Sociology II · Topic
Poverty and Inequality
Poverty, deprivation and inequalities in India.
166 UPSC Mains Sociology II questions on Poverty and Inequality that toppers answered in test series, CSE 2015–2025, most answered first. Open one to see how toppers opened, built and closed it.
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
Discuss the crisis of development and need for sustainable development in contemporary times.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2022–2023
Displacement and SustainabilityEnvironmental Movements
How do poverty and economic inequalities persist in India despite various poverty alleviation schemes?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Poverty and InequalityDevelopment Planning
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
Despite economic growth, rural India continues to grapple with issues like bonded labor, low wages, and seasonal unemployment. Analyze the systemic factors contributing to these problems and suggest strategies for addressing them effectively.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2024
Rural Labour, Bondage and MigrationAgrarian Structure and Land Reforms
How has the New Education Policy 2020 attempted to address traditional challenges while preparing for future needs?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Education and Social Change in IndiaConstitution, Law and Social Change
"Climate change is not just an environmental issue but also a social justice issue." Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Displacement and SustainabilityPoverty 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) “India’s destiny is not caste in stone.” Comment.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2020–2021
Caste SystemConstitution, Law and Social Change
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
"Green Revolution solved one problem but created many others". Evaluate this statement in light of contemporary agrarian crisis.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Green Revolution and Agrarian ChangeAgrarian Structure and Land Reforms
"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
Poverty is never a cause of distress in society but 'relative poverty' has the potential to bring catastrophe. Explain in context of India.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
Poverty and InequalityMarxist Sociology
Child malnutrition is a chronic problem and a longstanding challenge for India. Analyse.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2022–2023
Ageing, Sex Ratio and HealthPoverty and Inequality
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
As per the UN report, India will become the most populous country in 2023. Analyse the impact of population dynamics on Indian society.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Population Size and GrowthAgeing, Sex Ratio and Health
Does hierarchy influence the 'disaster vulnerability' of social groups? Illustrate with examples.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Displacement and SustainabilityPoverty and Inequality
Briefly analyze the interplay between the economic status, gender, and social status in influencing the use of and access to maternal and reproductive health care in India.
15 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2016
Ageing, Sex Ratio and HealthPatriarchy and Entitlements
“Surrogacy is both a need and source of Income”. Comment
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2017
Patriarchy and EntitlementsPoverty and Inequality
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
Critically analyze to what extent the policies of the government "to tackle the problem of population since independence" has been successful?
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Population Policy and Family PlanningPopulation Size and Growth
With Thomas Piketty in his work "Capital in the 21st Century" giving a grave picture about inequality in India , A.R. Desai 's Marxist approach towards study of Indian society becomes all the more relevant. Comment.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Marxist SociologyPoverty and Inequality
"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
Discuss the concept of "Juvenile Delinquency" with respect to its social causes and implications.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2016
Poverty and InequalityUrbanisation and Slums
Analyze the significance of Gandhian principles such as non-violence, satyagraha, and sarvodaya in addressing today's issues of social inequality and conflict in India.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
Poverty and InequalityCaste Conflicts
Explain the impact and implications of globalization in situating the changes in social stratification in India.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Social Classes in IndiaIndustrialisation and the Working Class
"Green revolution led to profound structural and cultural changes in rural and agrarian societies in India". Analyse the various functional and dysfunctional changes brought by green revolution.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2024
Green Revolution and Agrarian ChangeAgrarian Structure and Land Reforms
What is the relationship between political elites and the business community in India, and how does this impact economic growth and development in the country?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023
Parties, Pressure Groups and ElitesDevelopment Planning
The reason behind dismal state of India in Global Hunger Index Report lies in the patriarchal society where females suffer from stark socioeconomic inequalities, among other reasons. Elaborate.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2020–2021
Patriarchy and EntitlementsPoverty and Inequality