ANTHROPOLOGY- PAGE 4
ANTHROPOLOGY- PAGE 4 MCQs
1. Who, among the following, offers a gender perspective of kinship studies in India?
(A) Kathleen Gough
(B) Luis Dumont
(C) Irawati Karve
(D) Leela Dube
Ans: D
2. Who, among the following, has propounded a ‘descent’ theory of kinship?
(A) Rodney Needham
(B) A.R. Radcliffe Brown
(C) Claude Levi-Strauss
(D) David Scheider
Ans: B
3. Who among the following is associated with Diffusionism?
(A) Fritz Graebnet
(B) Lewis H. Morgan
(C) Marvin Harris
(D) Gordon Childe
Ans: A
4. Anthropology as an academic discipline had its beginning during
(A) The Early Nineteenth Century
(B) The Late Nineteenth Century
(C) The Early Twentieth Century
(D) The Late Twentieth Century
Ans: B
5. Which of these is not part of the anthropological perspective?
(A) Cross-cultural study
(B) Ethnocentrism
(C) Holism
(D) Cultural relativism
Ans: B
6. Marriage between one of the following pairs may cause haemolytic disease of the new born
(A) Rh– Man and Rh+ Woman
(B) Rh+ Man and Rh+ Woman
(C) Rh– Man and Rh– Woman
(D) Rh+ Man and Rh– Woman
Ans: D
7. ‘Statement on Race’ was given by
(A) WHO
(B) UNESCO
(C) UNICEF
(D) NIH
Ans: B
8. Skin colour in human is an example of
(A) Sex-linked trait
(B) Polygenic trait
(C) Monogenic trait
(D) Sex-influenced trail
Ans: B
9. The book “The Rise of Indian Civilization” was authored by
(A) L.S.B. Leakey and Mary Leakey
(B) L.R. Binford and S.R. Binford
(C) Raymond Allchin and Bridget Allchin
(D) Henry de Lumley and Mary de Lumley
Ans: C
10. The typical and characteristic ware of Megalithic culture in South India is
(A) Red and Coarse ware
(B) Black and Buff ware
(C) Buff and Painted ware
(D) Black and Red ware
Ans: D
11. Which of the following statements apply to cultural ecology?
I. Cultural ecology is a doctrine about cultural evolution.
II. Cultural ecology creates a system of social hierarchy.
III. Cultural ecology is the analysis of the relationship between a culture and its environment.
IV. Cultural ecology is an expression of cultural symbolism.
Codes:
(A) I, II and III are correct.
(B) III and IV are correct.
(C) II, III and IV are correct.
(D) I and III are correct.
Ans: D
12. Which of the following statements apply to descent groups?
I. Descent groups are corporate groups.
II. A descent group may form a kindred recruited on the basis of the degree of relationship of its members to a common ego rather than a common ancestor.
III. A descent group can be formed on the basis of ‘complementary filiation’.
IV. A descent group is a non-kin group.
Codes:
(A) I, II are correct.
(B) II, III and IV are correct.
(C) III, IV are correct.
(D) I, II and III are correct.
Ans: D
13. Which of the following features define ‘Tribe’ as an ideal construct?
I. Economic specialization
II. Egalitarianism
III. Integrated character
IV. Class formation
Codes:
(A) I and II are correct.
(B) II and III are correct.
(C) I, II and III are correct.
(D) II, III and IV are correct.
Ans: B
14. Which of the following are the examples of achieved status?
I. Prime Minister
II. Lawyer
III. Poet
IV. Son-in-law
Codes:
(A) I, II and III are correct.
(B) I, II, III and IV are correct.
(C) I, III and IV are correct.
(D) I, II and IV are correct.
Ans: B
15. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Man in India – Hyderabad
(B) Journal of Human Ecology – Delhi
(C) Journal of Indian Anthropological Society – Calcutta
(D) Eastern Anthropologist – Lucknow
Ans: A
16. Which of the following characteristics distinguish primates from other mammals?
(A) A large complex brain in which the area devoted to smell is quite large.
(B) The development of more teeth of a highly specialized nature.
(C) Increased visual acuity because of stereoscopic and colour vision.
(D) The development of a specific breeding season & increased number of offspring.
Ans: C
17. Which of the following can affect the make-up of the gene pool within a population?
(A) Natural selection
(B) Mutation
(C) Migration of individuals into or out of a population
(D) All of the above
Ans: D
18. Which of the following is not true in case of sickle-cell trait?
(A) They are heterozygous for the sickle-cell allele.
(B) All their haemoglobins is Haemoglobin-S.
(C) They have both normal and haemoglobin-S.
(D) They have greater resistance to malaria than with people with only normal haemoglobins.
Ans: B
19. KARST Geomorphology is associated with the study of
(A) Moraine deposits
(B) Sea-level changes
(C) Cave sediments
(D) Terraces
Ans: C
20. The Three-Age system of prehistoric cultures was proposed by
(A) Henry Morgan
(B) Cockburn
(C) Medows Tylor
(D) Thompsen
Ans: D
21. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Community now represents a type of political solidarity.
Reason (R): It is no longer defined in terms of locality.
In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct?
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(C) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: A
22. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): In a patrilineal society, the son does not have special relationships with his maternal uncle.
Reason (R): The alliance view is that he is his mother’s brother.
In the context of the above statements, which of the following is correct?
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(C) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: B
23. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Trobriand Islanders exchange valued shell ornaments.
Reason (R): The custom of ceremonial Kula ring is practised among the Trobriand Islanders.
In the context of the above statements, which of the following is correct?
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(B) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: C
24. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): There is much in common between race and ethnicity.
Reason (R): Both are culturally constructed.
In the context of the above statements, which of the following is correct?
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(C) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: C
25. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Anthropologists today are not in favour of the term ‘Race’.
Reason (R): It has created misconception and misgivings in the minds of the people.
In the context of the above statements, which of the following is correct?
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
Ans: C
26. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Malnutrition causes obesity among human populations.
Reason (R): The prevalence of obesity is more common among males.
Codes:
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(B) (R) is true, but (A) is false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: A
27. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Mutations are the fundamental source of variation.
Reason (R): Mutations are rare in human population.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(D) (R) is correct, but (A) is incorrect.
Ans: A
28. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Short term physiological adaptation occurring over a period of several days or hours is called acclimation.
Reason (R): The level of haemoglobin is not affected when we stay at a high altitude for one month or so.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) (R) is true, but (A) is false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(D) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
Ans: D
29. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Rock-Art is the evidence of the earliest human cognition expressed in aesthetic and abstract form.
Reason (R): The upper Palaeolithic art found on the walls and ceilings of caves in Europe were the basis to conceive the idea of early expression of human art.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true.
Ans: D
30. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Geomorphology is crucial in estimating relative dating of a cultural layer.
Reason (R): The study of stratigraphic sequence of layers is integral in understanding geochronology.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true.
Ans: D
31. Identify the correct sequence of the following:
(A) Vanaprasthashram – Brahmacharyashram – Gruhasthashram – Sanyashashram.
(B) Gruhasthashram – Vanaprasthashram – Brahmacharyashram – Sanyashashram.
(C) Brahmacharyashram – Gruhasthashram – Vanaprasthashram – Sanyashashram.
(D) Brahmacharyashram – Gruhasthashram – Sanyashashram – Vanaprasthashram.
Ans: C
32. Workout an evolutionary order of the following belief systems:
(A) Ancestor worship – Animism – Polytheism – Monotheism.
(B) Ancestor worship – Animism – Monotheism – Polytheism.
(C) Animism – Ancestor worship – Monotheism – Polytheism.
(D) Animism – Monotheism – Ancestor worship – Polytheism.
Answer: (No option is correct)
33. Give the correct sequence of the following:
(A) Tribe – Band – Chiefdom – State
(B) Tribe – Chiefdom – Band – State
(C) Band – Chiefdom – State – Tribe
(D) Band – Tribe – Chiefdom – State
Ans: D
34. Identify the order in which the following anthropologists made their appearance in the academic field.
(A) Evans-Pritchard – Malinowski – Sol Tax – Edward Tylor.
(B) Edward Tylor – Malinowski – Evans-Pritchard – Sol Tax.
(C) Malinowski – Edward Tylor – Evans-Pritchard – Sol Tax.
(D) Edward Tylor – Evans-Pritchard – Malinowski – Sol Tax.
Ans: B
35. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): For a minority group identity could be a liability.
Reason (R): Minority groups are unable to form ethnic boundaries.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(C) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: B
36. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Millenary movements organised by the American Indians in the late eighteenth century sought to provide an explanation for and a solution to the problems faced by the society.
Reason (R): American Indians suffered the loss of their lands, their livelihoods, and as much as nine-tenths of their population.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(C) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: A
37. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): One of the most striking changes in patterns of growth is the secular trend in growth observed in industrialized countries.
Reason (R): The secular trend in human growth is the result of better nutrition and better health care.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) is incorrect and (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
Ans: C
38. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The presence of Duffy blood group antigens Fya and Fyb facilitate the entry of malaria causing protozoans.
Reason (R): Duffy-negative individuals are resistant to Plasmodium vivax.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(D) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
Ans: B
39. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Consumption of high fat diet is associated with Cardio vascular diseases.
Reason (R): The level of cholesterol has no impact on the onset of cardio vascular diseases.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(B) (R) is correct, but (A) is incorrect.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
Ans: A
40. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): HLA is a part of the major histocompatibility complex.
Reason (R): This system has wide medical application and is used in organ transplantation.
Codes:
(A) (R) is correct, but (A) is incorrect.
(B) Both (A) & (R) are incorrect.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
Ans: C
41. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Heritability studies constitute an important part of quantitative genetics.
Reason (R): Twin studies are not used in heritable study.
Codes:
(A) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
(B) (R) is incorrect, but (A) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
Ans: B
42. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): All Indian populations possess brachycephalic head.
Reason (R): Mongoloids do not possess brachycephalic head.
Codes:
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(B) (R) is true, but (A) is false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true.
Ans: C
43. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The Indian Megalithic culture is characterised by several burial types.
Reason (R): The plurality of burial types was due to the biophysical characters of people, their languages and case segregations.
On the basis of the above, choose the correct answer:
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(C) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: B
44. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The Australopithecines of Africa were the practitioners of ‘Osteo-Dento Keratic’ culture.
Reason (R): The on-set of the Pleistocene climatic conditions brought in depletion of woodland forests to Savannahs, where the ‘prey predator’ relations provided an opportunity to practice ‘Osteo- Dento-Keratic’ culture.
On the basis of the above, choose the correct answer:
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, (R) is wrong.
(C) (A) is wrong, (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: A
45. Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The Indian tribal cultures are of great help in drawing analogies and parallels for ethno archaeological understandings.
Reason (R): The pre-agricultural technologies are still prevalent among the tribal economies occupying the hill tract and forested environments.
On the basis of the above, choose the correct answer:
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, (R) is wrong.
(C) (A) is wrong, (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: A
46. Who among the following could be regarded as a pioneer in the field of village studies in India?
(A) L.P. Vidyarthi
(B) N.K. Bose
(C) D.N. Majumdar
(D) S.C. Dube
Ans: D
47. Give the correct sequence of the following stages about illness:
I. The symptoms experience stage.
II. The medical care contact stage.
III. The dependent-patient role stage.
IV. The rehabilitation state.
Codes:
(A) I, III, IV, II
(B) II, I, III, IV
(C) II, III, I, IV
(D) I, II, III, IV
Ans: D
48. Identify the correct sequence of Purusharthas in Hindu tradition.
(A) Dharma – Artha – Kama – Moksha.
(B) Dharma – Artha – Moksha – Kama.
(C) Moksha – Kama – Artha – Dharma.
(D) Artha – Kama – Moksha – Dharma.
Ans: A
49. Match an item in List – I with an item in List – II. Use the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(a) The first human deliberate burials (i) Upper Palaeolithic period
(b) The first paintings, engravings, sculptures (ii) Mesolithic period
(c) The shell-middens and kitchen middens (iii) Neolithic period
(d) Early domestication of plants and animals (iv) Middle Palaeolithic period
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(B) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(C) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(D) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
Ans: A
50. Match an item in List – I with an item in List – II. Use the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Palaeolithic period (i) Holocene period
(b) Protohistoric period (ii) Emergence of Civilization
(c) Nuclear areas (iii) Pleistocene period
(d) Agricultural Innovations (iv) Agricultural Origins
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(B) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(C) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(D) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
Ans: C
(A) Kathleen Gough
(B) Luis Dumont
(C) Irawati Karve
(D) Leela Dube
Ans: D
2. Who, among the following, has propounded a ‘descent’ theory of kinship?
(A) Rodney Needham
(B) A.R. Radcliffe Brown
(C) Claude Levi-Strauss
(D) David Scheider
Ans: B
3. Who among the following is associated with Diffusionism?
(A) Fritz Graebnet
(B) Lewis H. Morgan
(C) Marvin Harris
(D) Gordon Childe
Ans: A
4. Anthropology as an academic discipline had its beginning during
(A) The Early Nineteenth Century
(B) The Late Nineteenth Century
(C) The Early Twentieth Century
(D) The Late Twentieth Century
Ans: B
5. Which of these is not part of the anthropological perspective?
(A) Cross-cultural study
(B) Ethnocentrism
(C) Holism
(D) Cultural relativism
Ans: B
6. Marriage between one of the following pairs may cause haemolytic disease of the new born
(A) Rh– Man and Rh+ Woman
(B) Rh+ Man and Rh+ Woman
(C) Rh– Man and Rh– Woman
(D) Rh+ Man and Rh– Woman
Ans: D
7. ‘Statement on Race’ was given by
(A) WHO
(B) UNESCO
(C) UNICEF
(D) NIH
Ans: B
8. Skin colour in human is an example of
(A) Sex-linked trait
(B) Polygenic trait
(C) Monogenic trait
(D) Sex-influenced trail
Ans: B
9. The book “The Rise of Indian Civilization” was authored by
(A) L.S.B. Leakey and Mary Leakey
(B) L.R. Binford and S.R. Binford
(C) Raymond Allchin and Bridget Allchin
(D) Henry de Lumley and Mary de Lumley
Ans: C
10. The typical and characteristic ware of Megalithic culture in South India is
(A) Red and Coarse ware
(B) Black and Buff ware
(C) Buff and Painted ware
(D) Black and Red ware
Ans: D
11. Which of the following statements apply to cultural ecology?
I. Cultural ecology is a doctrine about cultural evolution.
II. Cultural ecology creates a system of social hierarchy.
III. Cultural ecology is the analysis of the relationship between a culture and its environment.
IV. Cultural ecology is an expression of cultural symbolism.
Codes:
(A) I, II and III are correct.
(B) III and IV are correct.
(C) II, III and IV are correct.
(D) I and III are correct.
Ans: D
12. Which of the following statements apply to descent groups?
I. Descent groups are corporate groups.
II. A descent group may form a kindred recruited on the basis of the degree of relationship of its members to a common ego rather than a common ancestor.
III. A descent group can be formed on the basis of ‘complementary filiation’.
IV. A descent group is a non-kin group.
Codes:
(A) I, II are correct.
(B) II, III and IV are correct.
(C) III, IV are correct.
(D) I, II and III are correct.
Ans: D
13. Which of the following features define ‘Tribe’ as an ideal construct?
I. Economic specialization
II. Egalitarianism
III. Integrated character
IV. Class formation
Codes:
(A) I and II are correct.
(B) II and III are correct.
(C) I, II and III are correct.
(D) II, III and IV are correct.
Ans: B
14. Which of the following are the examples of achieved status?
I. Prime Minister
II. Lawyer
III. Poet
IV. Son-in-law
Codes:
(A) I, II and III are correct.
(B) I, II, III and IV are correct.
(C) I, III and IV are correct.
(D) I, II and IV are correct.
Ans: B
15. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Man in India – Hyderabad
(B) Journal of Human Ecology – Delhi
(C) Journal of Indian Anthropological Society – Calcutta
(D) Eastern Anthropologist – Lucknow
Ans: A
16. Which of the following characteristics distinguish primates from other mammals?
(A) A large complex brain in which the area devoted to smell is quite large.
(B) The development of more teeth of a highly specialized nature.
(C) Increased visual acuity because of stereoscopic and colour vision.
(D) The development of a specific breeding season & increased number of offspring.
Ans: C
17. Which of the following can affect the make-up of the gene pool within a population?
(A) Natural selection
(B) Mutation
(C) Migration of individuals into or out of a population
(D) All of the above
Ans: D
18. Which of the following is not true in case of sickle-cell trait?
(A) They are heterozygous for the sickle-cell allele.
(B) All their haemoglobins is Haemoglobin-S.
(C) They have both normal and haemoglobin-S.
(D) They have greater resistance to malaria than with people with only normal haemoglobins.
Ans: B
19. KARST Geomorphology is associated with the study of
(A) Moraine deposits
(B) Sea-level changes
(C) Cave sediments
(D) Terraces
Ans: C
20. The Three-Age system of prehistoric cultures was proposed by
(A) Henry Morgan
(B) Cockburn
(C) Medows Tylor
(D) Thompsen
Ans: D
21. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Community now represents a type of political solidarity.
Reason (R): It is no longer defined in terms of locality.
In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct?
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(C) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: A
22. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): In a patrilineal society, the son does not have special relationships with his maternal uncle.
Reason (R): The alliance view is that he is his mother’s brother.
In the context of the above statements, which of the following is correct?
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(C) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: B
23. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Trobriand Islanders exchange valued shell ornaments.
Reason (R): The custom of ceremonial Kula ring is practised among the Trobriand Islanders.
In the context of the above statements, which of the following is correct?
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(B) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: C
24. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): There is much in common between race and ethnicity.
Reason (R): Both are culturally constructed.
In the context of the above statements, which of the following is correct?
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(C) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: C
25. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Anthropologists today are not in favour of the term ‘Race’.
Reason (R): It has created misconception and misgivings in the minds of the people.
In the context of the above statements, which of the following is correct?
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
Ans: C
26. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Malnutrition causes obesity among human populations.
Reason (R): The prevalence of obesity is more common among males.
Codes:
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(B) (R) is true, but (A) is false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: A
27. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Mutations are the fundamental source of variation.
Reason (R): Mutations are rare in human population.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(D) (R) is correct, but (A) is incorrect.
Ans: A
28. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Short term physiological adaptation occurring over a period of several days or hours is called acclimation.
Reason (R): The level of haemoglobin is not affected when we stay at a high altitude for one month or so.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) (R) is true, but (A) is false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(D) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
Ans: D
29. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Rock-Art is the evidence of the earliest human cognition expressed in aesthetic and abstract form.
Reason (R): The upper Palaeolithic art found on the walls and ceilings of caves in Europe were the basis to conceive the idea of early expression of human art.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true.
Ans: D
30. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Geomorphology is crucial in estimating relative dating of a cultural layer.
Reason (R): The study of stratigraphic sequence of layers is integral in understanding geochronology.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true.
Ans: D
31. Identify the correct sequence of the following:
(A) Vanaprasthashram – Brahmacharyashram – Gruhasthashram – Sanyashashram.
(B) Gruhasthashram – Vanaprasthashram – Brahmacharyashram – Sanyashashram.
(C) Brahmacharyashram – Gruhasthashram – Vanaprasthashram – Sanyashashram.
(D) Brahmacharyashram – Gruhasthashram – Sanyashashram – Vanaprasthashram.
Ans: C
32. Workout an evolutionary order of the following belief systems:
(A) Ancestor worship – Animism – Polytheism – Monotheism.
(B) Ancestor worship – Animism – Monotheism – Polytheism.
(C) Animism – Ancestor worship – Monotheism – Polytheism.
(D) Animism – Monotheism – Ancestor worship – Polytheism.
Answer: (No option is correct)
33. Give the correct sequence of the following:
(A) Tribe – Band – Chiefdom – State
(B) Tribe – Chiefdom – Band – State
(C) Band – Chiefdom – State – Tribe
(D) Band – Tribe – Chiefdom – State
Ans: D
34. Identify the order in which the following anthropologists made their appearance in the academic field.
(A) Evans-Pritchard – Malinowski – Sol Tax – Edward Tylor.
(B) Edward Tylor – Malinowski – Evans-Pritchard – Sol Tax.
(C) Malinowski – Edward Tylor – Evans-Pritchard – Sol Tax.
(D) Edward Tylor – Evans-Pritchard – Malinowski – Sol Tax.
Ans: B
35. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): For a minority group identity could be a liability.
Reason (R): Minority groups are unable to form ethnic boundaries.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(C) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: B
36. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Millenary movements organised by the American Indians in the late eighteenth century sought to provide an explanation for and a solution to the problems faced by the society.
Reason (R): American Indians suffered the loss of their lands, their livelihoods, and as much as nine-tenths of their population.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(C) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: A
37. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): One of the most striking changes in patterns of growth is the secular trend in growth observed in industrialized countries.
Reason (R): The secular trend in human growth is the result of better nutrition and better health care.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) is incorrect and (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
Ans: C
38. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The presence of Duffy blood group antigens Fya and Fyb facilitate the entry of malaria causing protozoans.
Reason (R): Duffy-negative individuals are resistant to Plasmodium vivax.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(D) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
Ans: B
39. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Consumption of high fat diet is associated with Cardio vascular diseases.
Reason (R): The level of cholesterol has no impact on the onset of cardio vascular diseases.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(B) (R) is correct, but (A) is incorrect.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
Ans: A
40. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): HLA is a part of the major histocompatibility complex.
Reason (R): This system has wide medical application and is used in organ transplantation.
Codes:
(A) (R) is correct, but (A) is incorrect.
(B) Both (A) & (R) are incorrect.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
Ans: C
41. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Heritability studies constitute an important part of quantitative genetics.
Reason (R): Twin studies are not used in heritable study.
Codes:
(A) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
(B) (R) is incorrect, but (A) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
Ans: B
42. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): All Indian populations possess brachycephalic head.
Reason (R): Mongoloids do not possess brachycephalic head.
Codes:
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(B) (R) is true, but (A) is false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true.
Ans: C
43. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The Indian Megalithic culture is characterised by several burial types.
Reason (R): The plurality of burial types was due to the biophysical characters of people, their languages and case segregations.
On the basis of the above, choose the correct answer:
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(C) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: B
44. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The Australopithecines of Africa were the practitioners of ‘Osteo-Dento Keratic’ culture.
Reason (R): The on-set of the Pleistocene climatic conditions brought in depletion of woodland forests to Savannahs, where the ‘prey predator’ relations provided an opportunity to practice ‘Osteo- Dento-Keratic’ culture.
On the basis of the above, choose the correct answer:
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, (R) is wrong.
(C) (A) is wrong, (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: A
45. Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The Indian tribal cultures are of great help in drawing analogies and parallels for ethno archaeological understandings.
Reason (R): The pre-agricultural technologies are still prevalent among the tribal economies occupying the hill tract and forested environments.
On the basis of the above, choose the correct answer:
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, (R) is wrong.
(C) (A) is wrong, (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: A
46. Who among the following could be regarded as a pioneer in the field of village studies in India?
(A) L.P. Vidyarthi
(B) N.K. Bose
(C) D.N. Majumdar
(D) S.C. Dube
Ans: D
47. Give the correct sequence of the following stages about illness:
I. The symptoms experience stage.
II. The medical care contact stage.
III. The dependent-patient role stage.
IV. The rehabilitation state.
Codes:
(A) I, III, IV, II
(B) II, I, III, IV
(C) II, III, I, IV
(D) I, II, III, IV
Ans: D
48. Identify the correct sequence of Purusharthas in Hindu tradition.
(A) Dharma – Artha – Kama – Moksha.
(B) Dharma – Artha – Moksha – Kama.
(C) Moksha – Kama – Artha – Dharma.
(D) Artha – Kama – Moksha – Dharma.
Ans: A
49. Match an item in List – I with an item in List – II. Use the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(a) The first human deliberate burials (i) Upper Palaeolithic period
(b) The first paintings, engravings, sculptures (ii) Mesolithic period
(c) The shell-middens and kitchen middens (iii) Neolithic period
(d) Early domestication of plants and animals (iv) Middle Palaeolithic period
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(B) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(C) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(D) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
Ans: A
50. Match an item in List – I with an item in List – II. Use the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Palaeolithic period (i) Holocene period
(b) Protohistoric period (ii) Emergence of Civilization
(c) Nuclear areas (iii) Pleistocene period
(d) Agricultural Innovations (iv) Agricultural Origins
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(B) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(C) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(D) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
Ans: C
51. Which of the following are the ideal characteristics of a tribe?
(i) Oral Tradition
(ii) Animism
(iii) Territoriality
(iv) Barter
Codes:
(A) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct.
(B) (i),(ii) and (iii) are correct.
(C) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct.
(D) (ii), (iii) are (iv) are correct.
Ans: A
52. Which of the following books are authored by Levi-Strauss?
I. Myth and Meaning
II. Primitive Classification
III. Elementary Forms of the Religious Life
IV. Structural Anthropology
Codes:
(A) I, II and III are correct.
(B) II and IV are correct.
(C) I and IV are correct.
(D) All are correct.
Ans: C
53. Which of the following statements apply to the class system?
I. A class does not rely on an ideology of blood.
II. It represents a bounded system and does not cut across other forms of social organization.
III. A class is recognised by one’s relationship to the means of production.
IV. Class distinctions can be maintained through ‘Patron client’ relations.
Codes:
(A) I and II are correct.
(B) II and III are correct.
(C) I, III and IV are correct.
(D) II, III and IV are correct.
Ans: C
54. Which of the following are the modes of acquiring wife?
I. Progeny price
II. Suitor service
III. Gift exchange
IV. Marriage by capture
Codes:
(A) I and IV are correct.
(B) II and III are correct.
(C) All are correct.
(D) I and II are correct.
Ans: C
55. Who among the following are ethno medical specialists?
(i) Shaman
(ii) Bone-setter
(iii) Mid-wife
(iv) Witches
Codes:
(A) (ii),(iii) and (iv) are correct.
(B) (i),(ii) and (iii) are correct.
(C) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct.
(D) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct.
Ans: B
56. Which of the following form the bases for classifying tribes as particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (earlier called as Primitive Tribal Groups)?
(i) Religion
(ii) Stagnant or declining population
(iii) Low level of literacy
(iv) Sex-ratio
Codes:
(A) (i) and (ii) are correct.
(B) (ii) and (iii) are correct.
(C) (iii) and (iv) are correct.
(D) (i) and (iv) are correct.
Ans: B
57. To attain bipedal gait and erect posture the anatomical changes occurring in man’s pelvis and lower limbs were
(A) Shortening and broadening of ilium.
(B) Development of linea aspera.
(C) Enlargement of femoral condyles.
(D) All of the above.
Ans: D
58. Factors which tend to change gene frequencies are
(A) Natural selection and Mutation.
(B) Migration and Genetic drift.
(C) Random mating.
(D) Both (A) and (B).
Ans: D
59. Electrophoresis technique can be employed to study polymorphism in
(A) Blood groups, Serum proteins, Red cell enzymes, genomic DNA.
(B) Blood groups, Serum proteins, Genomic DNA, Red cell enzymes.
(C) Serum proteins, Red cellenzymes, Genomic DNA,Blood groups.
(D) Blood groups, Genomic DNA, Red cell enzymes, Serum proteins.
Answer: (No option is correct)
60. All of the following statements about homologous chromosomes are true except one:
(A) One of each pair of homologous chromosomes comes from each parent.
(B) The alleles on homologous chromosomes are identical to each other.
(C) They have genes for the same traits at the same loci.
(D) Homologous chromosomes physically pair up and may exchange parts during meiosis.
Ans: B
61. Which of the following statements is correct?
(A) Concordant twins do not have similar traits.
(B) One condition for maintaining genetic equilibrium is large population size.
(C) Inbreeding results in increased heterozygosity.
(D) Genetic drift occurs in large population.
Ans: B
62. The three primary races of mankind are
(A) Caucasoids, Mongoloids, Negroids
(B) Caucasoids, Australoids, Negroids
(C) Mongoloids, Negroids, Australoids
(D) Negroids, Australoids, Bantu
Ans: A
63. Find out the West Asian Neolithic sites from the enlisted
1. Jericho
2. Spirit cave
3. Catal Huyuk
4. Banchiang
Codes:
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1 and 3
(C) 1 and 4
(D) All the above
Ans: B
64. The Sarai Nahar Rai archaeological site in the Ganga Valley is characterised by the evidences of
1. Human Burials
2. Pottery
3. Copper tools
4. Geometric Microliths
Codes:
(A) 1 and 2
(B) Only 3
(C) 1, 2 and 4
(D) All the above
Ans: C
65. Which of the following evidencescharacterise the Harappan cultures?
1. Seals
2. Fire Altars
3. Coins
4. Terracottas
Codes:
(A) 1 and 2 are correct.
(B) 2 and 3 are correct.
(C) 3 and 4 are correct.
(D) 1, 2 and 4 are correct.
Ans: D
66. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The conceptual usefulness of the term ‘ethnicity’ gets reduced because of its flexibility.
Reason (R): It is used to refer to groups in all sorts of different situations.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(C) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
(D) Both(A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: A
67. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Kinship is essentially based on the principle of biology and therefore Kinship as a social phenomenon needs to be explained in terms of biology.
Reason (R): Persons in every society are more closely related to their consanguineal Kin rather than to their affinal Kin giving no scope for the latter to be socially active.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct statements, but (R) is not the correct explanation.
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(D) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
Ans: B
68. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The peasant society produces surpluses with a highly developed agricultural technology.
Reason (R): It has the capacity to produce, store and preserve food.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(C) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: C
69. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The most importantkind of social group based onKinship is the community.
Reason (R): Villages everywhere fall or function below the level of community.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(C) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: C
70. Match an item in List-I (the dating method) with an item in List-II (the pioneering person(s)). Use the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Carbon-14 (i) Ferrington Daniel
(b) Dendrochronology (ii) Evernden and Curtis
(c) Potassium- Argon (iii) Willard F. Libby
(d) Thermo luminescence (iv) A.E. Douglass
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(B) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(C) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(D) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
Ans: C
71. Match an item of List-I (the tool type) with an item in List-II (the tool technique). Use the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Hand Axe (i) Block-on-block technique
(b) Pebble Tool (ii) Cylinder hammer technique
(c) Celt (iii) Fluting technique
(d) Lunate (iv) Grinding& Polishing technique
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(B) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(C) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(D) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
Ans: A
72. Identify the correct sequence:
(A) Monogamy – Group marriage – Polygamy – Sexual Promiscuity
(B) Sexual Promiscuity – Group marriage – Polygamy – Monogamy
(C) Polygamy – Monogamy – Sexual Promiscuity – Group marriage
(D) Group marriage – Sexual Promiscuity – Monogamy – Polygamy
Ans: B
73. Arrange the following Indian Anthropoligists in order in which they made their appearance in the academic field:
I. Nirmal Kumar Bose
II. Panchanan Mitra
III. Andre Beatille
IV. L.K. Mahapatra
Codes:
(A) I, II, III, IV
(B) II, I, IV, III
(C) I, II, IV, III
(D) II, I, III, IV
Ans: B
74. Arrange the following, in order of increasing scale of Outreach:
(A) Ethnomedicine – Home remedies – Ayurveda – Allopathy
(B) Home remedies – Ayurveda – Allopathy – Ethnomedicine
(C) Allopathy – Home remedies – Ayurveda – Ethnomedicine
(D) Home remedies – Ethnomedicine – Ayurveda – Allopathy
Ans: D
75. Identify the correct sequence in formulating a research design:
(A) Selection of problem – Selection of method – Selection of universe – Selection of sample
(B) Selection of method – Selection of problem – Selection of universe – Selection of sample
(C) Selection of problem – Selection of sample – Selection of universe – Selection of method
(D) Selection of universe – Selection of method – Selection of sample – Selection of problem
Ans: A
76. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Anorexia nervosa is very common among girls.
Reason (R): An ideal of female attractiveness emphasizing on thinness is thought to provide cultural status leading to the development of anorexia (starving oneself to loose weight)
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(B) (R) is correct, but (A) is incorrect.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
Ans: D
77. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Gene flow introduces new alleles into populations.
Reason (R): Migration is responsible for the gene flow.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (R) is true, but (A) is false.
Ans: A
78. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): The term ‘pedigree’ and not ‘geneology’ is more often employed in genetic inheritance studies.
Reason (R): ‘Geneology’ also includes adopted children and parents as well.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(C) (R) is correct, but (A) is incorrect.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect
Ans: A
79. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is Reason (R):
Assertion (A): The relative phylogenetic position of the human remains unearthed at different locales are gaining scientific footing.
Reason (R): The macro-level fossil evidences are now subjected to micro-level analysis of molecular genetic characters and isotopic chronology.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(C) (R) is correct, but (A) is incorrect.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
Ans: D
80. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): The evidences of Homo erectus were recorded in different continents of the old world including Southeast Asian islands.
Reason (R): The bipedalism and use of hand axe as a multipurpose tool extended an adaptation to be a nomad on par with faunal migrations.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is correct.
Ans: A
81. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): For a pastoral society it is easier to keep the integrated character of the group.
Reason (R): In such a society a line of descent through males is not that strong and that’s why, they could flock together.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(C) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: B
82. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): In a plural situation behaviour that might be illegal or immoral in one society might be perfectly rational and socially accepted in another.
Reason (R): Looking from the cultural context, all types of behaviour appear to be rational and socially acceptable in all situations.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(C) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
(D) (A) and (R) are correct statements, but (R) is not the correct explanation.
Ans: D
83. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Kuru is observed among the members of the Fore tribe in New Guinea.
Reason (R): It is a disease of viral origin contributed by the Fore practice of cannibalism.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(D) (R) is correct, but (A) is incorrect.
Ans: B
84. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Beta-thalassaemia is most common in the Mediterranian region.
Reason (R): It is not a disease of Haemoglobin disorder.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(D) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
Ans: C
85. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): The ecological conditions of ‘Nuclear Areas’ are the prerequisite for the early domestication of plants and animals.
Reason (R): The flood-plains of rivers like Eupharatis and Tigris extended an ecology for the growth of gramenaceae species (grasses) which supported wild varities of sheep, goat and cattle.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is correct.
Ans: A
86. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): A well flourished Harappan Culture between 3500 and 1750 BCE had a rise and fall.
Reason (R): The Aryan invasion is the root cause for the decline and perishing of a Great culture.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is correct.
Ans: C
87. Arrange the following books in order in which they appeared. Use the codes given below:
I. Peasants by Eric Wolf
II. Social Anthropology by Edmund Leach
III. The Nuer by E.E. Evans- Pritchard
IV. Capital: A Critique of Political Economy by Karl Marx
Codes:
(A) I, IV, III, II
(B) IV, III, II, I
(C) IV, III, I, II
(D) III, IV, II, I
Ans: C
88. Match an item of List-I with an item of List-II and answer using the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(a) The Nayars (i) P.R.T. Gurdon
(b) The Jafna Tamils (ii) M.N. Srinivas
(c) The Khasis (iii) Kathleen Gough
(d) The Coorgs (iv) Kenneth David
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(C) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(D) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Ans: D
89. Match an item of List-I with that of List-II. Use the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Merida (i) City
(b) Dzita (ii) Town
(c) Chankom (iii) Peasant village
(d) Tusik (iv) Tribal village
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(C) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(D) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Ans: B
90. Match an item of List-I with an item of List-II. Use the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(a) M.N. Srinivas (i) Culture of Poverty
(b) Mc Kim Marriot (ii) Dominant Caste
(c) L.P. Vidyarthi (iii) Universalization and Parochialization
(d) Oscar Lewis (iv) The Sacred Complex
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(B) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(C) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Ans: C
91. Match an item of List-I with an item of List-II. Use the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Ralph Linton (i) The Andaman Islanders
(b) M. J. Herskovits (ii) Coral Gardens and their Magic
(c) Radcliffe- Brown (iii) The Science of Man in the World Crisis.
(d) B. Malinowski (iv) Man and his works: The Science of Cultural Anthropology
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(B) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(C) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(D) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
Ans: A
92. Match an item of List-I with an item of List-II. Use the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Karyotype (i) PTC taste ability
(b) Qualitative character (ii) Finger pattern types
(c) Complex disease (iii) Set of chromosome
(d) Monogenic trait (iv) Diabetes
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(B) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(C) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(D) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
Ans: C
93. Match an item in List-I with an item of List-II. Use the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Up from the Ape (i) J.M. Tanner
(b) Origin of Race (ii) Race and Sanger
(c) Blood Groups in Man (iii) A.E. Hooton
(d) Growth at Adolescence (iv) C. Coon
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(B) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(C) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(D) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
Ans: A
94. Match an item of List-I with an item of List-II. Use the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Sitting height vertex (i) spreading calliper
(b) Maximum cranial breadth (ii) Anthropometer
(c) Facial angle (iii) Sliding calliper
(d) Nasal length (iv) Goniometer
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(B) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(C) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(D) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
Ans: A
95. Match an item of List-I with an item of List-II. Use the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Age (i) Pelvis
(b) Stature (ii) Skull
(c) Sex (iii) Dentition
(d) Race (iv) Long bones
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(B) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(C) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(D) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
Ans: B
96. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Emic Approach in Anthropological research is useful to trace out the ‘insiders views’ on the research problem.
Reason (R): It helps the Anthropologist to give semantic explanations about the research problem from people’s perspective.
In the context of the above statements, which of the following is true?
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(D) (R) is false and (A) is true.
Ans: C
97. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Little community is characterised by subsistence economy.
Reason (R): Such a community satisfies all needs of its members from birth to death.
In the context of above two statements, which of the following is correct?
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(D) (R) is false and (A) is true.
Ans: B
98. Given below are two statements. One is called as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Divination is done to foresee future events or uncover the causes of past events.
Reason (R): Human beings often attempt to control the forces of the universe.
In the context of above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: B
99. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Despite various developmental programmes made for the scheduled castes and scheduled tribe communities in India, majority amongst them are socioeconomically backward.
Reason (R): Fruits of developmental programmes have not reached the scheduled castes and scheduled tribe communities as desired by the planners.
Codes:
(A) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(B) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(C) (A) is true and (R) is also true.
(D) (A) is false and (R) is also false.
Ans: C
100. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): In sickle cell anaemia, glutamic acid in the beta chain is replaced by valine.
Reason (R): Sickle cell haemoglobin is caused by a point mutation.
In the context of above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
Codes:
(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.
Ans: A
(i) Oral Tradition
(ii) Animism
(iii) Territoriality
(iv) Barter
Codes:
(A) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct.
(B) (i),(ii) and (iii) are correct.
(C) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct.
(D) (ii), (iii) are (iv) are correct.
Ans: A
52. Which of the following books are authored by Levi-Strauss?
I. Myth and Meaning
II. Primitive Classification
III. Elementary Forms of the Religious Life
IV. Structural Anthropology
Codes:
(A) I, II and III are correct.
(B) II and IV are correct.
(C) I and IV are correct.
(D) All are correct.
Ans: C
53. Which of the following statements apply to the class system?
I. A class does not rely on an ideology of blood.
II. It represents a bounded system and does not cut across other forms of social organization.
III. A class is recognised by one’s relationship to the means of production.
IV. Class distinctions can be maintained through ‘Patron client’ relations.
Codes:
(A) I and II are correct.
(B) II and III are correct.
(C) I, III and IV are correct.
(D) II, III and IV are correct.
Ans: C
54. Which of the following are the modes of acquiring wife?
I. Progeny price
II. Suitor service
III. Gift exchange
IV. Marriage by capture
Codes:
(A) I and IV are correct.
(B) II and III are correct.
(C) All are correct.
(D) I and II are correct.
Ans: C
55. Who among the following are ethno medical specialists?
(i) Shaman
(ii) Bone-setter
(iii) Mid-wife
(iv) Witches
Codes:
(A) (ii),(iii) and (iv) are correct.
(B) (i),(ii) and (iii) are correct.
(C) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct.
(D) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct.
Ans: B
56. Which of the following form the bases for classifying tribes as particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (earlier called as Primitive Tribal Groups)?
(i) Religion
(ii) Stagnant or declining population
(iii) Low level of literacy
(iv) Sex-ratio
Codes:
(A) (i) and (ii) are correct.
(B) (ii) and (iii) are correct.
(C) (iii) and (iv) are correct.
(D) (i) and (iv) are correct.
Ans: B
57. To attain bipedal gait and erect posture the anatomical changes occurring in man’s pelvis and lower limbs were
(A) Shortening and broadening of ilium.
(B) Development of linea aspera.
(C) Enlargement of femoral condyles.
(D) All of the above.
Ans: D
58. Factors which tend to change gene frequencies are
(A) Natural selection and Mutation.
(B) Migration and Genetic drift.
(C) Random mating.
(D) Both (A) and (B).
Ans: D
59. Electrophoresis technique can be employed to study polymorphism in
(A) Blood groups, Serum proteins, Red cell enzymes, genomic DNA.
(B) Blood groups, Serum proteins, Genomic DNA, Red cell enzymes.
(C) Serum proteins, Red cellenzymes, Genomic DNA,Blood groups.
(D) Blood groups, Genomic DNA, Red cell enzymes, Serum proteins.
Answer: (No option is correct)
60. All of the following statements about homologous chromosomes are true except one:
(A) One of each pair of homologous chromosomes comes from each parent.
(B) The alleles on homologous chromosomes are identical to each other.
(C) They have genes for the same traits at the same loci.
(D) Homologous chromosomes physically pair up and may exchange parts during meiosis.
Ans: B
61. Which of the following statements is correct?
(A) Concordant twins do not have similar traits.
(B) One condition for maintaining genetic equilibrium is large population size.
(C) Inbreeding results in increased heterozygosity.
(D) Genetic drift occurs in large population.
Ans: B
62. The three primary races of mankind are
(A) Caucasoids, Mongoloids, Negroids
(B) Caucasoids, Australoids, Negroids
(C) Mongoloids, Negroids, Australoids
(D) Negroids, Australoids, Bantu
Ans: A
63. Find out the West Asian Neolithic sites from the enlisted
1. Jericho
2. Spirit cave
3. Catal Huyuk
4. Banchiang
Codes:
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1 and 3
(C) 1 and 4
(D) All the above
Ans: B
64. The Sarai Nahar Rai archaeological site in the Ganga Valley is characterised by the evidences of
1. Human Burials
2. Pottery
3. Copper tools
4. Geometric Microliths
Codes:
(A) 1 and 2
(B) Only 3
(C) 1, 2 and 4
(D) All the above
Ans: C
65. Which of the following evidencescharacterise the Harappan cultures?
1. Seals
2. Fire Altars
3. Coins
4. Terracottas
Codes:
(A) 1 and 2 are correct.
(B) 2 and 3 are correct.
(C) 3 and 4 are correct.
(D) 1, 2 and 4 are correct.
Ans: D
66. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The conceptual usefulness of the term ‘ethnicity’ gets reduced because of its flexibility.
Reason (R): It is used to refer to groups in all sorts of different situations.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(C) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
(D) Both(A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: A
67. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Kinship is essentially based on the principle of biology and therefore Kinship as a social phenomenon needs to be explained in terms of biology.
Reason (R): Persons in every society are more closely related to their consanguineal Kin rather than to their affinal Kin giving no scope for the latter to be socially active.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct statements, but (R) is not the correct explanation.
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(D) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
Ans: B
68. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The peasant society produces surpluses with a highly developed agricultural technology.
Reason (R): It has the capacity to produce, store and preserve food.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(C) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: C
69. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The most importantkind of social group based onKinship is the community.
Reason (R): Villages everywhere fall or function below the level of community.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(C) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: C
70. Match an item in List-I (the dating method) with an item in List-II (the pioneering person(s)). Use the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Carbon-14 (i) Ferrington Daniel
(b) Dendrochronology (ii) Evernden and Curtis
(c) Potassium- Argon (iii) Willard F. Libby
(d) Thermo luminescence (iv) A.E. Douglass
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(B) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(C) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(D) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
Ans: C
71. Match an item of List-I (the tool type) with an item in List-II (the tool technique). Use the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Hand Axe (i) Block-on-block technique
(b) Pebble Tool (ii) Cylinder hammer technique
(c) Celt (iii) Fluting technique
(d) Lunate (iv) Grinding& Polishing technique
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(B) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(C) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(D) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
Ans: A
72. Identify the correct sequence:
(A) Monogamy – Group marriage – Polygamy – Sexual Promiscuity
(B) Sexual Promiscuity – Group marriage – Polygamy – Monogamy
(C) Polygamy – Monogamy – Sexual Promiscuity – Group marriage
(D) Group marriage – Sexual Promiscuity – Monogamy – Polygamy
Ans: B
73. Arrange the following Indian Anthropoligists in order in which they made their appearance in the academic field:
I. Nirmal Kumar Bose
II. Panchanan Mitra
III. Andre Beatille
IV. L.K. Mahapatra
Codes:
(A) I, II, III, IV
(B) II, I, IV, III
(C) I, II, IV, III
(D) II, I, III, IV
Ans: B
74. Arrange the following, in order of increasing scale of Outreach:
(A) Ethnomedicine – Home remedies – Ayurveda – Allopathy
(B) Home remedies – Ayurveda – Allopathy – Ethnomedicine
(C) Allopathy – Home remedies – Ayurveda – Ethnomedicine
(D) Home remedies – Ethnomedicine – Ayurveda – Allopathy
Ans: D
75. Identify the correct sequence in formulating a research design:
(A) Selection of problem – Selection of method – Selection of universe – Selection of sample
(B) Selection of method – Selection of problem – Selection of universe – Selection of sample
(C) Selection of problem – Selection of sample – Selection of universe – Selection of method
(D) Selection of universe – Selection of method – Selection of sample – Selection of problem
Ans: A
76. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Anorexia nervosa is very common among girls.
Reason (R): An ideal of female attractiveness emphasizing on thinness is thought to provide cultural status leading to the development of anorexia (starving oneself to loose weight)
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(B) (R) is correct, but (A) is incorrect.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
Ans: D
77. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Gene flow introduces new alleles into populations.
Reason (R): Migration is responsible for the gene flow.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (R) is true, but (A) is false.
Ans: A
78. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): The term ‘pedigree’ and not ‘geneology’ is more often employed in genetic inheritance studies.
Reason (R): ‘Geneology’ also includes adopted children and parents as well.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(C) (R) is correct, but (A) is incorrect.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect
Ans: A
79. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is Reason (R):
Assertion (A): The relative phylogenetic position of the human remains unearthed at different locales are gaining scientific footing.
Reason (R): The macro-level fossil evidences are now subjected to micro-level analysis of molecular genetic characters and isotopic chronology.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(C) (R) is correct, but (A) is incorrect.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
Ans: D
80. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): The evidences of Homo erectus were recorded in different continents of the old world including Southeast Asian islands.
Reason (R): The bipedalism and use of hand axe as a multipurpose tool extended an adaptation to be a nomad on par with faunal migrations.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is correct.
Ans: A
81. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): For a pastoral society it is easier to keep the integrated character of the group.
Reason (R): In such a society a line of descent through males is not that strong and that’s why, they could flock together.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(C) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: B
82. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): In a plural situation behaviour that might be illegal or immoral in one society might be perfectly rational and socially accepted in another.
Reason (R): Looking from the cultural context, all types of behaviour appear to be rational and socially acceptable in all situations.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(C) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
(D) (A) and (R) are correct statements, but (R) is not the correct explanation.
Ans: D
83. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Kuru is observed among the members of the Fore tribe in New Guinea.
Reason (R): It is a disease of viral origin contributed by the Fore practice of cannibalism.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(D) (R) is correct, but (A) is incorrect.
Ans: B
84. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Beta-thalassaemia is most common in the Mediterranian region.
Reason (R): It is not a disease of Haemoglobin disorder.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.
(D) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
Ans: C
85. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): The ecological conditions of ‘Nuclear Areas’ are the prerequisite for the early domestication of plants and animals.
Reason (R): The flood-plains of rivers like Eupharatis and Tigris extended an ecology for the growth of gramenaceae species (grasses) which supported wild varities of sheep, goat and cattle.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is correct.
Ans: A
86. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): A well flourished Harappan Culture between 3500 and 1750 BCE had a rise and fall.
Reason (R): The Aryan invasion is the root cause for the decline and perishing of a Great culture.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is correct.
Ans: C
87. Arrange the following books in order in which they appeared. Use the codes given below:
I. Peasants by Eric Wolf
II. Social Anthropology by Edmund Leach
III. The Nuer by E.E. Evans- Pritchard
IV. Capital: A Critique of Political Economy by Karl Marx
Codes:
(A) I, IV, III, II
(B) IV, III, II, I
(C) IV, III, I, II
(D) III, IV, II, I
Ans: C
88. Match an item of List-I with an item of List-II and answer using the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(a) The Nayars (i) P.R.T. Gurdon
(b) The Jafna Tamils (ii) M.N. Srinivas
(c) The Khasis (iii) Kathleen Gough
(d) The Coorgs (iv) Kenneth David
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(C) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(D) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Ans: D
89. Match an item of List-I with that of List-II. Use the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Merida (i) City
(b) Dzita (ii) Town
(c) Chankom (iii) Peasant village
(d) Tusik (iv) Tribal village
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(C) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(D) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Ans: B
90. Match an item of List-I with an item of List-II. Use the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(a) M.N. Srinivas (i) Culture of Poverty
(b) Mc Kim Marriot (ii) Dominant Caste
(c) L.P. Vidyarthi (iii) Universalization and Parochialization
(d) Oscar Lewis (iv) The Sacred Complex
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(B) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(C) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Ans: C
91. Match an item of List-I with an item of List-II. Use the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Ralph Linton (i) The Andaman Islanders
(b) M. J. Herskovits (ii) Coral Gardens and their Magic
(c) Radcliffe- Brown (iii) The Science of Man in the World Crisis.
(d) B. Malinowski (iv) Man and his works: The Science of Cultural Anthropology
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(B) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(C) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(D) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
Ans: A
92. Match an item of List-I with an item of List-II. Use the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Karyotype (i) PTC taste ability
(b) Qualitative character (ii) Finger pattern types
(c) Complex disease (iii) Set of chromosome
(d) Monogenic trait (iv) Diabetes
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(B) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(C) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(D) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
Ans: C
93. Match an item in List-I with an item of List-II. Use the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Up from the Ape (i) J.M. Tanner
(b) Origin of Race (ii) Race and Sanger
(c) Blood Groups in Man (iii) A.E. Hooton
(d) Growth at Adolescence (iv) C. Coon
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(B) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(C) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(D) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
Ans: A
94. Match an item of List-I with an item of List-II. Use the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Sitting height vertex (i) spreading calliper
(b) Maximum cranial breadth (ii) Anthropometer
(c) Facial angle (iii) Sliding calliper
(d) Nasal length (iv) Goniometer
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(B) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(C) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(D) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
Ans: A
95. Match an item of List-I with an item of List-II. Use the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(a) Age (i) Pelvis
(b) Stature (ii) Skull
(c) Sex (iii) Dentition
(d) Race (iv) Long bones
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(B) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(C) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(D) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
Ans: B
96. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Emic Approach in Anthropological research is useful to trace out the ‘insiders views’ on the research problem.
Reason (R): It helps the Anthropologist to give semantic explanations about the research problem from people’s perspective.
In the context of the above statements, which of the following is true?
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(D) (R) is false and (A) is true.
Ans: C
97. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Little community is characterised by subsistence economy.
Reason (R): Such a community satisfies all needs of its members from birth to death.
In the context of above two statements, which of the following is correct?
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(D) (R) is false and (A) is true.
Ans: B
98. Given below are two statements. One is called as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Divination is done to foresee future events or uncover the causes of past events.
Reason (R): Human beings often attempt to control the forces of the universe.
In the context of above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: B
99. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Despite various developmental programmes made for the scheduled castes and scheduled tribe communities in India, majority amongst them are socioeconomically backward.
Reason (R): Fruits of developmental programmes have not reached the scheduled castes and scheduled tribe communities as desired by the planners.
Codes:
(A) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(B) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(C) (A) is true and (R) is also true.
(D) (A) is false and (R) is also false.
Ans: C
100. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): In sickle cell anaemia, glutamic acid in the beta chain is replaced by valine.
Reason (R): Sickle cell haemoglobin is caused by a point mutation.
In the context of above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
Codes:
(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.
Ans: A