UPSC Interview: Sociology questionsWhy did you choose Sociology as an optional? Did you just go with the crowd?
You did Engineering and took Sociology as an optional. Why? [for engineering graduates]
How would you use your knowledge of Sociology in administration?
Mention a couple of problems facing India currently. How can Sociologists help in amicable resolution of the problem?
Who is your favourite Sociologist? What do you like about his work?
How would you explain ‘Sociology’ to a layman?
Can you quote some DISTINCT social problems of your district? How do you plan to solve them?
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NIOS is another important government source for UPSC Sociology preparation. NIOS caters to distant learning programmes. The courses are designed for those unable to attend formal schooling. Hence, these materials have been designed for self-study by students. The language is simple, easy-to-understand and lucid. The material is useful for everyone preparing for UPSC Sociology.
Topic wise collection of NIOS notes for UPSC Sociology is available here
How to use these PDFs?
[For freshers]
Read the below PDFs selectively. Do keep syllabus and previous year questions with you.
When you open a PDF, just select the topics/portions you need to read. Then look at the prev. year questions. See if you have missed any section worth reading.
First reading – no highlighting or making notes
Second reading after a week – make short notes
You can save these PDFs in your local folder, highlight the important portions, and revise them regularly. Save the PDFs according to topic wise. Make separate folder for each heading in UPSC Sociology syllabus
Not everyone would do this!
[For the experienced]
Aim to cover all the below mentioned PDFs in 2 days (maximum)
Do not make notes in the first reading. This would force you to come for a second reading which is extremely important.
Second reading after a week. Make small notes, save the PDFs locally, topicwise.
Revise the short notes regularly.
If you don’t, history would repeat!
Click on this link for all relevant PDFs:
https://reliableandvalid.wordpress.com/2017/07/22/upsc-sociology-paper-1-ignou-topic-wise-notes/
Every article would have following features:
Sociological words are highlighted
Relevant UPSC Sociology syllabus topic are mentioned
Important words/sentences are highlighted
How to use such articles?
Read the original article on your own
Think of all possible topics from UPSC Sociology syllabus where the article can be applied
Now, read the article below. Compare with the analysis you did while reading the original article.
Write the gist of the article in NOT more than 50 words.
This may sound time taking, but, will add much more value than running here and there for guidance.
Click below for all articles:
https://reliableandvalid.wordpress.com/2017/07/14/compilation-must-read-articles-with-sociological-perspective-upsc-sociology/
Click here to view topic wise PDFs
UPSC Sociology: High impact articles by Sociologists
This post is a compilation of articles by Sociologists themselves. The articles are directly related to topics mentioned in UPSC syllabus. Smart reading of these first hand articles would help in opinion formation and analysis of questions asked in UPSC Mains, which is the trend now.
https://reliableandvalid.wordpress.com/2018/02/21/contemporary-articles-for-upsc-sociology/