UPSC Anthropology Optional PYQs 2020

Syllabus: Paper I > 6. Anthropological Theories > Culture and Personality

Syllabus: Paper I > 9.7 Concepts and methods of Ecological Anthropology > Bio-cultural adaptations

Syllabus: Paper I > 1.4 Human Evolution > Theories of evolution > Synthetic theory

Syllabus: Paper I > 1.6 Phylogenetic status, characteristics and distribution > Homo sapiens

Syllabus: Paper I > 2.2 The Nature of Society > Social institutions

Syllabus: Paper I > 12. Applications of Anthropology > Applied human genetics and eugenics

Syllabus: Paper I > 8.1 Research Methods > Fieldwork tradition and ethnography

Syllabus: Paper I > 2.4 Family > Universality and changing structure of the family

Syllabus: Paper I > 9.8 Epidemiological Anthropology > Health and disease transitions

Syllabus: Paper I > 9.3 Mendelian population and Hardy-Weinberg law > Genetic drift

Syllabus: Paper I > 12. Applications of Anthropology > DNA technology and genome study

Syllabus: Paper I > 2.1 The Nature of Culture > Ethnocentrism vis-a-vis Cultural Relativism

Syllabus: Paper I > 9.8 Epidemiological Anthropology > Infectious diseases

Syllabus: Paper I > 8.4 Research Methods > Analysis, interpretation and presentation of data

Syllabus: Paper I > 1.5 Characteristics of Primates > Primate behaviour

Syllabus: Paper I > 7. Culture, language and communication > Social context of language use

Syllabus: Paper I > 1.5 Characteristics of Primates > Primate adaptations: arboreal and terrestrial

Syllabus: Paper I > 1.8(b) Cultural Evolution: broad outlines of prehistoric cultures > Palaeolithic

Syllabus: Paper I > 9.3 Consanguineous and non-consanguineous mating > Genetic effects

Syllabus: Paper I > 1.8(b) Cultural Evolution: broad outlines of prehistoric cultures > Mesolithic > Natufian

Syllabus: Paper I > 9.4(b) Sex chromosomal aberrations

Syllabus: Paper I > 3. Economic Organization > Distribution and exchange > Conspicuous consumption

Syllabus: Paper I > 9.5 Race and racism > Racial differentiation; eugenics

Syllabus: Paper I > 7. Culture, language and communication > Language and thought

Syllabus: Paper I > 10. Human growth and development > Secular trend

Syllabus: Paper I > 10. Human growth and development > Ageing and senescence

Syllabus: Paper I > 1.3 Main branches of Anthropology, their scope and relevance

Syllabus: Paper I > 6. Anthropological Theories > Symbolic Anthropology > Turner; liminality

Syllabus: Paper II > 5.1 Indian Village > Traditional village institutions

Syllabus: Paper II > 1.2 Palaeo-anthropological evidences from India > Narmada Man

Syllabus: Paper II > 1.1 Evolution of Indian Culture and Civilization > Neolithic

Syllabus: Paper II > 3.2 Caste system in India > Structure and characteristics

Syllabus: Paper II > 3.2 Caste system in India > Dominant caste

Syllabus: Paper II > 7.3 The concept of ethnicity

Syllabus: Paper II > 5.3 Indigenous and exogenous processes of socio-cultural change > Sanskritization

Syllabus: Paper II > 7.1 Constitutional safeguards for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

Syllabus: Paper II > 1.1 Evolution of Indian Culture and Civilization > Post-Harappan cultures > Aryan debate

Syllabus: Paper II > 6.3 Developmental projects and their impact on tribal displacement

Syllabus: Paper II > 2. Demographic profile of India > Linguistic elements > Dravidian family

Syllabus: Paper II > 1.3 Ethno-archaeology in India > Survivals and parallels

Syllabus: Paper II > 9.1 Tribal policies, plans and programmes of tribal development

Syllabus: Paper II > 5.1 Indian Village > Impact of globalization on Indian villages

Syllabus: Paper II > 8.1 Impact of Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam and other religions on tribal societies > Hinduism

Syllabus: Paper II > 3.4 Impact of Buddhism, Jainism, Islam and Christianity on Indian society > Islam

Syllabus: Paper II > 7.2 Impact of development programmes and welfare measures on tribals

Syllabus: Paper II > 4. Emergence, growth and development of anthropology in India > Contributions of Indian anthropologists

Syllabus: Paper II > 6.2 Problems of the tribal communities > Land alienation

Syllabus: Paper II > 6.1 Tribal situation in India > Linguistic characteristics of tribal populations

Syllabus: Paper II > 5.2 Linguistic and religious minorities and their social, political and economic status

Syllabus: Paper II > 3.2 Caste system in India > Caste conflict and violence

Syllabus: Paper II > 7.3 Regionalism and demand for autonomy

Syllabus: Paper II > 1.1 Evolution of Indian Culture and Civilization > Prehistoric archaeology in India

Syllabus: Paper II > 5.1 Indian Village > Traditional and changing patterns of settlement

Syllabus: Paper II > 7.1 Constitutional safeguards for Scheduled Tribes > Sixth Schedule

Syllabus: Paper II > 5.2 Linguistic and religious minorities and their social, political and economic status

Syllabus: Paper II > 1.1 Evolution of Indian Culture and Civilization > Prehistoric archaeology in India