Paper- VI (General Studies- IV: Philosophy and Sociology) (200 Marks)

Part 02: Sociology (50 Marks)

Sociology: Meaning, scope and nature; importance of its study; relation with other social sciences.

2022

Explain the main differences between Sociology and Political Science. (02 marks)

समाजशास्त्र एवं राजनीतिशास्त्र के बीच मुख्य अंतरों को स्पष्ट कीजिये। (02 अंक)

2020

1. Define Sociology. (2 marks)

समाजशास्त्र को परिभाषित कीजिए। (2 अंक

2018

1.            Discuss relationship between Sociology and Social Anthropology. (4 marks)

2017

1.            Explain the nature of sociology. (2 marks)

2016

1.            Write a note on inter-relation between science and culture. (4 marks)

2.            Differentiate between Sociology and Social Anthropology. (4 marks)

2013

1.            Explain the Differences between Sociology and Social Anthropology. (4 marks)

Primary Concepts: Society, community, association, institution, social group, folkways and mores.

2022

1. Define ‘Kinship’. Explain with examples the relation between Kinship and Descent. (04 marks)

नातेदारी की परिभाषा दीजिये। नातेदारी और वंश के बीच के सह-संबंध को उदाहरण देते हुये समझाईए। (04 अंक)

2. Define Feminism. (02 marks)

नारीवाद को परिभाषित कीजिये। (02 अंक) 

3. Write the characteristics of Association. (02 marks)

समिति की विशेषता बताइये। (02 अंक)

4. What are the main characteristics of Social Group? (02 marks)

सामाजिक समूह की मुख्य विशेषताएँ क्या होती हैं? (02 अंक)

2021

1. Explain any three differences between Association and Institution. (02 marks)

समिति एवं संस्था मे कोई तीन अंतर बताइए।(02 अंक)

2. Explain the main characteristics of Community. (04 marks)

समुदाय की प्रमुख विशेषताएँ स्पष्ट कीजिए। (04 अंक)

3. Explain the main types of social groups. (08 marks)

सामाजिक समूहों के प्रमुख प्रकारों का वर्णन कीजिए। (08 अंक)

2020

1. Write the characteristics of Primary Group. (2 marks)

प्राथमिक समूह की विशेषताएँ लिखिए। (2 अंक)

2. ‘Family is a social group’, explain. (4 marks)

‘परिवार एक सामाजिक समूह है’, व्याख्या कीजिए। (4 अंक)

2018

1.            Explain the main characteristics of community. (2 marks)

2017

1.            Differentiate between primary and secondary groups. (2 marks)

2.            What is community? Differentiate between community and institution. (4 marks)

2016

1.            What is social institution? How it differs from association? (2 marks)

2.            Elaborate the bases of social group formation. (2 marks)

2015

1.            Differentiate between folkways and mores. (2 marks)

2014

1.            Elaborate the concept of community. (2 marks)

2013

1.            Explain the concept of primary group. (2 marks)

2.            Distinguish between folkways and mores. (2 marks)

Individual and Society: Social interactions, status and role, culture and personality, socialization.

2021

1. Explain the concept of ‘Ascribed Status’. (02 marks)

‘प्रदत्त प्रस्थिति’ की अवधारणा को स्पष्ट कीजिए।(02 अंक)

2. Explain the concept of Culture. (02 marks)

संस्कृति की अवधारणा स्पष्ट कीजिए। (02 अंक)

3. Discuss the role of primary group in socialization as discussed by Cooley. (08 marks)

सामाजीकरण मे कूले द्वारा प्रपादित प्राथमिक समूह की भूमिका स्पष्ट कीजिए। (08 अंक)

2020

1. What do you understand by Achieved Status? (2 marks)

अर्जित स्थिति से आप क्या समझते हैं ? (2 अंक)

2. What is Acculturation? (4 marks)

परसंस्कृतिकरण क्या है? (4 अंक)

3. What is Culture? Explain interrelationship between Culture and Personality. (2+6= 8 marks)

संस्कृति क्या है? संस्कृति और व्यक्तित्व के बीच अंतर्संबंध की व्याख्या करें। (2+6= 8 अंक)

4. Define Socialization and discuss its theories. (2+8=10 marks)

समाजीकरण की परिभाषा दीजिए तथा इसके सिद्धांतों की विवेचना कीजिए। (2+8=10 अंक)

2018

1.            Explain the concept of Social Interaction. (4 marks)

2.            Explain the main stages of socialization. (8 marks)

3.            Explain relationship between culture and personality. (10 marks)

2017

1.            What is culture? Explain the relation between culture and personality. (4 marks)

2015

1.            Clarify the concept of socialization. Discuss its major agencies. (8 marks)

2014

1.            Distinguish between status and role. (2 marks)

2.            Distinguish between family of origin and family of procreation. (2 marks)

3.            Point out the main characteristics of culture. (4 marks)

Hindu Social Organization: Religion, Ashram, Varna, Purusharth; Indian social problems

2022

1. What do you understand by Varna? (02 marks)

वर्ण से आप क्या समझते हैं? (02 अंक)

2. Explain the functions of Religion. (04 marks)

धर्म के प्रकार्य को स्पष्ट कीजिये। (04 अंक)

3. Discuss the ashram system in Hindu Social Organization. (08 marks)

हिन्दू सामाजिक संगठन मे आश्रम व्यवस्था की विवेचना कीजिये। (04 अंक)

4. Discuss the factors responsible for change in Caste System. (10 marks)

जाति व्यवस्था मे परिवर्तन के ल्लिए उत्तरदायी कारणों की चर्चा कीजिये। (10 अंक)

2020

1. Give the definition of religion given by Tylor. (2 marks)

टायलर द्वारा प्रतिपादितधर्म की परिभाषा दीजिए। (2 अंक)

2018

1.            Explain the concept of Purusharth. (2 marks)

2.            Discuss the main features of caste system. (4 marks)

2017

1.            Explain the concept of Purushartha. (2 marks)

2014

1.            Differentiate between caste and varna. (2 marks)

2.            Describe the sociological importance of Purushartha. (4 marks)

3.            Elucidate the conceptual meaning of secularism. (20 marks)

• Social Stratification: Caste and Class.
• Social Processes: Social interaction, co-operation, struggle, competition.
• Social Control and Social Change: Sources and agencies of social control, processes and factors of social change.
• Social disorganization: anomie and alienation, inequality.

2022

1. What is Social Stratification? (02 marks)

सामाजिक स्तरीकरण क्या है? (02 अंक)

2. Explain the main differences between Co-operation and Competition. (04 marks)  

सहयोग और प्रतिपर्धा के बीच प्रमुख अंतरों को स्पष्ट कीजिये। (04 अंक)

3. Describe the cyclic theory of Social Change. (10 marks)

सामाजिक परिवर्तन के चक्रीय सिद्धान्त की विवेचना कीजिये। (10 अंक)

2021

1. Explain the Waveform Change (Lahardaar Parivartan) in the context of sociology. (02 marks)

समाजशास्त्र के परिपेक्ष्य मे लहरदार परिवर्तन को समझाइए। (02 अंक)2.

2. Explain the concept of Alienation. (02 marks)

अलगाव की अवधारणा को समझाइए।(02 अंक)

3. Explain the role of law in Social Control. (04 marks)

सामाजिक नियंत्रण मे कानून की भूमिका बताइए। (04 अंक)

4. Explain the concept of Social Stratification. (04 marks)

सामाजिक स्तरीकरण की अवधारणा स्पष्ट कीजिए। (04 अंक)

5. Discuss the importance of Cooperation and Conflict in society.

समाज मे सहयोग एवं संघर्ष के महत्व को बताइए। (15 अंक)

6. Explain the main factors of social change.     

सामाजिक परिवर्तन के प्रमुख कारकों का वर्णन कीजिए। (15 अंक)

2020

1. Define Conflict. (2 marks)

संघर्ष को परिभाषित कीजिये । (2 अंक)

2. Write the main patterns of Social Change. (2 marks)       

सामाजिक परिवर्तन के प्रमुख प्रतिमान लिखिए। (2 अंक)

3. Explain the main basis of Social Stratification. (4 marks)

सामाजिक स्तरीकरण के मुख्य आधारों की व्याख्या कीजिए। (4 अंक)

4. Explicit the main agencies of Social Control. (4 marks)

सामाजिक नियंत्रण की मुख्य अभिकरणों को स्पष्ट करें। (4 अंक)

5. What is Social Disorganization? Discuss the main factors of Social Disorganization. (2+6= 8 marks)

सामाजिक अव्यवस्था क्या है? सामाजिक अव्यवस्था के प्रमुख कारकों की विवेचना कीजिए। (2+6= 8 अंक)

6. Define Social Process and explain in detail the Associative Social Process. (2+8=10 marks)

सामाजिक प्रक्रिया को परिभाषित कीजिए तथा सहयोगात्मक सामाजिक प्रक्रिया की विस्तार से व्याख्या कीजिए। (2+8=10 अंक)

2018

1.            Explain the concept of social inequality. (2 marks)

2.            What is class? Explain. (2 marks)

3.            Explain the concept of social disorganization. (2 marks)

4.            Differentiate between social and cultural change. (10 marks)

2017

1.            What is social change? Describe major factors of social change. (8 marks)

2.            What do you mean by social disorganization? Give its characteristics. (10 marks)

3.            Elaborate the recent factors for family disorganization. (10 marks)

2016

1.            Differentiate between caste and class. (2 marks)

2.            What are the essential elements of social process? (2 marks)

3.            Elaborate the concept of alienation. Mention the major forms of alienation. (4 marks)

4.            What is stratification? Describe its main bases of Indian perspective. (8 marks)

2015

1.            What do you mean by ‘Sanskritization’? (2 marks)

2.            What is social inequality? (2 marks)

3.            Clarify the concept of Anomie. What Merton said about Anomie? (4 marks)

4.            Elaborate the role of law in social control. (4 marks)

2014

1.            What do you understand by social interaction? (2 marks)

2.            Explain the main four factors of social change. (4 marks)

2013

1.            Describe the bases of social inequality. (2 marks)

2.            Define social control and explain its forms. (4 marks)

3.            What is Anomie? Elucidate Rober Merton’s theory of Anomie. (20 marks)

• Social Research and Techniques: Objective of social research, use of scientific method to study of social phenomena, problems of objectivity.
• Tools and techniques of data collection: Observation, interview, questionnaire, schedule.

2022

1. Explain the importance of Social Research. (04 marks)

सामाजिक अनुसंधान के महत्व को स्पष्ट कीजिये। (04 अंक)

2. Explain the main steps of scientific method in Social Research. (08 marks)

सामाजिक अनुसंधान मे वैज्ञानिक पद्धति के प्रमुख चरणों को स्पष्ट कीजिये। (04 अंक)

2021

Explain types of Observation. (02 marks)

अवलोकन के प्रकार बताइए। (02 अंक)

2020

1. Explain the objectives of Social Research. (2 marks)

सामाजिक अनुसंधान के उद्देश्यों की व्याख्या कीजिए। (2 अंक)

2018

1.            Explain the difference between questionnaire and interview schedule. (2 marks)

2.            Explain importance of scientific method in social research. (8 marks)

2017

1.            What do you mean by Interview? (2 marks)

2016

1.            Elaborate the meaning of observation technique. (8 marks)

2.            Describe the major types of observation. (12 marks)

2015

1.            Clarify the concept of ‘Objectivity’. (2 marks)

2.            What is social research? (10 marks)

3.            Elaborate the aims of social research. (15 marks)

4.            What are the major problems of social research? (15 marks)

2014

1.            What is schedule? Distinguish between questionnaire and schedule. (8 marks)

2.            What is social phenomena? Explain the use of scientific method in the study of social phenomena. (20 marks)

2013

1.            Depict the main objectives of Social Research. (2 marks)

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