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UPSC CSE 2024 Anthropology Paper 1

The UPSC Civil Services (Main) Examination 2024 for Anthropology consists of two sections with a total of eight questions, where candidates must attempt five, including two compulsory questions. Section A focuses on topics such as cultural attributes, historical particularism, and lifestyle diseases, while Section B covers chronometric dating, Homo erectus, and social stratification. Each question varies in marks, with a maximum of 250 marks for the paper.

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UPSC CSE 2024 Anthropology Paper 1

The UPSC Civil Services (Main) Examination 2024 for Anthropology consists of two sections with a total of eight questions, where candidates must attempt five, including two compulsory questions. Section A focuses on topics such as cultural attributes, historical particularism, and lifestyle diseases, while Section B covers chronometric dating, Homo erectus, and social stratification. Each question varies in marks, with a maximum of 250 marks for the paper.

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UPSC Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2024 - Paper VI

Optional Subject - Paper 1 : Anthropology Max. Marks : 250

There are EIGHT questions divided in TWO SECTIONS.


Candidate has to attempt FIVE questions in all.
Questions no. 1 and 5 are compulsory and out of the remaining, any THREE are
to be attempted choosing at least ONE question from each section.

SECTION - A
1. Write notes on the following in about 150 words each: 10x5=50
(a)Attributes of culture
(b)Harappan maritime trade
(c) Critical perspective on avoidance and joking relationship
(d)Lethal and sublethal genes
(e)Hemoglobin in health and disease

2. (a) Discuss historical particularism as a critical development to the classical


evolutionism. 20
2. (b) Describe the evidences of food production and domestication of animals
with special reference to Mehrgarh. Throw light on its significance. 15
2. (c) Critically comment on the lifestyle diseases and their impact on human
health. 15

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3. (a) What is meant by karyotype? How does its analysis help in diagnosis of the
chromosomal aberrations in man? 20
3. (b) Define urbanization and discuss its impact on family in India with examples.
15
3. (c) Discuss the contemporary challenges in fieldwork method in
anthropological research. 15

4. (a) Critically discuss the characteristics of the psychological types in the


cultures of the American South-West as observed by Ruth Benedict. 20
4. (b) Discuss the Acheulian and Oldowan traditions of Indian Paleolithic cultures
with suitable illustrations. 15
4. (c) What is genetic counselling? Briefly discuss various steps involved in it. 15

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SECTION - B
5. Write notes on the following in about 150 words each: 10×5=50
(a)Chronometric dating
(b)Cultural relevance of the Kula
(c) Heritability and its estimation
(d)Authority and forms of political organization
(e)Single-gene mutation disorders in man

6. (a) Discuss the geographical distribution of Homo erectus. Taking into account
its physical features, where does it fit in human evolutionary line? 20
6. (b) Discuss the applications of forensic anthropology with suitable examples.
15
6. (c) How does Lévi-Strauss look at the Tsimshian myth of Asdiwal? Critically
discuss Lévi-Strauss' theory of structuralism in the light of his study of
mythologies. 15

7. (a) Critically explain the notion of 'deconstruction' in the light of the postmodern
works of Jacques Derrida. 20
7. (b) What is a multifactorial trait? Illustrate your answer with suitable human
examples. 15
7. (c) Discuss the applicability of various sampling techniques in selecting the
study group. 15

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8. (a) Examine critically the concept of social stratification as a basis for
sustaining social inequality. 20
8. (b) Describe the genetics and inheritance patterns of the ABO and Rh blood
groups in man. 15
8. (c) Critically discuss the synergistic effect of biological and cultural factors in
human evolution. 15

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