{"id":50038,"date":"2019-07-17T15:20:10","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T09:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?page_id=50038"},"modified":"2019-07-17T15:20:21","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T09:50:21","slug":"upsc-main-anthropology-paper-i-2014","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-main-anthropology-paper-i-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Main Anthropology Paper I- 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SECTION A<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q1. Write notes on the following in about 150 words each:\n10 x5=50<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) Double Descent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) Genealogical Method<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) Major sub-divisions of Anthropology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

d) Ecological Anthropology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

e) Field work tradition in Anthropology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q2. Answer following (20 + 15 + 15 marks)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) Critically examine the role of anthropology in\nContemporary India. 15<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) Is culture unique to human beings? Critically examine. 15<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) Discuss the role of anthropology in the understanding of\nhealth and disease. What specific understanding is available with respect to\ninfectious and non-infectious diseases? 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q3. Answer following (20 + 15 + 15 marks)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) Discuss the nature of Law and Justice in simple societies\nciting suitable examples. 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) Define marriage and describe the various types of\nmarriages in human societies. 15<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) Define Status and Role. Distinguish between Ascribed and\nAchieved Status. 15<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q4. Answer following (20 + 15 + 15 marks)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) What is functionalism? Discuss the functional approach to\nthe understanding of Religion. 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) What is understood by \u2018Rites of Passage\u2019? Describe the\nvarious phases of the \u2018Rites of Passage and their significance. 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) Differentiate between State and Stateless Societies. 10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anthropology Optional Paper 1: SECTION B<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q5. Write notes on the following in about 150 words each:\n10 x5=50<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) Cross-sectional methods of studying human growth<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) Genetic Counselling<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) Epidemiological Anthropology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

d) Asian Homo erectus<\/p>\n\n\n\n

e) Fertility and Fecundity<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q6. Answer following (20 + 15 + 15 marks)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) What are the different stages of Growth? Describe any one\nof them in detail. 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) Describe Turner and Klinefelter Syndromes in 15<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) What are the stresses at high altitudes? How do better\ncardio-respiratory functions help the native highlanders in combating low\nenvironmental pressure? 15<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q7. Answer following (20 + 15 + 15 marks)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) Discuss the factors affecting gene frequencies among\nhuman populations. 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) Elucidate the skeletal differences between humans and\nchimpanzees. 15<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) Discuss the relevance of menarche, menopause and other\nbio-events to fertility. 15<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q8. Answer following (20 + 15 + 15 marks)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) Discuss Ageing and Senescence. Describe either the\nbiological or social theories of Ageing. 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) Describe the absolute dating methods in Archaeology,\nhighlighting the importance of each method. 15<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) Describe the Neolithic culture of India. 15<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SECTION A Q1. Write notes on the following in about 150 words each: 10 x5=50 a) Double Descent b) Genealogical Method c) Major sub-divisions of Anthropology d) Ecological Anthropology e) Field work tradition in Anthropology Q2. Answer following (20 + 15 + 15 marks) a) Critically examine the role of anthropology in Contemporary India. 15… Continue reading UPSC Main Anthropology Paper I- 2014<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-50038","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50038"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50038\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}