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By Pradip Kumar Sarkar
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COURSE OVERVIEW
•Anthropology is a social science not a biological science like history, Sociology,
Economics & Political science which is one of the popular optional subjects in
UPSC/IAS/PSC exam.
•ZOOLOGY is a biological science, dealing with animal kingdom scientifically. It is one
of the popular optional subjects in upsc/pcs exam. which is highly scoring among
science optional.
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COURSE OVERVIEW
ØAnthropology is the study of man in totality including studying all kinds of societies
and culture such as tribal and modern societies-their socio-culture institutions viz.
marriage, family, kinship, economic institution, political system and belief pattern
such as religion and magic.
ØZoology is the study of animals in a holistic manner. It studies position of species of
animals in the animal kingdom, their roles and behaviors’ in ecosystem.
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ØAnthropology also deals with prehistoric and modern societies i.e. socio-
cultural evolution. Apart from these, Anthropology studies man as a creature
i.e. studying origin and evolution of man and their physical variations from
place to place. Thus, the syllabus of anthropology optional has been well
maintaining the tradition i.e. holism.
ØZoology: They are organized from molecular to higher level i.e. at the level
of organ system, and how they evolved over the ages. The ultimate goal in
zoology is to appreciate evolution and diversity in the animal kingdom.
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ØThus anthropology is a holistic study of man i.e. studying man in totality
where as other social science studying man in an atomistic manner in
dealing with man in part manner.
ØOne has to understand all these things as a student of zoology. These are
quite technical and conceptual; however, zoology is usually opted by those
who know the subject before hands. Students with zoology, botany, life
science, biotechnology, medical science and pharmacy etc. background
prefer to opt zoology optional. Since, they already understand the subject in
varying degrees.
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ØAs far as anthropology syllabus in UPSC/PCS is considered the 1st paper
deals with world anthropology i.e. socio cultural and biological evolution
and variations across the world. While the 2nd paper is associated with
Indian anthropology i.e. socio-cultural and biological evolution and
variations of mankind to be studied in the Indian context.
ØZoology as a subject requires diagrammatic and structured presentation.
Literary expression and presentation has several limitations, hence, key to
success in zoology is diagrammatic approach.
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COURSE SUMMARY & FEATURES
ØAnthropology is an optional which could be opted by students with any
educational background such as students with arts, commerce, science and
professional background including doctors, engineers, MBA, MCA, Biotech etc. It
does not need specialization.
ØFamiliar and interesting contents: one has to study institutions like marriage,
family, kinship, economic institution, political system, religion and magic which is
part and parcel of human beings. Moreover, one has to study tribal people, human
origin and diversity. Therefore, things are familiar and interesting due to which the
subject is easy to learn and understand.
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Ø Shorter syllabus– complete coverage of the syllabus in an
exam oriented manner can be done in a span of 3 months that
also 5 days/week. So one can save time and invest more time
in G.S and essay.
Ø Subject matters mainly traditional and static in nature so
one should not be after news paper, magazines or current
affairs which are time consuming and troublesome affairs.
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Ø Straight forward questions in the exam -the biggest advantage: Answers
can be prepared beforehand which can be memorized, revised and practiced
several times before the exam. and thereby one can reproduce answers
directly in the exam. It enhances speed of presentation, improves quality of
answers and after all one could attempt all the questions within the
constraints of time.
Ø Spin off benefits– anthropology has many benefits in G.S (culture, polity and
governance, science and technology, social issues and ethics) and in easy as
well.
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Ø Thus, anthropology is highly scoring and an optional of certainty. It
means if one is bestowed with reliable guidance and working hard
intelligently, one is sure to score extraordinarily i.e. 300+. These
advantages are not found with other optional such as Public
administration, geography, sociology, history and philosophy.
Consequently, one could expect to secure IAS/IPS with certainty.
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