BANE-147 · June 2023 · English
IGNOU BANE-147 June 2023 Previous Year Question Paper
Urban Anthropology
Structured previous year question paper for BANE-147, June 2023 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 9
Verified: 29 Jul 2026
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS)
ANTHROPOLOGY (BSCANH)
Term-End Examination
June, 2023
BANE-147 : URBAN ANTHROPOLOGY
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note :
(i) This question paper has three Sections
A, B and C.
(ii) Attempt two questions each from
Sections A and B.
(iii) Section C is compulsory.
(iv) Word limit of 20 marks question is
400 words, 10 marks question, it is
200 words and for 5 marks question, it is
100 words.
Section&A
Q1.Discuss the meaning, aim, scope and expanding horizons of urban anthropology.
Q2.Examine the emerging approaches to the study of city.
Q3.Assess Mc Kim Marriot’s idea o n folk urban continuum.
Q4.Write short notes on any two of the following : 10+10
(a) Urban structures
(b) Institutions, bureaucracy and governance in cities
(c) Role of networks and kinship in migration Section&B
Q5.Explain the continuing patterns of kinship, family and marriage in urban areas.
Q6.Discuss the study of urban middle class i n anthropology.
Q7.Examine how religion is viewed as a marker in urban spaces.
Q8.Write short notes on any four of the following : 4×5=20
(a) Challenges of a plural society
(b) Ethics in urban research
(c) Extended case study
(d) Urban anthropology in the 1960s and 1970s
(e) Concept of scale in urban studies Section&C
Q9.(a) Explain diversity as a significant characteristic of city with su itable examples. 10
(b) Examine the intersection of Anthropology and Sociology in studying the urban. 10 2023 -147
(ii)
(iii)
(iv) 10+10 4×5=20 [ 7 ]