Demographic Profile of India: Anthropology Optional PYQs

2. Demographic profile of India:

Ethnic and linguistic elements in the Indian population and their distribution. Indian population – factors influencing its structure and growth

1. Write a note on Distribution of Dravidian linguistic elements among Indian people. (200 words) (1981)
2. Write a note on Controversy over the existence of Negrito racial strain in Indian population. (200 words) (1981)
3. Distribution of polyandry in India. (200 words) (1981)
4. Write a note on (200 words) : Matrilineal cultures in India (1982)
5. Discuss some of the  important_attempts to classify the racial elements in Indian population. (1982)
6. Give an account of the distribution of blood group among Indian population. Is there a correlation between the distribution of blood groups and physical types ? (1983)
7. Write a note in 200 words : Economic aspects of joint family. (1983)
8. Write a note in 200 words: Polyandrous family  (1983)
9. Write a note in 200 words : Linguistic diversity in india. (1984)
10. Write a note on Monogoloid racial element in Indian population. (1985) 
11. Write a note on Joint family in modern India. (1986)
12. Write a note on Nayar Tharavad and universality of the family (1987)
13. Write a note on Social elements in indian population (1987)
14. Write a note on Social elements in Indian population (1987)
15. Write a note on racial elements among the Scheduled Tribes of India. (1988)
16. Write a note on : Guha’s classification on the ethnic composition of the people of India is not adequate. Comment. (1989)
17. Write a note on Distribution of Austric family of languages in India (1989) 
18. Write a note on Structure and function of Joint family (1989) 
19. Write a note on Distribution of Dravidian family of languages in India. (1990)
20. Write a note on Critical approach of Guha’s classification of ethnic elements in Indian population (1991)
21. Write a note on Joint family system ‘in india (1992)
22. Write a note on Controversy over the existence on Negrito racial strain in Indian population (1992)
23. Write a note on Caste bound occupations vis-a-vis urban populations. (1993)
24. What are the major linguistic families in India ? Identify such families, showing the geographical distribution and the population groups under different families. (1993)
25. Write a note on Social implication of sex-ratio in Indian population (1995)
26. Write a note on Child mortality in rural India (1996)
27. Discuss the major linguistic divisions in the Indian population. Also point out the role of language in ethno-political movements. (1996)
28. Critically evaluate the Indian Population Policies. Suggest appropriate measures for its improvement. (1997)
29. Point out the salient features of traditional joint family system in India. Trace causes for its disintegration in recent decades. (1999)
30. Write a note on Negrito elements in India. (2000)
31. Write a note on Age specific and sex specific mortality rates and dependent factor. (2002)
32. Write a note on Demographic transition in India. (2004)
33. Bring out the interrelationship between population growth and development in the Indian context. (2004)
34. Write in brief ‘Population Growth in India indicating causes and measures of its control’. (2006)
35. Write a note on Linguistic distribution of Indian Population. (2006)
36. Describe ethnic elements in the Indian population focussing either on Risley’s or Guha’s classification. (2007)
37. Write a note on The distribution of Indo:-Aryan Languages. (2008)
38. Write a note on Mediterranean Element in Indian Population. (2008)
39. Is Risley’s Racial Classification of Indian Population valid ? . (2008)
40. Discuss the relevance of Guha’s racial classification in the context of India’s ethnic groups. (2010)
41. Critically examine the factors responsible for the high population growth in India and suggest suitable measures for population control.(2010)
42. Describe the linguistic elements in Indian population. (2011)
43. Briefly comment on the linkage between:
    • (i) Gender and Customary Law
    • (ii) Gender and Caste … (2012)
44. Write a note in 150 words on Major linguistic divisions of India (2014)
45. Outline the distribution of Dravidian languages in India and describe their cultural significance. (2014)
46. Briefly describe the classical models of ethnic and linguistic classification ofIndian population. Discuss its relevance today. (2015)
47. Write a note in 150 words on Linguistic elements in Indian population (2016)
48. Write a note in 150 words on Austro-asiatic linguistic groups in India. (2017)
49. Give your assessment of the reasons for the imbalance in the sex-ratio in India. (2017)
50. Write a note in 150 words on Endangered languages (2018)
51. What are the various factors influencing population growth in India? Discuss. (2018)
52. Write a note in 150 words on Distribution of Tibeto-Burman group of languages in India. (2019) 
53. Write short note on the Dravidian languages in about 150 words. (2020)
54. Delineate the factors influencing fertility in Indian population. (2021)
55. Describe the methods adopted by Sir Herbert Hope Risley in classifying Indian populations. What are the criticisms against Risley’s classification? (2022)
56. Write notes on: Safeguards for linguistic minorities in India. (2022)
57. Write notes on: Austroasiatic languages. (2022)
58. Critically compare Risley’s and Sarkar’s approaches to the classification of peoples of India. (2023)
59. Write notes on: Dravidian language and their subgroups. (2023)
60. Discuss the distribution of tribes in different geographical regions of India. Identify the distinct institutional features of tribal societies of these regions. (2023)
61. What are the demographic challenges of India’s changing population dynamics in the next 50 years? (2024)
62. Delineate the major features of S. S. Sarkar’s classification of Indian populations. Was his classification better than Risley? Explain. (2025)
63. Elucidate the role of demographic and social factors for population growth in India. (2025)