AIR 329 · CSE 2024 · ANT2 · 84 pages

Pankaj Patle: ANT2 answer copy

27 answers by Pankaj Patle, as written in the test.

The questions

  1. Q1(a)New Archaeology movement10 marks
  2. Q1(b)Survivals and Parallels in Indian Tribes10 marks
  3. Q1(c)Contemporary relevance of varnashrama theory10 marks
  4. Q1(d)Q.1 (d) Stratigraphy and Seriation10 marks
  5. Q1(e)Analyse Indological and Structural-functionalists perspective on caste system.10 marks
  6. Q2(a)What do you mean by Modernisation? Write a note on modernisation of Indian Tradition and social structure.20 marks
  7. Q2(b)Describe the characteristics and distribution of upper palaeolithic cultures in India.15 marks
  8. Q2(c)Discuss the contribution of civilizational school in understanding Indian society.15 marks
  9. Q3(a)Discuss briefly the salient features and distribution of Neolithic cultures from south India.20 marks
  10. Q3(b)Delineate the main features of prehistoric rock art of Central India.15 marks
  11. Q3(c)Assess the contributions of D.N. Mazumdar towards Indian Anthropology. Q.6 (c) Discuss the contributions of Iravati Karve to the Indian anthropology.15 marks
  12. Q4(a)India is a mosaic of various races, languages, cultures. Discuss various challenges posed by this diversity and suggest anthropological measures to deal with it.20 marks
  13. Q4(b)Do you think westernisation and Sanskritization are complementary to each other? Discuss.15 marks
  14. Q4(c)With suitable examples, discuss the role of PRIs as an agent of social change.15 marks
  15. Q5(a)Write notes on the following in about 150 words each: 10 x10 marks
  16. Q5(b)Proto-Australoid elements in India10 marks
  17. Q5(c)Austro-Asiatic languages10 marks
  18. Q5(d)H.D. Sankalia10 marks
  19. Q5(e)Leela Dubey and her contributions to Indian Anthropology10 marks
  20. Q6(a)Evaluate the contribution of American anthropologists to Indian anthropology.15 marks
  21. Q6(b)Describe the significant contributions of village studies in India to the understanding of social transformations.20 marks
  22. Q7(a)Define Jajmani system. Discuss various factors and forces which are responsible for changes in this system.20 marks
  23. Q7(b)Describe the distribution and salient features of Jorwe culture.15 marks
  24. Q7(c)Define endangered language and discuss various reasons and consequences due to the extinction of native languages.15 marks
  25. Q8(a)Bring out the various features and the importance of the "Dominant Caste" in present context20 marks
  26. Q8(b)Critically examine concept of sacred complex for understanding cultural continuity and change in Indian civilization.15 marks
  27. Q8(c)What do you understand about the dynamics of Caste mobility? How does the concept of Sanskritization contribute to its functionality?15 marks

The answers

Question 1(a) · 10 marks · 101 words written

New Archaeology movement

Opening · a definition

New Archeology movement refers to shedding past and conservative approach of conventional Archeology.

Body · points

New Archeology movement refers to shedding past and conservative approach of conventional Archeology.

proponents

  • Lewis Binford
  • Nunamiuts of Alaska

Tenets

  • Ethnoarcheology
  • processual archeology

Features

  1. studying of contemporary culture to reconstruct old cultures. eg. Burial practice of khasis Today to study megaliths.
  2. A Detailed study of material culture (survival & parallel) eg. Bonga fire worship in Santhal.
  1. Extrapolating techniques to relaying the past culture eg) Pottery practices of Maldhari, to Indus valley civilisation eg) Indira Gandhi Sangrahalaya tribal study for Bhimbetka
Diagram
* methods * General Comparative * Historical Continuity
Diagram
* Yet Criticism * (1) over generalisations of findings * (2) Ignores diffusion and cross culture contact * (3) probabilistic not deterministic

New archeology movement tries to give soul and life to skeleton of conservative archeology.

Close

eg) Pottery practices of Maldhari, to Indus valley civilisation eg) Indira Gandhi Sangrahalaya tribal study for Bhimbetka New archeology movement tries to give soul and life to skeleton of conservative archeology.