Exam Details

Subject anthropology
Paper
Exam / Course mains
Department
Organization Karnataka Public Service Commission
Position
Exam Date 2005
City, State karnataka,


Question Paper

Write short notes in about 50 Ivords each. Each question carrie8 5 morks.
1. (al Archaeological Anthropology

Animism


Laman:kism


Rarnapitheclls

Answer each question in abou.t 100 words. Each question carnes 10 marks.
1.
Critically appraise law and justice in small-scale societies.

2.
What are How are they related to Totemism

3.
In what ways are 'Methods' distinguished from 'Methodology'

4.
Write a critical note on 19th century Evolutionism.

5.
Write a critical appraisal of Malinowski's contribution to Functionalism.

6.
Write a short note on Levi-Strauss' study of myths with illustrations.

7.
Examine the differences between and 'Religion'.

8.
Discuss kinship terms u.s related to kinship behaviour.

9.
Are stateless political systems unruly and orderless Discuss in comparison to state system:.;.

10.
Write a note on New Ethnography.



Answer each question III about 150 words. Each questwn 15 marks.
1.
Discuss 'Cultural Helativism' in anthropology in relation to UnivPJ'Cial Values.

2.
Examine Anthropology's to National Character Studies and discuss their contemporary relevance.

3.
Discuss how anthropologists use reciprocity as a means of understanding social distance.

4.
What are the different types of Preferential lfarriages Discuss tiwi r social significanee.

5.
Discuss marnage payments like bride prIce and dowry and thl'lf implications to the status of women.

6.
Discuss tlw modes of exchange recognised by anthropologic;I:" bring"ing Qut thpj!, differences by giving illustrations.



Answer any three of the following questions, each in about ruords. Each question carries 30 marks.
1.
Is there a univenml definition of 'marriage' Discuss the dominant anthropological viewpoints the examples llsed by the anthropologists to base their arguments.

2.
Is 'family' a universal institution Critically examme the major anthropological theories on the universality of the human family.

3.
\Trite an essay on the fieldwork traditioll In anthropology and critically the nature and logic of the rndhnd fieldwork.

4.
Discuss the comparative method in anthropology and the attack on it thp Diffusionists and Franz Boas.

5.
\Trite an essay on the meaning and oj" Anthropolob,}" discussing also its main branche>s.



ANTHROPOLOGY
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INSTRUCTIONS
Each question is printed both in Enghsh and in Kannada.
AnsIL'ers mllsl be written in the rnedlllni specified (English or KUI/!wdai III the Adllllsswn Tithct Issued to uJuch must stated clearl,' on the cover the (ws/vcr in the space provided tillS purpose. No credit will be given the anSlvcrs wntleJl III a medrum other than that specified in the AdmisslO!! In case of any doubt in the Kannada text, plcQ.'w to text.
TIllS paper has four parts
A 20 marks
B 100 J1wrks
C 90 Illarks
D 90 marks

Marks allotted to each L]ucstwn are indicated In cadi part.
All in Part Part lJ and Part C arc compulsory. Ansux'r three questions in Part D.
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PART A 4x5=2iJ Write short notes in ahout 50 words each. Each question carries 5 marks.
1. Varna
Dominant Caste
Purllshartha
(dl Tribe -Caste Continuum
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PART B
Write short notes in about 100 each. Each questzon carnes 10 marhs.
1.
Universalisation and Parochialisation

2.
Sacred complex

3.
Land alienation among Tribal people

4.
Nature -Man -Spirit Complex

5.
'Great Tradition' and 'Little Tradition'

6.
Racial characteristics of Tribes in India

7.
Tribal Unemployment

8.
Linguistic and Religious Minorities in India

9.
Forests and Tribal People

10.
Role of Anthropology in Trihal Development


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PART C 6x15=90
Answer each question m about 150 words. Each question carnes 15 marks.
1.
"What is 'Proto history' Discuss the proto-historic dimension of Indian culture, b>1ving the chief features of the Indus cities.

2.
What are the Neolithic dimensions of Indian culture?

3.
What are the constitutional for Scheduled Tribes? Discuss the underlying rationale for them in relation to tribal development.

4.
Is the joint family in India declining? Give illustrations to support your argument.

5.
What is 'Culture contact' Is culture contact beneficial or harmful to tribal people? Critically evaluate.

6.
Vhat are the distinctive socio-economic characteristics of Indian tribes?


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2. Examine the history of India's tribal administration, evaluating the different perspectives on tribal integration.
3.
3. Discuss the growth and development of Indian Anthropology and the discipline's contribution to the study of the tribal and peasant sections of

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4. What are the different racial classifications of the people of India'? Give5, also the spatial distribution of the racial groups.
5. Vv'hat is your perspective on 'National integration' Discuss its relevance

in relation to contemporary realities of economic globalisation and decentralization of governance.


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