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Anthropology Paper -1 CHAPTER-1 * How do you situate Anthropology in Social Sciences ? (10Marks 2013) * Linguistic Anthropology (10Marks 2013) * Carbon-14 method of dating (10Marks 2013) * Role of Primatology in Anthropological studies . (10Marks 2013) * Give a broad outline of Patheolithic culture emphasizing upon its tool technology (20Marks 2013) * Discuss how Neo-Darwinism integrated the fields of Genetics and Evolution (20Marks 2013) * How  natural selection a cts on vari ation (12Marks 2012) * Adaptive radiation in context of evolution (12Marks 2012) * Compare and contrast the skull of Gorilla and man (20Marks 2012) * Discuss the typology and distribution of upper Paleolithic culture in India (20Marks 2012) * Commented briefly on the phylogenetic position of Australopithecines (10Marks 2012) * Synthetic theory (15 Marks - 2011) * Neanderthal Man (15 Marks - 2011) * Describe major skeletal similarities & differences between Home Er...

                                                                                        GROUP A                                                                               Answer any three question 1.Define Ethnoarchaeology and state its methods and approach . Give an account of the ethnoarchaeological studies in Indian context . 20+20 2.Give an account of the folklore and anthropology . Discuss the folklore elements in Indian Culture .  40 3.Give an account of ethnic and geographical distribution of Indian Tribal population .  20+20 4.Enumerate b...

                                                                                      GROUP A                                                                               Answer any three 1. Give an account of Darwinian theory of organic evolution . Discuss the evolutionary biology  With reference to the skull in the context of human evolution. Briefly enumerate the neutral  theory of  evolution . 10+10+10 2. Define Primates . Give the g eneral classification of primates with suitable examples. Give an account of the distributions and salien...

Group A Answer any three questions 1.Discuss in brief about different courses of development of social anthropology in India . 40 2. Mention the Lower Paleolithic Culture Complexes in India . Discuss with suitable diagrams and sketches the geology and lower Paleolithic tool traditions of Sahan Valley.   15+25 3.Define Neolithic and state its salient features. Discuss in brief about the Neolithic cultures of India . 20+20 4.Write short notes on any two of the following:  20x2    a) Dominant Caste     b) Jajmani System    c) Harappan Religion 5.Mentions the H.H. Risley's classification of Indian Population and discuss the major criticism of this classification. 40 Group B Answer any two questions 6.Write a note on the significance of village studies in India . Discuss in brief on the major concepts that emerged out of these studies . 40 7.Discuss about the contribution of social anthropology i...

Group A     30x3=90 Answer  any  thee questions  (All  questions  carry  30  marks) 1.Define evolution , Discuss in brief modern synthetic theory of human evolution . 2.What is human genetics ? State characteristic features of autosomal, sex chromosomal, multifactorial and polygenic inheritance in man . 3.Define Growth, What are the differences between growth and development ? Discuss in brief different methods of human growth study. 4 .What do you mean 'adaptation' . Write a short note on human adaptation in respect of hot  and cold climate. Group  -  B   Answer  any  thee questions  (All  questions  carry  30  marks) 5. Define marriage , Write a brief note on preferential and prescribed  forms of marriage.  6.  What is post modern anthropology , and how has it criticized traditional anthropology ?  7.Define religi...