Federal Public Service Commission
CSS Anthropology Past Paper 2016
Optional · 80 marks · three hours
Original FPSC paper
DownloadInstructions specific to this paper
- Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
Questions
- Q. 220 marks
Define Culture and its major Characteristics; also discuss how the discipline of Anthropology is different from other Social Sciences?
- Q. 320 marks
Discuss major Socio-cultural and psychological barriers to change.
- Q. 420 marks
What are the major Anthropological Research Techniques which are used to collect field data? Also discuss how Qualitative Research is different from Quantitative Research?
- Q. 520 marks
What are the major Contemporary Social Problems of Pakistan?
- Q. 620 marks
What is the Anthropological definition of Religion and its major functions? Also discuss how the primitive religion was evolved?
- Q. 720 marks
Describe the theory of Social Evolution given by Lewis H. Morgan & E.B.Tylor.
- Q. 820 marks
Write short notes on any FOUR of the following: (5 each) (a) Acculturation & Enculturation (b) Emic & Etic (c) Endogamy & Exogamy (d) Consanguine & Affine Relatives (e) Ethnocentrism (f) Neolithic Culture
Standard FPSC instructions
Printed on this and every CSS paper.
- Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
- All the parts (if any) of each question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
- Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the question paper.
- No page/space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of the Answer Book must be crossed.
- Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
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