2019
ANTHROPOLOGY PAPER - I
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.
Answers may be given either in English or in Bengali but all answer must be in one and the same language.
The figures in the margin indicate marks for each question
Group -A
Answer any three questions :
1. Define linguistic Anthropology and discuss its importance in Anthropology. Give an account of the linguistic group of India and their distribution with suitable example of two ethnic populations from each of the linguistic groups. Write a note on variation of head shape of any one of the linguistic group of India. 8+12+10=30
2. Give an account of health and disease in relation to communicable and non-communicable diseases. Discuss the association of socio-demographic variables and communicable and non-communicable disease with suitable examples. Enumerate briefly the effect of vitamin deficiency in nutrition. 10+12+8=30
3. 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=30
4. Enumerate the relationship of marriage and kinship. Discuss incest and consanguinity in relation to kingship system. Give an account of possibility of genetic disorder in consanguinity. 10+10+10=30
Group -B
Answer any three questions :
5. Compare and contrast between power and authority. Discuss the characteristics of state society. Give an account of the post independence socio-political movement of tribal population. 8+10+12=30
6. Define growth and development with suitable examples. Enumerate different methodologies of growth study with their merits and demerits. Discuss the different factors affecting growth with suitable examples. 8+10+12=30
7. Define Neolithic. Which were the most relevant Neolithic changes ? Briefly discuss about the Neolithic culture in India. 8+10+12=30
8. Define Jajmani system. Enumerate briefly the theory of the origin of caste system. State the salient features of caste system in India. 8+12+10=30
Group -C
9. Write short note on any two.
(a) Genealogy and pedigree
(b) Kula Ring
(c) Testing of hypothesis
(d) Religion and Magic
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