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Research Methods in Anthropology Questions in UPSC Anthropology Optional Mains

Fieldwork as anthropology's signature method — the fieldwork tradition, the distinction between technique, method and methodology, tools of data collection, and how ethnographic data is analysed and written up.

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Syllabus context

Paper I 9.1 — Research Methods and Fieldwork Tradition

All year-wise Research Methods in Anthropology questions

2026 Ethics in anthropological fieldwork. Answer 2026 Discuss the mixed method approach in anthropological research. Answer 2025 Differentiate between pedigree and genealogical analyses. Discuss the history and application of these methods in anthropological studies. Answer 2025 Multispecies, Multi-sited and Critical Ethnography. Soon 2024 Discuss the contemporary challenges in fieldwork method in anthropological research. Answer 2024 Discuss the applicability of various sampling techniques in selecting the study group. Answer 2023 Critically discuss the controversies related to fieldwork of Bronislaw Malinowski and Margaret Mead. Soon 2023 Describe various methods of qualitative data analysis. Highlight some popular computer softwares used in qualitative analysis. Answer 2022 Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) and Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) Soon 2022 Write the historical development of field work tradition in anthropology till recent times. Soon 2021 Discuss various tools of data collection in conducting anthropological research. Soon 2020 Experiential Ethnography Answer 2020 How have interpretation and presentation of data changed from classical to contemporary writings in anthropological texts ? Answer 2019 Evaluate participant observation in producing anthropological knowledge. Answer 2019 Discuss phenomenology as a research method in anthropological studies. Answer 2018 Define ethnography and present a brief history of ethnographic studies. Soon 2018 How is case study method helpful in understanding a social phenomena ? Explain with suitable example. Answer 2017 Questionnaire Answer 2017 Elucidate the basic characteristics of anthropological fieldwork methods. Answer 2016 Describe the evolution of fieldwork tradition in Anthropology. Answer 2014 Genealogical Method Answer 2014 Field work tradition in Anthropology Answer

Research Methods in Anthropology

22 questions

5(c) Experiential Ethnography

10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper I > 8.1 Research Methods > Fieldwork tradition and ethnography
2020Paper IResearch Methods in AnthropologyModel answer available

1(b) Genealogical Method

10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper I > 8.3 Research Methods: Tools of data collection > Genealogy
2014Paper IResearch Methods in AnthropologyModel answer available

1(e) Questionnaire

10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper I > 8.3 Research Methods: Tools of data collection > Questionnaire
2017Paper IResearch Methods in AnthropologyModel answer available