UPSC Mains ANTHROPOLOGY-PAPER-II 2015
28 Questions • 400 Marks • With Detailed Model Answers
1
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Relevance of tribal Panchsheel today
PolitySocietyHistory
2
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Sacred complex as a dimension of Indian civilization
HistoryCultureSociety
3
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
South Indian Paleoliths
HistoryArchaeology
4
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Panchayati Raj Institutions and Social Change
PolitySocietyRural Development
5
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Rights over resources and tribal unrest
SocietyPolityEnvironment
6
20 Marksmedium
Examine the social implications of media and communication technology.
SocietyTechnologyCulture
7
15 Marksmedium
Briefly describe the classical models of ethnic and linguistic classification of Indian population. Discuss its relevance today.
SocietyAnthropologyHistory
8
15 Marksmedium
Discuss the problems faced by religious minorities in India.
PolitySocietyReligion
9
20 Marksmedium
Discuss how constitutional provisions in India have built-in mechanisms for dealing with the problem of land alienation in tribal areas.
PolitySocietyLaw
10
15 Marksmedium
Discuss the impact of Hinduism on the status of tribal women in Central India.
SocietyReligionGender Studies
11
15 Marksmedium
Describe the paleoanthropological fossil finds from Siwalik hills. Examine the contribution of Siwalik fossils to paleoanthropological knowledge.
HistoryArchaeologyAnthropology
12
20 Marksmedium
Critically examine the concept of communalism and its relevance for multi-religious and multiethnic polity of India.
PolitySocietyReligion
13
15 Marksmedium
Examine in detail the role of anthropology in planning for tribal development.
SocietyAnthropologyRural Development
14
15 Markshard
Critically compare 'Affirmative Action' of USA and 'Protective Discrimination' for Scheduled Tribes in India.
PolitySocietyLaw
15
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Prehistoric Rock Art of Central India
HistoryArchaeologyArt
16
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Islam and Matriliny
SocietyReligionHistory
17
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Socioeconomic characteristics of shifting cultivators
SocietyEconomyEnvironment
18
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Elwin-Ghurye Debate on Tribes
SocietyAnthropologyHistory
19
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Role of Governor in Fifth Schedule Areas
PolitySocietyLaw
20
20 Marksmedium
Examine the contribution of village studies towards the understanding of Indian social system.
SocietyAnthropologyRural Development
21
15 Marksmedium
Discuss the impact of globalization on village economy in India.
EconomySocietyGlobalization
22
15 Marksmedium
Discuss the significance of Harappan Civilization sites from India.
HistoryArchaeology
23
20 Marksmedium
Recently non-government organizations have been critiqued for interfering with developmental process in tribal heartland! Critically comment.
SocietyPolityRural Development
24
15 Marksmedium
Discuss the nature of social change in tribal India under the impact of developmental programmes.
SocietyAnthropologyRural Development
25
15 Marksmedium
Discuss the contribution of M. N. Srinivas to the study of Indian society. Examine the influence of British social anthropologists on his ideas.
SocietyAnthropologyHistory
26
20 Marksmedium
What do you understand by dynamics of caste mobility? How did the concept of Sanskritization contribute to its functionality?
SocietyHistory
27
15 Marksmedium
Critically examine the concept of tribe-caste continuum and its relevance in contemporary India.
SocietyAnthropology
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15 Marksmedium
Discuss the sociocultural, economic and psychological constraints responsible for low literacy in tribal areas.
SocietyEducationRural Development