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Economic & Political Anthropology Questions in UPSC Anthropology Optional Mains

How non-industrial societies organise production, exchange and power — from reciprocity and redistribution to band, tribe, chiefdom and state, and the anthropology of law and social control.

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Syllabus context

Paper I 4–5 — Economic Organization; Political Organization and Social Control

All year-wise Economic & Political Anthropology questions

2026 How do the concepts of power, authority, legitimacy and social control change with changing political organization? Discuss in detail giving suitable examples. Answer 2024 Cultural relevance of the Kula Answer 2024 Authority and forms of political organization Answer 2024 Origin of State Societies Answer 2023 Customary laws and Environmental conservation Answer 2023 Discuss the impact of globalization on the economic systems of indigenous communities. Answer 2022 Discuss the mechanism of social control in different kinds of political systems. Soon 2022 Debate between formalist and substantivist approaches Soon 2022 Critically examine various anthropological interpretations about the Kula Ring. Soon 2021 How do political organisations of simple societies establish power, authority and legitimacy ? Soon 2021 Modes of Subsistence Answer 2020 How is the construct of power linked to the notion of conspicuous consumption and its impact on distributive justice ? Answer 2019 Pastoralism in India Answer 2019 Discuss how indigenous people encounter globalization. Answer 2018 How does customary law function in the tribal society ? Discuss its different sources. Answer 2018 Write the characteristics of hunting and gathering economy. Answer 2017 Mention the characteristic features of band with suitable examples. Answer 2017 With the help of appropriate examples, explain the various forms of exchange system. Answer 2016 Discuss different social control mechanisms in simple societies. Answer 2016 Discuss the principles governing production, distribution and exchange in simple societies. Answer 2015 Horticulture. Answer 2015 Critically examine the Formalists' and Substantivists' views on the applicability of economic laws in the study of primitive societies. Answer 2014 Discuss the nature of Law and Justice in simple societies citing suitable examples. Answer 2014 Differentiate between State and Stateless Societies. Answer