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Village India, Urbanisation & Social Change Questions in UPSC Anthropology Optional Mains

The Indian village as a social system — its inter-village linkages and land tenure, and the pressures of urbanisation, migration, market integration and globalisation on rural life.

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Paper II 5 — Indian Village, Linkages, Urbanisation and Globalisation

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2026 Critically examine the salience of F. G. Bailey's study on Bisipara village of Odisha. Answer 2025 "The village was not merely a place where people lived; it had a design in which were reflected the basic values of Indian civilization." Who said this? Elaborate. Answer 2024 Digitisation of rural economy Answer 2024 Compare and contrast the approaches of M.N. Srinivas and L.P. Vidyarthi to social change in village India. Answer 2023 “Sanskritization is a culture-bound concept.” Critically comment to assess the strength and limitation of this concept in developing a theoretical framework to study social change. Answer 2023 Village as little republic Answer 2022 Westernisation and Modernisation Answer 2022 Assess the contributions of S. C. Dube in Indian village studies. Answer 2022 “Globalisation, on one hand has provided opportunities and on the other hand thrown challenges to Indian villages.” Elucidate. Answer 2021 Factionalism and politics in rural India Answer 2021 Discuss the role of Panchayati Raj Institutions in transforming traditional power hierarchy in rural India. Soon 2021 Ethnic media and social awareness Answer 2021 Examine how structural transformation in economy is affecting traditional social relationships in agrarian society. Soon 2020 Describe the different settlement patterns in rural India. Answer 2020 'Khap' Panchayat Answer 2020 Discuss the impact of Globalization on Indian villages. Soon 2020 Concept of Sanskritisation Answer 2019 Discuss the impact of media on the social life of Indian villages. Answer 2019 Panchayati Raj as a facilitator of social inclusion in rural society. Answer 2019 Identify the theoretical concepts that have emerged out of village studies in India. Answer 2019 Describe the impact of industrialization on the economic and social aspects of India's villages. Soon 2019 Discuss how the elements of Little and Great Traditions combine in the emergence of social/political/religious movements, giving any one example to illustrate the issue. Soon 2018 The impact of Panchayati Raj institutions in rural areas Answer 2018 Modernization Answer 2018 Discuss the impact of market economy on rural villages. Answer 2018 Examine the colonial administrators' view that Indian villages can be considered as 'little republics'. Answer 2018 Agrarian social structure Answer 2017 Discuss the impact of media as an instrument of social change. Answer 2017 Give a critical evaluation of any one anthropological village study in India. Answer 2017 Discuss the impact of Panchayati Raj institution on the empowerment of rural women in India. Answer 2016 Describe the traditional patterns of settlement of Indian villages. Answer 2016 Explain Indian village as a social system with suitable examples. Answer 2016 Examine the nature of interplay of little and great traditions in the context of globalization. Answer 2015 Examine the contribution of village studies towards the understanding of Indian social system. Soon 2015 Discuss the impact of globalization on village economy in India. Answer 2015 Panchayati Raj Institutions and Social Change Soon 2015 Examine the social implications of media and communication technology. Soon 2014 Great tradition and Little tradition Answer

Village India, Urbanisation & Social Change

38 questions

1(e) 'Khap' Panchayat

10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 5.1 Indian Village > Traditional village institutions
2020Paper IIVillage India, Urbanisation & Social ChangeModel answer available

5(c) Agrarian social structure

10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 5.1 Indian Village > Agrarian relations in Indian villages
2018Paper IIVillage India, Urbanisation & Social ChangeModel answer available

5(a) Concept of Sanskritisation

10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 5.3 Indigenous and exogenous processes of socio-cultural change > Sanskritization
2020Paper IIVillage India, Urbanisation & Social ChangeModel answer available

1(a) Digitisation of rural economy

10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > Indian Village > Economy and Change > Digitisation of the rural economy
2024Paper IIVillage India, Urbanisation & Social ChangeModel answer available

5(b) Ethnic media and social awareness

10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 5.3 Indigenous and exogenous processes of socio-cultural change > Media and social change
2021Paper IIVillage India, Urbanisation & Social ChangeModel answer available

1(c) Great tradition and Little tradition

10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 5.3 Indigenous and exogenous processes of socio-cultural change > Interplay of little and great traditions
2014Paper IIVillage India, Urbanisation & Social ChangeModel answer available

5(e) Modernization

10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 5.3 Indigenous and exogenous processes of socio-cultural change > Modernization
2018Paper IIVillage India, Urbanisation & Social ChangeModel answer available

1(d) Panchayati Raj Institutions and Social Change

10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 5.3 Indigenous and exogenous processes of socio-cultural change > Panchayati Raj and social change
2015Paper IIVillage India, Urbanisation & Social ChangeAnswer coming soon

5(c) Village as little republic

10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 5.1 Indian Village > Indian village as a social system
2023Paper IIVillage India, Urbanisation & Social ChangeModel answer available

1(e) Westernisation and Modernisation

10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper II > 5.3 Indigenous and exogenous processes of socio-cultural change
2022Paper IIVillage India, Urbanisation & Social ChangeModel answer available