Category: Mains PYQ

UPSC Previous Year Essay Questions – 2017
Section-A Section-B Previous Year UPSC Mains Questions – Topic wise

Non-positivist methodologies
Syllabus: Optional Subject – Sociology – Papers I Sociology as Science: (e) Non-positivist methodologies. Do you think ethnomethodology helps us…

UPSC Previous Year Essay Questions – 2016
Section-A Section-B Previous Year UPSC Mains Questions – Topic wise

Positivism and its critique
Syllabus: Optional Subject – Sociology – Papers I Sociology as Science: (c) Positivism and its critique. What are the shortfalls…

Fact value and objectivity
Syllabus: Optional Subject – Sociology – Papers I Sociology as Science: (d) Fact value and objectivity. Is Sociology a Value…

UPSC Previous Year Essay Questions – 2015
Section-A Section-B Previous Year UPSC Mains Questions – Topic wise

UPSC Previous Year Essay Questions – 2014
Section-A Section-B Previous Year UPSC Mains Questions – Topic wise

UPSC Previous Year Essay Questions – 2013
Previous Year UPSC Mains Questions – Topic wise

Major theoretical strands of research methodology
Syllabus: Optional Subject – Sociology – Papers I Sociology as Science: (b) Major theoretical strands of research methodology. Methodology is…

Robert K. Merton – Latent and manifest functions, conformity and deviance, reference groups
Optional Subject – Sociology – Papers I
Sociological Thinkers: (e) Robert K. Merton – Latent and manifest functions, conformity and deviance, reference groups.

Science, scientific method and critique.
Syllabus: Optional Subject – Sociology – Papers I Sociology as Science: (a) Science, scientific method and critique. How does a…

Talcolt Parsons – Social system, pattern variables
Syllabus: Optional Subject – Sociology – Papers I Sociological Thinkers: (d) Talcolt Parsons – Social system, pattern variables. According to…