Exam Details
| Subject | anthropology | |
| Paper | paper 1 | |
| Exam / Course | civil services main optional | |
| Department | ||
| Organization | union public service commission | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | 2015 | |
| City, State | central government, |
Question Paper
CS (Main) Exam:2015
ANTHROPOLOGY
Paper-I
Maximum Milrks 250
1Q. Write notes on the following in about 150 words each 5xl0=50
Q. Archaeological Anthropology.
Q. Society and Culture.
Q. Incest Taboos.
Q. Horticulture.
Q. Historical Particularism.
Q. Elucidate the biological and cultural factors in Hliman Evolution.
Q. How did Morgan explain the evolution of marriage, family and Socio-Political organization,
and how did other evolutionists disagree with his explanation
Q.2(c) How do diffusionism and evolutionism differ as explanations of Culture Change?
Define family and critically examine the universality of family.
How do you relate the concepts of 'Sacred' and 'Profane'in Durkheim's theory of religion
with a focus on the role of totem
Q. Explain the basic features of 'Postmodernism' in Anthropology.
Q. Critically examine the Formalists' and Substantivists' views on the applicability of economic
laws in the study of primitive societies.
Q. Explain the difference between emic and etic, and how does the difference derive from
the study of language .
Q. What made Geertz's Interpretive Anthropology distinct from Turner's Symbolic
Anthropology? What does each of them mean by the terms 'Symbol' and 'Symbolic'
Q. 5 Write notes on the following in about ISO words each
Q. Palaeolithic culture.
Q. Down's Syndrome.
Q. Longitudinal method of studying growth.
Q. Menopause and its impact.
Q. DNA technology in Medicine.
Q. Describe the salient characteristics and· geographical distribution of Homo erectus.
Q. Critically examine Darwin's theory of evolution in understanding evolution.
Q. Discuss chromosomal aberrations in man illustrating with examples.
Q. What is·an anthropometric somatotYPe? Describe Heath and Carter's method ofsomatotyping.
Critically' examine the physiological responses and acclimatization to cold climate in
Man.
Q. Elucidate, the role, of Anthropology in selection and monitoringi of sports persons.
Q. Forensic· Science can help in criminal investigations. Discuss.
Q. Derme genetic polymorphism. Give details of its types with suitable examples.
Q. What do'you understand by Immunogenetics? Explain with suitable examples.
ANTHROPOLOGY
Paper-I
Maximum Milrks 250
1Q. Write notes on the following in about 150 words each 5xl0=50
Q. Archaeological Anthropology.
Q. Society and Culture.
Q. Incest Taboos.
Q. Horticulture.
Q. Historical Particularism.
Q. Elucidate the biological and cultural factors in Hliman Evolution.
Q. How did Morgan explain the evolution of marriage, family and Socio-Political organization,
and how did other evolutionists disagree with his explanation
Q.2(c) How do diffusionism and evolutionism differ as explanations of Culture Change?
Define family and critically examine the universality of family.
How do you relate the concepts of 'Sacred' and 'Profane'in Durkheim's theory of religion
with a focus on the role of totem
Q. Explain the basic features of 'Postmodernism' in Anthropology.
Q. Critically examine the Formalists' and Substantivists' views on the applicability of economic
laws in the study of primitive societies.
Q. Explain the difference between emic and etic, and how does the difference derive from
the study of language .
Q. What made Geertz's Interpretive Anthropology distinct from Turner's Symbolic
Anthropology? What does each of them mean by the terms 'Symbol' and 'Symbolic'
Q. 5 Write notes on the following in about ISO words each
Q. Palaeolithic culture.
Q. Down's Syndrome.
Q. Longitudinal method of studying growth.
Q. Menopause and its impact.
Q. DNA technology in Medicine.
Q. Describe the salient characteristics and· geographical distribution of Homo erectus.
Q. Critically examine Darwin's theory of evolution in understanding evolution.
Q. Discuss chromosomal aberrations in man illustrating with examples.
Q. What is·an anthropometric somatotYPe? Describe Heath and Carter's method ofsomatotyping.
Critically' examine the physiological responses and acclimatization to cold climate in
Man.
Q. Elucidate, the role, of Anthropology in selection and monitoringi of sports persons.
Q. Forensic· Science can help in criminal investigations. Discuss.
Q. Derme genetic polymorphism. Give details of its types with suitable examples.
Q. What do'you understand by Immunogenetics? Explain with suitable examples.
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