UPSC Mains ANTHROPOLOGY-PAPER-I 2024
28 Questions • 400 Marks • With Detailed Model Answers
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10 Marks150 Wordseasy
Attributes of culture
AnthropologySociologyCulture
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10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Harappan maritime trade
Ancient HistoryArchaeologyIndian History
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10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Critical perspective on avoidance and joking relationship
AnthropologySociologyKinship
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10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Lethal and sublethal genes
GeneticsBiologyAnthropology
5
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Hemoglobin in health and disease
GeneticsBiologyMedical Anthropology
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20 Markshard
Discuss historical particularism as a critical development to the classical evolutionism.
AnthropologyHistory of ThoughtCultural Theory
7
15 Marksmedium
Describe the evidences of food production and domestication of animals with special reference to Mehrgarh. Throw light on its significance.
ArchaeologyAncient HistoryIndian History
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15 Marksmedium
Critically comment on the lifestyle diseases and their impact on human health.
Medical AnthropologyPublic HealthSociology
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20 Marksmedium
What is meant by karyotype? How does its analysis help in diagnosis of the chromosomal aberrations in man?
GeneticsBiologyMedical Anthropology
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15 Marksmedium
Define urbanization and discuss its impact on family in India with examples.
SociologyAnthropologyIndian Society
11
15 Marksmedium
Discuss the contemporary challenges in fieldwork method in anthropological research.
AnthropologyResearch MethodologyEthics
12
20 Markshard
Critically discuss the characteristics of the psychological types in the cultures of the American South-West as observed by Ruth Benedict.
AnthropologyCultural PsychologyAmerican Cultures
13
15 Marksmedium
Discuss the Acheulian and Oldowan traditions of Indian Paleolithic cultures with suitable illustrations.
ArchaeologyAncient HistoryIndian History
14
15 Marksmedium
What is genetic counselling? Briefly discuss various steps involved in it.
GeneticsMedical AnthropologyHealthcare
15
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Chronometric dating
ArchaeologyAnthropologyDating Techniques
16
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Cultural relevance of the Kula
AnthropologyEconomic AnthropologyMelanesia
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10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Heritability and its estimation
GeneticsBiologyAnthropology
18
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Authority and forms of political organization
Political AnthropologySociologySocial Structure
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10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Single-gene mutation disorders in man
GeneticsMedical AnthropologyHuman Biology
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20 Marksmedium
Discuss the geographical distribution of Homo erectus. Taking into account its physical features, where does it fit in human evolutionary line?
PaleoanthropologyHuman EvolutionArchaeology
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15 Marksmedium
Discuss the applications of forensic anthropology with suitable examples.
Forensic ScienceAnthropologyArchaeology
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15 Markshard
How does Lévi-Strauss look at the Tsimshian myth of Asdiwal? Critically discuss Lévi-Strauss' theory of structuralism in the light of his study of mythologies.
AnthropologyMythologyStructuralism
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20 Markshard
Critically explain the notion of 'deconstruction' in the light of the postmodern works of Jacques Derrida.
PhilosophyLiterary TheoryPostmodernism
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15 Marksmedium
What is a multifactorial trait? Illustrate your answer with suitable human examples.
GeneticsBiologyAnthropology
25
15 Marksmedium
Discuss the applicability of various sampling techniques in selecting the study group.
AnthropologyResearch MethodologyStatistics
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20 Marksmedium
Examine critically the concept of social stratification as a basis for sustaining social inequality.
SociologyAnthropologySocial Inequality
27
15 Marksmedium
Describe the genetics and inheritance patterns of the ABO and Rh blood groups in man.
GeneticsBiologyAnthropology
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15 Markshard
Critically discuss the synergistic effect of biological and cultural factors in human evolution.
AnthropologyHuman EvolutionEvolutionary Biology