General Instructions: Read all questions carefully. Verify instructions for each section before attempting. Allocate your time strategically across questions.
Q.1.
How perspective of Anthropology can be used to study global trends like global warming and erosion of bio-adversity? (20)
20 Marks
[ Candidate Practice Space • Suggested Time: 36 Mins • Structure: Thesis Statement • 4-6 Arguments • Forward-Looking Conclusion ]
Q.2.
How applied anthropology can be utilized to solve the problems faced by humanity in contemporary world? (20)
20 Marks
[ Candidate Practice Space • Suggested Time: 36 Mins • Structure: Thesis Statement • 4-6 Arguments • Forward-Looking Conclusion ]
Q.3.
Write a detailed account of gift exchange. Give samples from everyday life to substantiate your answer. (20)
20 Marks
[ Candidate Practice Space • Suggested Time: 36 Mins • Structure: Thesis Statement • 4-6 Arguments • Forward-Looking Conclusion ]
Q.4.
Define “animism” and state the evolutionary scheme of religion provided by E. B. Tylor. (20)
20 Marks
[ Candidate Practice Space • Suggested Time: 36 Mins • Structure: Thesis Statement • 4-6 Arguments • Forward-Looking Conclusion ]
Q.5.
What is incest taboo? Explain different theories about incest taboo. (20)
20 Marks
[ Candidate Practice Space • Suggested Time: 36 Mins • Structure: Thesis Statement • 4-6 Arguments • Forward-Looking Conclusion ]
Q.6.
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)
20 Marks
[ Candidate Practice Space • Suggested Time: 36 Mins • Structure: Thesis Statement • 4-6 Arguments • Forward-Looking Conclusion ]
Q.7.
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
20 Marks
[ Candidate Practice Space • Suggested Time: 36 Mins • Structure: Thesis Statement • 4-6 Arguments • Forward-Looking Conclusion ]
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