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Tribal India Questions in UPSC Anthropology Optional Mains

Who India's tribal communities are — their distribution, linguistic and bio-genetic variability, socio-economic characteristics, and the classifications used to describe them.

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Paper II 6.1–6.2 — Tribal Situation, Distribution and Characteristics

All year-wise Tribal India questions

2026 Dravidian language family and its tribal speakers. Answer 2026 Buddhist tribes of India. Answer 2026 Nature-Man-Spirit-Complex. Answer 2026 Make a critical appraisal of Surajit Sinha's line of argument that tribes and castes may not be isolated social categories, but are a part of the great Indian civilization. Answer 2025 Tribalism and Pseudotribalism Answer 2025 Describe the nature of traditional socioeconomic interdependence among the Toda, Kota, Kurumba and Irula tribes of Nilgiri Hills. Highlight the changes occurring in these interrelationships. Answer 2024 Artisan tribes of Jharkhand Answer 2024 Agricultural practices of the Apatani Answer 2023 Discuss the distribution of tribes in different geographical regions of India. Identify the distinct institutional features of tribal societies of these regions. Soon 2022 Major problems of nomadic and semi-nomadic groups Answer 2021 Concept of tribe and Indian census Answer 2020 Elucidate the linguistic classification of Indian tribes. Answer 2019 What are the salient issues faced by pastoral communities in India ? Discuss with suitable examples. Answer 2018 Distinctive cultural features of tribes of Andaman islands Answer 2018 Explain the contribution of tribal cultures to Indian civilization. Answer 2018 Youth dormitory as an institution Answer 2018 Tribe and scheduled tribe Answer 2018 Compare and contrast the economic typology of tribes given by different anthropologists. Answer 2017 Critically evaluate the term 'tribe' (as used in India) as compared to the term 'indigenous' in some other countries. Answer 2016 Discuss how cultural diversity of Indian tribes has enriched its plural traditions. Answer 2016 Bio-genetic variability of Indian tribes Answer 2016 Tribe as a colonial construct Answer 2015 Socioeconomic characteristics of shifting cultivators Answer 2014 Biogenetic variations of Indian tribes Answer 2014 Social and economic marginalization of tribal people Answer

Tribal India

25 questions

1(d) Artisan tribes of Jharkhand

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Syllabus: Paper II > Tribal Situation in India > Socio-economic Characteristics > Artisan tribes; Jharkhand
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5(a) Buddhist tribes of India.

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Syllabus: Paper II > Tribal Situation in India > Religion among tribes > Buddhist tribes
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5(d) Nature-Man-Spirit-Complex.

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Syllabus: Paper II > Tribal Situation in India > Ecology and religion > Nature-Man-Spirit complex
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5(b) Tribe and scheduled tribe

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Syllabus: Paper II > 6.1 Tribal situation in India > Definition and scheduling of tribes
2018Paper IITribal IndiaModel answer available

5(d) Tribe as a colonial construct

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Syllabus: Paper II > 6.1 Tribal situation in India > Definition and construction of the category 'tribe'
2016Paper IITribal IndiaModel answer available

5(a) Youth dormitory as an institution

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Syllabus: Paper II > 6.1 Tribal situation in India > Social institutions of tribal societies
2018Paper IITribal IndiaModel answer available