Model answers for these questions. 42 UPSC questions from Sociology: The Discipline (1985–2026) are solved in Sociology Optional PYQ Solutions, with a full model answer for each. Use the View answer links in the table, or open the whole unit topic-wise, newest year first.
| Year | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Although sociology, as a subject of study, overarches all disciplines in social sciences yet it maintains its distinctiveness. Comment. (10 marks) | View answer |
| 2026 | Discuss the intellectual origins of sociology and the historical antecedents of its evolution as a distinct field of study. (20 marks) | View answer |
| 2025 | What is common sense? How are common knowledge and sociology related to each other? Explain. (10 marks) | View answer |
| 2025 | What is the relationship (similarities and differences) between sociology and history in terms of their area of study and methodology? Discuss. (10 marks) | View answer |
| 2025 | In what way is the scope of sociology unique? Explain. (10 marks) | View answer |
| 2024 | Sociology is the product of European enlightenment and renaissance. Critically examine this statement. | View answer |
| 2024 | Discuss the nature of sociology. Highlight its relationship with social anthropology. | View answer |
| 2023 | Do you think that common sense is the starting point of social research? What are its advantages and limitations? Explain. | View answer |
| 2022 | What aspects of Enlightenment do you think paved way for the emergence of sociology? Elaborate. | View answer |
| 2022 | Delimit the scope of Sociology in relation to other social sciences. | View answer |
| 2021 | From the viewpoint of growing importance of multidisciplinary, how do you relate sociology to other social sciences? | View answer |
| 2021 | How is Sociology related to common sense? | View answer |
| 2020 | How did the Intellectual forces lead to the emergence of Sociology? Discuss | View answer |
| 2020 | In the Context of globalization, has the scope of Sociology been changing in India? Comment | View answer |
| 2019 | Discuss the historical antecedents of the emergence of Sociology as a discipline. | View answer |
| 2018 | The focal point of sociology rests on interaction. How do you distinguish it from common sense? | View answer |
| 2018 | "The sociological imagination enables us to grasp history and biography and the relationship between the two in a society.” – C.W.Mills. Explain. | View answer |
| 2017 | Explain how sociology has emerged as a distinct discipline based on rationality and scientific temper. | View answer |
| 2017 | Discuss the changing equations of discipline of sociology with other social sciences. | View answer |
| 2016 | "Sociology is pre-eminently study of modern societies." Discuss. | View answer |
| 2016 | Is sociology common sense? Give reasons in support of your argument. | View answer |
| 2015 | How had enlightenment contributed to the emergence of Sociology? | View answer |
| 2014 | Write short answer of the following in about 150 words: How did the emergence of industrial society change the family life in Western Europe? | View answer |
| 2014 | Write short answer of the following in about 150 words: How is sociological approach to human actions different from that of psychological approach? | View answer |
| 2013 | “Sociology emerged in Europe and flourished to begin with on social reformist orientation in the U.S.A.” – Comment. (150 words) | View answer |
| 2013 | Compare and contrast Sociology with Anthropology. | View answer |
| 2012 | How did the French revolution and Industrial revolution play an important role in the emergence of Sociology? | View answer |
| 2011 | Write short note on Emergence of Sociology is an outcome of modernity and social change in Europe, keeping sociological perspective in view. In about 150 words. | View answer |
| 2011 | What can Sociology show us about our actions? Discuss the practical significance of Sociology | View answer |
| 2010 | “Sociology without History is rootless and History without Sociology is fruitless.” Elaborate | View answer |
| 2009 | Write short note on Comparison between Sociology and Economics | View answer |
| 2008 | How is emergence of sociology linked with modernization of Europe | View answer |
| 2006 | Short note: Intellectual background for the emergence of sociology. | View answer |
| 2005 | Write short note: Sociology and its relationship with economics and political science | View answer |
| 2001 | Write short note: Sociology as an interpretative discipline. | View answer |
| 2000 | Write short note: Sociology and social anthropology. | View answer |
| 1999 | Write short note: Sociology as a by-product of Industrial Revolution. | View answer |
| 1994 | Write short note: Intellectual sources for the rise of Sociology. | View answer |
| 1993 | Write short note: Ideology and the emergence of sociology. | View answer |
| 1989 | Had the French Revolution anything to do with the emergency of Sociology in Europe? Make a critical study. | View answer |
| 1988 | Explain the basic premises of the anti-positivist attack on sociology. Do you agree with these? Substantiate your answer. | View answer |
| 1984 | Do you agree with the view that sociology can never be a science? What limitations need to be taken into consideration in the scientific study of social phenomena? | View answer |
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