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Question 68
Appeared in Year: 2019
Describe in Detail Subjective▾
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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