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Question 68

Appeared in Year: 2019

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Write notes on the following in about 150 words each.

The Jajmani system and contemporary market economy.

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Jajmani System and Contemporary Market Economy

  • Jajmani system is the caste-based system of operation in the Indian economy. The main component of this system is Jajman (patron) and Kaman (client) .
  • Jajaman gives work to people from the village based on their caste and in return give money, grains or fulfill other necessary demand.
  • This system prevails…

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Question 69

Appeared in Year: 2019

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Discuss how the elements of little and great traditions combine in the emergence of social/political/religious movements, giving any one example to illustrate the issue.

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Great Traditions and Little Traditions

  • The concept of great tradition and little tradition was given by Robert Redfield. He came up with this concept while working on the peasant societies.
  • He observed that there are two types of traditions or customs in the different sections of the society and they are very interlinked with each other.
  • One of them w…

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Question 70

Appeared in Year: 2019

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Write notes on the following in about 150 words each.

Use of Doctrine of Karma and Rebirth in justifying the Varna system.

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Doctrine of Karma and Rebirth

  • Indian society deeply influenced by the caste system which is said to be delivered by the Varna system. The mention of the Varna system is found in Vedas and Upanishads.
  • Varna system consists of Bramhas as the highest, and Kshatriyas and Vaishya as below them. Sudra in this system are the lowest in this hierarchy.
  • The Kam…

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Question 71

Appeared in Year: 2019

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Write notes on the following in about 150 words each.

Panchayati Raj as a facilitator of social inclusion in rural society.

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Panchayati Raj as a Facilitator of Social Inclusion

  • Rural India had a Panchayat system to manage their matters (social, political, domestic, and economic) since ancient times.
  • British rule overthrow this system and replaced it with the administrative system which had a remote connection to the village.
  • The previous system had connectivity to people an…

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Question 72

Appeared in Year: 2019

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What kind of society may be reconstructed from the archeological evidence of Harrapan culture?

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Society Reconstruction from Archaeological Evidence of Harappan Culture

  • Harappa or Indus valley civilization denoted the Bronze Age civilization of the Indian Subcontinent.
  • It was discovered by Sir John Marshal and his team of archaeologists in 1921.

The following assumption can be made about the Harappan cultures and their society based on archaeolog…

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Question 73

Appeared in Year: 2019

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Write about the role of colonial administration in the development of Anthropology in India.

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Role of Colonial Administration in the Development of Anthropology in India

  • Anthropology studies humans in all societies holistically in the past and present. When the field of anthropology started as a field of inspection, the main objective was to collect all the information on rapidly diminishing human cultures.
  • However, in the later period, it be…

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Question 74

Appeared in Year: 2019

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Identify some special programs for particularly vulnerable tribal groups (erstwhile PTGs)

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PVTGs and Special Programs

  • PVTGs are the most vulnerable group amongst the tribes. They are mostly containing hunter-gatherers and have an extremely low literacy rate.
  • Being the weakest section of the nation, they were ignored or considered along with the other tribal groups.
  • However, from the year 2008 government of India started to implement the pro…

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