Anthropology Optional – PYQs, Current Affairs & Value-Added Material

Access the most comprehensive Anthropology Optional resources for UPSC Civil Service Exam — topic-wise previous year questions with model answers, current affairs integration and exclusive value-added notes. Curated by top mentors to help you master Paper I & II and boost your score beyond 300 marks.

3(a) Nutritional Anthropology & Intersectionality (20 Marks) ⬇️ Download as PDF Q3(a). How anthropologists assess the nutritional status of a […]

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2(c) Mutation and Its Role in Evolution (10 Marks) ⬇️ Download as PDF 2(c) What is Mutation? Discuss its role

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2(b) Hardy–Weinberg Equilibrium (10 Marks) ⬇️ Download as PDF 2(b) Explain the concept of Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium and its relevance to

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2(a) Genetic Drift and Founder Effect (10 Marks) ⬇️ Download as PDF 2(a) Explain the concepts of Genetic Drift and

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1 (e) Culture and Embodiment (10M) Introduction The concept of embodiment explores how culture is experienced and expressed through the

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1(d) Smell as a Signal among Non-Human Primates (10M) Introduction Olfactory communication is one of the earliest signaling mechanisms among

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1(c) Osteodontokeratic Culture and Its Makers (10M) Introduction The term Osteodontokeratic Culture was coined by Raymond A. Dart (1957, “The

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Q1(b) Theoretical Significance of Purum Kinship System (10M) — VERBATIM ⬇️ Download as PDF Q1(b) Theoretical Significance of Purum Kinship

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1 (a) Mendelian and non-Mendelian traits. (10M) Introduction The study of inheritance is central to biological anthropology, as it explains

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