Mains 2019 Preparation and Discussion Thread

@Anthromanwhat u wrote for kinship answer

@Anthromanshould have attempted last question

@AnthromanI’ve written the same questions

I wrote about social structures, general and special structures and how kinship is part of it. . In levis strauss i made maess writting about his dual system and explain kinship on the basis of in group and out groups which is wrong. . Not the good answer

@sat_009which one?? I was not well versed with phenomenology

@al_birunivery hard to decipher last year they somhow gave very less marks in gs1 despite complete written good answers only they know why,
for paper 2 and 3 marks were awarded less liberally than 2017, gs 4 marking was on similar lines but due to very generic theoretical case studies this time nothing can be said,
My guess is that gs paper will be checked on similar lines this timw too

@Anthromanin paper 2 question 8

@Anthromanin bipedalism you must have referenced skeletal changes and associated hominization as per napier, and must have drawn diagrams

Nope. . Lack the examples of non hindu schedule caste. Except sikhs i dont know other religions. . Also nation state and tribes topic i left. . Only last question was manageable

@sat_009yes. . But in short. . Focus on its impact on evolution of language, tool typology, migration, speech, co inhibiting.

@Anthromanyeah if you know all three were scoring, there was scope of case study in sc conversion of mahars and chamars, and first question also had a lot of case studies 3rd question is very scoring

Long gestational age. Bond between mother and child. . Starting of family. . Etc. Impact pe focus jyada

Mahars were hindu. . So it was wrong i guess. . Examples from sikhs, jains,muslims christians were not known

@Anthromantop kroge aap bhai

Moths example in transient where as sickle cell in balanced. ! 1 st example was not asked

@Anthromani too wrote abt moths in transient but they asked abt human related egs which i dont know. i didnt write good answer in this qn

@TeddyWestsidethanks

Dont know how upsc checker will react because nearly all of my friends who wrote this answer had written the example of moth

@Anthromanyou misinterpreted question,
the question ask impact of buddhism, jainism, islam, sikhism and neobuddhism (religions other than hindu) on status of scheduled castes or dalit (in ancient times buddhism and jainism gave relief to untouchables from rigid and orthodox thought of that time, in medieval period sufi islam gave rescued many sc with notion of equality, same goes with sikh faith , in modern times ambedkar and their follower adopted biddhism especially mahars and chamars which led to delegitimisation of traditional hierarchy.

nonconverts are still facing problems, even all these religion provided notional equality and caste system exist though witb less rigidity aming other religions too etc are points you have to write critical approach at the end is must.

I think 2 of the 15 marker in every optional are not well manageable. . They set the combo in such fashion. . Every other optiinal guy i talk also made the same comment. . Also 10 markers of paper 2 anthro were very general. . Dont know how the scores will be awarded