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    This document provides instructions and questions for the 2009 Civil Service Exam in Sociology Paper 1. It is divided into two sections. Section A includes short note questions on topics like objectivity in sociological research and Talcott Parsons' idea of 'moving equilibrium'. It also asks questions distinguishing sampling methods and commenting on functionalist responses to Marx's views on social change. Section B includes short note questions on topics like C.W. Mills' power elite and secularization in modern societies. It also asks questions commenting on critiques of dependency theory and discussing the role of religion in the emergence of modern capitalism. The final questions discuss emerging forms of marriage/family in West and East and whether family can exist without marriage.

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    CIVIL SERVICE EXAM 2009

    3.11. 2009

    SI No. 1482 C-
    DTN-J-TPA

    Sociology - Paper I

    Time Allowed: Three Hours Maximum


    Marks: 300

    INSTRUCTIONS
    Each Question is printed both in Hindi and English Medium. Answer must be written
    in the medium specified in the Admission Certificate issued to you, which must be
    stated clearly on the cover of the answer book in the space provided for the
    purpose. No Marks will be given for the answers written in a medium other than
    that specific in the Admission Certificate.

    Candidates should attempt Question No. 1 and 5 which are compulsory and any
    three of the remaining questions selecting at least one question from each Section.
    The number of marks carried by each question is indicated at the end of the
    question.

    SECTION – A
    1. Write short notes on any three of the following (each note should not exceed 200
    words): 20×3=60
    a. Problems of objectivity in sociological research.
    b. Subject-matter of Sociology, according to Emile Durkheim.
    c. Comparison between Sociology and Economics
    d. Talcott Parson’s idea of ‘ moving equilibrium’

    2. a). Distinguish between probability and non probability sampling methods. How
    many types of sampling design are there? 30
    b). Comment on the responses of the functionalist school to Karl’s Marx’s views
    on social change. 30

    3. a). Comment on the reasons why neo-idealists and symbolic interactionists are
    critical of ‘positivism’ in Sociology. 30
    b). What are the reasons for calling Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore’s theory of
    social stratification a functional theory ? 30

    4. To Robert Merton, deviant behaviour is a result of anamic . Analysis his


    sociological theory of deviant
    Behaviour, with a special reference to his formulation of types of deviance. 60

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    SECTION – B

    5. Write short notes on any three of the following (each note should not exceed 200
    words): 20×3=60
    a. C. W. Mills’ Power Elite
    b. Industrialisation and Changes in the Family’s Functions.
    c. Secularization of societies in the modern world.
    d. Structure of social movement.

    6. a). Comments on the critics charge that Immanuel Wallerstein’s dependency


    theory is simplistic and wrong. 30
    b). What, according to Max Weber, is the role of “Particular religion ideas” in the
    emergence of modern capitalism? 30

    7. “Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind” Comment on


    this statement critically in the light of emerging sociological context in Europe, USA
    and India. 60

    8. Discuss the emerging forms of marriage and family with examples from the West
    and The East. Can there be family without marriage? Examine. 60

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