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OAS 2023 MAINS TEST SERIES TEST 1

SOCIOLOGY OPTIONAL PAPER 1
SYLLABUS: SOCIOLOGY-THE DISCIPLINE, SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF
SOCIAL PHENOMENA, TECHNIQUES OF DATA COLLECTION AND
ANALYSIS
TIME: 3 HOURS
MARKS 250
CLASSROOM STUDENTS NEED TO SUBMIT THE ANSWER
BOOKLET FOR EVALUATION
ONLINE STUDENTS NEED TO SEND THEIR ANSWERS AS A
SINGLE PDF FILE TO 9437002210 THROUGH WHATSAPP
QUESTION NO 1 AND 5 ARE COMPULSORY, AND OUT OF THE
REMAINING, THREE ARE TO BE ATTEMPTED CHOOSING AT
LEAST 1 QUESTION FROM EACH SECTION.

SECTION A
1. (Answer the following questions within 150 words. Each question carries
10 marks)
a) How did the Industrial Revolution fundamentally alter the societal
structures that prompted the development of sociology?
b) Discuss the impact of the French Revolution on the evolution of
sociological thought.
c) Compare and contrast sociology with history in terms of methodology
and focus areas.
d) Analyze the relationship between sociology and economics, highlighting
their intersections and divergences.
e) How does political science complement and differ from sociology in
understanding social structures?

2.
a) Explore the similarities and differences between psychological and
sociological approaches to human behavior. 20
b) In what ways has anthropology contributed to the development of
sociological methods and theories? 20

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 c) Discuss the debate around sociology as a science versus an interpretative
discipline.10

3.

a) How does the interpretative approach in sociology differ from the scientific
approach in terms of studying social phenomena?20
b) Evaluate the significance of sociology’s interdisciplinary nature in understanding
complex social issues.20
c) Define and discuss the problem of objectivity in sociological research.10

4.

a) How does the issue of value neutrality impact the credibility of sociological
research?20
b) Discuss the challenges of measurement in social science research.20
c) Explain the role of concepts in the development of sociological theories.10

SECTION B
5. (Answer the following questions within 150 words. Each question carries
10 marks)
a. How do facts and theories interrelate in the context of sociological research?
b. Define and differentiate between descriptive, exploratory, and experimental
research designs in sociology.
c. Explain the importance of hypothesis in sociological research and its role in
linking theory and observation.
d. Discuss the significance of content analysis in understanding social
phenomena.
e. Analyze the strengths and limitations of the scientific method in sociology.

6.

a) How do sociological theories evolve through the interplay of hypothesis,

observation, and empirical testing?20
b) Differentiate between participant and quasi-participant observation methods in
sociological research.20
c) Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of using interviews as a data collection
technique in sociology.10

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7.

a. Discuss the social distance scaling technique and its application in measuring
social relationships.20
b. Evaluate the use of the Likert scale in assessing attitudes and opinions in
sociological surveys.20
c. How do scaling techniques contribute to the quantification of qualitative
sociological data?10

8.

a. Evaluate the role of cross-cultural studies in enriching sociological research.20

b. Discuss the evolution of sociological theories from classical to modern
perspectives.20
c. Analyze the impact of globalization on sociological theories and practices.10

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