UPSC Anthropology Optional PYQs 2023

Syllabus: Paper I > 2.5 Kinship > Kinship terminology and theory

Syllabus: Paper I > 6. Anthropological Theories > Globalization and culture

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

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

Syllabus: Paper I > 5. Religion > Anthropological approaches to the study of religion

Syllabus: Paper I > 1.8(b) Cultural Evolution > Iron Age

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

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

Syllabus: Paper I > 12. Applications of Anthropology > Nutritional anthropology

Syllabus: Paper I > 1.7 The biological basis of life > Gene and protein synthesis

Syllabus: Paper I > 3. Economic Organization > Impact of globalization

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

Syllabus: Paper I > 1.4 Human Evolution and emergence of Man

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

Syllabus: Paper I > 2.3 Marriage > Rules of marriage

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

Syllabus: Paper I > 10. Human growth and development > Methodologies for growth studies

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

Syllabus: Paper I > 12. Applications of Anthropology > Forensic Anthropology > Personal identification

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

Syllabus: Paper I > 9.2 Mendelian genetics in man > Polygenic inheritance

Syllabus: Paper I > 12. Applications of Anthropology > DNA technology in diseases and medicine

Syllabus: Paper I > 1.8(b) Cultural Evolution > Harappan sites

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

Syllabus: Paper I > 9.5 Race and racism > Race and ethnicity

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

Syllabus: Paper I > 9.4(a) Numerical and structural aberrations (disorders)

Syllabus: Paper I > 6. Anthropological Theories > Cultural lag (Ogburn)

Syllabus: Paper II > 9.1 Tribal policies > Isolation-assimilation debate > Ghurye

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

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

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

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

Syllabus: Paper II > 7.3 The concept of ethnicity > Ethnic conflicts

Syllabus: Paper II > 7.1 Problems of exploitation and deprivation of Other Backward Classes

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

Syllabus: Paper II > 3.1 Structure and nature of traditional Indian social system > Varnashram, Purushartha

Syllabus: Paper II > 3.2 Caste system in India > Future of the caste system

Syllabus: Paper II > 3.2 Caste system in India > Caste mobility

Syllabus: Paper II > 3.2 Caste system in India > Jajmani system

Syllabus: Paper II > 3.1 Structure and nature of traditional Indian social system > Karma, Rina and Rebirth

Syllabus: Paper II > 1.3 Ethno-archaeology in India > Material culture

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

Syllabus: Paper II > 7.2 Impact of modern democratic institutions on tribals

Syllabus: Paper II > 9.1 The concept of PTGs / PVTGs > Special programmes

Syllabus: Paper II > 1.1 Evolution of Indian Culture and Civilization > Prehistoric rock art

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

Syllabus: Paper II > 5.2 Linguistic and religious minorities and their status

Syllabus: Paper II > 2. Demographic profile of India > Racial classification

Syllabus: Paper II > 9.2 Role of anthropology in tribal and rural development

Syllabus: Paper II > 4. Emergence, growth and development of anthropology in India > S. C. Roy

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

Syllabus: Paper II > 7.1 Constitutional safeguards for Scheduled Tribes > Scheduled Areas

Syllabus: Paper II > 9.1 History of administration of tribal areas and tribal policies

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

Syllabus: Paper II > 5.1 Indian Village > Indian village as a social system