Emergence, growth and development in India: Anthropology Optional PYQs

4. Emergence and growth of anthropology in India – Contributions of the 18th, 19th ind early 20th Century scholar administrators. Contributions of Indian anthropologists to tribal and caste studies.

1. Write an essay on the growth of Anthropology in India (1985)
2. Briefly describe the highpoints in the growth of Indian anthropology and evaluate the contributions made either by D.N. Majumdar or Verrier Elwin (1987)
3. Discuss the major concept and approaches employed by the Anthropologists in the study of peasant society in India. (1990)
4. Write a note on Distinctive features in the growth of Indian Anthropology (1992)
5. Critically discuss the major anthropological contributions in the study of Indian tribal population.(1993)
6. Give a brief summary on the growth of Indian Anthropology indicating the factors responsible and the results achieved. (1994)
7. Write a note on Maler’s perception of the habitat (1995) 
8. Discuss the major contributions of von Furer Haimendorf to Indian Anthropology.(1995)
9. Estimate the contributions of S.C. Roy  in the field of ethnography and his influence on the growth of Anthropology in India.(1996) 
10. Assess the growth and development of Anthropology in India. Illustrate the contributions of early twentieth century Anthropologists in Tribal and Caste studies. (1997) 
11. Write a note on V. Elwin and his contributions contributions.(1998)
12. Write a note on S.C. Roy’s contributions to anthropology (2001) 
13. Write a note on K.S. Singh’s project on the People of India. (2002) 
14. Critically examine the contributions of some of the British scholar  administrators to Indian anthropology, (2002)
15. Give an account of the contributions of Indian scholars in the growth and development of Anthropology in India  in early 20 th century. (2005)
16. Write a note on N.K. Bose’s contribution to Indian Anthropology (2006)
17. Briefly discuss the contribution of Indian anthropologists during 20th century.(2006) 
18. Highlight the contributions of Indian anthropologists in the understanding of tribal life. (2007)
19. Write a brief note on the contributions of Prof. L. P. Vidyarthi in the field of anthropology. (2009)
20. Assess the contributions of M.N. Srinivas towards Indian Anthropology in general. Add a note on his understanding in the context of studying social mobility in India. (2010)
21. Evaluate the contribution of American anthropologists to Indian anthropology. (2011)
22. Assess the contribution of Verrier Elwin to Indian anthropology. (2011) 
23. Trace the trajectory of encyclopaedic work on tribes and castes of South India With special reference to Ananthakrishna Iyer’s contribution.(2012) 
24. Compare the contributions of S.C. Roy and Verrier Elwin to tribal ethnographies in India. (2012)
25. Examine anthropological contributions dealing with tribes and Indian civilization. (375 words) (2013)
26. Write a note in 150 words on Contribution of H. H. Risley to the Aryan’ debate (2014)
27. Discuss the contributions of S.C. Roy to understanding the tribes of India. (2014) 
28. Write a note in 150 words on Elwin Ghurye Debate on Tribes (2015) 
29. Discuss the contribution of M.N. Srinivas to the study of Indian society. Examine the influence of British social anthropologists on his ideas. (2015) 
30. Write about the contribution made by Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf to tribal anthropology in India.(2016)
31. Compare the contribution of L.P. Vidyarthi and D.N. Majumdar to the study of Indian tribes. (2016)
32. Discuss the contribution of Nirmal Kumar Bose to the understanding of Indian society. (2017) 
33. Examine the colonial administrators view that Indian villages can be considered as ‘little republics’ (2018)
34. Compare and contrast the economic typology of tribes given by different anthropologists. (2018) 
35. Discuss the contribution of S. C. Roy in  the study of tribal cultures in India. (2018)
36. Give an account of the contributions of Iravati Karve and B.S. Guha to the  analysis of race and caste in India. (2019)
37. Write about the role of colonial administration in the development of  Anthropology in India.(2019)
38. Write short note on the Contribution of K. S. Singh to Indian Anthropology in about 150 words (2020)
39. Examine the contributions of S.C. Roy in highlighting the role of customary laws in tribal life. (2021)
40. Discuss the contributions of N.K. Bose in understanding tribal communities and their place in Indian civilization. (2021)
41. Illustrate the contribution of Irawati Karve to Indian Anthropology. Make a special mention of her literary contribution. (2022)
42. Critically evaluate the contributions of S. C. Roy to Indian anthropology. (2023)
43. Deconstruct the colonial history of Indian Anthropology highlighting the critical role played by the Indian Anthropologists in sustaining its autonomy. (2024)
44. Discuss the contribution of P. K. Bhowmick in decriminalising the status of the Lodha tribe. (2024)
45. Highlight the significant contributions of B. S. Guha, Irawati Karve and S. R. K. Chopra to Indian Anthropology. (2025)
46. Write notes on: Verrier Elwin’s philosophy with respect to Arunachal Pradesh. (2025)