Federal (FPSC / CSS / General Recruitment)
Year 2017
Descriptive / Essay
CSS Anthropology 2017 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
How perspective of Anthropology can be used to study global trends like global warming and erosion of bio-adversity? (20)
2
Essay Prompt
OR Choice
20 Marks
How applied anthropology can be utilized to solve the problems faced by humanity in contemporary world? (20)
3
Essay Prompt
OR Choice
20 Marks
Write a detailed account of gift exchange. Give samples from everyday life to substantiate your answer. (20)
4
Essay Prompt
OR Choice
20 Marks
Define “animism” and state the evolutionary scheme of religion provided by E. B. Tylor. (20)
5
Essay Prompt
OR Choice
20 Marks
What is incest taboo? Explain different theories about incest taboo. (20)
6
Essay Prompt
OR Choice
20 Marks
Is this poverty which is the real cause of overpopulation or it is the population pressure that is responsible for increasing poverty? Substantiate your argument by quoting relevant facts and figures. (20)
7
Essay Prompt
OR Choice
20 Marks
Write short notes on any FOUR of the following: (5 each) (a) Sororal Polygyny & Sororate (b) Uxorilocal residence & Virilocal Residence (c) Phratry & Moiety (d) Research tools & Research Method (e) Paleolithic Culture (f) Ethnography
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