Political Organization and Social Control: Anthropology Optional PYQs

4. Political organization and Social Control:

Band, tribe, chiefdom, kingdom and state; concepts of power, authority and legitimacy; social control, law and justice in simple societies.

1. Differentiate between the State and Stateless political systems with regard to locus, power and functions of the ​​legitimate authority. (1981)
2. Civil laws are present also in simpler societies. (1983)
3. Describe a stateless political system. (1984)
4. Write a note in 200 words on Tribal India : Distribution and major economic pursuits of the tribal population. (1985)
5. What are the basic features of law and what are its functions ? Substantiate your views with illustrations. (l985)
6. How is law administered in primitive societies ? Give suitable examples. (1986)
7. Explain the meaning and scope of Political Anthropology. Describe how law and order are being maintained in the so called preliterate societies. (1989)
8. Write a note on Band and tribe (1990)
9. Explain the meaning and scope of political anthropology. Describe how law and justice are maintained in simpler societies. (1991)
10. Differentiate between state and stateless political systems. Do you think that a stateless political system can function in modern societies ? (1994)
11. Differentiate between centralized political systems and stateless political systems, and state how law and justice are administered in stateless societies. (1996)
12. Describe the evolution of political systems. (2006)
13. Discuss the factors affecting ethnic boundaries giving suitable examples. (2006)
14. Write a note on Chiefdom in tribal society. (2009)
15. Write a note in 150 words on Band and Tribal societies (2012)
16. Discuss the nature of Law and Justice in simple societies citing suitable examples. (2014)
17. Differentiate between State and Stateless Societies. (2014)
18. Discuss different social control mechanisms tn sample societies(2016)
19. Mention the characteristic features of band with suitable examples. (2017)
20. How does customary law function in the tribal society ? Discuss its different sources. (2018)
21. How is the construct of power linked to the notion of conspicuous consumption and its impact on distributive justice? (2020)
22. How do political organizations of simple societies establish power, authority and legitimacy ? (2021)
23. Discuss the mechanism of social control in different kinds of political systems. (2022)
24. Write notes on: Customary laws and Environmental conservation. (2023)
25. Write notes on: Authority and forms of political organization. (2024)