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Q. "Marshall Sahlins defined affluence not as a satisfaction of wants". Critically discuss the statement in the context of Economic Anthropology.
📌 Marks: 15 M | Paper: Anthropology Paper 1
📌 Topic: Economic Anthropology
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The technique used for preparing Solutrean Laurel Leaf blades was:
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Arrange the racial categories identified by H.H. Risley in Indian population from Northwest to Eastern India:
(a) Indo Aryan
(b) Aryo Dravidian
(c) Turko Iranian
(d) Mongolo Dravidian
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Motivation For The Day
"Time has no holiday...
Dreams have no expiry date."
Read that again. Slowly.
Time doesn't pause for weekends.
It doesn't wait for the right mood.
It doesn't care if you are tired, confused, or behind schedule.
But here's the beautiful truth — *neither do your dreams.*
Your dream of becoming an IAS officer has no expiry date. It doesn't matter if you are on your first attempt or your fifth. It doesn't matter if today felt like a wasted day. What matters is that you show up again — tomorrow, the day after, and the day after that.
Every minute you invest in your preparation today is a minute your dream moves closer to becoming real. ⏳
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Motivation For The Day
"If you want to SHINE like a Sun, first BURN like a Sun."
— A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Every topper you admire today was once an aspirant who refused to quit on the hard days.
The late nights, the difficult chapters, the self-doubt — that is not suffering. That is the burning. And every moment you push through it, you are becoming the sun.
To every UPSC aspirant reading this today —
Your preparation IS your fire.
Keep burning. The shine is coming. 💪
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Dear Aspirants 💪
You have worked harder than you realise.
You have sacrificed more than anyone around you knows.
And now — the moment is finally here.
All the best for Prelims 2026 Exam
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Q4. Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the process of decomposition?
1. Fragmentation is the process where detritivores break down detritus into small particles.
2. Leaching is the process where water insoluble organic nutrients go down into the soil horizon and get precipitated as unavailable salts.
3. Catabolism is the process where bacterial and fungal enzymes degrade detritus into simpler organic substances.
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Q3. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Gross primary productivity of an ecosystem is the rate of production of organic matter during photosynthesis.
2. Gross primary productivity is the available biomass for the consumption to the heterotrophs (herbivores and decomposers).
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Q2. Which of the following correctly defines “primary production”?
A. Amount of biomass or organic matter produced per unit area over 100 years by the plants during respiration.
B. Amount of biomass or organic matter produced per unit area over a time period by the secondary consumers.
C. Amount of biomass or organic matter produced per unit area over a time period by the plants during photosynthesis.
D. Amount of biomass or organic matter produced per unit area over a time period by the primary consumers.
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