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.
Urbanization of pandemics has only exposed the already haphazard and lopsided urbanization process. Analyse.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2020–2021
Urbanisation and SlumsInformal Sector and Child Labour
The problem of child labour has both social and economic dimension to it. Discuss
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2017
Informal Sector and Child LabourPoverty and Inequality
Indian state shifted from socialist state to liberal state post 1991. Analyse the impact of market led approach to development in the last three decades.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Development PlanningPoverty and Inequality
Write a short note on "informal sector and condition of employment in India".
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2016
Informal Sector and Child LabourSocial Classes in India
Critically examine to what extent, 'Internal Labour Migration in India Raises Integration Challenges for Migrants'.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2018–2019
Rural Labour, Bondage and MigrationUrbanisation and Slums
Critically discuss the challenges faced by 'persons with disability' in accessing the Indian labor market.
15 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2016
Informal Sector and Child LabourPoverty and Inequality
Highlight the recent patterns and reasons for internal migration in India, bring out the issues faced by migrant labour in the background of the ongoing pandemic.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Rural Labour, Bondage and MigrationInformal Sector and Child Labour
"Urban slums are found at the intersection of poverty, deprivation and exclusion".
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Urbanisation and SlumsPoverty and Inequality
Discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by India's demographic dividend in the context of skill development and employment generation.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Population Size and GrowthAgeing, Sex Ratio and Health
Child labour in sociological reasoning is imperative in India. Comment. What are the loopholes in child labour protection laws legislated by the government in 2016?
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Informal Sector and Child Labour
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
Examine how the COVID 19 pandemic augmented the migration woes in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Rural Labour, Bondage and MigrationInformal Sector and Child Labour
Child labour deprives children of their rights and reinforces intergenerational cycles of poverty. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Informal Sector and Child LabourPoverty and Inequality
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
Write about the classification of informal sector workers as given by Jan Breman along with suitable examples.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Informal Sector and Child LabourSocial Classes in India
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
How has the concept of 'smart cities' in India addressed or ignored issues of urban poverty and social exclusion?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Urbanisation and SlumsPoverty and Inequality
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
Within the informal workforce, there is persistent gender-based occupational segregation. In this context, analyse the feminization of informal labour.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Informal Sector and Child LabourPatriarchy and Entitlements
Examine the determinants of child labour in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Informal Sector and Child LabourPoverty and Inequality
How does migration shape the development patterns of cities and regions, including the growth of informal settlements, the formation of new ethnic enclaves, and the impact on urban services and infrastructure?
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Urbanisation and SlumsInformal Sector and Child Labour
5 a) The urban migrant and ritual tug of home.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2020
Rural Labour, Bondage and MigrationUrbanisation and Slums
With over 80% of labour in informal sector of India, along with significant rural labour, the problems faced by them contribute to societal disparities.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Informal Sector and Child LabourRural Labour, Bondage and Migration
The urban migrant and 'ritual' tug of home.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Urbanisation and SlumsKinship, Family and Marriage in India
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. 10 x 5 = 50 (a) Objectives of Hindu and Muslim Marriage (b) Kinship system of north and south India (c) Status of cooperatives in India (d) Feminization of Informal Sector (e) Law as an instrument of social change.
50 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Kinship, Family and Marriage in IndiaInformal Sector and Child Labour
What are the challenges faced by informal rural labor in India?
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Rural Labour, Bondage and MigrationInformal Sector and Child Labour
The Informal sector in India employs more than 90% of the total workforce. Out of this, women have a considerable share.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Informal Sector and Child LabourPatriarchy and Entitlements