UPSC Anthropology 2023

Write notes on the following in about 150 words each : 10×5=50 (a) Scope and relevance of Social and Cultural Anthropology 10 (b) Cultural impact of Iron Age 10 (c) Race and Ethni…

(a) Discuss major species of Australopithecus discovered from South and East Africa. Describe the discovery, physical features and significance of Taung baby. 20 (b) Discuss the P…

(a) What is hominization process ? Discuss the major trends in human evolution with the help of suitable examples and illustrations. 20 (b) How did Clifford Geertz look at religio…

(a) Discuss the role of marriage regulations in traditional societies in India for strengthening social solidarity. 20 (b) Discuss various methods of personal identification based…

Write notes on the following in about 150 words each : 10×5=50 (a) Polygenic Inheritance 10 (b) Prehistoric significance of Rakhigarhi 10 (c) Glottochronology 10 (d) Menopausal sy…

(a) Critically discuss the controversies related to fieldwork of Bronislaw Malinowski and Margaret Mead. 20 (b) Discuss the impact of globalization on the economic systems of indi…

(a) Describe various methods of qualitative data analysis. Highlight some popular computer softwares used in qualitative analysis. 20 (b) What assumptions must be met for a popula…

(a) Critically examine Arjun Appadurai's conceptualization of global cultural economy. 20 (b) Describe the causes of structural abnormalities of chromosomes with suitable examples…

Write short notes on the following in about 150 words each: (a) Material culture and archaeology (10 marks) (b) Interface between Purushartha and Ashrama (10 marks) (c) Jajmani sy…

(a) "Tribes are backward Hindus." Critically comment with reference to the contributions of G. S. Ghurye. (20 marks) (b) "Indus Valley was the first settlement of the big civiliza…

(a) "Sanskritization is a culture-bound concept." Critically comment to assess the strength and limitation of this concept in developing a theoretical framework to study social ch…

(a) Elucidate the problems faced by Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups and the major challenges in the formulation of special programmes for their development. (20 marks) (b) C…

Write short notes on the following in about 150 words each: (a) Scheduled areas (10 marks) (b) Ramapithecus-Sivapithecus debate (10 marks) (c) Village as little republic (10 marks…

(a) Is annihilation of caste possible? Discuss the future of caste system in the light of various proactive measures taken by the Indian State. (20 marks) (b) Distinguishing betwe…

(a) Elucidate the shifting terrains of India's tribal policies in colonial and post-colonial periods. (20 marks) (b) Critically examine how the displacement of tribal communities…

(a) Discuss the distribution of tribes in different geographical regions of India. Identify the distinct institutional features of tribal societies of these regions. (20 marks) (b…