2020
BA (VI Semester) Examination
ANTHROPOLOGY
Paper : BANT–611
( Indian Anthropology )
Full Marks : 80
Pass Marks : 35%
Time : Three Hours
1. Write short notes on the following (any five) : 2×5=10
(a) Great and little traditions
(b) Detribalization
(c) Sanskritization
(d) Universalization
(e) Tribe-caste Continuum
(f) Tribe
(g) Scheduled Castes
2. Answer any four of the following : 5×4=20
(a) What do you understand by Tribalization?
(b) Discuss briefly origin and growth of Anthropology in India.
(c) Give the linguistic distribution of Indian tribes.
(d) What do you understand by Scheduled Tribe?
(e) Explain the concept of parochialization using appropriate examples.
(f) Discuss the constitutional safeguards for Scheduled Tribes given in Indian Constitution.
(g) Discuss the role of Anthropologist towards the upliftment of SC/ST.
(h) Discuss the contribution of S. C. Roy in Indian Anthropology.
3. Answer any five of the following : 10×5=50
(a) What do you understand about Indian caste system? Elaborate.
(b) Elaborate on the contribution of Verrier Elwin in Arunachal Pradesh.
(c) Discuss the post-colonial growth of Indian Anthropology.
(d) Discuss the contribution of S.S. Sarkar in Indian Anthropology.
(e) Discuss the contribution of B. M. Das in the development of Physical Anthropology.
(f) What are the constitutional safeguards for Scheduled Caste given by Indian Constitution? Elaborate.
(g) Give a brief account of Anthropology in Arunachal Pradesh.
(h) Give a detailed account of Geographical distribution of Indian tribes.
(i) Why D. N. Majumdar is considered as one of the founding fathers of Indian Anthropology?
