SINDH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, HYDERABAD.
Combined Competitive Examination, 2019
SOCIOLOGY
Thursday the 25th April, 2019.
Time. 09:00 am to 12:00 Noon Maximum marks. 150
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Note-I .
(i) Please attempt all parts of each Question at one place clearly indicating Question No.
(ii) All the blank pages of Answer Copy must be crossed.
(iii) Extra attempted question(s) will not be assessed.
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Note-II. Attempt any Five Questions. All Questions carry equal marks. ==================================================================
Question No.
01 Define the term “Social Problem” and discuss Crime as a Social Problem?
02 “Education is a major source of social mobility in contemporary society”. Explain with suitable examples.
03 Despite gains from the women‟s movement and state policy of women empowerment, gender equality is far from achieved. Identify three major challenges that prevent this goal from being reached.
04 Assess the Role of Mass Media as an agent of social change.
05 “The aim of Sociological Research should be to help disadvantaged groups in society‟. Explain and assess this view.
06 In recent times there has been an increase in suicide attempts among young people in the world. What are the reasons in your opinion?
07 If education moulds personality and leads to tolerant outlook then why do we see incidents of extremism in educational institutions? What mechanism should be made to overcome the menace of Extremism?
08 Prisons in Pakistan are becoming „breeding grounds‟ for increasing criminality & militancy in the country, where prisoners are more likely to return to crime than to abandon it.- Discuss it with reference to conditions of prisons in Pakistan.
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