{"id":6207,"date":"2017-08-10T13:02:42","date_gmt":"2017-08-10T07:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=6207"},"modified":"2017-08-10T13:04:21","modified_gmt":"2017-08-10T07:34:21","slug":"upsc-mains-2017-sociology-optional-test-3-mains-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2017-sociology-optional-test-3-mains-marathon\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Mains 2017 Sociology Optional Test 3 : 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>Here is the 3rd Mains Marathon Sociology Optional Test.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/ddK7x7\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Sociology Optional Study Plan Mains Marathon<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><u>Topics: <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Stratification and Mobility<\/li>\n<li>Caste system<\/li>\n<li>Perspectives on the study of Indian Society<\/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)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>=================================================================<\/p>\n<p>1. Class is both a subset and superset of caste. Elucidate sociologically. 10 Marks<\/p>\n<p>2. Critically examine the position of G S Ghurye on the relationship between race and caste in India. 20 Marks<\/p>\n<p>3. N Srinivas initiated the tradition of macro-sociological generalizations on micro-anthropological insights. Explain with examples. 20 Marks<\/p>\n<p>4. What is a welfare state? Why is A.R. Desai critical of the claims made on behalf of welfare state? 20 Marks<\/p>\n<p>5. Write a short note on continuity and change in Indian caste system. 10 Marks<\/p>\n<p>6. Can caste exist in the India of tomorrow? Explain sociologically. 20 Marks<\/p>\n<p>7. Taking caste system as an example, explain the followings- 20 Marks<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open and closed systems<\/li>\n<li>Types of mobility<\/li>\n<li>Sources and causes of mobility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>8. Write a short note on the two-way relationship between \u2018Elite self-recruitment\u2019 and \u2018Social mobility\u2019. 10 Marks<\/p>\n<p>9. Define social stratification. What have <u>you<\/u> observed about the stratification system existing in your society? 20 Marks<\/p>\n<p>10. Sociologists are not neutral, dispassionate observers of society; they see the world in terms of their values and ideologies. Explain with reference to Functionalist and Marxist view on social stratification. 20 Marks<\/p>\n<p>11. Outline the salient features of Parsons\u2019 theory of social stratification. To what extent are they relevant in contemporary Indian society? 20 Marks<\/p>\n<p>12. Davis and Moore have been supportive of the unequal rewards prevalent in society. Explain. What are the latent functions and dysfunctions of such unequal distribution of rewards? 20 Marks<\/p>\n<p>13. Assess the effects of social mobility on social order. 10 Marks<\/p>\n<p>14. Examine the advantages and disadvantages of leveraging Indological sources to understand Indian society. 20 Marks<\/p>\n<p>15. Tradition and modernity co-exist in contemporary Indian society. Explain only with reference to your observations. 10 Marks<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>All Mains Marathon Optional Questions are updated in\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/mains-marathon-optional\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this page<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Archives Here is the 3rd Mains Marathon Sociology Optional Test. Sociology Optional Study Plan Mains Marathon Topics: Stratification and Mobility Caste system Perspectives on the study of Indian Society Time: 1.5 hours 10 questions Questions include both 20 and 10 markers Questions have been jumbled up to facilitate smart time management 1 question from Thinkers&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2017-sociology-optional-test-3-mains-marathon\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">UPSC Mains 2017 Sociology Optional Test 3 : 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-6207","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":227,"cached_at":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6207","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=6207"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6207\/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=6207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}