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Anthropology

Question 1Single Answer

An individual of either sex takes a succession of spouses, one at a time, divorcing in between; such a marriage is called :

A
Serial monogamy
B
Serial polyandry
C
Serial polygamy
D
Serial polygyny

Question 2Single Answer

Manchestar school of thought was led by :

A
Clyade Kluckhohn
B
Max Gluckman
C
Elizabeth Colson
D
Radcliffe Brown

Question 3Single Answer

‘Segmentary lineage system' is the characteristic feature of :

A
Bedouin society
B
Toda society
C
Tiv society
D
Ashanti society

Question 4Single Answer

The approach utilized in Anthropology that integrates a wide varieties of disciplines in the study of human behaviour is :

A
Totalistic approach
B
Holistic approach
C
All encompassing approach
D
Comprehensive approach

Question 5Single Answer

Ethology deals with the study of :

A
Adaptation
B
Behaviour of animals
C
Fossils
D
Fauna

Question 6Single Answer

Chromosomal theory of inheritance was given by :

A
Curt Stern
B
Gregor Mendel
C
Sutton & Boveri
D
Watson & Crick

Question 7Single Answer

Australopithecus anamensis was discovered by :

A
Donald Johnson
B
Meave Leakey
C
Richard Leakey
D
L.B.S. Leakey

Question 8Single Answer

Holandric inheritance involves the transmission of characteristics from :

A
Male to female
B
Female to male
C
Male to male
D
Female to female

Question 9Single Answer

During the Pleistocene in Europe there were events of transgression and regression of sea level. What is the term for this event ?

A
Isostatic movement
B
Aggradation of gravels
C
Eustatic movement
D
Tectonic movement

Question 10Single Answer

Geochronology uses the principle of climatic oscillation. Geomorphological features of climatic oscillation in temperate region is :

A
Moraine
B
Gravel deposit
C
Primary laterite
D
Lacustrine deposit

Question 11Single Answer

A forager society displays the following characteristic features :

A
Small in size
B
Demographically small
C
Egalitarianism
D
Profit motive

Question 12Single Answer

Questionnaire and interview schedule both :
I. Contain pre-determined set of questions.
II. Are filled in by researcher.
III. Can contain 'open-ended' and close-ended questions.
IV. Are structured tools of data collection.

A
I, II and III are correct
B
II, III and IV are correct
C
I, II and IV are correct
D
I, III and IV are correct

Question 13Single Answer

Following are the salient features of a tribe :
I. Territorial affiliation
II. Oral tradition
III. Social hierarchy
IV. Animism

A
I, II and IV are correct
B
I, II and III are correct
C
I, IV and III are correct
D
II, III and IV are correct

Question 14Single Answer

Which of the following are considered as the characteristic features of particularly vulnerable tribal communities ?
i. Pre-agricultural level of technology
ii. Extremely low literacy
iii. Stagnant or diminishing population
iv. Subsistence level of economy

A
Only i, ii and iii are correct
B
Only ii, iii and iv are correct
C
All i, ii, iii and iv are correct
D
Only i and ii are correct

Question 15Single Answer

Steatopygia is found among the females of :

A
Gypsies
B
Bushman Hottentots
C
Todas
D
Apache Indians

Question 16Single Answer

Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

A
New World Monkeys - Africa
B
Lemurs - Madagascar
C
Tarsiers - Malaysia
D
Orangutan - Indonesia

Question 17Single Answer

Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ?

A
Homo habilis - East Africa
B
Ramapithecus - South India
C
Heidelberg Jaw - Spain
D
Neanderthal - Pakistan

Question 18Single Answer

What made genus homo capable of advancement in human evolution ?

A
Bipedalism and erect posture
B
Brain development
C
Free hands and tool making
D
All of the above

Question 19Single Answer

Radiometric dating is based on a principle of :

A
Half life value of isotope
B
Galcial varves
C
Ceramic absorbtion of radiation
D
Flourine absorbtion

Question 20Single Answer

Material used for Potassium - Argon method of dating is :

A
Organic remains
B
Igneous minerals (Lava)
C
Ceramic materials
D
Metal objects

Question 21Single Answer

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Anthropology is the holistic science of mankind.
Reason (R) : It focuses on only certain aspects of human beings. In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?
Code :

A
(A) is true and (R) is not true
B
(A) is false and (R) is true
C
(A) is false and (R) is also false
D
(A) is true and (R) is also true

Question 22Single Answer

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) .
Assertion (A) : Language is the principal means of communication.
Reason (R) : Human beings use language as one of the media of non-verbal communication. In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?
Code :

A
Both (A) and (R) are correct
B
(A) is correct (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C
(R) is wrong and (A) is correct
D
(A) is wrong and (R) is correct

Question 23Single Answer

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) .
Assertion (A) : In India the tribal economy is largely considered as agro-forest based economy .
Reason (R) :The tribal habitats are located in high altitude forest zones of India .
In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?
Code :

A
(A) is true and (R) is false
B
(A) is false and (R) is true
C
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
D
Both (A) and (R) are true, (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Question 24Single Answer

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) .
Assertion (A) : The maternal and child health among the tribal communities in India is far from satisfactory .
Reason (R) :The reach of the national rural health mission is not satisfactory among the tribal communities .
In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?
Code :

A
(A) is true and (R) is false
B
(A) is true and (R) is true
C
(A) is false and (R) is true
D
(A) is false and (R) is also false

Question 25Single Answer

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) .
Assertion (A) :Colour blind sons always have colour blind mothers .
Reason (R) : The inheritance of colour blind gene is holandric .
In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?

A
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C
(A) is true and (R) is false
D
Both (A) and (R) are wrong

Question 26Single Answer

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) .
Assertion (A) : Mutation introduces new alleles in the population .
Reason (R) : Mutation is a major evolutionary force causing variation in a population .
In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?
Code :

A
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C
(A) is true, but (R) is false
D
Both (A) and (R) are correct

Question 27Single Answer

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) .
Assertion (A) : Naturally occurring antibodies are found in the ABO blood group system .
Reason (R) : ABO blood group system is not much important for blood transfusion purposes .
In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?
Code :

A
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C
(A) is true, but (R) is false
D
(A) is false, but (R) is true

Question 28Single Answer

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) .
Assertion (A) : Replication of DNA takes place during interphase .
Reason (R) : Theoretically three types of replication are possible in DNA. In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?
Code :

A
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C
(A) is true and (R) is false
D
(A) is false and (R) is true

Question 29Single Answer

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) .
Assertion (A) : Levalloisean technique heralds the emergence of a new cultural development .
Reason (R) : It shows an energy efficient method of producing multiple tool types. In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?
Code :

A
Both (A) and (R) are wrong
B
(A) is correct and (R) is wrong
C
Both (A) and (R) are correct
D
(A) is wrong and (R) is correct

Question 30Single Answer

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) .
Assertion (A) : Due to environmental change during Holocene there was a shift from large game hunting to intensive fishing and fowling .
Reason (R) : It is the technological development that prompted men to change the method extraction of resources during Holocene. In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?
Code :

A
(R) is correct and (A) is wrong
B
Both (A) and (R) are correct
C
(A) is correct and (R) is wrong
D
Both (A) and (R) are wrong

Question 31Single Answer

Identify the correct sequence in the development of Anthropologicaltheories :

A
Diffusionism - Functionalism - Structuralism - Unilenear - Evolutionism
B
Functionalism – Unilenear - Evolutionism - Diffusionism - Structuralism
C
Unilenear - Evolutionism - Diffusionism - Functionalism - Structuralism
D
Structuralism - Functionalism - Diffusionism – Unilenear – Evolutionism

Question 32Single Answer

Identify the correct sequence of stages in economic developments in human society :

A
Agricultural stage - Hunting and Gathering stage - Industrial stage - Pastoral stage
B
Pastoral stage - Industrial stage - Hunting and Gathering stage - Agricultural stage
C
Industrial stage - Agricultural stage - Pastoral stage -Hunting and Gathering stage
D
Hunting and Gathering stage - Pastoral stage - Agricultural stage - Industrial stage

Question 33Single Answer

Identify the correct sequence of the hierarchy of communities in ascending order according to Robert Redfield :

A
Region - State - Village - County
B
County - Region - Village - State
C
Village - County - Region - State
D
State - Region - County - Village

Question 34Single Answer

Arrange the kin groups in the ascending order :

A
Lineage - Sib - Phratry - Clan
B
Lineage - Clan - Sib - Phratry
C
Clan - Lineage - Phratry - Sib
D
Sib - Clan - Phratry - Lineage

Question 35Single Answer

Identify the correct top to bottom sequence of the following land marks on the human face :

A
Trichion - Glabella - Nasion - Gnathion
B
Glabella - Trichion - Nasion - Gnathion
C
Nasion - Gnathion - Trichion - Glabella
D
Gnathion - Glabella - Nasion - Trichion

Question 36Single Answer

Identify the correct cephalo-caudal sequence of the following vertebrae :

A
Lumbar - Sacrum - Coccyx - Thoracic - Cervical
B
Cervical - Thoracic - Lumbar - Sacrum - Coccyx
C
Thoracic - Cervical - Lumbar- Coccyx - Sacrum
D
Sacrum - Lumbar - Cervical - Coccyx - Thoracic

Question 37Single Answer

Identify the correct sequence of the following traits in the chronological order of their application to study human variation :

A
Morphometry - Blood groups - Red cell enzymes - DNA markers
B
Blood groups - Red cell enzymes - Morphometry - DNA markers
C
DNA markers - Red cell enzymes - blood groups - Morphometry
D
Red cell enzymes - Blood groups - Morphometry - DNA markers

Question 38Single Answer

Identify the correct sequence of the following in order of their complexity :

A
Subspecies - Individual - Species - Population
B
Individual - Population - Subspecies - Species
C
Species - Individual - Subspecies - Population
D
Population - Individual - Species - Subspecies

Question 39Single Answer

Arrange the following cultures in correct sequence of their emergence :
I. Solutrean II. Aurignacian
III. Perigordian IV. Magdalenian
Code :

A
I, IV, II, III
B
III, II, I, IV
C
IV, III, II, I
D
II, IV, III, I

Question 40Single Answer

Match the following List-I with List-II :
             List-I                                          List-II
(Different stages of Economy) (Communities associated with)
a. Hunting – Gathering                 i. Trobriand Islanders
b. Pastoralism                               ii. Maria Gonds
c. Horticulture                                iii. Nuer
d. Shifting cultivation                    iv. Bushman
Code :

A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
iii iv ii i
B
ii i iv iii
C
iv iii i ii
D
i ii iii iv

Question 41Single Answer

Match the following Anthropologists from List-I with the approaches given in List-II :
           List-I                              List-II
a. Malinowski             i. Structuralism
b. Levi Strauss          ii. Functionalism
c.Radcliffe-Brown     iii.Historical particular
d. Franz Boas          iv. Structural functionalism
Code :

A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
i ii iii iv
B
ii iii iv i
C
iii ii i iv
D
ii i iv iii

Question 42Single Answer

Match the following Anthropologists with the concepts :
             List-I                       List-II
a. Emilie Durkheim        i. Multilinear evolution
b. Robert K. Merton        ii. Universal evolution
c. Leslie A.White             iii. Organic and mechanical solidarity
d. Julian S. Steward       iv. Manifest and latent functions
Code :

A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
i ii iii iv
B
iii iv ii i
C
ii iii iv i
D
i iv iii ii

Question 43Single Answer

Match List-I refering to names of the tribes with List-II describing the state where they reside :
          List-I                 List-II
a. Chenchu          i. Andhra Pradesh
b. Paharia            ii. Bihar including Jharkhand
c. Padhar             iii. Gujarat
d.Jenu Kuruba    iv. Karnataka
Code :

A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
i ii iii iv
B
ii iii iv i
C
iii ii i iv
D
iv i ii iii

Question 44Single Answer

Match an item in List-I with an item in List-II. Use the codes given below :
         List-I                List-II
a. Lemur              i. Old world monkey
b. Muriqui            ii. Lesser Ape
c. Langur             iii. Prosimian
d. Gibbon           iv. New world monkey
Code :

A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
i iv ii iii
B
i ii iii iv
C
iii iv i ii
D
iv iii ii i

Question 45Single Answer

Match an item in List-I with an item in List-II. Use the codes given below :
       List-I                          List-II
a. Homo ergaster     i. South Africa
b. Ramapithecus     ii. China
c. Peking Man        iii. East Africa
d. Taung child        iv. India
Code :

A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
i iv ii iii
B
iv iii ii i
C
iii iv ii i
D
i ii iii iv

Question 46Single Answer

Match an item in List-I with an item in List-II. Use the codes given below :
        List-I                                    List-II
a. Dosage co Compensation     i. T.H. Morgan
b. Phenotype                                  ii.Alternate forms of a gene
c. Allele                                           iii. Lyon's Hypothesis
d. Linkage                                      iv. Outwardly visible character
                                                         -istics of an orga-nism
Code :

A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
iv ii iii i
B
iii iv ii i
C
i ii iii iv
D
ii i iv iii

Question 47Single Answer

Match an item in List-I with an item in List-II. Use the codes given below :
          List-I                 List-II
a. Parietal bone     i. Lower limb
b. Femur                 ii. Upper limb
c. Ulna                    iii. Dental arch
d. Diastema          iv. Cranical bone
Code :

A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
ii iii iv i
B
iii ii i iv
C
i iii iv ii
D
iv i ii iii

Question 48Single Answer

Match the each item of List-I with items of List-II :
               List-I                                   List-II
(Names of the prehistoric sites) (Location of the prehistoric sites)
a. Mehergarh                                     i. Madhya Pradesh
b. Adamgarh                                     ii. Orissa
c. Kuliana                                         iii. Baluchistan
d. Daojali Hading                           iv. Assam
Code :

A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
ii iii iv i
B
i iv ii iii
C
iii i ii iv
D
iv iii i ii

Question 49Single Answer

The projects that describes the profiles of almost all communities in India is known by the name :

A
Populations of India
B
People of India
C
Communities of India
D
Societies of India

Question 50Single Answer

The term “Thick description" was coined by :

A
Clifford Geertz
B
Mary Douglas
C
Peter Worsley
D
James Clifford

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Anthropology

Question 51Single Answer

Lamarckism is primarily based on which principle?

A
Natural selection
B
Inheritance of acquired characters
C
Genetic drift
D
Mutation

Question 52Single Answer

Neo-Darwinism combines Darwinism with which field?

A
Genetics
B
Cytology
C
Ecology
D
Embryology

Question 53Single Answer

Darwinism emphasizes which mechanism of evolution?

A
Genetic recombination
B
Natural selection
C
Artificial selection only
D
Mutation pressure

Question 54Single Answer

Synthetic theory of evolution is also called?

A
Lamarckism
B
Neutral theory
C
Saltation theory
D
Modern synthesis

Question 55Single Answer

Neutral theory of molecular evolution was proposed by?

A
Darwin
B
Motoo Kimura
C
Lamarck
D
Wallace

Question 56Single Answer

Cladogenesis refers to?

A
Linear evolution
B
Sudden extinction
C
No evolution
D
Branching evolution

Question 57Single Answer

Anagenesis refers to?

A
Evolution within a lineage without branching
B
Branching evolution
C
Hybridization
D
Genetic drift

Question 58Single Answer

Punctuated equilibrium theory was proposed by?

A
Darwin and Wallace
B
Lamarck and Cuvier
C
Huxley and Mayr
D
Eldredge and Gould

Question 59Single Answer

Natural selection acts primarily on?

A
Genes directly
B
Phenotypes
C
Chromosomes
D
Ecosystems

Question 60Single Answer

Primates are best characterized by?

A
Hooves
B
Wings
C
Exoskeleton
D
Opposable thumbs

Question 61Single Answer

Primate locomotion includes all EXCEPT?

A
Brachiation
B
Quadrupedalism
C
Bipedalism
D
Flight

Question 62Single Answer

Brachiation is mainly seen in?

A
Lemurs
B
Humans
C
Monkeys
D
Gibbons

Question 63Single Answer

Quadrupedal locomotion refers to movement on?

A
Two legs
B
Wings
C
Tail only
D
Four limbs

Question 64Single Answer

Bipedalism is characteristic of?

A
Humans
B
Lemurs
C
Monkeys
D
All primates

Question 65Single Answer

Primate dentition is generally?

A
Homodont
B
Simplified only
C
Absent
D
Heterodont

Question 66Single Answer

Primate brain is relatively?

A
Small and simple
B
Absent
C
Large and complex
D
Unsegmented

Question 67Single Answer

Opposable thumb is an adaptation for?

A
Flight
B
Running
C
Swimming
D
Grasping

Question 68Single Answer

Primates belong to which order?

A
Carnivora
B
Primates
C
Rodentia
D
Ungulata

Question 69Single Answer

Prosimians include?

A
Lemurs and lorises
B
Apes only
C
Humans only
D
Gorillas only

Question 70Single Answer

Tarsiers belong to?

A
Ceboidea
B
Cercopithecoidea
C
Hominoidea
D
Tarsioidea

Question 71Single Answer

New World monkeys belong to?

A
Ceboidea
B
Cercopithecoidea
C
Hominoidea
D
Lorisoidea

Question 72Single Answer

Old World monkeys belong to?

A
Ceboidea
B
Lemuroidea
C
Tarsioidea
D
Cercopithecoidea

Question 73Single Answer

Hominoidea includes?

A
Lemurs only
B
Monkeys only
C
Apes and humans
D
Tarsiers only

Question 74Single Answer

Lemurs are primarily found in?

A
Madagascar
B
India
C
Africa mainland
D
Europe

Question 75Single Answer

Primate social behavior is generally?

A
Solitary
B
Highly social
C
Non-existent
D
Random

Question 76Single Answer

Gigantopithecus was discovered in?

A
Africa
B
Australia
C
Europe
D
Asia

Question 77Single Answer

Aegyptopithecus is from which epoch?

A
Miocene
B
Pleistocene
C
Oligocene
D
Holocene

Question 78Single Answer

Ramapithecus is associated with?

A
Reptiles
B
Modern humans
C
Birds
D
Early hominids

Question 79Single Answer

Sahelanthropus tchadensis is also known as?

A
Lucy
B
Toumai
C
Java man
D
Peking man

Question 80Single Answer

Orrorin tugenensis was discovered in?

A
Kenya
B
India
C
China
D
Europe

Question 81Single Answer

Ardipithecus ramidus belongs to?

A
Apes only
B
Modern humans
C
Early hominins
D
Monkeys only

Question 82Single Answer

Australopithecus afarensis is best known as?

A
Java man
B
Lucy
C
Neanderthal
D
Cro-Magnon

Question 83Single Answer

Australopithecus africanus was discovered in?

A
India
B
South Africa
C
China
D
Europe

Question 84Single Answer

Paranthropus boisei is known for?

A
Small teeth
B
Large brain only
C
Flying ability
D
Robust jaws

Question 85Single Answer

Homo habilis is considered?

A
First ape
B
First bird
C
First tool maker
D
First reptile

Question 86Single Answer

Homo erectus is associated with?

A
Modern agriculture
B
Upright walking
C
Flight
D
Aquatic life

Question 87Single Answer

Turkana Boy fossil belongs to?

A
Homo sapiens
B
Neanderthal
C
Homo erectus
D
Australopithecus

Question 88Single Answer

Java Man is found in?

A
India
B
Africa
C
Indonesia
D
Europe

Question 89Single Answer

Peking Man was discovered in?

A
China
B
Japan
C
India
D
Russia

Question 90Single Answer

Homo floresiensis is known as?

A
Giant man
B
Dwarf human
C
Ape man
D
Modern man

Question 91Single Answer

Homo heidelbergensis is associated with?

A
Africa only
B
Australia only
C
Mars
D
Europe

Question 92Single Answer

Rhodesian Man is found in?

A
Africa
B
Asia
C
Europe
D
America

Question 93Single Answer

Narmada Man fossil was discovered in?

A
China
B
Europe
C
Africa
D
India

Question 94Single Answer

Neanderthals were mainly distributed in?

A
Europe
B
Africa
C
Australia
D
India only

Question 95Single Answer

Cro-Magnon refers to?

A
Early Homo sapiens in Europe
B
Ape species
C
Fish species
D
Bird species

Question 96Single Answer

Out of Africa hypothesis suggests modern humans originated in?

A
Africa
B
Asia
C
Europe
D
Australia

Question 97Single Answer

Multiregional hypothesis suggests humans evolved?

A
Only in Africa
B
In multiple regions simultaneously
C
Only in Europe
D
Only in Asia

Question 98Single Answer

Partial replacement hypothesis combines?

A
Complete extinction theory
B
Out of Africa and multiregional ideas
C
Lamarckism only
D
Mutation theory only

Question 99Single Answer

Primate radiation refers to?

A
Formation of rocks
B
Extinction of birds
C
Spread and diversification of primates
D
Human agriculture

Question 100Single Answer

Opposability of thumb is mainly linked with?

A
Swimming
B
Flying
C
Running
D
Grasping and manipulation

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