Previous Years’ Society (GS I) UPSC IAS Mains Questions with Expert Answers (2013-2024) By VIO IAS (www.vioeducation.com)
- What is the concept of a ‘demographic winter’? Is the world moving towards such a situation? Elaborate[150 Words] [10 Marks][2024]
- Distinguish between gender equality, gender equity and women’s empowerment. Why is it important to take gender concerns into account in programme design and implementation? [150 Words] [10 Marks][2024]
- Intercaste marriages between castes which have socio-economic parity have increased, to some extent, but this is less true of interreligious marriages. Discuss. [150 Words] [10 Marks][2024]
- In dealing with socio-economic Issues of development, what kind of collaboration between government, NGOs and private sector would be most productive? [150 Words] [10 Marks][2024]
- What is regional disparity How does it differ from diversity? How serious is the issue of regional disparity in India? [250 Words] [15 Marks][2024]
- Despite comprehensive policies for equity and social justice, underprivileged sections are not yet getting the full benefits of affirmative action envisaged by the Constitution. Comment. [250 Words] [15 Marks][2024]
- Globalization has increased urban migration by skilled, young, unmarried women from various classes. How has this trend impacted upon their personal freedom and relationship with family? [250 Words] [15 Marks][2024]
- Critically analyse the proposition that there is a high correlation between India’s cultural diversities and socio-economic marginalities. [250 Words] [15 Marks][2024]
- Do you think marriage as a sacrament is loosing its value in modern India? [150 Words] [10 Marks][2023]
- Why suicide among young women is increasing in Indian society? [150 Words] [10 Marks][2023]
- Child cuddling is now being replaced by mobile phones. Discuss its impact on the socialization of children [150 Words] [10 Marks][2023]
- Does urbanisation lead to more segregation and/or marginalisation of the poor in Indian metropolises. [250 Words] [15 Marks][2023]
- Why is caste identity in India both static and fluid? [250 Words] [15 Marks] [2023]
- Discuss the impact of post-liberal economy on ethnic identity of communalism. [250 Words] [15 Marks][2023]
- Explore and evaluate the impact of ‘Work From Home’ on family relationships. [150 Words] [10 Marks][2022]
- How is the growth of Tier 2 cities related to the rise of a new middle class with an emphasis on the culture of consumption? [150 Words] [10 Marks][2022]
- Given the diversities among the tribal communities in India, in which specific contexts should they be considered as a single category?[150 Words] [10 Marks][2022]
- Analyze the salience of ‘sect’ in Indian society vis-a-vis caste, region and religion. [250 Words] [15 Marks][2022]
- Are tolerance, assimilation and pluralism the key elements in the making of an Indian form of secularism? Justify your answer.[250 Words] [15 Marks][2022]
- Elucidate the relationship between globalization and new technology in a world of scarce resources, with special reference to India. [250 Words] [15 Marks][2022]
- How does Indian society maintain continuity in traditional social values? Enumerate the changes taking place in it.[250 Words] [15 Marks] [2021]
- What is Cryptocurrency? How does it affect global society? Has it been affecting Indian society also.[250 Words] [15 Marks] [2021]
- Discuss the main objectives of Population Education and point out the measures to achieve them in India in detail.[250 Words] [15 Marks] [2021]
- What are the main socio-economic implications arising out of the development of IT industries in major cities of India?[250 Words] [15 Marks] [2021]
- Examine the role of ‘Gig Economy’ in the process of empowerment of women in India.[150 Words] [10 Marks] [2021]
- Examine the uniqueness of tribal knowledge system when compared with mainstream knowledge and cultural systems.[150 Words] [10 Marks] [2021]
- Why is India considered as a subcontinent? Elaborate your answer.[150 Words] [10 Marks] [2021]
- Has caste lost its relevance in understanding the multi-cultural Indian Society? Elaborate your answers with illustrations.[150 Words] [10 Marks] [2020]
- COVID-19 pandemic accelerated class inequalities and poverty in India. Comment.[150 Words] [10 Marks] [2020]
- Is diversity and pluralism in India under threat due to globalization? Justify your answer.[250 Words] [15 Marks] [2020]
- Do you agree that regionalism in India appears to be a consequence of rising cultural assertiveness? Argue[150 Words] [10 Marks] [2020]
- Customs and traditions suppress reason leading to obscurantism. Do you agree? [250 Words] [15 Marks] [2020]
- How have digital initiatives in India contributed to the functioning of the education system in the country? Elaborate your answer [250 Words] [15 Marks] [2020]
- What makes the Indian society unique in sustaining its culture? Discuss. [150 Words] [10 Marks] [2019]
- “Empowering women is the key to control population growth.” Discuss. [150 Words] [10 Marks] [2019]
- What are the challenges to our cultural practices in the name of secularism? [150 Words] [10 Marks] [2019]
- Do we have cultural pockets of small India all over the nation? Elaborate with examples. [250 Words] [15 Marks] [2019]
- What are the continued challenges for women in India against time and space?[250 Words] [15 Marks] [2019]
- Are we losing our local identity for the global identity? Discuss.[250 Words] [15 Marks] [2019]
- “Caste system is assuming new identities and associational forms. Hence, caste system cannot be eradicated in India.” Comment.[150 Words] [10 Marks] [2018]
- Despite implementation of various programmes for eradication of poverty by the government in India, poverty is still existing’. Explain by giving reasons. [150 Words] [10 Marks] [2018]
- How the Indian concept of secularism different from the western model of secularism? Discuss. [150 Words] [10 Marks] [2018]
- ‘Women’s movement in India has not addressed the issues of women of lower social strata.’ Substantiate your view.[250 Words] [15 Marks] [2018]
- ‘Globalisation is generally said to promote cultural homogenisation but due to this cultural specificities appear to be strengthened in the Indian society.’ Elucidate [250 Words] [15 Marks] [2018]
- ‘Communalism arises either due to power struggle or relative deprivation.’ Argue by giving suitable illustrations. [250 Words] [15 Marks] [2018]
- In the context of the diversity of India, can it be said that the regions form cultural unit srather than the States? Give reasons with examples for your view point. [150 Words] [10 Marks][2017]
- The women’s questions arose in modern India as a part of the 19th century social reform movement. What are the major issues and debates concerning women in that period? [250 Words] [15 Marks] [2017]
- Distinguish between religiousness/religiosity and communalism giving one example of how the former has got transformed into the latter in independent India. [250 Words] [15 Marks] [2017]
- “The growth of cities as I.T. hubs has opened up new avenues of employment, but has also created new problems”. Substantiate this statement with examples. [250 Words] [15 Marks] [2017]
- To what extent globalisation has influenced the core of cultural diversity in India? Explain. [200 Words] [12.5 Marks] [2016]
- “An essential condition to eradicate poverty is to liberate the poor from the process of deprivation.” Substantiate this statement with suitable examples. [200 Words] [12.5 Marks] [2016]
- Why are the tribals in India referred to as ‘the Scheduled Tribes’? Indicate the major provisions enshrined in the Constitution of India for their upliftment. [200 Words] [12.5 Marks] [2016]
- With a brief background of quality of urban life in India, introduce the objectives and strategy of the ‘Smart City Programme.” [200 Words] [12.5 Marks] [2016]
- What is the basis of regionalism? Is it that unequal distribution of benefits of development on regional basis eventually promotes regionalism? Substantiate your answer. [200 Words] [12.5 Marks] [2016]
- Describe any four cultural elements of diversity in India and rate their relative significance in building a national identity. [200 Words] [12.5 Marks] [2015]
- Critically examine whether growing population is the cause of poverty OR poverty is the mains cause of population increase in India. [200 Words] [12.5 Marks] [2015]
- How do you explain the statistics that show that the sex ratio in Tribes in India is more favourable to women than the sex ratio among Scheduled Castes? [200 Words] [12.5 Marks] [2015]
- Discuss the changes in the trends of labour migration within and outside India in the last four decades. [200 Words] [12.5 Marks] [2015]
- Discuss the positive and negative effects of globalization on women in India? [200 Words] [12.5 Marks] [2015]
- Debate the issue whether and how contemporary movements for assertion of Dalit identity work towards annihilation of caste. [200 Words] [12.5 Marks] [2015]
- How does patriarchy impact the position of a middle-class working woman in India? [150 Words] [10 Marks] [2014]
- Why do some of the most prosperous regions of India have an adverse sex ratio for women? Give your arguments.[150 Words] [10 Marks] [2014]
- The life cycle of a joint family depends on economic factors rather than social values. Discuss. [150 Words] [10 Marks] [2014]
- Discuss the various economic and socio-cultural forces that are driving increasing feminization of agriculture in India. [150 Words] [10 Marks] [2014]
- How do the Indian debates on secularism differ from the debates in the West? [150 Words] [10 Marks] [2014]
- Discussion the various social problems which originated out of the speedy process of urbanization in India. [200 Words] [10 Marks] [2013]
- Male membership needs to be encouraged in order to make women’s organization free from gender bias. Comment. [200 Words] [10 Marks] [2013]
- Critically examine the effects of globalization on the aged population in India. [200 Words] [10 Marks] [2013]
- Growing feeling of regionalism is an important factor in the generation of demand for a separate state. Discuss. [200 Words] [10 Marks] [2013]
