'untouchability'. 6(a) Discuss the challenges faced in providing education to Scheduled Tribes in India. How has it impacted their development?
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Kinship, Family and Marriage in IndiaPatriarchy and Entitlements
"Physiological factors associated with women cannot be a rationale to deny them the right to worship." How patriarchy operates through religion, discuss in relation to Sabarimala judgement.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Patriarchy and EntitlementsConstitution, Law and Social Change
Analyse the phenomenon of gender-based occupational segregation within the informal sector, with special reference to the feminization of informal labour in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Informal Sector and Child LabourPatriarchy and Entitlements