Exam Details
| Subject | Environmental Anthropology | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Masters In Anthropology (Maan) | |
| Department | School of Social Sciences (SOSS) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | December, 2016 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
No. of Printed Pages: 2 IMANE-OOSI
MASTERS IN ANTHROPOLOGY (MAAN)
Term-End Examination
o
o December, 2016
o MANE-ODS: ENVIRONMENTAL
o
ANTHROPOLOGY Time hours Maximum Marks 100
Note: Attempt five questions.
Attempt atleast two questions fl'Om each section.
All questions carry equal marks.
TIle word limit for 20 marks question is 500 words
and for 10 marks question the word limit is 250
words.
SECTION
1. Evaluate bio-cultural adaptions of human beings with examples.
2. Discuss the current trends in Environmental anthropology.
3. What do you understand by shifting cultivation? Discuss the issues in agriculture.
4. Examine the environmental degradation in drylands with reference to overgrazing, deforestation and unsuitable cropping patterns.
5. Write short notes on any two of the following
Cultural materialism
Bio -diversity
Cultural ecology
SECTION
6. Explain the relationship between the forests and Indigenous people.
7. What is environmental justice? Discuss its principles.
8. Describe in brief the commonalities and differences between indigenous and western knowledge.
9. Write short notes on any two of the following: 10+10
The silent valley movement
Sacred groves
Intellectual Property Rights
MASTERS IN ANTHROPOLOGY (MAAN)
Term-End Examination
o
o December, 2016
o MANE-ODS: ENVIRONMENTAL
o
ANTHROPOLOGY Time hours Maximum Marks 100
Note: Attempt five questions.
Attempt atleast two questions fl'Om each section.
All questions carry equal marks.
TIle word limit for 20 marks question is 500 words
and for 10 marks question the word limit is 250
words.
SECTION
1. Evaluate bio-cultural adaptions of human beings with examples.
2. Discuss the current trends in Environmental anthropology.
3. What do you understand by shifting cultivation? Discuss the issues in agriculture.
4. Examine the environmental degradation in drylands with reference to overgrazing, deforestation and unsuitable cropping patterns.
5. Write short notes on any two of the following
Cultural materialism
Bio -diversity
Cultural ecology
SECTION
6. Explain the relationship between the forests and Indigenous people.
7. What is environmental justice? Discuss its principles.
8. Describe in brief the commonalities and differences between indigenous and western knowledge.
9. Write short notes on any two of the following: 10+10
The silent valley movement
Sacred groves
Intellectual Property Rights
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