The syllabus for the Anthropology optional subject in the UPSC Civil Services Exam typically includes the following topics:
Paper I:
- Introduction to Anthropology:
- Meaning, scope, and development of Anthropology.
- Relationships with other disciplines.
- Main branches of Anthropology.
- Physical Anthropology:
- Human evolution and the emergence of Man.
- Genetics and Eugenics.
- Biological basis of life.
- The mechanism of organic evolution.
- Phylogenetic classification.
- Social Anthropology:
- Marriage, family, and kinship.
- Economic and political organization.
- Religion and magic.
- Anthropological theories.
- Cultural Anthropology:
- Culture and civilization.
- Social structure.
- Social change and development.
- Applied Anthropology.
Paper II:
- Indian Anthropology:
- Tribal India.
- Linguistic and religious minorities.
- Scheduled Castes.
- Other backward classes.
- Tribal India:
- Definition and concept of tribal society.
- Problems of the tribal communities.
- Developmental projects and their impact on tribal displacement and problems.
- Demographic Structure and Indian Society:
- Structure and nature of the Indian population.
- Trends of population growth.
- Age-sex structure and its demographic consequences.
- Village, Town, and Tribe:
- Social organization of a village.
- Traditional rural technologies.
- Impact of urbanization and industrialization on society.
Again, please verify this information with the latest UPSC notification or the official UPSC website, as changes may have occurred after my last update. The syllabus is subject to periodic revisions by the UPSC.
