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1. TEST SERIES (MAIN) - 2013
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME
CODE: 01/SOCIO./0707 (PAPER-I)
SOCIOLOGY
by NITIN TANEJA
INSTRUCTIONS
Each question is printed only in English. Each question carries 50 Marks.
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 specified
in the Admission Certificate.
Candidates should attempt Question Nos. 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.
Assume suitable data if considered necessary and indicate the same clearly.
Symbols/notations carry their usual meanings, unless otherwise indicated.
All questions carry equal marks.
Important Note: Whenever a question is being attempted, all its parts/ sub-parts must be
attempted contiguously. This means that before moving on to the next question to be
attempted, candidates must finish attempting all parts/ sub-parts of the previous question
attempted. This is to be strictly followed.
Pages left blank in the answer-book are to be clearly struck out in ink. Any answers that follow
pages left blank may not be given credit.
Time: Three Hours Maximum Marks: 250
Topical Test: Sociology - The Discipline, Sociology as Science & Sociological
Thinkers
Module answers, corrected copies and assement sheet would be
given on the DISCUSSION DAY (11 July, 2013)
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SECTION - A
1. (a) ‘‘Socialfacts are to be treated as things as iftheyare pebbles
on the beach which can be counted’’ (Emile Durkheim).
Elaborate (15)
(b) Suicide as a social fact. (15)
(c) ‘‘Sociologyemerged as uncomfortable mix ofenlightenment
&counterenlightenment’’. Elaborate. (20)
2. (a) Class-in-itself& class-for-itself. (15)
(b) Significance of objectivity in social science research. (20)
(c) ‘‘Sociologywithout History is rootless and History without
sociologyisfruitless‘‘. Elaborate (15)
3. (a) ‘‘Individualism &social order are not incompatible’’(Emile
Durkheim). Elaboarate (25)
(d) ‘‘Not allfacts about human behaviour are necessarily social
facts’’. Statethemeaningofsocialfacts&methodsofstudying
them. (25)
4. (a) What are the basic questions that inspiredDurkheimto study
thedivisionoflabour inthe society?Criticallycomment onthe
conclusions. (25)
(b) Explainthe concepts (25)
(i) Anomie
(ii) Norms
(iii) Pathologicalforms ofdivisionoflabour
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3. SECTION - B
5. (a) (i) Collective representations (10)
(ii) Cult ofthe individual (10)
(iii) Alieanation (10)
(b) ‘‘The historyofhitherto existing societies is thehistoryofclass
struggle’’. Elaborate (20)
6. (a) Sociologyas byproduct ofIndustrialrevolution. (25)
(b) Sociologyas aninterpretative discipline’’. (25)
7. ‘‘Subjective perceptionofobjective realitypreparesthe context for
articulation of class antagonism.’’ Evaluate this statement with
reference to KarlMarx’s contribution. (50)
8. ‘‘Whydoestheindividual, whilebecomingmore autonomouscomes
to depend more uponsociety’’. How the Durkheimtried to answer
thisquestion. (50)
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