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WBCS Optional Anthropology Question Paper II (2016)

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 in the field of development. 40


8.Discuss about different problems faced by Tribal Communities of India. 40
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