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Anthropology 2012 Question paper I and Paper II, upsc mains previous question papers,TRANSCRIPT
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ANTHROPOLOGY Paper I
Time Allowed : Three Hours
Maximum Marks : 300
INSTRUCTIONS Each question is printed both in Hindi and in English. Answers must be written in the medium specified in the Admission Certificate issued to you, which must be stated clearly on the cover of the answer-book in the space provided for the purpose. No marks will be given for the answers written in a medium other than that specified in the Admission Certificate. Candidates should attempt Questions no. 1 and 5 which are compulsory, and any three of the remaining questions selecting at least one question from each Section. The number of marks carried by each question is indicated at the end of the question. IMPORTANT : Whenever a question is being attempted, all its parts/sub-parts must be attempted contiguously. This means that before moving on to the next question to be attempted, candidates must finish attempting all parts/sub-parts of the previous question attempted. This is to be strictly followed. Pages left blank in the answer-book are to be clearly struck out in ink. Any answers that follow pages left blank may not be given credit.
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SECTION A
1. Write short notes on the following in about 150 words
each : I2x5=60
(a) How 'natural selection' acts on variation ?
(b) Ways of acquiring a spouse in simpler societies
(c) Post-modernism in Anthropology
(d) Relative dating methods
(e) Adaptive radiation in context of evolution
2. (a) Discuss race crossing in humans with suitable
examples. 20
(b) Distinguish between Religion, Magic and Science. 20
(c) Discuss the role of A130 blood group system in
resolving cases of disputed paternity. 20
3. (a) Compare and contrast the skull of Gorilla and
Man. 20
(b) Discuss the typology and distribution of Upper
Palaeolithic cultures in India. 20
(c) What are lethal and sub-lethal genes ? Explain. 20
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4. (a) Describe the types of kinship groups formed on the
basis of different principles. 20
(b) Give a comparative account of variations in
hemoglobin level and respiratory functions among
the populations living under different
environmental stresses. 30
lc) Comment briefly on the phylogenetic position of
Australopithecines. 10
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SECTION B
5. Write short notes on the following in about 150 words
each : 12x5=60
(a) Is family a social institution ?
(b) Applications of Anthropometry in designing
(c) Band and Tribal societies
(d) Genetic counselling
(e) Epidemiological anthropology
6. (a) How does improved aerobic fitness increase
exercise tolerance in warm humid climates ? Give
suitable examples in support of your answer. 2(
(b) What are the tools of data collection ? Discuss
the advantages and limitations of
participant-observations as a technique of data
collection. 2(
(c) Discuss the chromosomal aberrations and
manifestations of Klinefelter and Turner
syndromes. 2i
7. (a) Explain any two biological theories of ageing based
on purposeful events. 2
(b) What are the bases of social stratification ? Discuss
with examples. 2
(c) Explain the concept of 'Status' and 'Role' in
Anthropology. 2
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8. (a) Briefly discuss the important causes for the
variations in occurrence and intensity of parasitic
diseases among different populations. 20
(b) What are the genetic effects of consanguinity ?
Give examples. 20
(c) Briefly discuss the applications of the knowledge of
human osteology in forensic investigations. 20
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ANTHROPOLOGY Paper II
Maximum Marks 300 Time Allowed : Three Hours
INSTRUCTIONS Each question is printed both in Hindi and in English. Answers must be written in the medium specified in the Admission Certificate issued to you, which must be stated clearly on the cover of the answer-book in the space provided for the purpose. No marks will be given for the answers written in a medium other than that specified in the Admission Certificate. Candidates should attempt Questions no. I and 5 which are compulsory, and any three of the remaining questions selecting at least one question from each Section. The number of marks carried by each question is indicated at the end of the question. IMPORTANT : Whenever a question is being attempted, all its parts/sub-parts must be attempted contiguously. This means that before moving on to the next question to be attempted, candidates must finish attempting all parts/sub-parts of the previous question attempted. This is to be strictly followed. Pages left blank in the answer-book are to be clearly struck out in ink. Any answers that follow pages left blank may not be given credit.
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SECTION A
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(a) Sacred Geography
(b) Youth Dormitory
(c) Narmada Man
(d) Participatory Rural Appraisal
(e) Palaeolithic Art
2. (a) Trace the trajectory of encyclopaedic works on
tribes and castes of South India with special
reference to Ananthakrishna Iyer's contribution. 20
(b) Discuss the concept of 'indigenous people' as per the
relevant UN convention. Are tribals of India
indigenous people ? Comment. 20
(c) Critically examine the relationship between tribal
communities and the Nation-State on issues of
governance. 20
3. (a) Examine the relevance of Tribal Panchsheel by
Jawaharlal Nehru in the light of emerging
development practices. 20
(b) Using ethnographic examples, highlight the
processes of religious conversions in Tribal India. 20
(c) Using suitable examples, bring out the historical
processes of the social exclusion of denoti lied tribes. 20
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4. (a) Compare the contributions of S.C. Roy and Verrier
Elwin to tribal ethnographies in India. 20
(b) Using ethnographic examples, point out how
gender relations have changed over time among
Central Indian tribes. 20
(c) How has globalisation impacted agrarian relations
in the last two decades ? 20
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SECTION B
5. Write short notes (in about 150 words each) on the
following : 12x5=60
(a) Colonial Ethnography
(b) Commodification of Tribal Art
(c) Soan culture
(d) Ethical issues in Genetic Research
(e) Indigenous knowledge
6. (a) Critically examine the prevalence of caste ideology
among religious minorities in the Indian context. 30
(b) Discuss the linkages between language,
territoriality and kinship among the tribes of
North-East India. 30
7. (a) Critically examine the National Policy on
Rehabilitation and Resettlement substantiating it
with experiences from different parts of India. 30
(b) Compare the salient features and distribution of
the Middle Palaeolithic and Upper Palaeolithic
cultures in India. Add a note on the tool traditions
of the Upper Palaeolithic period. 30
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(b) Using examples, comment on how anthropology
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(c) Briefly comment on the linkage between :
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