Category: Paper-VI
Veda and Upanishad (वेद एवं उपनिषद): Brahman, Atman, Rit (ब्रह्म, आत्मा, ऋत)
Veda Veda: from Sanskrit Vid meaning knowledge The Vedas are ancient Vedic Sanskrit religious texts. They are the oldest scriptures of Hinduism and considered to be the primary sources of…
Nature of Philosophy (दर्शन शास्त्र का स्वरूप)
Philosophy Philos= love: Sophia= knowledge or wisdom Meaning: Meaning love of knowledge दर्शन: दृश= जिसके द्वारा देखा जाए It deals with the intellectual exercise concerned with the nature of reality…
Social Research and Techniques (सामाजिक शोध एवं प्रविधियाँ)
Moser defined Social Research as ‘Planned, systematic investigation of social incidents and issues to get new knowledge’. Social Research is the systematic study of various social communities, institutions and their…
Social Control, Social Change and Social Disorganization (सामाजिक नियंत्रण, सामाजिक परिवर्तन एवं सामाजिक विघटन)
Social Control Social Control refers to enforcing the values and patterns of the society in the unruly and undisciplined members. Various means of social control are used for maintaining order…
Social Stratification and Social Process: Caste and Class; Cooperation, Struggle, Competition (सामाजिक स्तरीकरण और सामाजिक प्रक्रियाएँ: जाती एवं वर्ग; सहयोग, संघर्ष, प्रतिस्पर्धा)
Social Stratification Social Stratification refers to the existence of structured inequalities between groups in the society, based on socio-economic factors like wealth, income, race, education, gender, occupation, and social status,…
Hindu Social Organization: Religion, Ashram, Varna, Purusharth; Indian Social Problems (हिन्दू सामाजिक संगठन: धर्म, आश्रम, वर्ण, पुरुषार्थ; भारतीय समाजिक समस्याएँ)
Traditional Hindu social organisation was primarily governed by religion i.e. Hindu Dharma. The social relations were defined in terms of religious obligations. Various means were used of enforce religious values…
Individual and Society: Social Interactions, Status and Role, Culture and Personality, Socialization (व्यक्ति एवं समाज: सामाजिक अन्तःक्रियाएँ, स्थिति एवं भूमिका, संस्कृति एवं व्यक्तित्व, समाजीकरण )
Social Interactions A social interaction is an exchange between two or more individuals and is a building block of society. Social structures and cultures are founded upon social interactions. By…
Primary Concepts in Sociology: Society, Community, Association, Institution, Social group, Folkways and Mores (समाजशास्त्र की प्राथमिक अवधारणाएँ: समाज, समुदाय, समिति, संस्था, सामाजिक समूह, जनरीतियाँ एवं लोकाचार)
Society The term society is most fundamental to sociology. It is derived from the Latin word socius which means companionship or friendship. Society is a network based on social relationship…
Sociology: Meaning, Scope, Importance, Relation with Social Sciences (समाजशास्त्र: अर्थ, क्षेत्र, महत्व, अन्य विज्ञानों से इसका संबंध)
The word sociology is derived from both Latin and Greek origins. Socius (Latin): Companion ; Logos (Greek): Study According to Max Weber, “Sociology is the science which attempts the interpretative…
Topic Wise Analysis | CGPSC Mains 2018
Here is our topic-wise analysis of recently conducted CGPSC Mains 2018. The topics from the syllabus which were asked directly or indirectly are also mentioned. The bold topics are newly…