UPSC Anthropology Optional 2022 — Paper I

28 questions

3(c) Should we still distinguish between ‘classic’ and ‘progressive’ Neanderthals ? Discuss the controversy surrounding Neanderthal's position in human evolution.

15 Marks

Syllabus: Paper I > 1.6 Phylogenetic status, characteristics and distribution > Neanderthal Man

2022Paper IHuman Evolution & PrimatologyAnswer coming soon

3(b) Enumerate the evidence of animal domestication in Indian microlithic industry.

15 Marks

Syllabus: Paper I > 1.8(b) Cultural Evolution > Mesolithic/microlithic industries

2022Paper IPrehistoric ArchaeologyAnswer coming soon

4(c) Critically examine various anthropological interpretations about the Kula Ring.

15 Marks

Syllabus: Paper I > 3. Economic Organization > Forms of exchange > Kula Ring

2022Paper IEconomic & Political AnthropologyAnswer coming soon

2(a) “Anthropology is the systematic, objective and holistic study of human kind in all times and places”. Elaborate the argument.

20 Marks

Syllabus: Paper I > 1.1 Meaning, Scope and Development of Anthropology

2022Paper IFoundations of AnthropologyAnswer coming soon

8(c) Discuss how anthropological knowledge of the human body may be used in designing equipments and articles of human use.

15 Marks

Syllabus: Paper I > 12. Applications of Anthropology > Anthropology in designing of equipments

2022Paper IApplied & Forensic AnthropologyAnswer coming soon

5(a) Balanced and transient genetic polymorphism.

10 Marks150 words

Syllabus: Paper I > 9.3 Concept of genetic polymorphism and selection

2022Paper IHuman Genetics & Human BiologyAnswer coming soon

8(b) What do you understand by blood group systems ? How is HLA system different from those based on red cell antigens ?

15 Marks

Syllabus: Paper I > 9.6 Population variation as genetic marker > ABO, Rh, HLA

2022Paper IHuman Genetics & Human BiologyAnswer coming soon

8(a) Discuss the contemporary population problems in the light of various socio-cultural demographic theories.

20 Marks

Syllabus: Paper I > 11.2 Demographic theories: biological, social and cultural

2022Paper IHuman Genetics & Human BiologyAnswer coming soon

3(a) Discuss how the rules of descent contradict the principles of residence in matrilineal society, mentioning suitable examples ?

20 Marks

Syllabus: Paper I > 2.5 Kinship > Descent and residence rules

2022Paper IKinshipAnswer coming soon

4(b) Discuss the historical and cultural contexts that led to superseding ethnocentrism with cultural relativism in anthropology.

15 Marks

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

2022Paper ICulture & SocietyAnswer coming soon

7(a) Discuss the role of evolutionary forces in creating human diversity.

20 Marks

Syllabus: Paper I > 9.3 Mendelian population and Hardy-Weinberg law > Forces of evolution

2022Paper IHuman Genetics & Human BiologyAnswer coming soon

1(a) Debate between formalist and substantivist approaches

10 Marks150 words

Syllabus: Paper I > 3. Economic Organization > Formalist and Substantivist debate

2022Paper IEconomic & Political AnthropologyAnswer coming soon

2(b) Discuss different forms of primate social organisation.

15 Marks

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

2022Paper IHuman Evolution & PrimatologyAnswer coming soon

5(b) Genetic imprinting in human diseases.

10 Marks150 words

Syllabus: Paper I > 9.4(d) Genetic imprints in human disease

2022Paper IHuman Genetics & Human BiologyAnswer coming soon

6(b) What is meant by health ? Is the burden of life style diseases on the rise ? Justify your answer with suitable examples.

15 Marks

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

2022Paper IHuman Genetics & Human BiologyAnswer coming soon

4(a) Why Heath and Carter used anthropometric measurements instead of photographs of an individual to assess the somatotype ? Elaborate their method.

20 Marks

Syllabus: Paper I > 10. Human growth and development > Human physique and somatotypes

2022Paper IHuman Genetics & Human BiologyAnswer coming soon

7(b) Write the historical development of field work tradition in anthropology till recent times.

15 Marks

Syllabus: Paper I > 8.1 Research Methods > Fieldwork tradition in Anthropology

2022Paper IResearch Methods in AnthropologyAnswer coming soon

5(e) Household and domestic group.

10 Marks150 words

Syllabus: Paper I > 2.4 Family > Household and domestic group

2022Paper IMarriage & FamilyAnswer coming soon

7(c) Discuss the approaches of Leslie White, Julian Steward and Marshall Sahlins in the light of cultural evolution.

15 Marks

Syllabus: Paper I > 6. Anthropological Theories > Neo-evolutionism

2022Paper IAnthropological TheoriesAnswer coming soon

1(b) Mesolithic rock art in Indian subcontinent

10 Marks150 words

Syllabus: Paper I > 1.8(b) Cultural Evolution > Mesolithic > Rock art

2022Paper IPrehistoric ArchaeologyAnswer coming soon

1(e) Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) and Participatory Learning and Action (PLA)

10 Marks150 words

Syllabus: Paper I > 8.3 Research Methods: Tools of data collection > Participatory methods

2022Paper IResearch Methods in AnthropologyAnswer coming soon

1(d) Pedigree analysis in genetic counselling

10 Marks150 words

Syllabus: Paper I > 9.1 Human Genetics: Methods and Application > Pedigree analysis

2022Paper IHuman Genetics & Human BiologyAnswer coming soon

1(c) Radcliffe-Brown's ideas on status, role and institution

10 Marks150 words

Syllabus: Paper I > 2.2 The Nature of Society > Status, role and social institution

2022Paper ICulture & SocietyAnswer coming soon

6(c) Critically evaluate the reasons of reduction in age at menarche in human females over the successive generations.

15 Marks

Syllabus: Paper I > 11.1 Relevance of menarche, menopause and other bio-events to fertility

2022Paper IHuman Genetics & Human BiologyAnswer coming soon

5(d) Shaman, sorcerer and medicine man.

10 Marks150 words

Syllabus: Paper I > 5. Religion > Religious specialists

2022Paper IAnthropology of ReligionAnswer coming soon

6(a) Discuss the mechanism of social control in different kinds of political systems.

20 Marks

Syllabus: Paper I > 4. Political Organization and Social Control

2022Paper IEconomic & Political AnthropologyAnswer coming soon

5(c) Stages of human pre-natal development.

10 Marks150 words

Syllabus: Paper I > 10. Human growth and development > Pre-natal stage

2022Paper IHuman Genetics & Human BiologyAnswer coming soon

2(c) Discuss with suitable examples the typo-technological problems in Indian palaeolithic industry with reference to environmental hypotheses.

15 Marks

Syllabus: Paper I > 1.8(b) Cultural Evolution > Palaeolithic industries

2022Paper IPrehistoric ArchaeologyAnswer coming soon

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UPSC Anthropology Optional 2022 — Paper I

3(c) Should we still distinguish between ‘classic’ and ‘progressive’ Neanderthals ? Discuss the controversy surrounding Neanderthal's position in human evolution.

3(b) Enumerate the evidence of animal domestication in Indian microlithic industry.

4(c) Critically examine various anthropological interpretations about the Kula Ring.

2(a) “Anthropology is the systematic, objective and holistic study of human kind in all times and places”. Elaborate the argument.

8(c) Discuss how anthropological knowledge of the human body may be used in designing equipments and articles of human use.

5(a) Balanced and transient genetic polymorphism.

8(b) What do you understand by blood group systems ? How is HLA system different from those based on red cell antigens ?

8(a) Discuss the contemporary population problems in the light of various socio-cultural demographic theories.

3(a) Discuss how the rules of descent contradict the principles of residence in matrilineal society, mentioning suitable examples ?

4(b) Discuss the historical and cultural contexts that led to superseding ethnocentrism with cultural relativism in anthropology.

7(a) Discuss the role of evolutionary forces in creating human diversity.

1(a) Debate between formalist and substantivist approaches

2(b) Discuss different forms of primate social organisation.

5(b) Genetic imprinting in human diseases.

6(b) What is meant by health ? Is the burden of life style diseases on the rise ? Justify your answer with suitable examples.

4(a) Why Heath and Carter used anthropometric measurements instead of photographs of an individual to assess the somatotype ? Elaborate their method.

7(b) Write the historical development of field work tradition in anthropology till recent times.

5(e) Household and domestic group.

7(c) Discuss the approaches of Leslie White, Julian Steward and Marshall Sahlins in the light of cultural evolution.

1(b) Mesolithic rock art in Indian subcontinent

1(e) Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) and Participatory Learning and Action (PLA)

1(d) Pedigree analysis in genetic counselling

1(c) Radcliffe-Brown's ideas on status, role and institution

6(c) Critically evaluate the reasons of reduction in age at menarche in human females over the successive generations.

5(d) Shaman, sorcerer and medicine man.

6(a) Discuss the mechanism of social control in different kinds of political systems.

5(c) Stages of human pre-natal development.

2(c) Discuss with suitable examples the typo-technological problems in Indian palaeolithic industry with reference to environmental hypotheses.

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