Unlock Elite Access: Level Up Your Preparation with Exclusive Content

Sociology Optional PYQ Solutions · Model answer

Write short note : Issues of tribal identity.

  • UPSC 1997
  • Tribal Communities in India

Tribal identity in India is less a cultural inheritance than a contested political category. Because Article 342 makes a Scheduled Tribe whoever the President notifies, and because notification carries reservation, land protection and Fifth Schedule cover, the boundary of "tribe" is an object of organised struggle. André Béteille's warning applies: a sociological category that is…

You are reading the opening of the model answer. The full answer is part of Sociology Optional PYQ Solutions.

What the full answer covers

  • The list as a resource: claims to be scheduled and de-scheduled
  • Indigeneity: Adivasi against vanvasi
  • Insider and outsider
  • Religion, language and the census
  • Differentiation within
  • Conclusion

Unlock this answer and 1,500+ more

  • 1,500+ solved UPSC Sociology PYQs from 1985 to 2026, Paper-1 and Paper-2
  • Topic-wise across all 25 syllabus units, newest exam year first
  • A full model answer for every question, shaped to 10 or 20 marks, with thinkers and Indian examples
  • Read online on lotusarise.com, plus PDF download

₹1,499₹2,50040% off

Get Sociology Optional PYQ Solutions @ ₹1,499 →

One-time payment · 12 months of access · Instant access · UPI, cards, RuPay

See every Tribal Communities in India question (48 solved) →Already enrolled? Log in