CIVIL
SERVICES (MAIN) EXAM.
SOCIOLOGY
PAPER- I-1992
Section
A
1. Write
short notes on any three of the following (each answer should not exceed 200
words):
(a) Design of
sociological research.
(b) Parsons idea of
equilibrium.
(c) Concept of social
structure.
(d) Internal contradictions.
2. What
are the basic questions which inspired Durkheim to study the division of labour
in society? Critically comment on his conclusions.
3. Critically
bring out the differences in the approaches of Karl Marx and Max Weber to the
study of class structure in industrial capitalist society.
4. Examine
critically the place of culture in Malinowski’s contribution of functional
society.
Section
B
5. Write
short notes on any three of the following (each answer should not exceed 200
words):
(a) Informal structure of
bureaucracy.
(b) Education as a medium
of cultural reproduction.
(c) Social consequences
of increase in the rate or divorce
(d) Merits and demerits
of secret ballot in democracy.
6. ‘Social
inequality is the device by which societies ensure that the most important positions
are filled by the most qualified persons.’ Explain this viewpoint and state the
grounds on which it is refuted.
7. Elaborate
the concepts of ‘status –consistency’ and ‘status-inconsistency’. State the
factors responsible for ‘status inconsistency’ in modern societies.
8. What
is happening to religion in the face of challenges of science in modern
societies? Elaborate your answer with the help of sociological literature.
PAPER
II-1992
Section
A
1. Write
notes on any three of the following in not more than 200 words each:
(a) Urban
social organization.
(b) Ethnic
diversity and education.
(c) Mass-Media
and education.
(d) Rural
credit and its bearing on poverty.
2. Examine
the features of continuity and change of Indian society in historical
perspective.
3. ‘Erosion
of ecology and economy, and not politicization, is the main source of tribal
unrest in India today. Examine the validity of this statement.
4. How
has the process of social and cultural change been examined by Indian
sociologists? Discuss their approaches.
Section
B
5. Write
notes on any three of the following in not more than 200 words each:
(a) Social
consequences of market economy.
(b) Educational
problem of rural women.
(c) Sanskritization.
(d) Changing
pattern of Hindu joint family.
6. Probe
the social consequences of the land ceiling legislation in any one of the
Indian States and state the major difficulties in its implementation.
7. ‘The
market cannot function without State: Critically examine the statement within
the Indian context.
8. Explain
how emerging rural-urban nexuses are reshaping the character of Indian
political elite and functioning of political institutions.
