ANTHROPOLOGY – PAPER II

Odisha Civil Services Mains 2024

Time: 3 Hours
|Full Marks: 250

GROUP A

10 × 15 MARKS

Instructions: Attempt 10 (ten) questions. Word limit: 250 words.

Write, in brief, about the contribution of Sarat Chandra Roy to the growth and development of anthropology in India.
Critically discuss the Jajmani system in India.
Write an essay on the movement led by Birsa Munda.
How does anthropology contribute to the understanding of regionalism, communalism and ethnic movements?
Land alienation and indebtedness are major problems of the tribes in India. Discuss citing examples.
Give the classification of linguistic elements in the Indian population.
Discuss the contribution of American anthropologists towards the development of village studies in India.
What are the main features of the anthropological approach to the study of India’s society and culture? Discuss.
Discuss the history of administration of tribal areas in India.
Discuss the concepts of Karma and Rebirth as constituents of the Indian social system.
Discuss the influence of Christianity on the tribes of India.
Discuss the social change and development of tribes during the colonial rule in India.

05 × 20 MARKS

Instructions: Attempt 05 (five) questions. Word limit: 300 words.

Explain how anthropology can play an important role towards tribal and rural development.
Describe the methods adopted by Sir Herbert Hope Risley in classifying Indian population. What are the criticisms against Risley’s classification? Discuss in detail.
Discuss the linguistic and socio-economic characteristics of the tribal population and their distribution.
Explain the concept of Sacred Complex as given by L. P. Vidyarthi.
Write about the social and economic status of Muslims as religious minorities in India.
Discuss the impact of development projects on the tribes. What steps have been taken for their rehabilitation and resettlement?

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