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Important essay topic for contemporary social issues and problems (P-I sec I)

TSPSC SYLLABUS TOPIC UPSC MAINS PYQs

1. Salient features, Unity in Diversity. 1. Describe any four cultural elements of diversity in India and rate their relative
significance in building a national identity. (2015)
2. In the context of diversity of India, can it be said that the regions form cultural
units rather than the states? Give reasons with examples for your viewpoint.
(2017)
3. Do we have cultural pockets of small India all over the nation? Elaborate with
examples? (2019)
4. What makes Indian society unique in sustaining its culture. Discuss (2019)
5. Why is India considered a sub-continent? Elaborate your answer?(2021)
Few indirect hits:
1. Is diversity and pluralism in India under threat due to globalisation? Justify your
answer (2020)
2. are we losing our local identity for the global identity? (2019)
3. Globalisation is generally said to promote cultural homogenisation but due to
these cultural specificities appear to be strengthened in the Indian society.
(2018)

2. Family, Marriage, Kinship, Caste, FAMILY

Tribe, Religion, Language. 1. The life cycle of a joint family depends on economic factors rather than social
values. Discuss. (2014)
3. Social Exclusion and Vulnerable 2. Explore and evaluate the impact of 'Work from Home' on family relationships.
Groups: Scheduled Castes, Scheduled (2022)
Tribes. CASTE

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 1. Caste system is assuming new identities and associational forms. Hence caste
system cannot be eradicated in India? Comment (2018)
2. Has caste lost its relevancein understanding the multi-cultural Indian society?
Elaborate your answer with illustrations. (2020)
3. Debate the issue whether and how contemporary movements for assertion for dalit
identity work towards for annihilation of caste. (2015)
4. Analyse the salience of 'sect' in Indian society vis-a-vis caste, region, and religion
(2022)
TRIBALS
1. Given the diversities among the tribal communities in India, in which specific
contexts should they be considered as a single category? (2022)
2. Examine the uniqueness of tribal knowledge system when compared with
mainstream knowledge and cultural systems?(2021)
3. What are the two major legal initiatives by the state since independence,
addressing discrimination against STs? (2017)
4. Why are the tribals in Indiareferred to as the scheduled tribes? Indicate the major
provisions enshrined in the constitution of India for their upliftment. (2016)
5. How do you explain the statistics that show that the sex ratio in Tribes is more
favourable to women than the sex ratio among scheduled castes? (2015)
6. Examine the problems specific to denotified and nomadic tribes.(2011)
4. Rural – Urban continuum. Multi- URBANISATION
culturalism. 1. Discuss the various social problems which originated out of the speedy process of
Urbanization; Development and urbanisation in India? (2013)
Displacement. 2. How is the growth of Tier 2 cities related to the rise of a new middle class with an
emphasis on the culture of consumption? (2022)
3. What are the main socio-economic implications arising out of the development of
IT industries in major cities of India? (2021)
5. Backward Classes, WOMEN
1. Examine the role of ‘Gig economy’ in the process of women empowerment of
Minorities,
women in India?(2021)
Women, Children,
2. What are the continued challenges for women In India against time and space?
Aged and Disabled.
(2019)
3. Women’s movement in India has not addressed the issues of women of lower
social strata” Substantiate your view (2018)
4. The women’s questions arose in modern India as a part of the 19th century social
reform movement. What are the major issues and debates concerning women in
that period. (2017)
5. How does the patriarchy impact the position of a middle-class working woman in
India? (2014)

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 6. Why do some of the most prosperous regions of India have an adverse sex ratio
forwomen ? Give your arguments? (2014)
7. Discuss the various economic and socio-cultural factors that are driving
increasing feminisation of agriculture in India? (2014)
8. Male membership needs to be encouraged in order to make women’s organisation
free from Gender Bias. Comment. (2013)
9. Empowering the women is key to control population growth. Discuss (2019)

6: Social Issues: Poverty; POVERTY

Unemployment, Child Labour, 1. Despite implementation of various programmes for eradication of poverty by the
Violence against Women. government in India, poverty is still existing. Explain by giving reasons.(2018)
2. COVID-19 pandemic accelerated class inequalities and poverty in India. Comment.
(2020)
3. Critically examine whether growing population is the cause of poverty or poverty is
the main cause of population increase in India. (2015)
4. “An essential condition to eradicate poverty is to liberate the poor from the
process of deprivation.” Substantiate with suitable examples (2016)
7: Regionalism; Communalism and REGIONALISM
Secularism; Corruption; Caste 1. Do you agree that regionalism in India appears to be a consequence of rising
Conflicts, Problems of Agricultural cultural assertiveness?(2020)
Labour. 2. The political and administrative reorganisation of states and territories has been
a continuous ongoing process since the mid-nineteenth century. Discuss with
examples. (2022)
3. What is the basis of regionalism? Is it that unequal distribution of benefits of
development on regional basis eventually promotes regionalism? Substantiate
your answer. (2016)
4. Growing feeling of regionalism is an important factor in generation of a demand
for a desperate state. Discuss. (2013)
5. Has the formation of linguistic states strengthened the cause of Indian unity?
(2016)
COMMUNALISM
1. Distinguish between religiousness/religiosity and communalism giving one example
of how the former has got transformed into the latter in independent India. (2017)
2. Communalism arises either due to power struggle or relative deprivation. Argue by
giving suitable illustrations. (2018)
SECULARISM
1. Are tolerance, assimilation, and pluralism the key elements in the making of an
Indian form of secularism? Justify your answer. (2022)
2. What are the challenges to our cultural practices in the name of

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 secularism?(2019)
3. How do the debates on Indian secularism differ from the debates on west?
(2014)

8: Environmental Degradation; Agriculture & Food Management: From Food Security to Nutritional Security from economic
Sustainable Development; Population survey.
Explosion; Agrarian Distress;
Migration. Chapter 4(Agriculture) &12(environment) india year book

Telangana specific social issues

9: Telugu academy social structure issues and policies unit 4
(a)Social Issues in Telangana: Vetti;
Jogini and Devadasi System; Girl
Child; Flourosis; Child Labour;
Migrant Labour; Child Marriages.

(b) Social Movements in Telangana.

10: Social Policies and Programmes Telugu academy social structure issues and policies unit 4&5
in India and Telangana: Policies for
Women, Children, Aged and We need to refer Socio-Economic Outlook

Disabled.
Chpters 8,9,10,11
11: Policies for Scheduled Castes,
Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes, Chapter 8: Health 114-127
and Minorities.
12: Environmental Policy; Population Chapter 9: Maternal & Child Care 128-141
Policy; Policy on Education; Policy on
Chapter 10: Education & Skill Development 142-155
Health; Poverty Alleviation
Programmes.
Chapter 11: Welfare 156-167
13: Welfare Schemes for Scheduled
Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward
Classes, Women, Children,
Minorities, Aged and Disabled.

TSPSC

Section I: 1st topic-Contemporary social issues and social problems

PAPER- III SEC I (Topic 6,7&8):

Social Issues:

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1. Poverty
2. Unemployment
3. Child Labour
4. Violence against Women
5. Regionalism
6. Communalism and Secularism
7. Corruption
8. Caste Conflicts
9. Problems of Agricultural Labour
10. Environmental Degradation; Sustainable Development;
11. Population Explosion; Agrarian Distress; Migration.

Section I: 1st topic-Contemporary social issues and social problems

(TELANGANA SPECIFIC)
PAPER- III SEC I (Topic 9 a&b):
12. Social Issues in Telangana

(a)
13. Vetti;
14. Jogini and Devadasi System;
15. Girl Child; Flourosis;
16. Child Labour;
17. Migrant Labour;
18. Child Marriages.

(b) Social Movements in Telangana.

Solutions for all these problems are available in topics 10,11,12&13 from Sec I of P-III
10: Social Policies and Programmes in India and Telangana:
1. Policies for Women,
2. Children,
3. Aged and
4. Disabled.
11: Policies for deprived sections
1. Scheduled Castes,

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 2. Scheduled Tribes,
3. Backward Classes,
4. and Minorities.
12: Policies for new emerging problems
1. Environmental Policy;
2. Population Policy;
3. Policy on Education;
4. Policy on Health;
5. Poverty Alleviation Programmes.

13: Welfare Schemes for deprived sections of the society

1. Scheduled Castes,
2. Scheduled Tribes,
3. Backward Classes,
4. Women,
5. Children,
6. Minorities,
7. Aged and
8. Disabled.

This orientation can be helpful for APPSC section 1 Essay topic

APPSC

SECTION-I - Crisis management, Social, Economic and Health Problems, Analysis and solutions, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Ecological Intelligence.

SOCIAL ISSUES 1. Origin Recent trends: Conflict Resolutions: 1. Quotes

2. Cause 2. Narratives
3. Genesis 1. Statistics 1. Programmes 3. Stories for
Finding via 2. Examples 2. Schemes Introduction&
4. Reports 3. testimonials 3. Policies conclusion
5. Scientific 4. Inspiring case

studies studies

1. Poverty
2. Unemployment
3. Child Labour
4. Violence against Women
5. Regionalism

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 6. Communalism and
Secularism
7. Corruption
8. Caste Conflicts
9. Problems of Agricultural Labour
10. Environmental
Degradation; Sustainable
Development
11. ; Population Explosion;
Agrarian Distress;
Migration.

19. Social Issues in Telangana

1. Vetti;
2. Jogini and Devadasi System;
3. Girl Child;
4. Flourosis;
5. Child Labour;
6. Migrant Labour;
7. Child Marriages.

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