IGNOU MANE 7 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT

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MANE 007 (July 2025 - January 2026) - ENGLISH

Tribes in India (MANE-007)

TUTOR MARKED ASSIGMENT

(TMA)

Course Code: MANE 007

Assignment Code: MANE 007/AST/TMA/July 2025- January 2026

Total Marks: 100

Note: There are two sections 'A' and 'B'. Attempt five questions at least two questions from each section. All questions carry equal marks. The word limit for 20 marks is 500 words and for 10 marks question it is 250 words.

SECTION- A

31. Discuss the anthropological definitions of Tribes. Critically examine the debate on Tribe-Caste continuum.

32. Examine kinship, family and marriage among the Khasis and the Ao-Nagas of north-east India.

33. Write a note on customary laws and its relevance in the present era with suitable examples.

34. Critically examine various Tribal commissions and their recommendations.

35. Write short notes:

a. Particularly vulnerable tribal groups

b. Social differentiation and stratification

SECTION-B

36. Reflect on the land alienation and debt-bondage among the Tribes of India with suitable examples.

37. Examine the forest policies and the emergence of Forest Rights Act 2006

38. Discuss the life ways of the Kharia and the Gond tribes with suitable examples.

39. Discuss the contributions of anthropologists in the study of Tribes.

40. Write short notes

a. Shifting cultivation

b. PESA

MANE 007 (July 2026 - January 2027) - ENGLISH

Tribes in India (MANE-007)
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGMENT
(TMA)
Course Code: MANE 007
Assignment Code: MANE 007/AST/TMA/July 2026- January 2027
Total Marks: 100
Note: There are two sections ‘A’ and ‘B’. Attempt five questions at least two questions from each
section. All questions carry equal marks. The word limit for 20 marks is 500 words and for 10 marks
question it is 250 words.
SECTION- A
31. Define tribes in the Indian context and discuss the debate on Tribe-Caste continuum. 
32. Examine the causes of tribal vulnerability and the problems faced by the Particularly Vulnerable
Tribal groups. 
33. Write a note on the egalitarian societies. 
34. Critically examine tribal beliefs and practices with suitable examples. 
35. Write short notes: 
a. customary laws
b. Nomadic and transhumant societies
SECTION-B
36. Reflect on the issues of depopulation of tribes. Elaborate on the concepts of health and illness among
tribes. 
37. Examine the ethno-political movements and tribes in India. 
38. Discuss the Constitutional Provisions for Tribes in India. 
39. Summarise the contribution of voluntary and non-voluntary organisations in the study of tribes.

40. Write short notes 
a. Displacement, rehabilitation and resettlement
b. Colonial construct of the ‘tribe’ as the ‘other’ 

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