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Kinship Questions in UPSC Anthropology Optional Mains

Descent, alliance and kinship terminology — the analytical core of social anthropology, and among the most consistently asked areas in Paper I.

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Syllabus context

Paper I 3.3 — Kinship, Descent and Alliance

All year-wise Kinship questions

2026 Discuss 'incest taboo' as the basis of development of kinship systems in human societies. Answer 2025 Theoretical significance of Purum kinship-system. Answer 2024 Critical perspective on avoidance and joking relationship Answer 2023 Critically discuss A.L. Kroeber's contribution to kinship studies. Answer 2022 Discuss how the rules of descent contradict the principles of residence in matrilineal society, mentioning suitable examples ? Soon 2021 Descent Groups Answer 2021 Explain the structural analysis of kinship as proposed by Lévi-Strauss. Answer 2019 How did Radcliffe-Brown and Levi-Strauss study kinship in terms of social structure ? Answer 2018 Kinship Terminology Answer 2017 Bilineal and bilateral descents Answer 2017 Elucidate the determinants of Kinship terminology. Answer 2016 Lineage and Clan Answer 2016 Describe the cardinal points of descent and alliance theories. Answer 2014 Double Descent Answer