June-2021
B.A (VI Semester) Examination
ANTHROPOLOGY
Paper: BANT-611
(Indian Anthropology)
Full Marks : 80
Pass Marks : 35%
Time : Three Hours
Notes : (i) Answer all questions.
(ii) The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions.
1. Write shorts on the following: 2x5=10
(a) Social mobility.
(b) Sanskritizaiton
(c) Universalization
(d) Parochialization
(e) Detribalization
2. Answer any four (4) of the following: 5x4=20
(a) What do you understand by tribe-caste continuum?
(b) In the growth of Indian anthropology, 1950 to 1990 is considered as ‘Analytical Period’. Discuss the development of Indian Anthropology during this period.
(c) Discuss to which Linguistic groups the tribes of Northeast India belong.
(d) Discuss what Article 46 of Indian Constitution say about Schedule Tribes and Schedule Caste.
(e) Discuss the contribution of BM Das in Indian anthropology.
(f) Differentiate Industrialization from Universalization.
3. Answer any five (5) of the following: 10x5=50.
(a) ‘The year 2020 was celebrated as100 years if teaching anthropology in India’. Discuss how Colonial Periodn helps in growth of Indian Anthropology.
(b) Discuss the role of Verrier Elwin in forming North Eastern Frontier Agency (NEFA).
(c) Highlight the growth of Anthropology in Arunachal Pradesh.
(d) What are the Political Safeguards given by Indian Constitution for Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Caste?
(e) Discuss the geographical distribution of Indian tribes.
(f) What do you understand by Great and Little tradition? Discuss with examples.
(g) Discuss the contribution of NK Bose in Indian Anthropology.
