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CSS Anthropology Past Paper 2023

CSS Anthropology 2023 carries 100 marks over 3 hours. It has 7 questions.

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How to attempt: Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.

Question 1 (Part I) is the paper's MCQs, which are not reproduced here.

Q. 2
Anthropology involves the comparison of different societies to understand the scope of human cultural diversity. Discuss the subject matter of anthropology and how anthropology is related to other disciplines in social sciences.
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Q. 3
Economic system refers to the means by which a society produces, distributes and consumes resources. Discuss how anthropologists are different from other discipline in the study of economic organization.
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Q. 4
All groups of people develop complexes of symbols, rituals, and beliefs that connect their own experience to the essential nature of the universe. Explain evolution and function of primitive religion as discussed by anthropologists.
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Q. 5
How anthropologist define a social problem? Discuss the causes and consequences of political instability in Pakistan.
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Q. 6
Discuss qualitative and quantitative research approaches appropriate for anthropological research.
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Q. 7
Define Social Institution. Discuss the manifest and latent functions of family institution.
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Q. 8
Define Religion. Discuss various anthropological approaches to the study of religion.
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Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
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 Q.Paper.
No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
Extra attempt of any question or any part of the question will not be considered.