Sociology II · Topic
Informal Sector and Child Labour
The informal sector of work and child labour.
57 UPSC Mains Sociology II questions on Informal Sector and Child Labour that toppers answered in test series, CSE 2016–2025, most answered first. Open one to see how toppers opened, built and closed it.
The prevalence of child labour in present India is an indicator of social backwardness. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2025
Informal Sector and Child LabourPoverty and Inequality
"Working people need the protection of a union now more than ever." Do you agree with this statement? Give arguments supporting your view.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Industrialisation and the Working ClassInformal Sector and Child Labour
Critically analyze to what extent the recent amendments made to Child Labor (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 will help curbing the menace of child labor in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Informal Sector and Child LabourPatriarchy and Entitlements
Discuss the changing nature of migration in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2025
Population Size and GrowthUrbanisation and Slums
Critically analyse the impact of the changing trends of urbanization on Indian women.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2025
Urbanisation and SlumsPatriarchy and Entitlements
"Proliferation of slums is the result of failure of housing policies". Critically analyze.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Urbanisation and SlumsInformal Sector and Child Labour
Child labour is a crime committed by few, but the whole society is responsible. Comment.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Informal Sector and Child LabourPoverty and Inequality
"The informal sector is both a source of resilience and vulnerability." Discuss this paradox with respect to employment security and social inequality in India.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Informal Sector and Child LabourPoverty and Inequality
"Urbanisation is the inevitable outcome of the processes of growth and of modernisation". Analyse sustainable urbanization as a way to inclusive development. Elaborate.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Urbanisation and SlumsDisplacement and Sustainability
Unemployment among the educated has significant social consequences that extend beyond the individual to affect families, and society as a whole. Explain.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Poverty and InequalityDisplacement and Sustainability
"Slums constitute one of the most important & persistent problems of Urbanization". Critically discuss the statement in context of Indian society.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2018–2021
Urbanisation and SlumsInformal Sector and Child Labour
The cooperative movement in India has its origin in agriculture and allied sectors. Elaborate. Also comment on the threats posed by globalization on cooperative societies in India.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2020–2021
Rural DevelopmentAgrarian Structure and Land Reforms
Discuss the nature and social background of the working class in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Industrialisation and the Working ClassInformal Sector and Child Labour
"Modern slavery – be it bonded labor, involuntary servitude, or sexual slavery – is a crime and cannot be tolerated in any culture, community, or country". Explain.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Rural Labour, Bondage and MigrationInformal Sector and Child Labour
"Platform economy has provided a mode of empowerment to the women working in the informal sector". Critically examine.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Informal Sector and Child LabourPatriarchy and Entitlements
"Poverty is the root cause of child labour." In this context, there is a possibility of more children engaging in child labour due to the loss of jobs during the ongoing pandemic. Comment.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Informal Sector and Child LabourPoverty and Inequality
Illuminate the societal contradictions inherent in sex work within the Indian context.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Poverty and InequalityInformal Sector and Child Labour
"The migrant labour force produces the visible signs of national pride, but itself becomes invisibilised". In the light of the statement discuss the role of migrant labour in Indian society and challenges faced by them.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2024
Informal Sector and Child LabourUrbanisation and Slums
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. (a) Child labour deprives children of their rights and reinforces intergenerational cycles of poverty. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
Informal Sector and Child LabourPoverty and Inequality
Critically examine the prospects and challenges of cooperatives in India under the globalization regime.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2019
Rural DevelopmentAgrarian Structure and Land Reforms
Investigate the relationship between child labor in urban India and the broader socio-economic conditions of families.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Informal Sector and Child LabourPoverty and Inequality
"The argument that has long held sway is that child labour, however unfortunate, is inevitable as long as households remained poor". Critically analyse the statement in context of Indian society.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2018–2019
Informal Sector and Child LabourPoverty and Inequality
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. 10 x 5 = 50 (a) Child labour deprives children of their rights and reinforces intergenerational cycles of poverty. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2022
Informal Sector and Child LabourPoverty and Inequality
"Surrogacy is both a need and source of income". Discuss in context of Indian society.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2020–2022
Patriarchy and EntitlementsKinship, Family and Marriage in India
Recently Supreme Court said that Sex work is a profession whose practitioners are entitled to dignity and equal protection under law. In this context, discuss exclusion and marginalisation faced by sex workers in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2022–2023
Poverty and InequalityInformal Sector and Child Labour
Discuss the issues relating to the entitlement of children in Indian society.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Informal Sector and Child LabourPatriarchy and Entitlements
Discuss how the growth of the informal sector in urban India challenges or complements traditional labor movements.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Informal Sector and Child LabourIndustrialisation and the Working Class
"Urban slums are found at the intersection of poverty, deprivation and exclusion". Explain.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2024
Urbanisation and SlumsPoverty and Inequality
“If cities do not begin to deal more constructively with poverty, poverty may begin to deal more destructively with cities.” In the context of this statement, discuss the issue of slum proliferation in India.
25 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2017
Urbanisation and SlumsPoverty and Inequality
Evaluate the challenges faced by rural and urban poverty alleviation programmes in India. Substantiate your arguments with examples.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Rural DevelopmentPoverty and Inequality