UPSC Mains ANTHROPOLOGY-PAPER-I 2020
28 Questions • 400 Marks • With Detailed Model Answers
1
10 Marks150 Wordseasy
Natufian culture
ArchaeologyPrehistoryAnthropology
2
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
Linguistic AnthropologyCognitive ScienceAnthropology
3
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Human rights and Cultural relativism
Cultural AnthropologyEthicsPolitical Science
4
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Victor Turner and Liminality
Social AnthropologyRitual StudiesAnthropology
5
10 Marks150 Wordseasy
Jane Goodall's contributions in studying primate behaviour
PrimatologyBiological AnthropologyAnthropology
6
20 Markshard
Critically evaluate the contesting theories of the emergence and dispersal of modern Homo Sapiens.
Biological AnthropologyHuman EvolutionAnthropology
7
15 Marksmedium
Discuss Erving Goffman's concept of total institutions and its relevance in contemporary society.
Social AnthropologySociologySocial Theory
8
15 Marksmedium
Differentiate between Lower Palaeolithic culture and Middle Palaeolithic culture with suitable examples.
ArchaeologyPrehistoryAnthropology
9
20 Marksmedium
Explain the impact of feminist movement on universality of marriage and family structure.
Social AnthropologyGender StudiesSociology
10
15 Markshard
Critically examine the demographic and epidemiological consequences with rise in food production and sedentism.
Biological AnthropologyArchaeologyPublic Health
11
15 Marksmedium
Elucidate how Darwin and Post-Darwin theories of evolution resulted in the development of Synthetic theory of evolution.
Biological AnthropologyHuman EvolutionGenetics
12
20 Marksmedium
Discuss various anthropological approaches to the study of personality and culture.
Psychological AnthropologyCultural AnthropologyAnthropology
13
15 Markseasy
Illustrate with examples the various types of locomotion patterns among the non-human primates.
PrimatologyBiological AnthropologyAnthropology
14
15 Marksmedium
How is the construct of power linked to the notion of conspicuous consumption and its impact on distributive justice?
Economic AnthropologyPolitical AnthropologySocial Theory
15
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Racism and Eugenics
Social AnthropologyHistoryEthics
16
10 Marks150 Wordseasy
Genetic drift
Biological AnthropologyGeneticsEvolution
17
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Experiential Ethnography
Cultural AnthropologyResearch MethodsAnthropology
18
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Ethics and Genetic engineering
Biological AnthropologyEthicsScience & Technology
19
10 Marks150 Wordseasy
Senescence
Biological AnthropologyMedical AnthropologyDemography
20
20 Marksmedium
Secular trend in human growth can be positive, negative or neutral. Illustrate with examples.
Biological AnthropologyHuman BiologyDemography
21
15 Marksmedium
Describe the impact of infectious diseases on indigenous populations.
Medical AnthropologyEpidemiologyHistory
22
15 Marksmedium
How may numerical aberrations in sex chromosomes lead to genetic disorders?
Biological AnthropologyGeneticsMedical Genetics
23
20 Marksmedium
Explain how variations in language usage is related to social inequality.
Linguistic AnthropologySociolinguisticsSocial Stratification
24
15 Marksmedium
Describe the biocultural responses to extreme climatic events.
Environmental AnthropologyBiological AnthropologyClimate Change
25
15 Marksmedium
How do marriage rules impact the gene pool of populations?
Biological AnthropologyPopulation GeneticsSocial Anthropology
26
20 Marksmedium
How can synergising the core branches of anthropology reinvigorate the holistic spirit of the discipline?
AnthropologyTheoryMethodology
27
15 Marksmedium
What are the applications of human genomic research in human welfare?
Biological AnthropologyGeneticsPublic Health
28
15 Marksmedium
How have interpretation and presentation of data changed from classical to contemporary writings in anthropological texts?
AnthropologyMethodologyHistory