Go through previous years questions from this chapter and prepare notes for all of them. Your clarity of concepts must be impeccable. Use internet extensively to know about technical terms such as Genetic load, genetic drift. Participant-Observation method used by Malinowski for his study on Trobriand Islanders, Genealogical Method by W.H. Always mention the name of prominent anthropologist associated with a particular method and their works. 
Questions definitely come from this chapter and if you write an in-depth answer, it’s a great chance to outshine your competition.
The amount of time you invest in this chapter will never go waste. For example, if you read a little deeper about Clifford Geertz and his work, you will understand how he described the Balinese cockfight and its relationship to the society at large. You can read on the internet about the most important work of each anthropologist mentioned in the syllabus. This being a very important chapter, you can go a little deep into each theory and each thinker. Additional Details: University of Alabama’s website, Braintree. As I had mentioned, quote anthropologists, their works and tribe’s names. For political organisation chapter, source examples from Ember and Ember. Also practice rough diagrams of tools used by these communities. Also mug up examples for tribes for each of fishing/pastoral/horticulture etc. For economic anthropology, memorise examples such as that of potlatch: Chinook of Northern Pacific, Kwakiutl of British Columbia. Ember & Ember has some good diagrams (Eg: Kula ring exchange map) and tables. Diagrams and schematics for marriage, kinship, descent are absolutely crucial. Source these examples from Ember and the internet. For instance, if you are explaining Balanced Reciprocity, you must quote at least a couple of world tribes (Eg: trade between !Kung and Tswana Buntu) that practice it and the significance of such a system in the tribe. Just quoting Indian tribe examples won’t be enough. Also, your answer will stand out only when you quote many examples. Eg: If you talk about Kula Ring, your answer will be incomplete without quoting Malinowski and his work on Trobriand Islanders. Always include names of relevant Anthropologist’s name, publication year, name and the tribe on which the study was done. Cram word to word and replicate in your paper. For all the terms (marriage, religion, magic etc), definitions must be a scholarly one. Note down all of them in an A4 sheet and memorise. Use Ember & Ember for value addition, especially for world tribe examples. Most important chapters of Socio-Cultural Anthro. I skipped this subtopic for lack of time.Ģ.1 & 2.2 – Nature of Culture and Society, etc.Ģ.3, 2.4, 2.5 3, 4 and 5 – Marriage, Family, Kinship, Economic Organisation, Political Organisation, Religion. DNA replication, translation, protein synthesis must be illustrated with diagrams. Refer to PDF Slides for diagrams and value addition. 
I prepared this unit entirely from the Khan academy YouTube channel. Distribution of the fossil in other parts of the world. Who discovered the first fossil, where & when. Characteristics (physical, cultural aspects, time-span of the fossil). its place in the evolution tree, who are its ancestors/successors, etc.) Prepare thoroughly on each and every fossil mentioned in the syllabus. 
Practise diagrams for: Australopithecus, Homo Erectus, Rhodesian man, Neanderthal man, Cro Magnon, Grimaldi, Chancelade.Use Ember & Ember and Anthropology Simplified for value addition and diagrams.Your aim must be to attempt as many questions as you can from topics like these and max out your scores. Dedicate adequate time to practise neat drawings.Practise diagrams to show evolutionary changes not just in the skull but also foot, spinal cord, pelvis, dentition etc For example, when you draw skulls of ape and human, you should comparatively point out changes in parts such as Zygomatic arch, Foramen magnum, Sagittal crest etc. Must draw diagrams with proper labelling.Go through previous years question papers and prepare notes for most important topics.For better diagrams/sketches – Use Ember & Ember, Google, Anthropology Simplified and notes of Kirthi (AIR-14, CSE 2015) published in this Insights article.Quote examples for topics like adaptive radiation.
Ex: You can depict genetic recombination through a diagram and adaptive radiation through a flowchart. Get a solid grasp of evolution and its concepts such as: Genetic recombination, directional selection, Adaptive radiation, Darwinism, Parallelism, Neo-Darwinism etc (Given well in Ember.For answer structure and diagrams, refer Anthropology Simplified.Syllabus and the Strategy 1.1 to 1.3 – Meaning, Scope Relationship Branches Our Chimp cousin contemplating the origin of life, universe and the cosmos.
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