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Ethnicity, Tribal Movements & Social Change Questions in UPSC Anthropology Optional Mains

Identity and mobilisation in contemporary India — tribal and ethnic movements, regionalism, communalism and secularism, religious change among tribes, and the impact of democratic institutions and media on tribal society.

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Syllabus context

Paper II 7.3, 8.4–8.5 — Ethnicity, Movements, Religion among Tribes and Social Change

All year-wise Ethnicity, Tribal Movements & Social Change questions

2026 Tana Bhagat movement. Answer 2026 Kumar Suresh Singh's contribution in studying tribal movements. Answer 2026 Discuss the impact of Christianity on the tribal population of Jharkhand. Soon 2025 Evaluate the impact of Christianity on Scheduled Tribe societies of North-East India. Answer 2025 Discuss the rising ethnic conflicts in India and propose their possible remedial measures. Answer 2025 Define minority. Elaborate the patterns of linguistic and religious minorities in India. Answer 2025 Regionalism and Autonomy Answer 2024 Write an essay on the life history of tribal activist and freedom fighter Birsa Munda. What was the impact of his sacrifice on tribal society? Soon 2024 Elucidate the difference between secularism, religiosity, religious fundamentalism and spiritualism from an anthropological perspective. Soon 2024 Elucidate the resurgence of ethno-nationalism from an anthropological lens. Answer 2023 Critically examine the impact of modern democratic institutions on contemporary tribal societies. Illustrate with suitable ethnographic examples. Answer 2023 Distinguishing between ethnic identity and ethnicity, discuss the factors responsible for ethnic conflict in tribal areas. Answer 2022 Explain the social and religious consequences of contact between tribal and non-tribal populations. Soon 2022 Compare the nature of tribal movements between North-East and Central India. Briefly mention the current status of existing tribal movements in these areas. Answer 2022 Regionalism as an opportunity and threat to national integration Answer 2021 Critically assess the impact of Christianity on tribal culture and identity. Answer 2021 Politics of recognition and deprivation Answer 2021 Identify the causes of tribal unrest with special reference to North-East India. Soon 2020 Explain the impact of Hinduism on Tribal people of India. Answer 2020 Concept of Ethnicity Answer 2020 Discuss the regionalism and demand for autonomy in India from Anthropological perspective with respect to Kashmir/Nagaland/Bodoland/Gorkhaland agitation. Soon 2019 Describe the impact of Buddhism on the tribal populations of India. Answer 2019 Ethnicity and regionalism. Answer 2019 Anthropological understanding of communalism. Answer 2019 Discuss with appropriate examples how tribal unrest may be understood as emerging out of an incompatibility between tribes and the nation-state. Soon 2019 What has been the contribution of tribal people to the Indian Independence movement ? Answer 2018 Discuss the various factors resulting in tribal unrest in various parts of India. Answer 2017 Ethnicity and regionalism. Answer 2017 Impact of Christianity on Indian tribes. Answer 2016 The role that regionalism plays in demand for autonomy among Indian tribes Answer 2016 Anthropological interpretation of ethnic and political movements Answer 2016 Discuss the impact of Islam on scheduled tribes of India. Answer 2016 Describe how various tribal development programmes and plans have impacted the process of social transformation among tribes. Soon 2015 Discuss the impact of Hinduism on the status of tribal women in Central India. Soon 2015 Critically examine the concept of communalism and its relevance for multi-religious and multiethnic polity of India. Soon 2015 Discuss the nature of social change in tribal India under the impact of developmental programmes. Soon 2015 Rights over resources and tribal unrest Soon 2014 Impact of Christianity on tribes Answer 2014 What are the significant factors responsible for tribal unrest ? Answer 2014 Discuss the rise of ethno-nationalism among Indian tribes with specific example. Answer

Ethnicity, Tribal Movements & Social Change

40 questions

5(c) Anthropological understanding of communalism.

10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 9.3 Contributions of anthropology to the understanding of regionalism, communalism and ethnic and political movements
2019Paper IIEthnicity, Tribal Movements & Social ChangeModel answer available

5(e) Concept of Ethnicity

10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 7.3 The concept of ethnicity
2020Paper IIEthnicity, Tribal Movements & Social ChangeModel answer available

5(b) Ethnicity and regionalism.

10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 7.3 The concept of ethnicity > Regionalism and demand for autonomy
2017Paper IIEthnicity, Tribal Movements & Social ChangeModel answer available

5(a) Ethnicity and regionalism.

10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 7.3 The concept of ethnicity > Regionalism and demand for autonomy
2019Paper IIEthnicity, Tribal Movements & Social ChangeModel answer available

5(e) Impact of Christianity on Indian tribes.

10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 8.1 Impact of Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam and other religions on tribal societies > Christianity
2017Paper IIEthnicity, Tribal Movements & Social ChangeModel answer available

5(e) Impact of Christianity on tribes

10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 8.1 Impact of Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam and other religions on tribal societies > Christianity
2014Paper IIEthnicity, Tribal Movements & Social ChangeModel answer available

5(e) Politics of recognition and deprivation

10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 7.1 Problems of exploitation and deprivation of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
2021Paper IIEthnicity, Tribal Movements & Social ChangeModel answer available

1(c) Regionalism and Autonomy

10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > Ethnicity, Regionalism and Social Change
2025Paper IIEthnicity, Tribal Movements & Social ChangeModel answer available

1(c) Tana Bhagat movement.

10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > Tribal Movements > Reform and political movements > Tana Bhagat movement
2026Paper IIEthnicity, Tribal Movements & Social ChangeModel answer available