2(c) Critically describe Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's argument on the origin of Indian caste system.
15 Marks
Syllabus: Paper II > 3.2 Caste system in India > Theories of origin of caste
Tribal and Non-tribal Contact — 2022 Paper II
Question · 2022 · Paper II · 15 Marks
Explain the social and religious consequences of contact between tribal and non-tribal populations.
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UPSC Anthropology Optional 2022 — Paper II
28 questionsSyllabus: Paper II > 9.2 Role of anthropology in tribal and rural development
5(e) Austroasiatic languages
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 2. Demographic profile of India > Linguistic elements
Syllabus: Paper II > 9.1 History of administration of tribal areas > Colonial period
1(c) Dharma versus Religion
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 3.1 Structure and nature of traditional Indian social system > Dharma
Syllabus: Paper II > 1.2 Palaeo-anthropological evidences from India > Narmada Man
Syllabus: Paper II > 9.1 Tribal policies > Isolation-assimilation debate
Syllabus: Paper II > 5.1 Indian Village > Impact of globalization on Indian villages
Syllabus: Paper II > 3.4 Impact of Christianity on Indian society
Syllabus: Paper II > 9.1 Tribal policies, plans and programmes of tribal development
Syllabus: Paper II > 4. Emergence, growth and development of anthropology in India
Syllabus: Paper II > 7.1 Problems of exploitation and deprivation of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
5(b) Issues of tribal agricultural labourers
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 6.2 Problems of the tribal communities > Poverty and unemployment
Syllabus: Paper II > 6.3 Development of forest policy and tribals > Shifting cultivation
Syllabus: Paper II > 1.1 Evolution of Indian Culture and Civilization > Megalithic
1(a) Pit-dwellers of Kashmir
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 1.1 Evolution of Indian Culture and Civilization > Neolithic > Burzahom
5(c) Major problems of nomadic and semi-nomadic groups
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 6.1 Tribal situation in India > Socio-economic characteristics
Syllabus: Paper II > 1.1 Evolution of Indian Culture and Civilization > Protohistoric
Syllabus: Paper II > 7.3 Regionalism and demand for autonomy
Syllabus: Paper II > 2. Demographic profile of India > Racial classification (Risley)
5(d) Role of the Governor in the Fifth Schedule areas
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 7.1 Constitutional safeguards for Scheduled Tribes > Fifth Schedule
Syllabus: Paper II > 5.1 Indian Village > Significance of village study in India
1(d) Safeguards for linguistic minorities in India
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 5.2 Linguistic and religious minorities and their status
Syllabus: Paper II > 8.1 Impact of religions on tribal societies
6(b) Compare the functioning of traditional ‘Tribal Council’ with that of ‘Gram Sabha’ under PESA.
15 Marks
Syllabus: Paper II > 7.1 Constitutional safeguards > PESA
Syllabus: Paper II > 7.3 Tribal movements > Regional comparison
1(b) Varna and Buddhism
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 3.4 Impact of Buddhism, Jainism, Islam and Christianity on Indian society
1(e) Westernisation and Modernisation
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 5.3 Indigenous and exogenous processes of socio-cultural change