LEARN WITH NATARAJ – Anthropology Test Series
Test Series for 2024-25
20 Tests Schedule:
S.No Date Day Topic Syllabus
1 30th June Sunday Paper 2- Full test- Tribal India Paper 2: 6.1 to 9.3
2 3rd July Wednesday Paper 1 - Half test- Sociocultural Paper 1: 2.1 to 5
3 7th July Sunday Paper 1- Full test- Biological Paper 1: 1.4,1.7,
Anthropology 9.1 to 12
4 10th July Wednesday Paper 1&2 - Half test- Paper 1: 1.5, 1.6,
Archaeo+fossils 1.8;
Paper 2: 1.1, 1.2,
1.3
5 14th July Sunday Paper 2- Full test- Indian society Paper 2: 2 to 5.3
6 17th July Wednesday Paper 1 - Half test- Paper 1: 1.1, 1.2,
Theories+misc 1.3, 6, 7, 8
7 21st July Sunday Paper 1- Full test- Sociocultural Paper 1: 2.1 to 5
8 24th July Wednesday Paper 2 - Half test- Tribal India Paper 2: 6.1 to 9.3
9 28th July Sunday Paper 1&2 - Full test- Archaeo Paper 1: 1.8; Paper
2: 1.1,1.3
10 31st July Wednesday Paper 1 - Half test- Biological Paper 1: 1.4,1.7,
Anthropology 9.1 to 12
11 4th August Sunday Paper 1&2 - Full test- Fossils Paper 1: 1.5,1.6;
Paper 2: 1.2
12 7th August Wednesday Paper 2 - Half test - Indian Paper 2: 2 to 5.3
society
13 11th August Sunday Paper 1- FLT 1 Paper 1 full
14 14th August Wednesday Paper 2- FLT 2 Paper 2 full
15 18th August Sunday Paper 1- FLT 3 Paper 1 full
16 21st August Wednesday Paper 2- FLT 4 Paper 2 full
17&18 25th August Sunday Paper 1 & 2- FLT 5 & 6 Paper 1 & 2 full
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19&20 28th August Wednesday Paper 1 & 2- FLT 7 & 8 Paper 1 & 2 full
15 Tests Schedule:
S.No Date Day Topic Syllabus
1 30th June Sunday Paper 2- Full test- Tribal India Paper 2: 6.1 to 9.3
2 7th July Sunday Paper 1- Full test- Biological Paper 1: 1.4,1.7,
Anthropology 9.1 to 12
3 14th July Sunday Paper 2- Full test- Indian society Paper 2: 2 to 5.3
4 17th July Wednesday Paper 1 - Half test- Paper 1: 1.1, 1.2,
Theories+misc 1.3, 6, 7, 8
5 21st July Sunday Paper 1- Full test- Sociocultural Paper 1: 2.1 to 5
6 28th July Sunday Paper 1&2 - Full test- Archaeo Paper 1: 1.8; Paper
2: 1.1,1.3
7 4th August Sunday Paper 1&2 - Full test- Fossils Paper 1: 1.5,1.6;
Paper 2: 1.2
8 11th August Sunday Paper 1- FLT 1 Paper 1 full
9 14th August Wednesday Paper 2- FLT 2 Paper 2 full
10 18th August Sunday Paper 1- FLT 3 Paper 1 full
11 21st August Wednesday Paper 2- FLT 4 Paper 2 full
12&13 25th August Sunday Paper 1 & 2- FLT 5 & 6 Paper 1 & 2 full
14&15 28th August Wednesday Paper 1 & 2- FLT 7 & 8 Paper 1 & 2 full
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ANTHROPOLOGY
PAPER ANALYSIS
2023
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MODULE WISE ANALYSIS
Module wise analysis helps you in analyzing the weightage from each module and
to focus on the area of importance. When we analyze 2023 Anthropology Paper
1- we observe around 130/400 marks are from Biological Anthropology similarly
from Paper 2- 165/400 (41%) marks are from Tribal India.
PAPER 1 MODULE-WISE ANALYSIS
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PAPER 2 MODULE-WISE ANALYSIS
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10 MARKER ANALYSIS
Socio-cultural Anthropology:
Q1.(d) Customary laws and Environmental conservation.10
Q5.(e) William Ogburn and Cultural lag.10
Biological Anthropology:
Q1.(c) Race and Ethnicity.10
Q1.(e) Gene expression.10
Q5.(a) Polygenic Inheritance.10
Q5.(d) Menopausal symptoms.10
Misc & Theories:
Q1.(a) Scope and relevance of Social and Cultural Anthropology.10
Q5.(c) Glottochronology.10
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Archaeology:
Q1.(b) Cultural impact of Iron Age.10
Q5.(b) Prehistoric significance of Rakhigarhi.10
Indian Society:
Q1.(b) Interface between Purushartha and Ashrama.10
Q1.(c) Jajmani system: continuity and change.10
Q1.(e) Religious pluralism and social solidarity.10
Q5.(c) Village as little republic.10
Q5.(d) Dravidian languages and their subgroups.10
Q5.(e) Karma and Rebirth.10
Archaeology:
Q1.(a) Material culture and archaeology.10
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Q1.(d) Prehistoric rock arts from Uttarakhand.10
Tribal India:
Q5.(a) Scheduled areas.10
Fossils:
Q5.(b) Ramapithecus-Sivapithecus debate.10
15 MARKERS ANALYSIS
Socio-cultural Anthropology:
Q3.(b) How did Clifford Geertz look at religion? Differentiate between anthropological and psychological
approaches to the study of religion.15
Q6.(b) Discuss the impact of globalization on the economic systems of indigenous communities.15
Biological Anthropology:
Q2.(c) Elucidate the different forms of malnutrition. Describe protein-calorie malnutrition with
suitable examples.15
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Q3.(c) What is mixed-longitudinal method of studying human growth? Discuss its merits and
demerits. 15
Q4.(b) Discuss various methods of personal identification based on skeletal remains.15
Q6.(c) Describe the practical applications of DNA technology in the current scenario.15
Q7.(b) What assumptions must be met for a population to be in genetic equilibrium? Explain
the importance of genetic equilibrium. 15
Q8.(b) Describe the causes of structural abnormalities of chromosomes with suitable
examples.15
Archaeology:
Q2.(b) Discuss the Paleolithic environment in light of available evidences with special reference
to India.15
Q4.(c) Identify the major Mesolithic sites and describe the typo-technological features with
special reference to India.15
Misc & Theories:
Q7.(c) Discuss political and methodological aspects of national character studies. Elucidate the
contemporary relevance of such studies.15
Q8.(c) Critically discuss A.L. Kroeber's contribution to kinship studies. 15
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Indian Society:
Q2.(c) Discuss the basic tenets of Jainism and its impact on Indian society.15
Q4.(b) Critically compare Risley's and Sarkar's approaches to the classification of peoples of
India.15
Q4.(c) Is caste mobility a recent phenomenon? Discuss in the light of Indological and Empirical
context.15
Q8.(b) Critically evaluate the contributions of S. C. Roy to Indian anthropology.15
Tribal India:
Q3.(c) Critically examine the impact of modern democratic institutions on contemporary tribal
societies. Illustrate with suitable ethnographic examples.15
Q6.(b) Distinguishing between ethnic identity and ethnicity, discuss the factors responsible for
ethnic conflict in tribal areas.15
Q7.(b) Critically examine how the displacement of tribal communities due to hydroelectric river
dam projects has affected the women in local context. Illustrate with suitable ethnographic
examples.15
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Q7.(c) Elucidate the role of anthropology in nation building. Illustrate with suitable
examples.15
Q8.(c) How are Other Backward Classes identified? Enumerating the important features,
elucidate the recent changes in their social and economic life.15
Archaeology:
Q2.(b) "Indus Valley was the first settlement of the big civilization." Comment critically.15
Q3.(b) Was Mesolithic culture the first step towards sedentary way of life? Illustrate your
answer by citing suitable examples.15
Fossils:
Q6.(c) "Siwalik deposits show a variety of Neogene fossil primates." Critically examine.15
20 MARKERS ANALYSIS
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Socio Cultural Anthropology:
Q4.(a) Discuss the role of marriage regulations in traditional societies in India for strengthening
social solidarity.20
Q8.(a) Critically examine Arjun Appadurar's conceptualization of global cultural economy.20
Misc & Theories:
Q6.(a) Critically discuss the controversies related to fieldwork of Bronislaw Malinowski and
Margaret Mead.20
Q7.(a) Describe various methods of qualitative data analysis. Highlight some popular computer
softwares used in qualitative analysis.20
Fossils:
Q2.(a) Discuss major species of Australopithecus discovered from South and East Africa.
Describe the discovery, physical features and significance of Taung baby.20
Q3.(a) What is hominization process? Discuss the major trends in human evolution with the
help of suitable examples and illustrations.20
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Indian Society:
Q3.(a) "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.20
Q6.(a) Is annihilation of caste possible? Discuss the future of caste system in the light of various
proactive measures taken by the Indian State.20
Tribal India:
Q2.(a) "Tribes are backward Hindus." Critically comment with reference to the contributions of
G. S. Ghurye.20
Q4.(a) Elucidate the problems faced by Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups and the major
challenges in the formulation of special programmes for their development.20
Q7.(a) Elucidate the shifting terrains of India's tribal policies in colonial and post-colonial
periods.20
Q8.(a) Discuss the distribution of tribes in different geographical regions of India. Identify the
distinct institutional features of tribal societies of these regions.20
OUR TEST SERIES PROGRAM INLINE WITH
UPSC ANTHROPOLOGY PAPER
We are happy to see most of the questions of our LWN Test Series in 2023 UPSC Anthropology
Paper. This way, LWN Test Series Program proved beneficial to all our students by being able to
predict a good number of questions (at least 40 to 115 marks in each Sectional Test and 75 to
155 marks in each Full Length Test) and from Paper 1 in total of around 325/400 marks
(including choices- direct & indirect questions ) from paper 2 - 400/400 marks (including
choices – direct & indirect).
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MARKS OBTAINED FROM OUR SECTIONALTESTS IN UPSC ANTHROPOLOGY PAPER 1 & 2 2022
The above graph shows how our every sectional test holds importance and has a good amount
of weightage in UPSC Anthropology 2023 paper. Some of the questions which predicted like
Customary laws and Environmental conservation, Gene expression,Jajmani system: continuity
and change.etc have been asked in two to three tests.
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Even if you have taken only our Full-length test series, it could have helped you in enhancing
your marks. From the above graph, Full Length Test 2 has similar questions carrying 160 marks
in UPSC Anthropology exam.
This reflects our accuracy in Analyzing, predicting the pattern of examination and our
indulgence in maintaining the quality of each test.
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