Federal (FPSC / CSS / General Recruitment)
Year 2016
Descriptive / Essay
CSS Anthropology 2016 Past Paper
Total Marks: 100
Time Allowed: 180 Mins (3 Hours)
Subject: Anthropology
1 Structured Sections
Section B: Part-II (Descriptive / Subjective)
100 Marks
1
Essay Prompt
OR Choice
20 Marks
Define Culture and its major Characteristics; also discuss how the discipline of Anthropology is different from other Social Sciences? (20)
2
Essay Prompt
OR Choice
20 Marks
Discuss major Socio-cultural and psychological barriers to change. (20)
3
Essay Prompt
OR Choice
20 Marks
What are the major Anthropological Research Techniques which are used to collect field data? Also discuss how Qualitative Research is different from Quantitative Research? (20)
4
Essay Prompt
OR Choice
20 Marks
What are the major Contemporary Social Problems of Pakistan? (20)
5
Essay Prompt
OR Choice
20 Marks
What is the Anthropological definition of Religion and its major functions? Also discuss how the primitive religion was evolved? (20)
6
Essay Prompt
OR Choice
20 Marks
Describe the theory of Social Evolution given by Lewis H. Morgan & E. B. Tylor. (20)
7
Essay Prompt
OR Choice
20 Marks
Write short notes on any FOUR of the following: (5 each) (a) Acculturation & Enculturation (b) Emic & Etic (c) Endogamy & Exogamy (d) Consanguine & Affine Relatives (e) Ethnocentrism (f) Neolithic Culture
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