UPSC Mains ANTHROPOLOGY-PAPER-I 2012

How 'natural selection' acts on variation?

Ways of acquiring a spouse in simpler societies

Post-modernism in Anthropology

Relative dating methods

Adaptive radiation in context of evolution

Discuss race crossing in humans with suitable examples.

Distinguish between Religion, Magic and Science.

Discuss the role of ABO blood group system in resolving cases of disputed paternity.

Compare and contrast the skull of Gorilla and Man.

Discuss the typology and distribution of Upper Palaeolithic cultures in India.

What are lethal and sub-lethal genes ? Explain.

Describe the types of kinship groups formed on the basis of different principles.

Give a comparative account of variations in hemoglobin level and respiratory functions among the populations living under different environmental stresses.

Comment briefly on the phylogenetic position of Australopithecines.

Is family a social institution?

Applications of Anthropometry in designing

Band and Tribal societies

Genetic counselling

Epidemiological anthropology

How does improved aerobic fitness increase exercise tolerance in warm humid climates ? Give suitable examples in support of your answer.

What are the tools of data collection? Discuss the advantages and limitations of participant-observations as a technique of data collection.

Discuss the chromosomal aberrations and manifestations of Klinefelter and Turner syndromes.

Explain any two biological theories of ageing based on purposeful events.

What are the bases of social stratification? Discuss with examples.

Explain the concept of 'Status' and 'Role' in Anthropology.

Briefly discuss the important causes for the variations in occurrence and intensity of parasitic diseases among different populations.

What are the genetic effects of consanguinity ? Give examples.

Briefly discuss the applications of the knowledge of human osteology in forensic investigations.