UPSC Mains ANTHROPOLOGY-PAPER-I 2018

28 Questions • 400 Marks • With Detailed Model Answers

1
10 Marks150 Wordseasy
The Relevance of Anthropology
AnthropologySocial Sciences
2
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Difference between Science and Magic
AnthropologyPhilosophyHistory
3
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Town Planning of Harappan Culture
HistoryArchaeologyAnthropology
4
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Kinship Terminology
AnthropologySociology
5
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Ways of Acquiring Mate in Tribal Society
AnthropologySociology
6
20 Markshard
Explain the biological changes that made human beings capable of making culture.
AnthropologyBiologyEvolution
7
15 Marksmedium
How does customary law function in the tribal society? Discuss its different sources.
AnthropologyLawSociology
8
15 Marksmedium
What do you understand by the National Character Study? Illustrate the concept.
AnthropologyPsychologySociology
9
20 Markseasy
Define ethnography and present a brief history of ethnographic studies.
AnthropologyResearch Methods
10
15 Marksmedium
Give an account of the consequences of food production of Neolithic culture.
HistoryAnthropologyArchaeology
11
15 Markshard
Critically examine that the structure and content of language are influenced by culture.
AnthropologyLinguistics
12
20 Marksmedium
How is case study method helpful in understanding a social phenomena? Explain with suitable example.
AnthropologySociologyResearch Methods
13
15 Marksmedium
Describe the culture related to Homo erectus.
AnthropologyBiologyEvolution
14
15 Markseasy
Write the characteristics of hunting and gathering economy.
AnthropologyEconomicsHistory
15
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Gordon Childe's Theory of Cultural Evolution
AnthropologyHistoryArchaeology
16
10 Marks150 Wordshard
Advanced Molecular Anthropology Techniques
AnthropologyBiologyGenetics
17
10 Marks150 Wordshard
Categorize Genes that influence Human Survival.
AnthropologyBiologyGenetics
18
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Race is a Myth. Justify its Present Day Relevance.
AnthropologySociologyPolitical Science
19
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Issues of Elderly and Senescence in Developing and Developed Countries
AnthropologySociologyDemography
20
20 Markshard
Explain the mechanisms of human variation in gene frequencies.
AnthropologyBiologyGenetics
21
15 Marksmedium
Do Allen's rule and Bergmann's rule hold for human populations? Explain with examples.
AnthropologyBiologyEvolution
22
15 Marksmedium
Explain the impact of discovery of iron technology on contemporary society.
HistoryAnthropologyTechnology
23
20 Markshard
Describe the mechanisms for structural anomalies of autosomes with diagrams.
AnthropologyBiologyGenetics
24
15 Marksmedium
Describe the principles of radiocarbon dating. Mention its limitations.
AnthropologyArchaeologyScience
25
15 Marksmedium
Narrate evolution of disease and major causes of ill health in human populations.
AnthropologyBiologyMedicine
26
20 Marksmedium
Distinguish between adaptation, adaptability and acclimatization with examples.
AnthropologyBiologyEvolution
27
15 Marksmedium
Define fecundity and explain major factors affecting fecundity in Indian populations.
AnthropologyDemographySociology
28
15 Marksmedium
Give an account of the field methods used in the study of Archaeological Anthropology.
AnthropologyArchaeology