civils mains 2013 SOCIOLOGY
Paper I

Time allowed: Three Hours

Maximum Marks: 250

Question Paper Specific Instructions

Please read each ofthe following instructions carefully before attempting questions:
There are EIGHT questions divided in two SECTIONS and printed both in HINDI and in ENGLISH.
Candidate has to attempt FIVE questions in all.
Questions no. 1 and 5 are compulsory and out of the remaining, THREE are to be attempted choosing at least ONE {rom each section. The number ofmarks carried by a question part is indicated against it.
Answers must be written in the medium authorized in the Admission Certificate which must be stated clearly on the cover of this Question-cum-Answer Booklet in the space provided. No marks will be given for answers written in a medium other than the authorized one.
Word limit in questions, wherever specified, should be adhered to.
Attempts of questions shall be counted in chronological order. Unless struck off, attempt of a question shall be counted even ifattempted partly. Any page or portion ofthe page left blank in the answer book must be clearly struck off.

SECTION A

Ql.Write short notes on the following: (Each note should not exceed 150 words)lOx5=50

"Sociology emerged in Europe and flourished to begin with on social reformist orientation in the U.S.A." Comment. 10
Compare and contrast Sociology with Anthropology. 10
Critically examine positivistic approach in sociological studies. 10
Examine science and technology as agents of social change. 10
Analyse the contemporary trends in family with examples. 10

Q2. Analyse the limitations of quantitative methods in social research. 20
Critically examine the functionalist tradition in Sociology. 20
Analyse the salient features of historical materialism. 10

Q.3(a) Compare Karl Marx with Emile Durkheim with reference to the
framework of 'division oflabour'. 20
Critically analyse the contributions of G.H. Mead to 'symbolic
interactionism'. 20
Examine the salient features ofWeberian bureaucracy. 10

Q4. How are open and closed systems of stratification undergoing" transformation in the emergence of new hierarchical social order in societies? 20
Is patriarchy a universal phenomenon Critically examine how does patriarchy affect sexual division oflabour in societies. 20
Examine the role of pressure groups in parliamentary democracy. 10

SECTIONB

Q5 Write short notes on the following: (Each note should not exceed 150 words)
10x5=50

Q.5(a)Distinguish between people being socially excluded and people excluding themselves socially in societies. 10
(b)Define social movement. Elucidate the role of reformist movements in social change. 10
(c)"Science has empirical means to logical ends and religion has
non-empirical means to logical ends." Comment. 10
(d)Examine the social dimensions of displacement induced by development. 10
(e)Analyse the gender bias in the present society with examples. 10

Q Q6(a).How do Karl Marx and Max Weber differ in terms of their analysis of social stratification? 20
(b)Examine the social impact of globalization on labour and society. 20
(c)Examine the relevance of Parsonian Social System in the present
society. 10

Q7. Evaluate how do civil society and democracy mutually reinforce each other. 20
Examine the emerging trends in marriage and family as a response to the changes in economic and social order. 20
Critically examine the role of civil society in democracy. 10

Q8. Illustrate the conflicts and tensions experienced by societies undergoing social change. 20
Critically examine the cultural theories of social change with suitable examples. 20
Is religion antithetical to science? Comment. 10