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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center"><strong>FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION</strong><br /><strong>COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION-2025</strong><br /><strong>FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17</strong><br /><strong>UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT</strong></div>
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<div style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><strong>ANTHROPOLOGY</strong></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><strong>PART-I(MCQs) — COMPULSORY</strong></span></div>
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<h3 data-section-id="1xxfog8" data-start="596" data-end="603"> </h3>
<h3 class="PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer" data-section-id="1xxfog8" data-start="596" data-end="603">Q.1<span class="PDq2pG_selectionAnchor" aria-hidden="true"></span></h3>
<p data-start="605" data-end="717"><strong data-start="605" data-end="612">(i)</strong> Select the best option/answer and fill in the appropriate Box on the OMR Answer Sheet. <strong data-start="700" data-end="717">(20 × 1 = 20)</strong></p>
<p data-start="719" data-end="809"><strong data-start="719" data-end="727">(ii)</strong> Answers given anywhere else, other than OMR Answer Sheet, will not be considered.</p>
<h3 data-section-id="1hs04op" data-start="811" data-end="817"> </h3>
<h3 data-section-id="1hs04op" data-start="811" data-end="817">1.</h3>
<p data-start="818" data-end="931">A process through which the principles of fast-food restaurants are applied to the rest of the world is known as:</p>
<p data-start="933" data-end="1029"><strong data-start="933" data-end="940">(A)</strong> Globalization<br data-start="954" data-end="957" /><strong data-start="957" data-end="964">(B)</strong> McDonaldization<br data-start="980" data-end="983" /><strong data-start="983" data-end="990">(C)</strong> Westernization<br data-start="1005" data-end="1008" /><strong data-start="1008" data-end="1015">(D)</strong> None of these</p>
<h3 data-section-id="1hs04ka" data-start="1031" data-end="1037">2.</h3>
<p data-start="1038" data-end="1162">A culturally idealized form of masculinity that legitimizes men's dominance over women and other men in society is known as:</p>
<p data-start="1164" data-end="1253"><strong data-start="1164" data-end="1171">(A)</strong> Authority<br data-start="1181" data-end="1184" /><strong data-start="1184" data-end="1191">(B)</strong> Hegemonic Masculinity<br data-start="1213" data-end="1216" /><strong data-start="1216" data-end="1223">(C)</strong> Power<br data-start="1229" data-end="1232" /><strong data-start="1232" data-end="1239">(D)</strong> None of these</p>
<h3 data-section-id="1hs04mz" data-start="1255" data-end="1261">3.</h3>
<p data-start="1262" data-end="1335">Immersion in the field is an important component of the following method:</p>
<p data-start="1337" data-end="1425"><strong data-start="1337" data-end="1344">(A)</strong> Phenomenology<br data-start="1358" data-end="1361" /><strong data-start="1361" data-end="1368">(B)</strong> Ethnography<br data-start="1380" data-end="1383" /><strong data-start="1383" data-end="1390">(C)</strong> Case Study<br data-start="1401" data-end="1404" /><strong data-start="1404" data-end="1411">(D)</strong> None of these</p>
<h3 data-section-id="1hs04ik" data-start="1427" data-end="1433">4.</h3>
<p data-start="1434" data-end="1489">Validity in qualitative research is maintained through:</p>
<p data-start="1491" data-end="1678"><strong data-start="1491" data-end="1498">(A)</strong> Triangulation, respondent validation and reflexivity<br data-start="1551" data-end="1554" /><strong data-start="1554" data-end="1561">(B)</strong> Positionality, survey, and observations<br data-start="1601" data-end="1604" /><strong data-start="1604" data-end="1611">(C)</strong> Respondent validation, FGDs and interviews<br data-start="1654" data-end="1657" /><strong data-start="1657" data-end="1664">(D)</strong> None of these</p>
<h3 data-section-id="1hs04l9" data-start="1680" data-end="1686">5.</h3>
<p data-start="1687" data-end="1725">Who gave the concept of <strong data-start="1711" data-end="1724">Verstehen</strong>?</p>
<p data-start="1727" data-end="1812"><strong data-start="1727" data-end="1734">(A)</strong> Karl Marx<br data-start="1744" data-end="1747" /><strong data-start="1747" data-end="1754">(B)</strong> Judith Butler<br data-start="1768" data-end="1771" /><strong data-start="1771" data-end="1778">(C)</strong> Max Weber<br data-start="1788" data-end="1791" /><strong data-start="1791" data-end="1798">(D)</strong> None of these</p>
<h3 data-section-id="1hs04gu" data-start="1814" data-end="1820">6.</h3>
<p data-start="1821" data-end="1920">A belief that one’s own cultural values, customs, morals are superior to those of others is called:</p>
<p data-start="1922" data-end="2012"><strong data-start="1922" data-end="1929">(A)</strong> Ethnocentrism<br data-start="1943" data-end="1946" /><strong data-start="1946" data-end="1953">(B)</strong> Ecocentrism<br data-start="1965" data-end="1968" /><strong data-start="1968" data-end="1975">(C)</strong> Xenocentrism<br data-start="1988" data-end="1991" /><strong data-start="1991" data-end="1998">(D)</strong> None of these</p>
<h3 data-section-id="1hs04jj" data-start="2014" data-end="2020">7.</h3>
<p data-start="2021" data-end="2103">A marriage type in which a woman is allowed to have multiple husbands is known as:</p>
<p data-start="2105" data-end="2184"><strong data-start="2105" data-end="2112">(A)</strong> Polygamy<br data-start="2121" data-end="2124" /><strong data-start="2124" data-end="2131">(B)</strong> Polyandry<br data-start="2141" data-end="2144" /><strong data-start="2144" data-end="2151">(C)</strong> Polygyny<br data-start="2160" data-end="2163" /><strong data-start="2163" data-end="2170">(D)</strong> None of these</p>
<h3 data-section-id="1hs04sw" data-start="2186" data-end="2192">8.</h3>
<p data-start="2193" data-end="2305">A type of participant observation where a researcher joins a group without revealing their identity is known as:</p>
<p data-start="2307" data-end="2383"><strong data-start="2307" data-end="2314">(A)</strong> Covert<br data-start="2321" data-end="2324" /><strong data-start="2324" data-end="2331">(B)</strong> Overt<br data-start="2337" data-end="2340" /><strong data-start="2340" data-end="2347">(C)</strong> Reflexivity<br data-start="2359" data-end="2362" /><strong data-start="2362" data-end="2369">(D)</strong> None of these</p>
<h3 data-section-id="1hs04vl" data-start="2385" data-end="2391">9.</h3>
<p data-start="2392" data-end="2428">The key elements of culture include:</p>
<p data-start="2430" data-end="2627"><strong data-start="2430" data-end="2437">(A)</strong> Religion, folkways, artifacts, symbols and discourses<br data-start="2491" data-end="2494" /><strong data-start="2494" data-end="2501">(B)</strong> Mores, symbol, faith, food, values and symbol<br data-start="2547" data-end="2550" /><strong data-start="2550" data-end="2557">(C)</strong> Symbol, language, norms, values and artifacts<br data-start="2603" data-end="2606" /><strong data-start="2606" data-end="2613">(D)</strong> None of these</p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeysp" data-start="2629" data-end="2636">10.</h3>
<p data-start="2637" data-end="2714">What is the study of human communication through body movements and gestures?</p>
<p data-start="2716" data-end="2798"><strong data-start="2716" data-end="2723">(A)</strong> Kinesics<br data-start="2732" data-end="2735" /><strong data-start="2735" data-end="2742">(B)</strong> Proxemics<br data-start="2752" data-end="2755" /><strong data-start="2755" data-end="2762">(C)</strong> Linguistics<br data-start="2774" data-end="2777" /><strong data-start="2777" data-end="2784">(D)</strong> None of these</p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeyq0" data-start="2800" data-end="2807">11.</h3>
<p data-start="2808" data-end="2915">A web of relationships that form an important part of the lives of all humans in all societies is known as:</p>
<p data-start="2917" data-end="2994"><strong data-start="2917" data-end="2924">(A)</strong> Patronage<br data-start="2934" data-end="2937" /><strong data-start="2937" data-end="2944">(B)</strong> Kinship<br data-start="2952" data-end="2955" /><strong data-start="2955" data-end="2962">(C)</strong> Network<br data-start="2970" data-end="2973" /><strong data-start="2973" data-end="2980">(D)</strong> None of these</p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeyqz" data-start="2996" data-end="3003">12.</h3>
<p data-start="3004" data-end="3092">A theoretical perspective that believes in balance and order in the society is known as:</p>
<p data-start="3094" data-end="3191"><strong data-start="3094" data-end="3101">(A)</strong> Holism<br data-start="3108" data-end="3111" /><strong data-start="3111" data-end="3118">(B)</strong> Structuralism<br data-start="3132" data-end="3135" /><strong data-start="3135" data-end="3142">(C)</strong> Structural Functionalism<br data-start="3167" data-end="3170" /><strong data-start="3170" data-end="3177">(D)</strong> None of these</p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeyoa" data-start="3193" data-end="3200">13.</h3>
<p data-start="3201" data-end="3310">Which of the following is a process that explains how new ideas and technologies spread through a population?</p>
<p data-start="3312" data-end="3397"><strong data-start="3312" data-end="3319">(A)</strong> Acculturation<br data-start="3333" data-end="3336" /><strong data-start="3336" data-end="3343">(B)</strong> Evolution<br data-start="3353" data-end="3356" /><strong data-start="3356" data-end="3363">(C)</strong> Diffusion<br data-start="3373" data-end="3376" /><strong data-start="3376" data-end="3383">(D)</strong> None of these</p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeyp9" data-start="3399" data-end="3406">14.</h3>
<p data-start="3407" data-end="3474">Clifford Geertz is an Anthropologist known for his contribution to:</p>
<p data-start="3476" data-end="3583"><strong data-start="3476" data-end="3483">(A)</strong> Archeology<br data-start="3494" data-end="3497" /><strong data-start="3497" data-end="3504">(B)</strong> Political Anthropology<br data-start="3527" data-end="3530" /><strong data-start="3530" data-end="3537">(C)</strong> Symbolic Anthropology<br data-start="3559" data-end="3562" /><strong data-start="3562" data-end="3569">(D)</strong> None of these</p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeymk" data-start="3585" data-end="3592">15.</h3>
<p data-start="3593" data-end="3654">What is the primary critique of essentialism in anthropology?</p>
<p data-start="3656" data-end="3894"><strong data-start="3656" data-end="3663">(A)</strong> It overemphasizes the importance of biology in shaping human behavior.<br data-start="3734" data-end="3737" /><strong data-start="3737" data-end="3744">(B)</strong> It ignores the fluidity and diversity of human experiences.<br data-start="3804" data-end="3807" /><strong data-start="3807" data-end="3814">(C)</strong> It focuses too heavily on individual agency and choice.<br data-start="3870" data-end="3873" /><strong data-start="3873" data-end="3880">(D)</strong> None of these</p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeynj" data-start="3896" data-end="3903">16.</h3>
<p data-start="3904" data-end="3960"><strong data-start="3904" data-end="3944">The Elementary Structures of Kinship</strong> was written by:</p>
<p data-start="3962" data-end="4052"><strong data-start="3962" data-end="3969">(A)</strong> Levi-Strauss<br data-start="3982" data-end="3985" /><strong data-start="3985" data-end="3992">(B)</strong> Clifford Geertz<br data-start="4008" data-end="4011" /><strong data-start="4011" data-end="4018">(C)</strong> Max Weber<br data-start="4028" data-end="4031" /><strong data-start="4031" data-end="4038">(D)</strong> None of these</p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeyku" data-start="4054" data-end="4061">17.</h3>
<p data-start="4062" data-end="4125">Ethnography is a research method in Anthropology introduced by:</p>
<p data-start="4127" data-end="4236"><strong data-start="4127" data-end="4134">(A)</strong> Bronislaw Malinowski<br data-start="4155" data-end="4158" /><strong data-start="4158" data-end="4165">(B)</strong> Martin Heidegger<br data-start="4182" data-end="4185" /><strong data-start="4185" data-end="4192">(C)</strong> Mary Wollstonecraft<br data-start="4212" data-end="4215" /><strong data-start="4215" data-end="4222">(D)</strong> None of these</p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeyzl" data-start="4238" data-end="4245">18.</h3>
<p data-start="4246" data-end="4286">The term <strong data-start="4255" data-end="4271">cultural lag</strong> was coined by:</p>
<p data-start="4288" data-end="4380"><strong data-start="4288" data-end="4295">(A)</strong> Levi Strauss<br data-start="4308" data-end="4311" /><strong data-start="4311" data-end="4318">(B)</strong> George Brown<br data-start="4331" data-end="4334" /><strong data-start="4334" data-end="4341">(C)</strong> William Ogburn<br data-start="4356" data-end="4359" /><strong data-start="4359" data-end="4366">(D)</strong> None of these</p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeyww" data-start="4382" data-end="4389">19.</h3>
<p data-start="4390" data-end="4491">A pattern of residence in which the husband comes to reside in wife’s house after marriage is called:</p>
<p data-start="4493" data-end="4602"><strong data-start="4493" data-end="4500">(A)</strong> Patrilocal residence<br data-start="4521" data-end="4524" /><strong data-start="4524" data-end="4531">(B)</strong> Bilocal residence<br data-start="4549" data-end="4552" /><strong data-start="4552" data-end="4559">(C)</strong> Neolocal residence<br data-start="4578" data-end="4581" /><strong data-start="4581" data-end="4588">(D)</strong> None of these</p>
<h3 data-section-id="1xxeune" data-start="4604" data-end="4611">20.</h3>
<p data-start="4612" data-end="4746">How does the concept of <strong data-start="4636" data-end="4650">“biopower”</strong> as developed by Michel Foucault help us understand the relationship between power and the body?</p>
<p data-start="4748" data-end="5036"><strong data-start="4748" data-end="4755">(A)</strong> By arguing that power resides solely in the hands of the state.<br data-start="4819" data-end="4822" /><strong data-start="4822" data-end="4829">(B)</strong> By demonstrating how power operates through subtle and often invisible means to shape bodies and behaviors.<br data-start="4937" data-end="4940" /><strong data-start="4940" data-end="4947">(C)</strong> By emphasizing the importance of individual resistance to power.<br data-start="5012" data-end="5015" /><strong data-start="5015" data-end="5022">(D)</strong> None of these</p>
<h1 data-section-id="1yvqorg" data-start="5043" data-end="5052"> </h1>
<h1 style="text-align: center" data-section-id="1yvqorg" data-start="5043" data-end="5052"><span style="font-size: 14pt">PART-II</span></h1>
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<h2 data-section-id="xexcz3" data-start="5054" data-end="5062">NOTE:</h2>
<p data-start="5064" data-end="5123">(i) Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.</p>
<p data-start="5125" data-end="5212">(ii) Attempt <strong data-start="5138" data-end="5161">ONLY FOUR questions</strong> from PART-II. <strong data-start="5176" data-end="5212">ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.</strong></p>
<p data-start="5214" data-end="5322">(iii) All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.</p>
<p data-start="5324" data-end="5403">(iv) Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.</p>
<p data-start="5405" data-end="5509">(v) No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.</p>
<p data-start="5511" data-end="5597">(vi) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the question will not be considered.</p>
<h3 data-section-id="1y0vvgk" data-start="5604" data-end="5616"> </h3>
<h3 data-section-id="1y0vvgk" data-start="5604" data-end="5616">Q. No. 2</h3>
<p data-start="5618" data-end="5858">Outline and explain some of the major perspectives in globalization studies. In what ways has the globalization of media and culture impacted the Pakistani society? Critically analyze the pros and cons of such changes on indigenous culture.</p>
<p data-start="5860" data-end="5868"><strong data-start="5860" data-end="5868">(20)</strong></p>
<h3 data-section-id="1y0vvgl" data-start="5870" data-end="5882"> </h3>
<h3 data-section-id="1y0vvgl" data-start="5870" data-end="5882">Q. No. 3</h3>
<p data-start="5884" data-end="6163">Interpretivism has been applied in anthropological research historically. Provide specific examples of Anthropological studies that reflect Interpretivist approach to research. Critically evaluate the strengths and limitations of using Interpretivism in anthropological research.</p>
<p data-start="6165" data-end="6173"><strong data-start="6165" data-end="6173">(20)</strong></p>
<h3 data-section-id="1y0vvgi" data-start="6175" data-end="6187"> </h3>
<h3 data-section-id="1y0vvgi" data-start="6175" data-end="6187">Q. No. 4</h3>
<p data-start="6189" data-end="6375">Discuss the concept of <strong data-start="6212" data-end="6233">“fictive kinship”</strong> and its significance in contemporary societies. Provide examples of fictive kinship relationships from different cultures including Pakistan.</p>
<p data-start="6377" data-end="6385"><strong data-start="6377" data-end="6385">(20)</strong></p>
<h3 data-section-id="1y0vvgj" data-start="6387" data-end="6399"> </h3>
<h3 data-section-id="1y0vvgj" data-start="6387" data-end="6399">Q. No. 5</h3>
<p data-start="6401" data-end="6721">Define and explain the anthropological concepts of <strong data-start="6452" data-end="6479">‘race’ and ‘ethnicity’.</strong> Critically examine the social and political implications of racial and ethnic categorizations, providing examples from historical and contemporary contexts. What are the implications of ethnic and racial discriminations in Pakistani society?</p>
<p data-start="6723" data-end="6731"><strong data-start="6723" data-end="6731">(20)</strong></p>
<h3 data-section-id="1y0vvgg" data-start="6733" data-end="6745"> </h3>
<h3 data-section-id="1y0vvgg" data-start="6733" data-end="6745">Q. No. 6</h3>
<p data-start="6747" data-end="6950">Explain and critique the concept of <strong data-start="6783" data-end="6820">“value” in economic anthropology.</strong> How do different cultures conceptualize and ascribe value to goods, services, and labor? Provide examples to support your answer.</p>
<p data-start="6952" data-end="6960"><strong data-start="6952" data-end="6960">(20)</strong></p>
<h3 data-section-id="1y0vvgh" data-start="6962" data-end="6974"> </h3>
<h3 data-section-id="1y0vvgh" data-start="6962" data-end="6974">Q. No. 7</h3>
<p data-start="6976" data-end="7213">Poverty and social inequality are complex global problems having serious social, economic and political consequences. Analyze these problems and their consequences in contemporary Pakistan using <strong data-start="7171" data-end="7213">Dependency and Structuralism Theories.</strong></p>
<p data-start="7215" data-end="7223"><strong data-start="7215" data-end="7223">(20)</strong></p>
<h3 data-section-id="1y0vvgu" data-start="7225" data-end="7237"> </h3>
<h3 data-section-id="1y0vvgu" data-start="7225" data-end="7237">Q. No. 8</h3>
<p data-start="7239" data-end="7292"><strong data-start="7239" data-end="7278">Write Brief Notes on the following:</strong> <strong data-start="7279" data-end="7292">(10 each)</strong></p>
<p data-start="7294" data-end="7386"><strong data-start="7294" data-end="7301">(i)</strong> Discuss the role of social networks and social capital in shaping urban experiences.</p>
<p data-start="7388" data-end="7491"><strong data-start="7388" data-end="7396">(ii)</strong> What are some of the ethical considerations for feminist anthropologists conducting fieldwork?</p>
<p data-start="7493" data-end="7501"><strong data-start="7493" data-end="7501">(20)</strong></p>
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