UPSC Mains ANTHROPOLOGY-PAPER-II 2018
28 Questions • 400 Marks • With Detailed Model Answers
1
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Distinctive cultural features of tribes of Andaman islands
AnthropologyIndian SocietyCulture
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10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Philosophy behind Purusharthas
PhilosophyIndian CultureEthics
3
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Endangered Languages
AnthropologyCultureSocial Issues
4
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
OBCs among non-Hindu communities
Social IssuesPolityIndian Society
5
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Ethnoarchaeology as a research strategy
AnthropologyArchaeologyResearch Methodology
6
20 Marksmedium
Explain the contribution of tribal cultures to Indian civilization.
AnthropologyIndian CultureHistory
7
15 Marksmedium
Describe the salient features of Sivapithecus.
AnthropologyPaleontologyEvolution
8
15 Marksmedium
Discuss the impact of market economy on rural villages.
EconomyRural DevelopmentIndian Society
9
20 Marksmedium
Examine the regional variations of mesolithic cultures of India.
ArchaeologyIndian HistoryPrehistory
10
15 Markshard
Based on historical and contemporary evidences discuss the future of caste system in India.
Social IssuesIndian SocietyPolity
11
15 Marksmedium
Examine the colonial administrators' view that Indian villages can be considered as 'little republics'.
Indian HistoryRural DevelopmentColonialism
12
20 Marksmedium
Explain the impact of Buddhism and Jainism on Indian society.
Indian HistoryReligionSocial Issues
13
15 Marksmedium
What are the various factors influencing population growth in India? Discuss.
GeographyEconomySocial Issues
14
15 Marksmedium
Discuss the view that caste is not social stratification, but a system of hierarchy.
Social IssuesIndian SocietySociology
15
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Youth dormitory as an institution
AnthropologySociologyCulture
16
10 Marks150 Wordseasy
Tribe and scheduled tribe
AnthropologyPolityIndian Society
17
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Agrarian social structure
Rural DevelopmentIndian SocietyEconomy
18
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The impact of Panchayati Raj institutions in rural areas
PolityRural DevelopmentIndian Society
19
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Modernization
SociologyEconomyIndian Society
20
20 Marksmedium
Compare and contrast the economic typology of tribes given by different anthropologists.
AnthropologyEconomyIndian Society
21
15 Marksmedium
Discuss the contribution of S. C. Roy in the study of tribal cultures in India.
AnthropologyIndian SocietyHistory
22
15 Marksmedium
Examine the advancement made in the land acquisition and rehabilitation Act of 2013 over the land acquisition Act of 1894.
PolityEconomySocial Issues
23
20 Marksmedium
Critically examine the contributions of Makhan Jha and B. N. Saraswati to the study of sacred complexes in India.
AnthropologyReligionIndian Culture
24
15 Marksmedium
Discuss the various factors resulting in tribal unrest in various parts of India.
Social IssuesIndian SocietyPolity
25
15 Marksmedium
Discuss the salient features of PESA Act of 1996 and attempt a comparison with the features of the VI Schedule.
PolityIndian SocietyRural Development
26
20 Marksmedium
Examine the strengths and weaknesses of anthropology in the context of its role in tribal and rural development.
AnthropologyRural DevelopmentSocial Issues
27
15 Marksmedium
Explain the significance of tribe-caste continuum in the present context.
Social IssuesIndian SocietyAnthropology
28
15 Marksmedium
Discuss the significance and implementation of 'Recognition of Forest Right's Act 2006'.
EnvironmentPolitySocial Issues