UPSCAn t h r o po l o gyop t i o na lt i p sbyAs h i s hKu ma ma r . * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Name me:Ashi shk uma mar UPSC–CSE20 13Rank:Ran k69 7 Opt i onal Subj ec t:Ant hr opol ogy Mar ksScor ed:244( 125+119) Bac k gr ou nd:Po st gr ad uat ei nZool og yf r om Uni v er s i t yofDel h i * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Wh yIc h os eAn t h r o po l o gyasano pt i o na l ?
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ThePh y si c al Ant hr opol ogyofpaper1i sma ma r k sf e t c hi ng,t her ef or eques t i onsf r om t h i sar eamus tbe a t t emp t e di ne x ami n at i on .Ma k es ho r t n ot e so ne ac hs u bt o pi c soft h i sar ea . Pa pe r2ha sb ec ome d yn ami cf o rt h el a s t2y ea r ss ok e epwa t c ho nt h ec u r r e nth ap pe ni n gsi nne ws pa pe r swh i c ha r e r el at edt ot het opi c si ns yl l abus . Ial s ot ookhel pofi nt er netf ormak i ngs hor tnot esonv ar i oust opi c s. Annual r epor t spubl i s hedi nt he Mi n i s t r yofT r i bal Aff ai r san do t herg ov er n men me t a lr epor t sco nc er n i ngwi t ht hewel f ar eo fSC,STand mi n or i t i e ss ho ul db el o ok e du po no nc e. Ro l eo fc o ac hi n g
Ihadt ak enc oac hi ngatVai d’ sI CSb yN. K.Vai d.Butc oac hi nghasal i mi t edr ol et opl ay . Ant h r o po l o gyc a nb ed on ewi t ho utc o ac hi n gt o o. Re al h ar dwo r ka nds ma ma r ts t u dyh ast ob ed on eb yt h ea s pi r a nt . Somep or t i on so ft heAnt h r opol ogysy l l abu sc anbel e f tunt ouc heda sp r obabi l i t yofas k i n gques t i ons f r om t hem i sv er yl e ss .Thi ss av esy ourpr ec i oust i meanden er gy . On es h ou l dd oa ns we rwr i t i n gp r a ct i c e.So meg me ui d an cebyan yt e ac he ro re x pe r t c anbeh el p f u l .
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Al l a ns we r smu mu s tha v ei n t r o du ct i o na ndc o nc l u si o n.Th es et wot h i n gsma ma k ey o ura ns we rd i ff er e nt f r om o t her s .Co nc l us i onss houl dbesome t hi n gc ont emp or ar yoropt i mi s t i c . Qu es t i o nsi nAr c h aeo l og ys h oul db ea ns we r e di nf o urp ar t s : Ti mep er i o d,T oo l san dt e ch nol o gy Regi onal v ar i at i on Cu l t u r a la dv a nc eme nt s Soc i al l i f eofhumansl i v i ngatt hatt i meper i od Ques t i onsi nhumanf o ss i l ss hou l dbeans wer edi nf ourp ar t s : Me an i ng ,t i meper i od,s pec i es Anat omi c al f eat ur es Cu l t ur al d ev el o pment s Pos i t i oni nev ol ut i onar yl i ne I ns er tan yc ur r entde v el opment ss uc hasgo v er nment al pr ogr amsori nc i d en t si nt oy o uran swe r si f ques t i onhasbeena sk edf r o mr el at edt o pi cf r om An t h r opol ogys yl l a bu s.Thi swi l l gi v ey ouedgeo v er ot her s .Thi sappl i eses pec i al l yf orpaper2
Wi t ht hec hangei npat t er nf orMa i nsf r om Ci v i l Se r v i c esEx ams ,20 13 ,t h ec ho i c eofop t i onal ha s bec omemos tc r uc i al .Thoughi ti sbei ngpr opag at e dt hatGe ner al St udi es-a si tc ar r i esmo mor e wei ght ageno w -wi l l bet hedec i derno w,t hef ac ti st hatmos toft heas pi r ant sar eonal mos tequal f oo t i ngi nGS.Ther ef or e,anopt i onal s hor ti ns y l l abus ,eas yt ogr as pande xpr es saswel l assc or i ng s houl dbet her i ghtc hoi c e. Ex per i enc es ho wst hatt hecandi dat e sa l r ead ypr epar i ngorha v eap pe ar edi nMai n sp r e vi ous l y , wi t h t woopt i onal s ,ha vemor ec ommandi noneoft hem,andt her ef or e,ar el i k el yt or et ai ni thenc ef or t h t oo.Butf r es her sf ac eal otofc onf us i on.Ne ws paperadv er t i s ement sbyc oac hi ngi ns t i t ut espr omo t i ng c er t ai nopt i onal swi t houtv er i fi abl ef ac t sf ur t herc ompl i c at et hemat t erf ort hem.I ,t her ef or e,adv i c e t hem t ov i s i tt heUPSCwebs i t e( www. ups c . go v . i n) ,l ookatv ar i ouss y l l abi andpr e vi ousr es ul t s , i dent i f yaf ewopt i onal s ,v i s i tt hei ns t i t ut est odi r ec t l yt al kt ot heex per t si nt hos eopt i onal s ,meets ome e x pe r i en cedc an di d at e sandt he nfi nal i z e.Her e,wi t h outma l ai s et o wa r d sot her s ,Is ugges ty o u Ant hr opol ogy , t hesubj ec tc l os et omyhear tandwhi c hIha vebeent eac hi ngf ort he-l i s t33year s .
What is Anthropology Li t er al l yspeak i ng,ant hr opol ogyi st hes ci ent i fi cs t udyofman.I ts t udi essoc i al c ul t ur al aswel l as bi ol ogi c al as pec t sofmani nt er msofe vol ut i onandv ar i at i on.Thes t udent swi t hbac k gr oundi n bi ol ogi c al s ci enc es ,hi s t or yands oc i ol ogyar es omewhatf ami l i arwi t hi t ssubj ec tmat t er .Bec aus eofi t bei ngs oc i al s ci enc eofs ci ent i fi cnat ur e,i t sappr oac hi ssi mi l art ot hatofgeogr aphyandps y chol ogy . Fo rt h es a mer me e as o nma n ymo r ee ng i n ee r sar ei n c l i n edt o wa r d sa nt h r o po l o gy . The Syllabus Th es y l l a bu sofAn t h r o po l o gy ,i nEmp l o y me me ntNe wsi sp l a c edal o ngwi t hBo t a n ya nds ee msd ms ou bl e t hatofBot an y .Butan ys t udentofBot an ywi l l t el l y out hatBot anyi satl eas tt hr eet i mest hatof Ant hr opol ogy . Thes y l l a busc anbepu ta sf ol l o ws: Paper i -Part 1 (Social-Cultural Anthropology) 1. Introduction 2. Basic Concepts 3. Institutions 4. Culture & hought !. Cultural "#olution $. "pide%iology . Co%%unication Anthropology '. esearch ethodology Paper-ii is much smaller Paper ii -Part 1 1. Cultural "#olution in India 2. Indian *opulation 3. Bases o+ Indian Social Syste% 4.,roth o+ Anthropology in India !. Indian illage & Basic Concepts Th ewho l es y l l a bu sofb ot ht hePa pe r sc a nb ec on v er t e di nt oab ou to nehu nd r e da ndt we nt y ques t i ons .Yo uc ann otdosowi t han yot hers ubj e ct .
Anthropology, the TINA Factor Ther ei snoal t er nat i v e( TI NA)t oant hr opol ogyf ors uc ces si nc i v i l s er v i c ese xami nat i onsofCent r eas wel l ass t at es .Forone,t hes y l l abusi ssmal l andi t sr e vi s i onac c or di ngl yt ak el es sert i mec ompar ed t oo t h ers ub j e ct s .Th et i met h uss av e dc anb eu se dt os t r e ng t h enGSa ndEs s a y .I n2 00 8s y l l a bu so f al mos ta l l s ubj ec t swasr e vi s edup war dbu tAnt hr op ol o gywi t nes s edac utofs i xma maj o rt opi c s . Bes i des ,Ant hr opol ogyi st heonl ys ubj ec tt hathascons i s t ent l yma mai nt ai nedabo ve10% r es ul t sal l t hr ought hel as tdec ade.I nnut s hel l ,y out ooc ant as t es uc ces st hr ought hi smo mos thumani s tdi s c i pl i ne. Thi s ,howev er ,i snotani nv i t at i ont oj oi nVai d' sI CS. Recommen 1. aid / Social-Cultural Anthropology 2. B.. 0as / *hysical Anthropology 3. C" / a) Indian Society ) Social Change 4. 0. . Bhattacharya / An utline o+ Indian *rehistory !. .. Srini#as/ Caste in odern India & ther "ssays $. 5asnain / a) rial rial India ) Indian Anthropology . aid / 6ho Cares + or or rial rial 0e#elop%ent -Se emo r ea t :ht t p: / / www. er ewi s e. c om/ c ur r ent affai r s / ant hr opol ogy t her i ght c h oi c e _a r t 5 36 00 7d 30 d0 16 . h t ml # . Vg q5 by q qk o
