Question : Austro-Asiatic linguistic groups in India.
(2018)
Answer : The Austroasiatic languages, also known as Mon–Khmer, are a large language family of Mainland Southeast Asia, also scattered throughout parts of India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and southern China.
It can be seen in two division:
Tribes (mainly in Central India); Santal, Munda, Kol, Ho, Bhumij, Lodha, Kharia, Savara, Juangs, Bhil & other speak in Mundari language. Mon-Khemer is spoken by Khasis of Meghalaya, Nicobarese of Nicobar Islands.
There are around 117 million speakers of Austroasiatic languages. ....
Question : Give your assessment of the reasons for the imbalance in the sex- ratio in India.
(2017)
Answer : Gender equality is a core development objective in its own right. It is also smart economics. Greater gender equality can enhance productivity, improve development outcomes for the next generation, and make institutions more representative. India’s problem of gender imbalance may be deepening, with virtually all corners of the country now affected by a skewed sex ratio at birth, data from the latest round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) shows.
Sex-ratio is defined as the ....
Question : Linguistic elements in Indian population.
(2016)
Answer : India is a land of diversity, displaying a very high diversity of languages and dialects, along with other diversity factors. The linguistic survey of India conducted by G.A. Grierson (from 1898-1927) identified the presence of 179 distinct languages and 544 dialects across India.Major Linguistic Elements of Indian Population Based on Origin Family.
I. The Austric Family: It is also known as ‘Nishad’group of languages and trace its roots to Austric language family. The speakers of ....
Question : Briefly describe the classical models of ethnic and linguistic classification of Indian population. Discuss its relevance today.
(2015)
Answer : India is a land of enormous genetic, cultural and linguistic diversity. With the exception of Africa, India harbours more genetic diversity than other comparable global regions. The physical nature of the contemporary Indians was unknown till the beginning of last century. Because population of India was extremely complex by the continuous penetration of new racial elements from outside, since the time immemorial.
However, anthropologists of twentieth century attempted to analyze the ethnic composition of Indian population. ....
Question : Outline the distribution of Dravidian languages in India and cultural significance.
(2014)
Answer : Dravidian languages are the 2nd most spoken language family of India. They are spoken in the Deccan and South Indian regions.The Dravidian languages are divided into South, South-Central, Central, and North groups; these groups are further organized into 24 sub-groups. The four major literary languages—Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada—are recognized by the Constitution of India. They are also the official languages of the states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka (formerly Mysore), respectively. ....
Question : Major Linguistic division of India.
(2014)
Answer : Indian languages have evolved from different stocks and are closely associated with the different ethnic groups of India. Broadly the Indian languages can be put into six groups:
These languages have interacted on one another through the centuries and have produced the major linguistic divisions of modern India. The Indo-Aryan and the Dravidian are the dominant groups and together comprises all the major languages of India. India displays a high diversity in language and dialects. The ....
Question : Contribution of H. H. Risley to the ‘Aryan’ debate.
(2014)
Answer : Sir Herbert Hope Risley tried to classify the Indian population on the basis of anthropometric measurements. He had developed a clear-cut idea about the racial elements of India when he directed the operation of Census for India in 1901.
Later, he took the help of anthropometry to affirm his assumptions and published the results in 1915 under the title ‘The People of India’. He identified three principal racial types in India viz. The Dravidian, the Indo-Aryan ....
