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.
Analyze the disparities in educational attainment across different social groups in India. What measures can bridge these gaps?
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Illiteracy and Educational DisparitiesPoverty 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
Critically evaluate the role of the state in restructuring Indian Society since Independence. Also explain the factors which has affected the state's effectiveness in restructuring Indian Society.
25 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Constitution, Law and Social ChangeDevelopment Planning
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
Write a short note with a sociological perspective on the problems faced by the Kashmiri Pandit community.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Communalism and Ethnic ConflictReligious Communities and Minorities
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
"The practice of child marriage has its root in traditional, cultural and religious practices and sustained by poor economic condition." Comment
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2016
Kinship, Family and Marriage in IndiaPatriarchy and Entitlements
What is internal displacement? What are the challenges in addressing it.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Displacement and SustainabilityPoverty and Inequality
"Malnutrition is a silent assassin, which not only impacts the individual but also the productivity of the nation as it creates an army of sick personnel". In the context of this statement discuss the social causes and consequences of malnutrition in context of India.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2017
Poverty and InequalityAgeing, Sex Ratio and Health
"Caste must be counted because it counts". Discuss the statement in light of the recent debates over caste- based census.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2024
Caste SystemDalit and Backward Class Movements
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
"Crime against women has been a bane of India's development efforts". Discuss
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2019
Violence Against WomenPatriarchy and Entitlements
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
Discuss the social causes and consequences of malnutrition in India. 7(c). Critically examine the perspective of A.R. Desai on the Indian farmers' movements.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Poverty and InequalityAgeing, Sex Ratio and Health
Discuss the sociological significance of affirmative actions taken by welfare state like India for the vulnerable sections of the society.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Constitution, Law and Social ChangeCaste System
Disparities in education has kept many sections of the Indian society on the margins of growth and development. Discuss
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2017
Illiteracy and Educational DisparitiesPoverty and Inequality
"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
Critically analyse the far-reaching consequences of the green revolution.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Green Revolution and Agrarian ChangePoverty and Inequality
What do you mean by Food Sovereignty? Has India achieved the same? Examine with an added focus on genetically modified crops.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Green Revolution and Agrarian ChangeDisplacement and Sustainability
Bonded labour is a labour where there is :-
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Rural Labour, Bondage and MigrationPoverty and Inequality
Contrast and compare social position and problems of religious minorities and Dalits in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2020
Religious Communities and MinoritiesCaste System
How have the principles of a mixed economy influenced social stratification in India, particularly in terms of access to resources and opportunities?
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Development PlanningSocial Classes in India
To what extent have land reforms acted as a leveler of rural inequalities?
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Agrarian Structure and Land ReformsPoverty and Inequality
Discuss the manifestation of social inequalities in cyber space.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Poverty and InequalityIndustrialisation and the Working Class
Discuss the role of technology and digital transformation in bringing about social change in Indian society. How has this change influenced social relationships and behavior?
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Constitution, Law and Social ChangePoverty and Inequality
Discuss, in what ways, do the different types of deprivation in slums exacerbate the socio-economic difficulties of their residents, and how it affects their ability to integrate into the broader urban environment?
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Urbanisation and SlumsPoverty and Inequality
Is India's rising middle class an engine of growth or a loose wheel? Discuss in the light of impact of COVID Pandemic on the middle class in India.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Social Classes in IndiaPoverty and Inequality
India's educational landscape is extremely unequal and the inequalities manifests themselves in the form of differences based on caste, class and, in some cases, gender. Discuss.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Illiteracy and Educational DisparitiesCaste System
Highlighting the factors causing educational inequality, discuss how can India's education system escape the vicious cycle of inequality and discrimination?
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Illiteracy and Educational DisparitiesPoverty and Inequality
Manual scavenging is defined as the act of lifting human excreta by humans. This is present in Indian society still, despite frameworks like Ban on Manual Scavenging
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
UntouchabilityCaste System