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ES A 
SECTION A' 
1. 
10x5-50 
Write 
short 
notes on the 
following 
in about 150 words 
each 
10 
1.(a) 
Contribution
of 
Robert Bruce 
Foote 
to 
Indian 
Archaeology 
10 
1.(b) 
Debates on 'Aryan' 
invasion 
10 
1.(c) 
Contribution 
of K. 
S. 
Singh to 
Indian Anthropology 
1.(d) 
10 
Dravidian languages 
1.(e) 
10 
Khap' Panchayat 
2.(a) 
20 
Discuss 
the impact 
of 
Islam on Indian 
Society. 
2.(b) 
Discuss 
the 
contribution 
of V. N. Misra to Archaeological 
Anthropology 
in India. 
15 
2.(c) 
15 
Elucidate the linguistic 
classification of Indian tribes. 
3.(a) 
20 
Discuss the 
characteristics 
of caste 
system 
in India. 
3.(b) 
fad 
Discuss the importance of Ethnoarchaeology in reconstructing the Past citing 
Indian examples. 
15 
3.(c) 
15 
Explain 
the 
impact 
of Hinduism on Tribal 
people 
of India. 
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ES A 
SECTION A' 
1. 
10x5-50 
Write 
short 
notes on the 
following 
in about 150 words 
each 
10 
1.(a) 
Contribution
of 
Robert Bruce 
Foote 
to 
Indian 
Archaeology 
10 
1.(b) 
Debates on 'Aryan' 
invasion 
10 
1.(c) 
Contribution 
of K. 
S. 
Singh to 
Indian Anthropology 
1.(d) 
10 
Dravidian languages 
1.(e) 
10 
Khap' Panchayat 
2.(a) 
20 
Discuss 
the impact 
of 
Islam on Indian 
Society. 
2.(b) 
Discuss 
the 
contribution 
of V. N. Misra to Archaeological 
Anthropology 
in India. 
15 
2.(c) 
15 
Elucidate the linguistic 
classification of Indian tribes. 
3.(a) 
20 
Discuss the 
characteristics 
of caste 
system 
in India. 
3.(b) 
fad 
Discuss the importance of Ethnoarchaeology in reconstructing the Past citing 
Indian examples. 
15 
3.(c) 
15 
Explain 
the 
impact 
of Hinduism on Tribal 
people 
of India. 
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4.(a) 
20 Explain the reasons of caste violence in India with suitable examples. 
4.(b) 
15 
Discuss the impact of Globalization on Indian villages. 
4.(c) 
15 
Describe the 
provisions 
under 6th Schedule of Indian constitution.
SECTION B' 
CUE B 
10x5-50 
5. 
Write short notes on the following 
in 
about 150 
words 
each: 
10 
5.(a) HSdtry HA 
Concept of Sanskritisation 
5.(b) ter 
10 
'Narmada' Man 
10 
5.(C) 
Concept 
of 
Dominant' caste 
5.(d) 
10 
Linguistic 
minorities in India 
5.(e) 
10 
Concept of Ethnicity 
6.(a) 
What are the Social and 
Political 
problems 
of religious 
minorities in 
India? 20 
6.(b) 
Describe the 
functions of 
Tribal Research Institutes in 
India. 
15 
6.(c) 
fu 
Discuss the effect of 
job 
reservation 
in 
alleviating 
unemployment 
among 
the 
tribal 
people of India. 
15 
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ES A 
SECTION A' 
1. 
10x5-50 
Write 
short 
notes on the 
following 
in about 150 words 
each 
10 
1.(a) 
Contribution
of 
Robert Bruce 
Foote 
to 
Indian 
Archaeology 
10 
1.(b) 
Debates on 'Aryan' 
invasion 
10 
1.(c) 
Contribution 
of K. 
S. 
Singh to 
Indian Anthropology 
1.(d) 
10 
Dravidian languages 
1.(e) 
10 
Khap' Panchayat 
2.(a) 
20 
Discuss 
the impact 
of 
Islam on Indian 
Society. 
2.(b) 
Discuss 
the 
contribution 
of V. N. Misra to Archaeological 
Anthropology 
in India. 
15 
2.(c) 
15 
Elucidate the linguistic 
classification of Indian tribes. 
3.(a) 
20 
Discuss the 
characteristics 
of caste 
system 
in India. 
3.(b) 
fad 
Discuss the importance of Ethnoarchaeology in reconstructing the Past citing 
Indian examples. 
15 
3.(c) 
15 
Explain 
the 
impact 
of Hinduism on Tribal 
people 
of India. 
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4.(a) 
20 Explain the reasons of caste violence in India with suitable examples. 
4.(b) 
15 
Discuss the impact of Globalization on Indian villages. 
4.(c) 
15 
Describe the 
provisions 
under 6th Schedule of Indian constitution.
SECTION B' 
CUE B 
10x5-50 
5. 
Write short notes on the following 
in 
about 150 
words 
each: 
10 
5.(a) HSdtry HA 
Concept of Sanskritisation 
5.(b) ter 
10 
'Narmada' Man 
10 
5.(C) 
Concept 
of 
Dominant' caste 
5.(d) 
10 
Linguistic 
minorities in India 
5.(e) 
10 
Concept of Ethnicity 
6.(a) 
What are the Social and 
Political 
problems 
of religious 
minorities in 
India? 20 
6.(b) 
Describe the 
functions of 
Tribal Research Institutes in 
India. 
15 
6.(c) 
fu 
Discuss the effect of 
job 
reservation 
in 
alleviating 
unemployment 
among 
the 
tribal 
people of India. 
15 
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7.(a) 
Explan 
the 
impact development-induced 
displacementad 
the 
tribal 
people 
20 
in India with 
suitable 
examples. 
7.(b) 
15 
Discuss the 
characteristic features of 
'Neolithic 
culture' 
in India. 
7.(c) 
Critically 
evaluate the state of implementation 
of the 
constitutional safeguards 
for 
the scheduled castes. 
15 
8.(a) 
Discuss the regionalism and demand for autonomy in India from Anthropological 
perspective with respect to Kashmir/Nagaland/Bodoland/ Gorkhaland agitation. 
20 
8.(b) 
Elucidate the problems of land alienation among the tribals of India. 
15 
8.(c) 
Describe the different settlement 
patterns 
in rural India. 
15 
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