- Add the marks for each main's PYQ in the bracket alongside before practicing - Remove this line after adding - Anthropology paper 2 mains PYQs - 1.1. Evolution of the Indian Culture and Civilization - Origin of State Societies (10M/2024) - Critically describe evidences from Rakhi Garhi and its linkages to Harappan civilization. (20M/2024) - Describe the important Paleolithic sites from South India with suitable examples. What is the significance of South Indian Paleolithic cultures? (20M/2024) - Prehistoric rock art from Uttarakhand. (10M/2023) - Material culture and archaeology. (10M/2023) - Was Mesolithic culture the first step towards a sedentary way of life? Illustrate your answer by citing suitable examples. (15M/2023) - Indus valley was the first settlement of the big civilization. Comment critically. (15M/2023) - Pit-dwellers of Kashmir. (10M/2022) - Make a critical appraisal of Megalithic tradition in India with special reference to North-East India. (20M/2022) - Describe briefly the proto-history of Gujarat. Discuss the significance of Gujarat proto-history in international trade. (15M/2022) - Harappan Seals (10M/2021) - Cultural diversity and multi-culturalism (10M/2021) - Give the distribution and characteristic features of Upper Paleolithic culture in India. (15M/2021) - Critically discuss the origin of Indus Valley Civilization. Mention the evidence of its endogenous origin from the pre-Harappan sites. (20M/2021) - Discuss the characteristic features of Neolithic culture in India. (20M/2020) - Discuss the Contributions of V.N. Misra to archaeological anthropology in India. (15M/2020) - Contributions of Robert Bruce Foote to Indian archaeology. (10M/2020) - Debates on Aryan invasion. (10M/2020) - Distribution of Neolithic sites in India. (10M/2019) - Describe the Paleolithic culture with special reference to Soanian tradition. Indicate the problems of describing the Indian Paleolithic. (20M/2019) - What has been the contribution of tribal people to the Indian independence movement? (15M/2019) - What kind of society may be reconstructed from the archaeological evidences of Harappan culture? (20M/2019) - Examine the regional variations of Mesolithic cultures of India. (20M/2018) - Explain the contribution of tribal cultures to Indian civilization. (20M/2018) - Neolithic cultures of South India. (10M/2017) - Describe the salient features of Chalcolithic cultures of the Deccan. (15M/2017) - Describe various aspects of trade and religion of Harappan civilization. (15M/2017) - Give a detailed appraisal of skeletal remains from Chalcolithic culture of undivided Punjab. (20M/2016) - Short notes on Mesolithic findings from Belan Valley. (10M/2016) - South Indian Paleoliths. (10M/2015) - Prehistoric Rock Art of Central India. (10M/2015) - Discuss the significance of Harappan civilization sites from India. (15M/2015) - Neolithic cultures of North-East India. (10M/2014) - Describe what is known of Harappan Religion. Have some of its elements continued into later Hinduism? Discuss. (20M/2014) - Discuss salient features of Mesolithic culture in India with special reference to Western India. (10M/2013) - Indian Paleolithic culture can neither be conceived chronologically homogenous nor as a uniform cultural phase. Discuss. (15M/2013) - Discuss the significance of the study of religious centres to the understanding of Indian civilization. (20M/2013) - 1.2. Palaeo—Anthropological evidences from India - Ramapithecus-Sivapithecus debate. (10M/2023) - Siwalik deposits show a variety of Neogene fossil primates. Critically examine. (15M/2023) - What are the arguments for excluding Narmada Man from the Homo erectus category? (10M/2022) - Discuss the morphological features and phylogenetic position of Ramapithecus. (15M/2021) (10M/2019) - Narmada Man. (10M/2020) - Describe the salient features of Sivapithecus. (15M/2018) - Discuss the salient features of Ramapithecus. (15M/2017) - Delineate the salient characteristics of ‘Narmada Man’ and examine its phylogenetic significance. (15M/2016) - Describe the Paleoanthropological fossil finds from Siwalik Hills. Examine the contribution of Siwalik fossils to paleoanthropological knowledge. (15M/2015) - Describe the evolutionary significance of the fossil finds of the Narmada Basin. (15M/2014) - Examine the debates related to Ramapithecus. (10M/2013) - 1.3. Ethno-archaeology in India - Discuss the importance of ethnoarchaeology in reconstructing the past citing Indian examples. (15M/2020) - Ethno-archaeological analysis of hunting activities of contemporary tribal communities. (10M/2019) - Ethno-archaeology as a research strategy. (10M/2018) - Write short notes on Ethno-archaeology. (10M/2017) - Discuss the relevance of art and craft traditions in the understanding of Indian archaeology. (15M/2017) - Ethno-archaeological evidences for the survival of hunting-gathering traditions. (10M/2016) - Discuss the importance of the ethno-archaeological approach to the study of indigenous craft in India. (15M/2014) - 2. Demographic profile of India - What are the demographic challenges of India’s changing population dynamics in the next 50 years? (15M/2024) - Dravidian languages and their subgroups. (10M/2023) - Critically compare Risley's and Sarkar's approaches to the classification of peoples of India. (15M/2023) - Describe the methods adopted by Sir Herbert Hope Risley in classifying Indian populations. What are the criticisms against Risley’s classification? (15M/2022) - Austroasiatic languages. (10M/2022) - Delineate the factors influencing fertility in the Indian population. (15M/2021) - Dravidian languages. (10M/2020) - Distribution of the Tibeto-Burman group of languages in India. (10M/2019) - What are the various factors influencing population growth in India? Discuss. (15M/2018) - Write short notes on Endangered Languages. (10M/2018) - Write short notes on Austro-Asiatic linguistic groups in India. (10M/2017) - Give your assessment of the reason for the imbalance in the sex ratio in India. (20M/2017) - Short notes on linguistic elements in the Indian population. (10M/2016) - Briefly describe the classical model of ethnic and linguistic classifications of the Indian population. Discuss its relevance today. (15M/2015) - Major linguistic divisions of India. (10M/2014) - Outline the distribution of Dravidian languages in India and describe their cultural significance. (15M/2014) - 3.1. The structure and nature of traditional Indian social system - Karma and Rebirth. (10M/2023) - Interface between Purushartha and Ashrama. (10M/2023) - Varna and Buddhism. (10M/2022) - Dharma versus Religion. (10M/2022) - Purushartha and righteous living today. (10M/2021) - Use of karma and rebirth in justifying the varna system. (10M/2019) - Philosophy behind Purusharthas. (10M/2018) - Write short notes on Varnashram and the concept of rina. (10M/2018) - 3.2. Caste system in India - Discuss the theories on the origin of the caste system and its criticism in India. Differentiate between caste, class, and race. (15M/2024) - Is annihilation of caste possible? Discuss the future of the caste system in light of various proactive measures taken by the Indian state. (20M/2023) - Is caste mobility a recent phenomenon? Discuss in the light of Indological and Empirical context. (15M/2023) - Jajmani system: continuity and change. (10M/2023) - Critically describe Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s argument on the origin of the Indian caste system. (15M/2022) - Relevance of tribe-caste continuum. (10M/2021) - Caste and social capital. (10M/2021) - Concept of dominant caste. (10M/2020) - Explain the reasons for caste violence in India with suitable examples. (20M/2020) - Discuss the characteristics of the caste system in India. (20M/2020) - The Jajmani system and the contemporary market economy. (10M/2019) - Explain the significance of the tribe-caste continuum in the present context. (15M/2018) - Discuss the view that caste is not social stratification, but a system of hierarchy. (15M/2018) - Based on historical and contemporary evidence, discuss the future of the caste system in India. (15M/2018) - Discuss the impact of the market economy on the Jajmani system. (20M/2017) - Examine the structural and cultural theories of the caste system in India. (20M/2016) - Relevance of caste in contemporary Indian politics. (10M/2016) - What do you understand by the dynamics of caste mobility? How did the concept of Sanskritization contribute to its functionality? (20M/2015) - Critically examine the concept of the tribe-caste continuum and its relevance in contemporary India. (15M/2015) - Define the concept of ‘Dominant Caste’ and examine its relevance in the contemporary Indian village with suitable examples. (20M/2014) - Do you think caste persists in contemporary India? Critically discuss. (15M/2014) - Tribe-Caste continuum. (10M/2014) - Discuss how Louis Dumont explained the caste system. (10M/2013) - What is the Jajmani system? Examine the views on the Jajmani system as an egalitarian as well as an exploitative system. Give reasons for its decline. (25M/2013) - Examine the criticisms of the concept of the dominant caste. (15M/2013) - 3.3. Sacred Complex and Nature-Man-Spirit Complex - Explain the impact of the concept of nature-man-spirit complex on the sustainable use of natural resources with suitable examples. (20M/2021) - Critically examine the contributions of Makhan Jha and B. N. Saraswati to the study of sacred complexes in India. (20M/2018) - Write short notes on Nature-Man-Spirit Complex. (10M/2017) - Sacred complex as a dimension of Indian civilization. (10M/2015) - Describe the concept of ‘Sacred Complex’ with an ethnographic example. (15M/2014) - Examine Nature-Man-Spirit Complex as an ecological concept. (15M/2013) - 3.4. Impact of Buddhism, Jainism, Islam and Christianity of Indian society - Religious pluralism and social solidarity. (10M/2023) - Discuss the basic tenets of Jainism and its impact on Indian society. (15M/2023) - Critically examine ‘Indigenisation of Christianity’ in India. (15M/2022) - Discuss the impact of Islam on Indian society. (20M/2020) - Explain the impact of Buddhism and Jainism on Indian society. (20M/2018) - Explain how Buddhism influenced the economic and cultural transformations of Indian society. (20M/2017) - Impact of Jainism on Indian society. (10M/2016) - Islam and Matriliny. (10M/2015) - Discuss the contribution of Islam to the composite culture of India. (15M/2014) - Describe what is known of Harappan Religion. Have some of its elements continued into later Hinduism? Discuss. (20M/2014) - Sufi tradition of Islam. (10M/2013) - 4. Emergence, growth and development in India - Deconstruct the colonial history of Indian Anthropology highlighting the critical role played by the Indian Anthropologists in sustaining its autonomy. (15M/2024) - Discuss the contribution of P.K. Bhowmick in decriminalising the status of the Lodha tribe. (15M/2024) - What are the ethical concerns in biological and socio-cultural anthropology because of recent advances in AT and genetic research? (20M/2024) - B.K. Roy Burman’s concept of ‘Buffer Zone’. (10M/2024) - Tribes are backward Hindus. Critically comment with reference to the contributions of G.S. Ghurye. (20M/2023) - Critically evaluate the contributions of S. C. Roy to Indian anthropology. (15M/2023) - Illustrate the contribution of Irawati Karve to Indian Anthropology. Make a special mention of her literary contribution. (20M/2022) - Assess the contributions of S. C. Dube in Indian village studies. (15M/2022) - Examine the contributions of S. C. Roy in highlighting the role of customary laws in tribal life. (15M/2021) - Discuss the contributions of N. K. Bose in understanding tribal communities and their place in Indian civilization. (20M/2021) - Contributions of K.S. Singh to Indian anthropology. (10M/2020) - Write about the role of colonial administration in the development of anthropology in India. (15M/2019) - Give an account of the contributions of Iravati Karve and B.S. Guha to the analysis of caste and race in India. (20M/2019) - Discuss the contribution of S. C. Roy in the study of tribal cultures in India. (15M/2018) - Compare and contrast the economic typology of tribes given by different anthropologists. (20M/2018) - Discuss the contribution of Nirmal Kumar Bose to the understanding of Indian society. (20M/2017) - Discuss the contribution of L.P. Vidyarthi and D.N. Majumdar to the study of Indian tribes. (15M/2016) - Write about the contributions made by Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf to tribal anthropology in India. (15M/2016) - Discuss the contribution of M. N. Srinivas to the study of Indian society. Examine the influence of British social anthropologists on his ideas. (15M/2015) - Discuss the contributions of S. C. Roy to understanding the tribes of India. (20M/2014) - Examine the anthropological contributions dealing with tribes and Indian civilization. (20M/2013) - Discuss the contributions of H. D. Sankalia to prehistoric anthropology in India. (20M/2013) - Assess the contributions of early 20th-century ethnographic tradition to Indian anthropology. (15M/2013) - 5.1. Indian Village - Digitisation of rural economy. (10M/2024) - Village as little republic. (10M/2023) - “Globalisation, on one hand, has provided opportunities and on the other hand, thrown challenges to Indian villages.” Elucidate. (20M/2022) - Explain how structural transformation in the economy is affecting traditional social relationships in agrarian society. (20M/2021) - Describe the different settlement patterns in rural India. (20M/2020) - Discuss the impact of globalization on Indian villages. (15M/2020) - Khap Panchayat. (10M/2020) - Identify the theoretical concepts that have emerged out of village studies in India. (20M/2019) - Discuss the impact of media on the social life of Indian villages. (15M/2019) - Describe the impact of industrialization on the economic and social aspects of India’s villages. (15M/2019) - Discuss the impact of market economy on rural villages. (15M/2018) - Agrarian social structure. (10M/2018) - Examine in detail the role of anthropology in planning for tribal development. (15M/2015) - Give a critical evaluation of any one anthropological village study in India. (15M/2017) - Explain Indian village as a social system with an example. (20M/2016) - Describe the traditional patterns of settlement of Indian villages. (20M/2016) - Examine the contribution of village studies towards the understanding of the Indian social system. (20M/2015) - Discuss the impact of globalization on the village economy in India. (15M/2015) - Examine the impacts of the Green Revolution on rural poor. (15M/2013) - Indian farmers are not slow to react to economic opportunities. Discuss this statement. (15M/2013) - 5.2. Linguistic and religious minorities - Syro-Malabar Christians. (10M/2024) - Safeguards for linguistic minorities in India. (10M/2022) - Discuss the constitutional safeguards for religious minorities in India. (15M/2021) - What are the social and political problems of religious minorities in India? (20M/2020) - Linguistic minorities in India. (10M/2020) - OBCs among non-Hindu communities. (10M/2018) - Discuss the social, political and economic status of Muslims in India. (15M/2017) - Discuss the problems faced by religious minorities in India. (15M/2015) - 5.3. Indigenous and exogenous processes of socio-cultural change - Compare and contrast the approaches of M.N. Srinivas and L.P. Vidyarthi to social change in village India. (15M/2024) - Sanskritization is a culturally bound concept. Critically comment to assess the strength and limitation of this concept in developing a theoretical framework to study social change. (20M/2023) - Westernisation and Modernisation. (10M/2022) - Ethnic media and social awareness. (10M/2021) - Discuss the role of Panchayat Raj Institutions in transforming traditional power hierarchy in rural India. (15M/2021) - Concept of Sanskritization. (10M/2020) - Discuss how the elements of little and great traditions combine in the emergence of social/political/religious movements, giving any one example to illustrate the issue. (20M/2019) - Impact of Panchayati Raj institutions in rural areas. (10M/2018) - Modernization. (10M/2018) - Describe the media as an instrument for social change. (15M/2017) - Discuss the impact of Panchayati Raj institutions on the empowerment of rural women in India. (15M/2017) - How is the process of tribe-caste continuum different from Sanskritization? (15M/2016) - What do you understand by the dynamics of caste mobility? How did the concept of Sanskritization contribute to its functionality? (20M/2015) - Panchayati Raj institutions and social change. (10M/2015) - Examine the social implications of media and communication technology. (20M/2015) - Great tradition and little tradition. (10M/2014) - 6.1. Tribal situation in India - Artisan tribes of Jharkhand. (10M/2024) - Describe ILO’s Convention No. 169 (1989) on Indigenous and Tribal people. Is India a signatory to it? (10M/2024) - Agricultural practices of the Apatani. (10M/2024) - Discuss the distribution of tribes in different geographical regions of India. Identify the distinct institutional features of tribal societies of these regions. (20M/2023) - How can a balance be struck between livelihood concern and environmental degradation in the context of shifting cultivation? (15M/2022) - Concept of tribe and Indian census. (10M/2021) - Elucidate the linguistic classification of Indian tribes. (15M/2020) - What are the salient issues faced by pastoral communities in India? Discuss with suitable examples. (15M/2019) - Distinctive cultural features of tribes of Andaman Islands. (10M/2018) - Tribe and Scheduled Tribe. (10M/2018) - Youth dormitory as an institution. (10M/2018) - Compare and contrast the economic typology of tribes given by different anthropologists. (20M/2018) - Bio-genetic variability of Indian tribes. (10M/2016) - Tribe as a colonial construct. (10M/2016) - Socioeconomic characteristics of Shifting cultivators. (10M/2015) - Biogenetic variations of Indian tribes. (10M/2014) - Social and economic marginalization of tribal people. (10M/2014) - Threat to tribal languages in India. (10M/2013) - Linguistic classification of Indian tribes. (10M/2013) - 6.2. Problems of the tribal Communities - Causes of stunting and wasting among tribal children. (10M/2024) - Custodians of natural resources are the tribals, but they are the most deprived. Critically examine how climate change will impact their survival in future. (20M/2024) - Critically examine existing paradigms of holistic health for the marginalised sections of society drawing inferences from COVID-19 pandemic. (20M/2024) - Major problems of nomadic and semi-nomadic groups. (10M/2022) - Issues of tribal agricultural labourers. (10M/2022) - Elucidate the problems and challenges in educational attainment of the Scheduled Tribes. (15M/2021) - Examine the factors responsible for malnutrition in tribal India and suggest interventions required to overcome the problem. (15M/2021) - Elucidate the problems of land alienation among tribals of India. (15M/2020) - Issues related to tribal education. (10M/2019) - Indebtedness among tribal communities. (10M/2017) - Describe the impact of displacement on the health and nutritional status of the tribal communities. (20M/2017) - Discuss how constitutional provisions in India have built-in mechanisms for dealing with the problem of land alienation in tribal areas. (20M/2015) - Discuss the sociocultural, economic, and psychological constraints responsible for low literacy in tribal areas. (15M/2015) - Discuss the impact of land alienation on the tribes of Central India. (15M/2014) - Discuss the impact of Globalization on the livelihood of tribal populations. (20M/2014) - Discuss alternatives for shifting cultivators in the context of ecological costs and humanistic concerns. (20M/2013) - 6.3. Developmental projects and their impact on tribal displacement - Examine the impact of Forest Policies from 1878 to 2006 on land alienation and deprivation of rights of tribal communities in India. (15M/2024) - Critically examine how the displacement of tribal communities due to hydroelectric river dam projects has affected women in the local context. Elucidate with suitable ethnographic examples. (15M/2023) - Urbanization and tribal Institutions. (10M/2021) - Discuss the impact of the Forest Rights Act (2006) on the livelihood and culture of tribal people in India. (20M/2021) - Discuss the problems involved in the rehabilitation and resettlement of tribals displaced due to development projects in India. (15M/2021) - Explain the impact of successive Land Acquisition Acts on tribal social organization. (20M/2021) - Explain the impact of development-induced displacement among tribal people in India with examples. (20M/2020) - What has been the impact of development projects on the environment and livelihood of forest-dwelling tribes? (15M/2019) - Discuss the significance and implementation of the ‘Recognition of Forest Rights Act 2006’. (15M/2018) - Examine the advancements made in the Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation Act of 2013 over the Land Acquisition Act of 1894. (15M/2018) - Impact of industrialization on the Scheduled Tribe population of Jharkhand. (10M/2016) - Explain the difficulties experienced by Scheduled Tribes with regard to the implementation of the ‘Recognition of Forest Rights Act 2006’. (15M/2016) - Forest policy and tribes. (10M/2014) - Impacts of sanctuaries and national parks on tribal populations. (10M/2013) - 7.1. Problems of exploitation and deprivation of SC, ST and OBC - Constitutional Safeguards for Backward Classes (10M/2024) - Status of Sixth Schedule Areas (10M/2024) - How is the PESA Act empowering local self-governance and impacting women’s political participation? (15M/2024) - Scheduled Areas (10M/2023) - How are other backward classes identified? Enumerating the important features, elucidate the recent changes in their social and economic life. (15M/2023) - Role of the Governor in the Fifth Schedule Areas (10M/2022) - Discuss the issues and solutions related to the Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribe populations in India. (15M/2022) - Politics of Recognition and Deprivation (10M/2021) - Critically evaluate the state of implementation of constitutional safeguards for the Scheduled Castes. (15M/2020) - Describe the provisions under the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution. (15M/2020) - What are the Constitutional Safeguards to Protect the Interests of Indian Tribes? (15M/2019) - What has been the impact of non-Hindu religions on the emancipation of Scheduled Castes in India? (15M/2019) - OBCs among Non-Hindu Communities (10M/2018) - Discuss the salient features of PESA Act of 1996 and attempt a comparison with the features of the VI Schedule. (15M/2018) - Tribe and Scheduled Tribe. (10M/2018) - Discuss the Constitutional Safeguards for the Scheduled Caste. (15M/2017) - Other Backward Class. (10M/2017) - Give a critical appraisal of any one tribal development programme during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan. Give suggestions for any improvement in the programme. (15M/2017) - Write in detail various provisions provided by the Constitution of India for the Scheduled Tribes under the Fifth and Sixth Schedules. (20M/2016) - Examine the factors responsible for the exploitation of Scheduled Castes in India. (20M/2016) - Critically examine the constitutional provisions for safeguarding the interests of Scheduled Tribes in India. (20M/2014) - Role of the Governor in Fifth Schedule Areas. (10M/2015) - Discuss the Social Disabilities Suffered by Scheduled Castes. (15M/2013) - 7.2. Social change and contemporary tribal societies - Discuss the economic, social, and developmental impacts on tribal communities with special reference to mining. (15M/2024) - Critically examine the impact of modern democratic institutions on contemporary tribal societies. Illustrate with suitable ethnographic examples. (15M/2023) - Discuss the objectives of Integrated Tribal Development Projects (ITDPs). How far have these objectives been achieved? (20M/2022) - Describe the functions of Tribal Research Institutes in India. (15M/2020) - Discuss the effect of job reservations in alleviating unemployment among tribal people of India. (15M/2020) - Critically assess the existing plans and programmes meant for tribal welfare. (15M/2019) - Give a critical appraisal of any one tribal development programme during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan. Give suggestions for any improvement in the programme. (15M/2017) - Discuss how various tribal development programs and plans have impacted the process of social transformation among tribes. (15M/2016) - Discuss the nature of social change in Tribal India under the impact of developmental programmes. (15M/2015) - Relevance of Tribal Panchsheel today. (10M/2015) - Examine the impact of non-tribal contact on socio-cultural institutions of tribal people with suitable examples. (15M/2013) - 7.3. The concept of ethnicity - Distinguish between ethnic identity and ethnicity, discuss the factors responsible for ethnic conflict in tribal areas. (15M/2023) - Compare the nature of tribal movements between North-East and Central India. Briefly mention the current status of existing tribal movements in these areas. (20M/2022) - Regionalism as an opportunity and threat to national integration. (10M/2022) - Identify the causes of tribal unrest with special reference to North-East India. (15M/2021) - Identify the causes of tribal unrest with special reference to North-East India. (15M/2021) - Concept of ethnicity. (10M/2020) - Ethnicity and regionalism. (10M/2019) - Discuss the various factors resulting in tribal unrest in various parts of India. (15M/2018) - Ethnicity and regionalism. (10M/2017) - The role regionalism plays in demand for autonomy among Indian tribes. (10M/2016) - Rights over resources and tribal unrest. (10M/2015) - Discuss the rise of ethno-nationalism among Indian tribes with specific examples. (15M/2014) - What are the significant factors responsible for tribal unrest? (15M/2014) - Ethnic movements in India. (10M/2013) - Examine the impact of non-tribal contact on socio-cultural institutions of tribal people with suitable examples. (15M/2013) - Government Action towards Left Wing Extremism. (10M/2013) - 8.1. Impact of religions on tribal societies - Explain the social and religious consequences of contact between tribal and non-tribal populations. (15M/2022) - Critically assess the impact of Christianity on tribal culture and identity. (15M/2021) - Explain the impact of Hinduism on tribal people of India. (15M/2020) - Describe the impact of Buddhism on the tribal population of India. (15M/2019) - Impact of Christianity on Indian tribes. (10M/2017) - Discuss the impact of Islam on Scheduled Tribes of India. (15M/2016) - Discuss the impact of Hinduism on the status of tribal women in Central India. (15M/2015) - Impact of Christianity on tribes. (10M/2014) - 8.2. Tribe and nation state - Discuss with appropriate examples how tribal unrest may be understood as emerging out of an incompatibility between tribes and the nation-state. (20M/2019) - Critically evaluate the term tribe, as compared to the term indigenous in some other countries. (20M/2017) - Critically compare ‘Affirmative Action’ of the USA and ‘Protective Discrimination’ for Scheduled Tribes in India. (15M/2015) - 9.1 History of administration of tribal areas - Critically discuss the recent welfare measures initiated by the Government for the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs). Comment why PVTGs were erroneously called Primitive Tribal Groups (PTGs). (20M/2024) - Elucidate the shifting terrains of India’s tribal policies in colonial and post-colonial periods. (20M/2023) - Elucidate the problems faced by Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups and the major challenges in the formulation of special programmes for their development. (20M/2023) - Discuss the objectives of Integrated Tribal Development Projects (ITDPs). How far have these objectives been achieved? (20M/2022) - Explain how British policies impacted the major resources of the tribals. (15M/2022) - Discuss the intervention of Non-Governmental Organizations for empowering tribal women. (15M/2021) - Critically discuss the role of N.G.O.s in tribal development. (15M/2019) - Write short notes on particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PTG). (10M/2017) - Discuss the emergence, salient features, and limitations of tribal sub-plan. (15M/2017) - Critically examine the role of NGOs and missionaries in transformation of Scheduled Tribes in central India. (15M/2016) - Identify some special programmes for PVTGs. (15M/2016) - Relevance of tribal Panchsheel today. (10M/2015) - Recently NGOs have been critiqued for interfering with the developmental process in the tribal heartland. Critically comment. (20M/2015) - Critically examine the role of NGOs in promoting health & education in tribal areas. (15M/2014) - Describe the history of administration of tribal areas in the colonial period. (15M/2014) - Critically evaluate the National Tribal Policy. (15M/2014) - The concept of PTG. (10M/2014) - Fifth Schedule and Sixth Schedule of the Constitution are built on the foundations laid by the colonial Government. Discuss. (20M/2013) - Discuss how British policies dispossessed tribals of their communal properties and agricultural lands. (15M/2013) - 9.2. Role of anthropology in tribal and rural development - Elucidate the role of anthropology in nation-building. Illustrate with suitable examples. (15M/2023) - Briefly describe the anthropological perspective on development. How have anthropologists contributed to India’s rural development? (15M/2022) - Examine the strengths and weaknesses of anthropology in the context of its role in tribal and rural development. (20M/2018) - Discuss the role of anthropology in understanding the loss of livelihood of tribal communities due to economic and ecological factors. (15M/2017) - Describe how anthropological knowledge and methods are useful in rural development. (15M/2016) - Examine in detail the role of anthropology in planning for tribal development. (15M/2015) - Critically assess the role of anthropologists in rural development. (20M/2014) - 9.3. Contributions of anthropology to the understanding various movements - Elucidate the difference between secularism, religiosity, religious fundamentalism, and spiritualism from an anthropological perspective. (15M/2024) - Distinguish a “Theocratic State” from a secular, liberal, democratic state. Illustrate your answer with examples from tribal and contemporary societies. (15M/2024) - Elucidate the resurgence of ethno-nationalism from an anthropological lens. (15M/2024) - Discuss the regionalism and demand for autonomy in India from an anthropological perspective with respect to Kashmir/Nagaland/Bodoland/Gorkhaland agitation. (20M/2020) - Anthropological understanding of communalism. (10M/2019) - Anthropological interpretation of ethnic and political movements. (10M/2016) - Critically examine the concept of communalism and its relevance for the multi-religious and multi-ethnic polity of India. (20M/2015)