{"id":4850,"date":"2017-07-23T11:50:42","date_gmt":"2017-07-23T06:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=4850"},"modified":"2017-07-30T17:00:41","modified_gmt":"2017-07-30T11:30:41","slug":"upsc-mains-2017-sociology-optional-study-plan-test-1-mains-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2017-sociology-optional-study-plan-test-1-mains-marathon\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Mains 2017 Sociology Optional Study Plan and Test 1 : Mains Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/mains-marathon-optional\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archives<\/a> <\/strong> <\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p> Friends, Here is the 1st Mains Marathon Sociology Optional Test. <\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/ddK7x7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Sociology Optional Study Plan Mains Marathon<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Below is the Test<\/span>: <strong><u>Topics: <\/u><\/strong> <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Sociology &#8211; The Discipline<\/li>\n<li>Sociology as Science<\/li>\n<li>Research Methods and Analysis<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p> <strong><u>Time: 1.5 hours<\/u><\/strong> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10 questions<\/li>\n<li>Questions include both 20 and 10 markers<\/li>\n<li>Questions have been jumbled up to facilitate smart time management<\/li>\n<li>1 question from Thinkers<\/li>\n<li>1 application-based question<\/li>\n<li>1 question from current affairs (Sociological analysis)<br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> 1. \u201cThere is a greater give and take among disciplines today.\u201d Explain with reference to Sociology as a discipline. 20 Marks 2. Using the example of \u2018approach to poverty\u2019 underline the differences between Sociology and Common sense. 20 Marks 3. Write a short note on the \u201cintellectual ideas\u201d and \u201cmaterial issues\u201d that went into the making of Sociology. <\/p>\n<li><\/li>\n<p> 20 Marks 4. What do you mean by \u201cScope of Sociology\u201d? Elucidate. 10 Marks 5. When it comes to Social Sciences, especially Sociology, achieving \u2018objectivity\u2019 in research is more complicated. Explain. Also, outline Weber\u2019s contribution to overcome the above issue. 20 Marks 6. Which research technique(s) would be the most appropriate to study social causes of the current unrest in Jammu and Kashmir? Analyse. 20 Marks 7. Write a short note with Sociological perspective on Universal Basic Income (UBI). 10 Marks 8. \u201cHowever self-reflexive the sociologist tries to be, there is always the possibility of unconscious bias.\u201d Explain. 10 Marks 9. What are the characteristics of a good Sociological researcher? Elucidate with reference to fact, value and objectivity. 20 Marks 10. With the help of a contemporary example explain the advantages and weaknesses of Survey research method. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Archives Friends, Here is the 1st Mains Marathon Sociology Optional Test. Sociology Optional Study Plan Mains Marathon Below is the Test: Topics: Sociology &#8211; The Discipline Sociology as Science Research Methods and Analysis Time: 1.5 hours 10 questions Questions include both 20 and 10 markers Questions have been jumbled up to facilitate smart time management&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2017-sociology-optional-study-plan-test-1-mains-marathon\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">UPSC Mains 2017 Sociology Optional Study Plan and Test 1 : Mains Marathon<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":4480,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,99],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-public","category-sociology","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/answer-writing-optional.jpg?fit=1000%2C500&ssl=1","views":{"total":767,"cached_at":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4850"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4850\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}