WBCS Examination Main Optional Paper on Anthropology (Paper II) - 2017
ANTHROPOLOGY - PAPER - II
Time Allowed : 3 Hours Full Marks : 200
If the questions attempted are in excess of the prescribed number, only the questions attempted first up to the prescribed number shall be valued and the remaining ones ignored.
Answer may be written either in English or in Bengali but all answers must be in one and the same language.
GROUP- A
Answer Question No. 1 and Any two from the rest.
1. Define Ethnoarchaeology and state its methods and approach. Give an account of the ethnoarcaheological studies in Indian Context. 20+20
2. Give an account of the folklore and anthropology. Discuss the folklore elements in Indian culture. 20+20
3. Give an account of ethnic and geographical distribution of Indian Tribal population. 20+20
4. Enumerate briefly the theory of the origin of caste system. State the salient features of caste system in India. 20+20
5. Write short notes on any two of the followings : 20x2
(a) Factors influencing the fertility.
(b) Human Rights and Anthropology
(c) Bio medical anthropology
(d) Linguistic distribution of Indian tribes
GROUP-B :
Answer Any two from the rest.
1. Give an account of contemporary classification of Indian population on the basis of ABO blood group and hemoglobin variants. 40
2. Discuss contribution of tribal culture in Indian civilization. 40
3. Give an account of the development of tribal forest policies in India. 40
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