5(c) Agrarian social structure
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 5.1 Indian Village > Agrarian relations in Indian villages
2018 · Paper II
Anthropology Optional Paper II PYQ 2018
Explore 28 official UPSC Anthropology Optional 2018 Paper II questions, organised by section, marks, syllabus and topic. Model answers are coming soon.
Q1(a)
10 Marks 150 words Model Answer Available
Distinctive cultural features of tribes of Andaman islands
Syllabus: Paper II > 6.1 Tribal situation in India > Distribution and characteristics of tribal populations
Tribal India
Q1(b)
10 Marks 150 words Model Answer Available
Philosophy behind Purusharthas
Syllabus: Paper II > 3.1 Structure and nature of traditional Indian social system > Purushartha
Indian Society, Caste & Civilization
Q1(c)
10 Marks 150 words Model Answer Available
Endangered Languages
Syllabus: Paper II > 2. Demographic profile of India > Linguistic elements and their distribution
Indian Society, Caste & Civilization
Q1(d)
10 Marks 150 words Model Answer Available
OBCs among non-Hindu communities
Syllabus: Paper II > 7.1 Problems of exploitation and deprivation of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes
Indian Society, Caste & Civilization
Q1(e)
10 Marks 150 words Model Answer Available
Ethnoarchaeology as a research strategy
Syllabus: Paper II > 1.3 Ethno-archaeology in India > The concept of ethno-archaeology
Prehistoric Archaeology
Q2(a)
20 Marks Model Answer Available
Explain the contribution of tribal cultures to Indian civilization.
Syllabus: Paper II > 1.1 Evolution of Indian Culture and Civilization > Contributions of the tribal cultures
Tribal India
Q2(b)
15 Marks Model Answer Available
Describe the salient features of Sivapithecus.
Syllabus: Paper II > 1.2 Palaeo-anthropological evidences from India > Siwaliks > Sivapithecus
Prehistoric Archaeology
Q2(c)
15 Marks Model Answer Available
Discuss the impact of market economy on rural villages.
Syllabus: Paper II > 5.1 Indian Village > Agrarian relations and impact of globalization
Village India, Urbanisation & Social Change
Q3(a)
20 Marks Model Answer Available
Examine the regional variations of mesolithic cultures of India.
Syllabus: Paper II > 1.1 Evolution of Indian Culture and Civilization > Prehistoric > Mesolithic
Prehistoric Archaeology
Q3(b)
15 Marks Model Answer Available
Based on historical and contemporary evidences discuss the future of caste system in India.
Syllabus: Paper II > 3.2 Caste system in India > Future of the caste system
Indian Society, Caste & Civilization
Q3(c)
15 Marks Model Answer Available
Examine the colonial administrators' view that Indian villages can be considered as 'little republics'.
Syllabus: Paper II > 5.1 Indian Village > Indian village as a social system
Village India, Urbanisation & Social Change
Q4(a)
20 Marks Model Answer Available
Explain the impact of Buddhism and Jainism on Indian society.
Syllabus: Paper II > 3.4 Impact of Buddhism, Jainism, Islam and Christianity on Indian society
Indian Society, Caste & Civilization
Q4(b)
15 Marks Model Answer Available
What are the various factors influencing population growth in India? Discuss.
Syllabus: Paper II > 2. Demographic profile of India > Factors influencing structure and growth
Indian Society, Caste & Civilization
Q4(c)
15 Marks Model Answer Available
Discuss the view that caste is not social stratification, but a system of hierarchy.
Syllabus: Paper II > 3.2 Caste system in India > Structure and characteristics of caste
Indian Society, Caste & Civilization
Q5(a)
10 Marks 150 words Model Answer Available
Youth dormitory as an institution
Syllabus: Paper II > 6.1 Tribal situation in India > Social institutions of tribal societies
Tribal India
Q5(b)
10 Marks 150 words Model Answer Available
Tribe and scheduled tribe
Syllabus: Paper II > 6.1 Tribal situation in India > Definition and scheduling of tribes
Tribal India
Q5(c)
10 Marks 150 words Model Answer Available
Agrarian social structure
Syllabus: Paper II > 5.1 Indian Village > Agrarian relations in Indian villages
Village India, Urbanisation & Social Change
Q5(d)
10 Marks 150 words Model Answer Available
The impact of Panchayati Raj institutions in rural areas
Syllabus: Paper II > 5.3 Indigenous and exogenous processes of socio-cultural change > Panchayati Raj and social change
Village India, Urbanisation & Social Change
Q5(e)
10 Marks 150 words Model Answer Available
Modernization
Syllabus: Paper II > 5.3 Indigenous and exogenous processes of socio-cultural change > Modernization
Village India, Urbanisation & Social Change
Q6(a)
20 Marks Model Answer Available
Compare and contrast the economic typology of tribes given by different anthropologists.
Syllabus: Paper II > 6.1 Tribal situation in India > Socio-economic characteristics and typologies
Tribal India
Q6(b)
15 Marks Model Answer Available
Discuss the contribution of S. C. Roy in the study of tribal cultures in India.
Syllabus: Paper II > 4. Emergence, growth and development of anthropology in India > S. C. Roy
Foundations of Anthropology
Q6(c)
15 Marks Model Answer Available
Examine the advancement made in the land acquisition and rehabilitation Act of 2013 over the land acquisition Act of 1894.
Syllabus: Paper II > 6.3 Developmental projects, tribal displacement and rehabilitation
Tribal Problems & Displacement
Q7(a)
20 Marks Model Answer Available
Critically examine the contributions of Makhan Jha and B. N. Saraswati to the study of sacred complexes in India.
Syllabus: Paper II > 3.3 Sacred Complex and Nature-Man-Spirit Complex
Indian Society, Caste & Civilization
Q7(b)
15 Marks Model Answer Available
Discuss the various factors resulting in tribal unrest in various parts of India.
Syllabus: Paper II > 7.3 Unrest among tribal communities > Causal factors
Ethnicity, Tribal Movements & Social Change
Q7(c)
15 Marks Model Answer Available
Discuss the salient features of PESA Act of 1996 and attempt a comparison with the features of the VI Schedule.
Syllabus: Paper II > 7.1 Constitutional safeguards for Scheduled Tribes > PESA and Sixth Schedule
Tribal Development, Policy & Safeguards
Q8(a)
20 Marks Model Answer Available
Examine the strengths and weaknesses of anthropology in the context of its role in tribal and rural development.
Syllabus: Paper II > 9.2 Role of anthropology in tribal and rural development
Applied & Forensic Anthropology
Q8(b)
15 Marks Model Answer Available
Explain the significance of tribe-caste continuum in the present context.
Syllabus: Paper II > 3.2 Caste system in India > Tribe-caste continuum
Indian Society, Caste & Civilization
Q8(c)
15 Marks Model Answer Available
Discuss the significance and implementation of 'Recognition of Forest Right's Act 2006'.
Syllabus: Paper II > 6.3 Development of forest policy and tribals > Forest Rights Act, 2006
Tribal Problems & Displacement
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UPSC Anthropology Optional 2018 — Paper II
28 questionsSyllabus: Paper II > 3.2 Caste system in India > Structure and characteristics of caste
Syllabus: Paper II > 1.1 Evolution of Indian Culture and Civilization > Contributions of the tribal cultures
1(a) Distinctive cultural features of tribes of Andaman islands
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 6.1 Tribal situation in India > Distribution and characteristics of tribal populations
6(a) Compare and contrast the economic typology of tribes given by different anthropologists.
20 Marks
Syllabus: Paper II > 6.1 Tribal situation in India > Socio-economic characteristics and typologies
1(c) Endangered Languages
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 2. Demographic profile of India > Linguistic elements and their distribution
1(e) Ethnoarchaeology as a research strategy
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 1.3 Ethno-archaeology in India > The concept of ethno-archaeology
Syllabus: Paper II > 2. Demographic profile of India > Factors influencing structure and growth
Syllabus: Paper II > 7.3 Unrest among tribal communities > Causal factors
3(b) Based on historical and contemporary evidences discuss the future of caste system in India.
15 Marks
Syllabus: Paper II > 3.2 Caste system in India > Future of the caste system
Syllabus: Paper II > 3.4 Impact of Buddhism, Jainism, Islam and Christianity on Indian society
Syllabus: Paper II > 5.1 Indian Village > Indian village as a social system
Syllabus: Paper II > 6.3 Developmental projects, tribal displacement and rehabilitation
Syllabus: Paper II > 3.3 Sacred Complex and Nature-Man-Spirit Complex
Syllabus: Paper II > 5.1 Indian Village > Agrarian relations and impact of globalization
5(e) Modernization
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 5.3 Indigenous and exogenous processes of socio-cultural change > Modernization
1(d) OBCs among non-Hindu communities
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 7.1 Problems of exploitation and deprivation of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes
5(d) The impact of Panchayati Raj institutions in rural areas
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 5.3 Indigenous and exogenous processes of socio-cultural change > Panchayati Raj and social change
Syllabus: Paper II > 7.1 Constitutional safeguards for Scheduled Tribes > PESA and Sixth Schedule
1(b) Philosophy behind Purusharthas
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 3.1 Structure and nature of traditional Indian social system > Purushartha
8(c) Discuss the significance and implementation of 'Recognition of Forest Right's Act 2006'.
15 Marks
Syllabus: Paper II > 6.3 Development of forest policy and tribals > Forest Rights Act, 2006
Syllabus: Paper II > 1.1 Evolution of Indian Culture and Civilization > Prehistoric > Mesolithic
Syllabus: Paper II > 4. Emergence, growth and development of anthropology in India > S. C. Roy
Syllabus: Paper II > 1.2 Palaeo-anthropological evidences from India > Siwaliks > Sivapithecus
Syllabus: Paper II > 9.2 Role of anthropology in tribal and rural development
5(b) Tribe and scheduled tribe
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 6.1 Tribal situation in India > Definition and scheduling of tribes
Syllabus: Paper II > 3.2 Caste system in India > Tribe-caste continuum
5(a) Youth dormitory as an institution
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 6.1 Tribal situation in India > Social institutions of tribal societies