Sociology II · Topic
Modernisation of Indian Tradition
Modernisation, westernisation and the persistence of tradition, as in Yogendra Singh.
124 UPSC Mains Sociology II questions on Modernisation of Indian Tradition that toppers answered in test series, CSE 2014–2025, most answered first. Open one to see how toppers opened, built and closed it.
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
Evidence against the view that tribes are primitive communities living isolated lives untouched by civilisation.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Tribal CommunitiesModernisation of Indian Tradition
Is tradition a barrier to modernisation or does modernisation take the form of traditionalism in Indian context?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Modernisation of Indian TraditionCaste System
To what extent does Modernisation lead to the breakdown of traditional social structure and values? Give reasons to support your answer. Is India’s rising middle class an engine of growth or a loose wheel? Discuss in the light of impact of COVID Pandemic on middle class in India.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Modernisation of Indian TraditionCaste System
In the context of modernization, examine the changes in the value system of India.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Modernisation of Indian Tradition
Discuss how contemporary farmers' movement reflect or diverge from traditional peasant struggles in India.
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Peasant and Farmers' MovementsModernisation of Indian Tradition
Provide a note on M N Srinivas contribution to social change in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Structural FunctionalismModernisation of Indian Tradition
Why has Andre Beteille described the rising middle class in India as 'transitional', instead of 'modern', or 'traditional'?
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Social Classes in IndiaModernisation of Indian Tradition
To what extent does modernisation lead to the breakdown of traditional social structure & values? Give reasons to support your answers.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Modernisation of Indian TraditionCaste System
Examine the issue of honour killing in the light of Modernization of Indian tradition theory of Yogendra Singh.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Modernisation of Indian TraditionCaste Conflicts
The last few decades of economic development and democratic governance have also transformed the structures of social stratification in India. In the context discuss the evolution of middle class in India.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Social Classes in IndiaModernisation of Indian Tradition
Modernisation in the Indian context is a complex phenomenon involving both continuity and change. Comment.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Modernisation of Indian Tradition
Discuss the changing nature of marriage in India.
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Kinship, Family and Marriage in IndiaModernisation of Indian Tradition
Modern society is characterized by departure from tradition and religion to individualism and rational organisation of society. In the context of this statement, discuss to what extent marriage in India undergone change.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Kinship, Family and Marriage in IndiaModernisation of Indian Tradition
Yogendra Singh's evaluation of social change in India is a departure from earlier analysis of social change. Discuss.
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Modernisation of Indian TraditionIndology
Explain Yogendra Singh's model of social change in modern India, using appropriate diagrams.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Modernisation of Indian Tradition
Yogendra Singh in his "Modernization of Indian tradition" provides that -
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Modernisation of Indian Tradition
India has completed 75 years since independence, but Modernization of Indian tradition is still an unfinished task. Do you agree?
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Modernisation of Indian TraditionColonial Rule and Nationalism
The impact of colonial rule in India has brought about far-reaching changes in social, political and economic structure of Indian society. Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Colonial Rule and NationalismModernisation of Indian Tradition
"How does M.N. Srinivas' concept of 'Sanskritization' shed light on the process of social transformation and cultural influences within Indian society?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Structural FunctionalismCaste System
In Yogendra Singh's work, historicity and universality went hand in hand. Explain this at the backdrop of his integrative understanding of Indian tradition.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Modernisation of Indian Tradition
The Indian middle class: a force for social change? 2(b) Discuss the factors responsible for the mobilisation of the industrial working class in India. (c) Secularisation and modernisation in India: A process of 'incomplete modernisation'?
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Social Classes in IndiaModernisation of Indian Tradition
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. (a) Limitations of Indological approach
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
IndologyStructural Functionalism
How have in-depth village studies contributed to the changing idea of Indian villages?
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Village and Village StudiesModernisation of Indian Tradition
Caste system in India continues to exist despite multiple predictions of its demise; the latest by M.N. Srinivas in 1990s post-LPG era, when he wrote about 'Death of Caste'. Evaluate. (Also discuss: Structural functionalist perspective on caste, Dipankar Gupta's view on caste, Andre Beteille's view on caste, and Tribal unrest under British and Post-independence era).
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Caste SystemModernisation of Indian Tradition
Discuss the Ramakrishna Mission as a modern religious movement in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Social ReformModernisation of Indian Tradition
The Colonial rule caused both cultural and structural changes in India. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Colonial Rule and NationalismModernisation of Indian Tradition
Write a note on rising de-sacralisation of marriages.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Kinship, Family and Marriage in IndiaModernisation of Indian Tradition
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. 10 x 5 = 50 (a) "How does M.N. Srinivas' concept of 'Sanskritization' shed light on the process of social transformation and cultural influences within Indian society?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Structural FunctionalismCaste System
As individuals, families, communities, and societies increasingly become integrated into new complex globalized systems, their values, traditions, and relationships change. In this context discuss impact of globalization on family as a social institution. (b) GS Ghurye liberated the study of Indian society from the colonial biases and laid the true foundation of the discipline of sociology in India. Substantiate this statement.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
IndologyKinship, Family and Marriage in India