Syllabus: Paper II > 9.1 Tribal policies > Isolation-assimilation debate > Ghurye
Risley’s and Sarkar’s Classifications of Indian Peoples — 2023 Paper II
Question · 2023 · Paper II · 15 Marks
Critically compare Risley's and Sarkar's approaches to the classification of peoples of India.
Want feedback on your answer?
Join the Anthropology workshop or get structured answer-writing guidance from VAID ICS.
UPSC Anthropology Optional 2023 — Paper II
28 questionsSyllabus: 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
5(d) Dravidian languages and their subgroups
10 Marks150 words
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
1(b) Interface between Purushartha and Ashrama
10 Marks150 words
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
1(c) Jajmani system : continuity and change
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 3.2 Caste system in India > Jajmani system
5(e) Karma and Rebirth
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 3.1 Structure and nature of traditional Indian social system > Karma, Rina and Rebirth
1(a) Material culture and archaeology
10 Marks150 words
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
1(d) Prehistoric rock arts from Uttarakhand
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 1.1 Evolution of Indian Culture and Civilization > Prehistoric rock art
5(b) Ramapithecus-Sivapithecus debate
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 1.2 Palaeo-anthropological evidences from India > Siwaliks
1(e) Religious pluralism and social solidarity
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 5.2 Linguistic and religious minorities and their status
4(b) Critically compare Risley's and Sarkar's approaches to the classification of peoples of India.
15 Marks
Syllabus: Paper II > 2. Demographic profile of India > Racial classification
7(c) Elucidate the role of anthropology in nation building. Illustrate with suitable examples.
15 Marks
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
5(a) Scheduled areas
10 Marks150 words
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
5(c) Village as little republic
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 5.1 Indian Village > Indian village as a social system