Download Civil Service Main Sociology Exam Previous Years Question Papers

The Civil Services Examination (CSE) is held every year by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). This examination is basically for recruitment in the Civil Services, India.

Exam Pattern:

Sociology forms an optional paper among the nine papers to be attended by a candidate in the Civil Service Main Examination. Sociology is divided into two papers namely Sociology Paper I and Paper II.

Syllabus for Sociology of Civil Service Main Exam:

Paper I of Sociology asks questions from the following topics:-

• Sociology-The Discipline
• Scientific Study of Social Phenomena
• Techniques of Data collection and analysis
• Pioneering contributions to Sociology
• Marriage and Family
• Social Stratification
• Social Mobility
• Economic System
• Political System
• Educational System
• Religion
• Science and Technology
• Social Movements
• Social change and Development

Paper II of Sociology consists of the following topics:-

• Historical Moorings of the Indian Society
• Caste System
• Class Structure
• Marriage, Family and Kinship
• Agrarian Social Structure
• Industry and Society
• Political Processes
• Education
• Religion and Society
• Tribal Societies
• Population Dynamics
• Dimensions of Development
• Social Change
• Social Movements
• Women and Society
• Social Problems

Duration of Sociology paper in Civil Service Main Exam:

Both the papers are of three hours in duration and have questions of a total of 300 marks. Candidates need to write subjective answers to these questions.

Scoring pattern:

Candidates are awarded good marks if the answers are good enough to answer the question asked. Good flow of information is also good for a candidate. No negative marking is permissible in these papers.

Previous years question papers of Sociology:

Candidates can download the sample papers of Sociology provided in the attachments.