UPSC Mains ANTHROPOLOGY-PAPER-I 2023
28 Questions • 400 Marks • With Detailed Model Answers
1
10 Marks150 Wordseasy
Scope and relevance of Social and Cultural Anthropology
AnthropologySocietyCulture
2
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Cultural impact of Iron Age
ArchaeologyHistoryCulture
3
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Race and Ethnicity
AnthropologySocietyBiology
4
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Customary laws and Environmental conservation
AnthropologyEnvironmentLaw
5
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Gene expression
BiologyGeneticsAnthropology
6
20 Markshard
Discuss major species of Australopithecus discovered from South and East Africa. Describe the discovery, physical features and significance of Taung baby.
AnthropologyEvolutionPaleontology
7
15 Marksmedium
Discuss the Paleolithic environment in light of available evidences with special reference to India.
ArchaeologyHistoryEnvironment
8
15 Marksmedium
Elucidate the different forms of malnutrition. Describe protein-calorie malnutrition with suitable examples.
AnthropologyHealthNutrition
9
20 Markshard
What is hominization process ? Discuss the major trends in human evolution with the help of suitable examples and illustrations.
AnthropologyEvolutionBiology
10
15 Marksmedium
How did Clifford Geertz look at religion? Differentiate between anthropological and psychological approaches to the study of religion.
AnthropologyReligionSociology
11
15 Marksmedium
What is mixed-longitudinal method of studying human growth? Discuss its merits and demerits.
AnthropologyBiologyResearch
12
20 Marksmedium
Discuss the role of marriage regulations in traditional societies in India for strengthening social solidarity.
AnthropologySocietyIndia
13
15 Marksmedium
Discuss various methods of personal identification based on skeletal remains.
AnthropologyForensicsBiology
14
15 Marksmedium
Identify the major Mesolithic sites and describe the typo-technological features with special reference to India.
ArchaeologyHistoryIndia
15
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Polygenic Inheritance
BiologyGeneticsAnthropology
16
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Prehistoric significance of Rakhigarhi
ArchaeologyHistoryIndia
17
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Glottochronology
AnthropologyLinguisticsHistory
18
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Menopausal symptoms
AnthropologyHealthGender
19
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
William Ogburn and Cultural lag
AnthropologySociologyTechnology
20
20 Markshard
Critically discuss the controversies related to fieldwork of Bronislaw Malinowski and Margaret Mead.
AnthropologyResearchEthics
21
15 Marksmedium
Discuss the impact of globalization on the economic systems of indigenous communities.
AnthropologyEconomyGlobalization
22
15 Marksmedium
Describe the practical applications of DNA technology in the current scenario.
BiologyTechnologyAnthropology
23
20 Marksmedium
Describe various methods of qualitative data analysis. Highlight some popular computer softwares used in qualitative analysis.
AnthropologyResearchMethodology
24
15 Marksmedium
What assumptions must be met for a population to be in genetic equilibrium ? Explain the importance of genetic equilibrium.
BiologyGeneticsAnthropology
25
15 Marksmedium
Discuss political and methodological aspects of national character studies. Elucidate the contemporary relevance of such studies.
AnthropologySociologyPolitics
26
20 Markshard
Critically examine Arjun Appadurai's conceptualization of global cultural economy.
AnthropologyGlobalizationEconomy
27
15 Marksmedium
Describe the causes of structural abnormalities of chromosomes with suitable examples.
BiologyGeneticsAnthropology
28
15 Marksmedium
Critically discuss A.L. Kroeber's contribution to kinship studies.
AnthropologySocietyKinship