Thinker
G. S. Ghurye
G. S. Ghurye is central to 31 previous-year questions, spanning 2009 to 2025 across Paper II. Everything below is drawn from the official papers — the questions themselves, the concepts they test, and where they sit in the syllabus.
31Questions
2009–25Years tested
IIPaper
3Syllabus topics
Concepts asked alongside G. S. Ghurye
What the examiner actually wants you to know when this name appears.
tribe-caste continuum 8isolation versus assimilation 5cultural unity of india 4integration 4book-view versus field-view 3assimilation 2book-view 2caste 2caste and kinship 2cultural preservation 2detribalisation 2endogamy 2excluded and partially excluded areas 2field-view 2fifth and sixth schedule 2hierarchy 2land alienation 2national park thesis 2
Where G. S. Ghurye appears in the syllabus
Every question on G. S. Ghurye
Each links to a full breakdown — how to approach it, a model answer, and the examiner’s perspective.
2025
2024
- Differentiate between 'Western' and 'Indological' perspectives on the study of Indian society. Bring out the major aspects of G. S. Ghurye's contribution to 'Indological' approach.
- What are the definitional problems involved in identifying tribes in India? Discuss the main obstacles to tribal development in India.
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