UPSC 2018
ANTHROPOLOGY
Paper I
Time Allowed: 3 hrs Maximum Marks: 250
Question Paper Specific Instructions
Please read each of the following instructions carefully before
attempting questions.
There are EIGHT questions divided in two sections.
A candidate has to attempt FIVE questions in all.
Questions no 1 and 5 are compulsory and out of the remaining, THREE
are to be attempted choosing at least ONE from each section.
The number of marks carried by a question /part is indicated against
it.
Word limit in questions, wherever specified should be adhered to.
Attempts of questions shall be counted in chronological order. Unless
struck off, attempt of a question shall be counted even if attempted
partly. Any page or portion of the page left blank in the answer book
must be clearly struck off.
SECTION A
Q.1 Answer the following questions in about 150 words each:
(10 x 5= 50)
(a) The Relevance of Anthropology
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(b) Difference between Science and Magic.
(c) Town Planning of Harappan Culture
(d) Kinship Terminology
(e) Ways of Acquiring Mate in Tribal Society.
Q.2
(a) Explain the biological changes that made human beings
capable of making culture. 20
(b) How does customary law function in the tribal society? Discuss
its different sources. 15
(c) What do you understand by the National Character Study?
Illustrate the concept. 15
Q.3
(a) Define ethnography and present a brief history of
ethnographic studies. 20
(b) Give an account of the consequences of food production of
Neolithic culture. 15
(c) Critically examine that the structure and content of language
are influenced by culture. 15
Q.4
(a) How is case study method helpful in understanding a social
phenomena? Explain with suitable example. 20
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(b) Describe the culture related to Homo erectus. 15
(c) Write the characteristics of hunting and gathering economy. 15
SECTION B
Q.5 Write notes on the following in about 150 words each. 10×5=50
(a) Gordon Childe’s Theory of Cultural Evolution.
(b) Advanced Molecular Anthropology Techniques.
(c) Categorize Genes that influence Human Survival?
(d) Race is a Myth. Justify its Present Day Relevance.
(e) Issues of Elderly and Senescence in Developing and Developed
Countries.
Q.6
(a) Explain the mechanisms of human variation in gene
frequencies.
(b) Do Allen’s rule and Bergmann’s rule hold for human
populations? Explain with examples. 15
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(c) Explain the impact of discovery of iron technology on
contemporary society. 15
Q.7
(a) Describe the mechanisms for structural anomalies of
autosomes with diagrams. 20
(b) Describe the principles of radiocarbon dating. Mention its
limitations. 15
(c) Narrate evolution of disease and major causes of ill health in
human populations.
Q.8
(a) Distinguish between adaptation, adaptability and
acclimatization with examples. 20
(b) Define fecundity and explain major factors affecting fecundity
in Indian populations. 15
(c) Give an account of the field methods used in the study of
Archaeological Anthropology. 15
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