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Describe the culture related to Homo erectus.
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55 questions from the UPSC 2018 examination.
55 questions
Describe the culture related to Homo erectus.
Town Planning of Harappan Culture
Narrate evolution of disease and major causes of ill health in human populations.
Philosophy behind Purusharthas
Discuss the contribution of S. C. Roy in the study of tribal cultures in India.
Discuss the impact of market economy on rural villages.
Examine the colonial administrators' view that Indian villages can be considered as 'little republics'.
What do you understand by the National Character Study ? Illustrate the concept.
Describe the principles of radiocarbon dating. Mention its limitations.
Advanced Molecular Anthropology Techniques
The impact of Panchayati Raj institutions in rural areas
Agrarian social structure
Difference between Science and Magic
Examine the advancement made in the land acquisition and rehabilitation Act of 2013 over the land acquisition Act of 1894.
Define fecundity and explain major factors affecting fecundity in Indian populations.
Do Allen's rule and Bergmann's rule hold for human populations ? Explain with examples.
What are the various factors influencing population growth in India? Discuss.
The Relevance of Anthropology
Compare and contrast the economic typologies of tribes given by different anthropologists.
Give an account of the consequences of food production of Neolithic culture.
How does customary law function in the tribal society ? Discuss its different sources.
How is case study method helpful in understanding a social phenomena ? Explain with suitable example.
Describe the salient features of Sivapithecus.
Youth dormitory as an institution
Give an account of the field methods used in the study of Archaeological Anthropology.
Describe the mechanisms for structural anomalies of autosomes with diagrams.
Define ethnography and present a brief history of ethnographic studies.
Ethnoarchaeology as a research strategy
Explain the biological changes that made human beings capable of making culture.
Discuss the various factors resulting in tribal unrest in various parts of India.
Discuss the significance and implementation of 'Recognition of Forest Right's Act 2006'.
Explain the contribution of tribal cultures to Indian civilization.
Critically examine the contributions of Makhan Jha and B. N. Saraswati to the study of sacred complexes in India.
Ways of Acquiring Mate in Tribal Society
Explain the significance of tribe-caste continuum in the present context.
Examine the regional variations of mesolithic cultures of India.
Critically examine that the structure and content of language are influenced by culture.
Distinguish between adaptation, adaptability and acclimatization with examples.
Explain the mechanisms of human variation in gene frequencies.
Discuss the salient features of PESA Act of 1996 and attempt a comparison with the features of the VI Schedule.
Distinctive cultural features of tribes of Andaman islands
Tribe and scheduled tribe
Issues of Elderly and Senescence in Developing and Developed Countries
Categorize Genes that influence Human Survival.
Explain the impact of Buddhism and Jainism on Indian society.
Discuss the view that caste is not social stratification, but a system of hierarchy.
Kinship Terminology
Gordon Childe's Theory of Cultural Evolution
Based on historical and contemporary evidences discuss the future of caste system in India.
Race is a Myth. Justify its Present Day Relevance.
OBCs among non-Hindu communities
Endangered Languages
Examine the strengths and weaknesses of anthropology in the context of its role in tribal and rural development.
Write the characteristics of hunting and gathering economy.
Explain the impact of discovery of iron technology on contemporary society.