UPSC Mains 2023 Anthropology Optional Paper I questions

26 questions from the Civil Services (Main) Examination 2023. Official UPSC paper (PDF) · All Anthropology Optional PYQs

1. Scope and relevance of Social and Cultural Anthropology

   10 marks

2. Cultural impact of Iron Age 10 (c) Feet AMT Fora Race and Ethnicity

   10 marks

3. Customary laws and Environmental conservation

   10 marks

4. Gene expression

   10 marks

5. Discuss major species of Australopithecus discovered from South and East Africa. Describe the discovery, physical features and significance of Discuss baby.

6. Discuss the Paleolithic environment in light of available evidences with special reference to India.

   15 marks

7. Elucidate the different forms of malnutrition. Describe protein-calorie malnutrition with suitable examples.

   15 marks

8. What is hominization process? Discuss the major trends in human evolution with the help of suitable examples and illustrations.

   20 marks

9. How did Clifford Geertz look at religion? Differentiate between anthropological and psychological approaches to the study of religion.

   15 marks

10. What is mixed-longitudinal method of studying human growth? Discuss its merits and demerits.

    15 marks

11. Discuss the role of marriage regulations in traditional societies in India for strengthening social solidarity.

    20 marks

12. Discuss various methods of personal identification based on skeletal remains.

    15 marks

13. Identify the major Mesolithic sites and describe the typo-technological features with special reference to India.

    15 marks

14. Prehistoric significance of Rakhigarhi

    10 marks

15. Menopausal symptoms

    10 marks

16. William Ogburn and Cultural lag

    10 marks

17. Critically discuss the controversies related to fieldwork of Bronislaw Malinowski and Margaret Mead.

    20 marks

18. Discuss the impact of globalization on the economic systems of indigenous communities.

    15 marks

19. Describe the practical applications of DNA technology in the current scenario.

    15 marks

20. Describe various methods of qualitative data analysis. Highlight some popular computer softwares used in qualitative analysis.

    20 marks

21. What assumptions must be met for a population to be in genetic equilibrium? Explain the importance of genetic equilibrium.

    15 marks

22. Discuss political and methodological aspects of national character studies. Elucidate the contemporary relevance of such studies.

    15 marks

23. cultural economy.

    20 marks

24. Describe the causes of structural abnormalities of chromosomes with suitable examples.

    15 marks

25. Critically discuss A.L. Kroeber's contribution to kinship studies.

    15 marks

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