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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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Paper I 3.3 — Kinship, Descent and Alliance
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14 questions1(c) Critical perspective on avoidance and joking relationship
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper I > Kinship > Kinship Behaviour > Avoidance and joking relationships
1(a) Bilineal and bilateral descents
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper I > 2.5 Kinship > Descent > Bilineal and bilateral descent
Syllabus: Paper I > 2.5 Kinship > Descent theory and alliance theory
5(d) Descent Groups
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper I > 2.5 Kinship > Descent groups
Syllabus: Paper I > 2.5 Kinship > Descent and residence rules
Syllabus: Paper I > 2.5 Kinship > Kinship terminology
1(a) Double Descent
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper I > 2.5 Kinship > Descent > Double descent
4(b) Discuss 'incest taboo' as the basis of development of kinship systems in human societies.
15 Marks
Syllabus: Paper I > Kinship > Incest taboo > Development of kinship systems
1(d) Kinship Terminology
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper I > 2.5 Kinship > Kinship terminology
Syllabus: Paper I > 2.5 Kinship > Alliance theory; structuralism
1(c) Lineage and Clan
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper I > 2.5 Kinship > Descent groups > Lineage and clan
Syllabus: Paper I > 2.5 Kinship > Descent theory and alliance theory
1(b) Theoretical significance of Purum kinship-system.
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper I > Kinship > Alliance Theory > Purum kinship system; prescriptive alliance debate