Section a · Q1 · UPSC 2023 · Anthropology GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution
Social-cultural Anthropology.
UPSC Anthropology Optional Paper 1 2023 PYQ
UPSC Anthropology optional Paper I — meaning, theory, methods and biological anthropology, mapped as GS 1 of the optional.
Section b · Q1 · UPSC 2023 · Anthropology GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution
Iron Age
Section c · Q1 · UPSC 2023 · Anthropology GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution
Race and racism, biological basis of morphological variation of non-metric and metric characters. Racial criteria, racial traits in relation to heredity and…
Section d · Q1 · UPSC 2023 · Anthropology GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution
Marriage
Section e · Q1 · UPSC 2023 · Anthropology GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution
The biological basis of Life
Section a · Q2 · UPSC 2023 · Anthropology GS 1 · 20 marks · Solution
Plio-pleistocene hominids in South and East Africa
Section b · Q2 · UPSC 2023 · Anthropology GS 1 · 15 marks · Solution
Discuss the Paleolithic environment in light of available evidences with special reference to India.
Paleolithic
Section c · Q2 · UPSC 2023 · Anthropology GS 1 · 15 marks · Solution
The biological basis of Life
Section a · Q3 · UPSC 2023 · Anthropology GS 1 · 20 marks · Solution
Biological and Cultural factors in human evolution.
Section b · Q3 · UPSC 2023 · Anthropology GS 1 · 15 marks · Solution
Symbolic and interpretive theories (Turner, Schneider and Geertz)
Section c · Q3 · UPSC 2023 · Anthropology GS 1 · 15 marks · Solution
Human Genetics
Section a · Q4 · UPSC 2023 · Anthropology GS 1 · 20 marks · Solution
Family
Section b · Q4 · UPSC 2023 · Anthropology GS 1 · 15 marks · Solution
Applications of Anthropology
Section c · Q4 · UPSC 2023 · Anthropology GS 1 · 15 marks · Solution
Mesolithic
Section a · Q5 · UPSC 2023 · Anthropology GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution
Mendelian genetics in man-family study, single factor, multifactor, lethal, sub-lethal and polygenic inheritance in man.
Section b · Q5 · UPSC 2023 · Anthropology GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution
Principles of Prehistoric Archaeology. Chronology
Section c · Q5 · UPSC 2023 · Anthropology GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution
Linguistic Anthropology.
Section d · Q5 · UPSC 2023 · Anthropology GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution
Relevance of menarche, menopause and other bioevents to fertility. Fertility patterns and differentials.
Section e · Q5 · UPSC 2023 · Anthropology GS 1 · 10 marks · Solution
The Nature of Culture
Section a · Q6 · UPSC 2023 · Anthropology GS 1 · 20 marks · Solution
Critically discuss the controversies related to fieldwork of Bronislaw-Malinowski and Margaret Mead.
Functionalism (Malinowski)
Section b · Q6 · UPSC 2023 · Anthropology GS 1 · 15 marks · Solution
Economic Organization
Section c · Q6 · UPSC 2023 · Anthropology GS 1 · 15 marks · Solution
Applications of Anthropology
Section a · Q7 · UPSC 2023 · Anthropology GS 1 · 20 marks · Solution
Analysis, interpretation and presentation of data.
Section b · Q7 · UPSC 2023 · Anthropology GS 1 · 15 marks · Solution
Concept of genetic polymorphism and selection, Mendelian population, Hardy-Weinberg law
Section c · Q7 · UPSC 2023 · Anthropology GS 1 · 15 marks · Solution
Economic Organization
Section a · Q8 · UPSC 2023 · Anthropology GS 1 · 20 marks · Solution
The Nature of Culture
Section b · Q8 · UPSC 2023 · Anthropology GS 1 · 15 marks · Solution
Numerical and structural aberrations (disorders).
Section c · Q8 · UPSC 2023 · Anthropology GS 1 · 15 marks · Solution
Kinship