Strategy for Anthropology
Strategy for Anthropology
Why Anthropology
My interest in the subject was the most important reason for selecting Anthropology as an optional.I would request all the aspirants to choose optional based on interest as at the end of the day ,its “YOU” who has to sit with those books for long hours and in course of time have to start “living “ that optional as well.Availability of study materials and a background in biology also helped me in choosing Anthropology as my second optional.
The comprehensive list of Anthropology books that I followed was
Topics Books
Physical Anthropology P.Nath/B.M Das
Social Anthropology N.K Vaid
Social Anthropology D.N Majumdar & T.N Madan
Indian Anthropology V.S Sahay and Pradeep K SIngh
Extensive use of the internet for keeping myself updated about any new development in the field of anthropology.
I also took study materials from Brilliant Tutorials(in my first attempt) and Vaid IAS academy,Delhi for this attempt.These materials helped me to systematise my study according to the syllabus.
Answer writing in Anthropology- For paper 1 ,I ensured that my concepts were very clear and i was able to express and substantiate the theories with adequate presentations and eg's ...Use of diagrams wherever feasible also helped me.
For Paper 2-I tried to substantiate many answers of mine with current developments and since i belong to Jharkhand ,i have seen many of the questions asked as "LIVE examples so could add-on there as well..
I tried to re-read the textbooks as i wanted to make my concepts clear and over a period of time i started enjoying the subject very much.There were several questions this year like the one on impact of industrialization on tribals or Impact of Hindu religion on tribals -in such questions i tried to substantiate my answers with some live eg's (like i have always appreciated the fact that tribal population in jharkhand celebrate 'Sarhul" as well as holi/diwali with equal fervor so there has been beautiful enmeshing of customs and traditions )or relate them with some current issues.Over a period of time if you actually start "living " your optional, it no longer remains a mere study or exam's part. Hope this helps.
Introduction
| Name | Harshika Singh |
| Roll number | 006368 |
| Rank (CSE 2011) | 8 |
| Optional Subjects |
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| Medium for Mains Exam | English |
| Mains Examination Centre | Delhi |
| Number of Attempts | 2 |
| Details of Graduation and Post-Grad. |
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| Schooling (Medium) | English |
| Extracurricular activities, hobbies, achievements etc. |
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| Are you a working professional? | No |
| Did you take Coaching? | Prelims: No Mains: No Interview: No |
| Did you buy any postal courses? | Yes |
| Did you join any Mock test series? | No |
| Did you appear in any other competitive exams? | No |
| If yes, provide the details: | NA |
Your Study plan
CSAT (Paper I) General studies
| Topic | Source of your preparation | remark, if any |
| Current Affairs | Thorough and intensive reading of newspapers like TOI,The hindu,IE(only for editorials),ET,magazines like frontline ,CSR,Chronicle,Yojana and the Economist. | Always keep yourself updated with issues happening around you.I am a news maniac ..won’t ask you to become one but start loving and following news..i am sure you will start enjoying it as well. |
| History Ancient/Medieval/Modern | Spectrum and Vajiram Yellow book +some NCERTS | |
| Physical Geography | All the four NCERTS of 11th and 12th | Be very thorough with them |
| Geography of India | “ | |
| Geography of World | ||
| Polity and Governance | DD Basu/Laxmikant/Vajiram yellow book | |
| Public Policy | Internet and self made notes | |
| Rights issue | Same as above | |
| Environment and Biodiversity | Internet, IGNOU materials | |
| Economic and social Development | Economic Survey/PD special issue on Economy/Internet | |
| Science | Sriram notes+internet+chronicle special issue | |
| Economy | Economic survey/India year book |
CSAT (Paper II) Aptitude
| Syllabus Topic | Source of your preparation | Remarks, if Any |
| Quantitative Aptitude | R.S agarwal+Manuals like that of Unique,arihant,intenet sources and even some basic practice papers for CAT | |
| Data interpretation | Same as above | |
| Logical reasoning | ||
| Reading comprehension | ||
| Decision Making and Problem solving | I tried to practice some questions which were available on net | During exams just read these questions very nicely and calmly . |
Mains Examination
Compulsory Language papers
| Source of your preparation | |
| English | Went through the previous years question papers |
| Indian language paper | Went through previous years question papers and practiced writing essay in Hindi almost like a month before the exam |
General Studies paper I
| Syllabus Topic | Source of your preparation |
| History | Spectrum/Vajiram yellow book |
| Culture | Spectrum+internet |
| Geography of India | Four NCERTS of 11th and 12th Std. |
| Polity | DD basu/Laxmikant/Vajiram yellow book |
| Issues of social relevance | Internet +magazines like chronicle |
| Indian economy and planning | Economic Survey |
| Public health | |
| Law and order | |
| Good governance | |
| Environment |
General Studies paper 2
| Syllabus Topic | Source of your preparation |
| India and the World | Prepared self notes while reading newspapers |
| Indian diaspora | internet |
| India’s Economic interaction with world | Extensive reading of Business newspapers |
| International affairs and institutions | Newspapers |
| Statistics | Practiced from Spectrum esp the graphs etc(but since I have economics background,did not need much preparation for this) |
| Science & Tech. | Sriram study materials+internet |
Optional Subject #1 and #2
For both my optional I emphasized on making my concepts very clear and re-read the textbooks. I read all of these books, different books cater to different portions of the syllabus so i have just enumerated them
Anthropology
- The comprehensive list of Anthropology books i followed was
| Topic | Books |
| Physical Anthropology | B M das/P Nath |
| Social Anthropology |
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| Indian Anthropology | |
| Anthropological Thought | Upadhyay/ Gaya Pandey |
Extensive use of internet for keeping myself updated about any new anthropological development.
Interview
How did you prepare for the interview? What questions were asked?
For my interview ,I brushed up every small aspect of my background,my home state,my optional etc(all the information furnished by me in DAF).
I was in Vijay Singh Sir’s Board.Interview board was very cordial and cooperative. Questions were mixture of World economics+my hobbies+world affairs+some decision making questions and some questions on my home state ,Jharkhand
I was in Vijay Singh Sir’s Board.Interview board was very cordial and cooperative. Questions were mixture of World economics+my hobbies+world affairs+some decision making questions and some questions on my home state ,Jharkhand
Marksheet
ROLL NO:006368
NAME:HARSHIKA SINGH
CIVIL SERVICES (MAIN) EXAMINATION, 2011
NAME:HARSHIKA SINGH
CIVIL SERVICES (MAIN) EXAMINATION, 2011
| SUBJECTS | MARKS |
| ESSAY (PAPER-III) | 100 |
| GENRAL STUDIES (PAPER-IV) | 144 |
| GENRAL STUDIES (PAPER-V) | 132 |
| OPTIONAL-I(ECONOMICS) (PAPER-VI) | 133 |
| OPTIONAL-I(ECONOMICS) (PAPER-VII) | 213 |
| OPTIONAL-II(ANTHROPOLOGY) (PAPER-VIII) | 196 |
| OPTIONAL-II(ANTHROPOLOGY) (PAPER-IX) | 175 |
| WRITTEN TOTAL | 1093 |
| PERSONALITY TEST | 204 |
| FINAL TOTAL | 1297 |
Remarks: Recommended.
Message
Q. What is your message to the aspirants?
Dream a dream and make a determined effort for that….you will surely succeed. Never get disheartened. CSE preparation is a beautiful and life changing experience. Live it and you will enjoy and relish it forever. All the very best for all your endeavors.
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