{"id":6923,"date":"2017-08-22T15:05:19","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T09:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=6923"},"modified":"2017-08-22T15:06:15","modified_gmt":"2017-08-22T09:36:15","slug":"upsc-mains-2017-sociology-optional-test-4-mains-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2017-sociology-optional-test-4-mains-marathon\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Mains 2017 Sociology Optional Test 4 : 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 4th 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>Rural and Agrarian Social structure<\/li>\n<li>Tribal Communities<\/li>\n<li>Social Classes in India<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><u>Time: 3 hours<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>20 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<hr \/>\n<p>1. There are reports of discrepancies in Socio-economic caste census, BPL list etc. Do you think \u2018village studies\u2019 can help address such concerns? Elucidate. 20 Marks<\/p>\n<p>2. How does the current social structure of Indian village differ from that observed by M.N Srinivas and S.C Dube? 20 Marks<\/p>\n<p>3. How can Mead\u2019s concept of self and identity be applied to study students\u2019 suicide in Kota? 10 Marks<\/p>\n<p>4. N Srinivas considers village as the microcosm of Indian Society. Explain. 10 Marks<\/p>\n<p>5. Write a short note on impact of digitization on village community. 10 Marks<\/p>\n<p>6.India is currently witnessing second round of social change brought about by Green revolution. Comment. 10 Marks<\/p>\n<p>7. Write a note with sociological perspective on farm loan waivers currently being undertaken by different states in India. 20 Marks<\/p>\n<p>8. How did the idea of scheduled tribes emerge in India? 10 Marks<\/p>\n<p>9. Write a note on geographical distribution of Indian tribes. Illustrate each zone with suitable examples. 20 Marks<\/p>\n<p>10. Discuss the problems of ageing among the emerging urban middle class. 10 Marks<\/p>\n<p>11. \u201cThe soil grows castes, the machines make classes.\u201d Examine. 20 Marks.<\/p>\n<p>12. Caste has tended to become \u2018invisible\u2019 for the upper caste, urban middle class and upper classes. Examine. 20 Marks<\/p>\n<p>13. Write a short note on tribal identity <u>today<\/u>. What are the factors behind assertion of tribal identity today? 20 Marks<\/p>\n<p>14. N Srinivas\u2019 concept of dominant caste was mostly related to agrarian society. Do you think this concept exists in service sector of economy? Explain. 20 Marks<\/p>\n<p>15. \u201cI am convinced that if India is to attain true freedom, and through India the world also, then sooner or later the fact must be recognized that people have to live in villages, not in towns\u2026\u201d, wrote Mahatma Gandhi. Do you agree? 20 Marks<\/p>\n<p>16. 1960s saw the first round of serious village studies in India. Do you think it is high time we undertake another round of village studies? Give sociological arguments in your favour. 20 Marks<\/p>\n<p>17. Social structure means a patterned set of interactions among people. Same set of people give rise to social structures differently in villages and in cities. Examine 10 Marks.<\/p>\n<p>18. Sociological theories are often grouped into two categories- Marxists and non-Marxists. Why is Marxism a benchmark so far as sociological analysis is concerned? 10 Marks<\/p>\n<p>19. Write a short note on weekly tribal market as a social institution. 20 Marks.<\/p>\n<p>20. Tribes are known for their egalitarian social structure. However, there are reports of class-based stratification slowly rising among them. Explain the reasons and consequences of this development. 20 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 4th Mains Marathon Sociology Optional Test. Sociology Optional Study Plan Mains Marathon Topics: Rural and Agrarian Social structure Tribal Communities Social Classes in India Time: 3 hours 20 questions Questions include both 20 and 10 markers Questions have been jumbled up to facilitate smart time management 1 question from Thinkers 1&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-2017-sociology-optional-test-4-mains-marathon\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">UPSC Mains 2017 Sociology Optional Test 4 : 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-6923","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":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6923","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=6923"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6923\/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=6923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}