ANTHROPOLOGY- PAGE 6
ANTHROPOLOGY- PAGE 6 MCQs
1. The term Emic refers to:
(A) Ethnocentric perspective
(B) Outsider’s perspective
(C) Value-neutral perspective
(D) Insider’s perspective
Ans: D
2. The cognitive aspect of religion is represented by:
(A) Prayer
(B) Offering
(C) Myth
(D) Worship
Ans: C
3. A pattern of residence whereby a married couple lives separately from the kin of both spouses is called:
(A) Patrilocal
(B) Matrilocal
(C) Neolocal
(D) Avunculocal
Ans: C
4. Who among the following, is associated with unilinear evolution?
(A) Edward B. Tylor
(B) Raymond Firth
(C) Ralph Linton
(D) Franz Boas
Ans: A
5. The first human to stand erect was the:
(A) Neanderthal man
(B) CroMagnon man
(C) Java man
(D) Homo habilis
Ans: C
6. Which one of the following is a prosimian?
(A) Loris
(B) Lemur
(C) Tarsier
(D) All of these
Ans: D
7. Who did the most to defend Darwin and his ideas?
(A) Wallace
(B) Darwin
(C) Thomas Huxley
(D) Samuel Wilberforce
Ans: C
8. Mendel’s work was rediscovered independently by:
(A) Hugo De Vries, Morgan and Muller
(B) Lari Correns, Erich Von Tschermak and Bateson
(C) Carl Correns, Bateson and Punnet
(D) Hugo De Vries, Carl Correns & Erich Von Tschermak
Ans: D
9. Thellasostatic Terraces are formed:
(A) At the meanders of the rivers
(B) Inside the caves
(C) At the end of the glacier
(D) At the mouth of the river
Ans: D
10. The one dating method among the following is NOT an isotopic dating method:
(A) Dendrochronology
(B) Carbon – 14
(C) Thermoluminescence
(D) Potassium-Argon
Ans: A
11. Who among the following are associated with ‘Tribe – Caste Continuum’?
I. D.N. Majumdar
II. Surajit Sinha
III. Sachchidanand
IV. F.G. Bailey
Code:
(A) II, III and IV are correct.
(B) I, II and IV are correct.
(C) I, III and IV are correct.
(D) I and IV are correct.
Ans: A
12. Which of the following statements apply to culture?
I. Culture is transmitted.
II. Culture is static.
III. Culture is learned.
IV. Culture is shared.
Code:
(A) I and II are correct.
(B) I, III and IV are correct.
(C) I, II and IV are correct.
(D) II, III and IV are correct.
Ans: B
13. Levi-Strauss’s idea of ‘elementary structure’ rests on how many fundamental kin relationships?
(A) Two
(B) Three
(C) Four
(D) Five
Ans: C
14. A custom whereby a man is obliged to marry his brother’s widow is known as:
(A) Sororate
(B) Levirate
(C) Filial inheritance
(D) Extended kin marriage
Ans: B
15. Lamarck believed in:
(A) An organism could ‘will’ itself to change to meet environmental challenges
(B) Natural selection
(C) In the inheritance of acquired characteristics
(D) (A) and (C)
Ans: D
16. Who is the author of the book ‘Man and His Work’?
(A) Alfred Kroeber
(B) Edmund Leach
(C) M.J. Herskovits
(D) Meyer Fortes
Ans: C
17. A ‘model of ritual symbolism’ was developed by
(A) Victor Turner
(B) E. Evans-Pritchard
(C) Clifford Geertz
(D) Rafael Karsten
Ans: A
18. A vision of society as constituting ‘Collective Consciousness’ is held by:
(A) Claude Levi-Strauss
(B) Marcel Mauss
(C) Bronislaw Malinowski
(D) Emile Durkheim
Ans: D
19. What is the term for the nuclear family that is formed when a person marries and has children?
(A) Family of orientation
(B) Family of procreation
(C) Family of parents
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
20. Which one of the following is not studied in the field of finger ball dermatoglyphics?
(A) Ridge counting
(B) Ridge tracing
(C) Main-line formula
(D) Finger ball patterns
Ans: C
21. The term “Handy man” was used for:
(A) Neanderthal man
(B) Homo habilis
(C) Australopithecus
(D) Peking man
Ans: B
22. Which of the pairs is correctly matched?
(A) ABO blood group system – T.H. Morgan
(B) Rh blood group system – Karl Landsteiner & A.S. Weiner
(C) Pharmacogenetics – W.S. Sutton
(D) Phenylketonuria – J.B.S. Haldane
Ans: B
23. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Haemophilia – Sex-linked recessive
(B) Sickle cell disease – Autosomal dominant
(C) Beard development in man – Sex limited
(D) Turner’s syndrome – XO
Ans: B
24. Racial Classification of World Population was given by
(A) Risley
(B) Sauk
(C) Guha
(D) None of the above
Ans: D
25. Tertiary period includes
(A) Miocene and Pliocene only
(B) Oligocene and Palaeocene only
(C) Pliocene, Miocene, Oligocene, Eocene and Palaeocene
(D) Eocene and Miocene
Ans: C
26. Fire for cooking was used for the first time by
(A) Homo-Neandarthalensis
(B) Pithecanthropus Erectus
(C) Homo-sapiens-sapiens
(D) Sinanthropus Pekinensis
Ans: D
27. Remains of the lower Palaeolithic culture in India are found at
(A) Langhnaj
(B) Navdatoli
(C) Burzahom
(D) Attirampakkam
Ans: D
28. Robert Redfield’s concept of “Folkurban continuum” is based on his study of four communities – a city, a town, a peasant society and a folk or simple society. Identify these four communities and arrange them in correct sequence to depict the folk-urban continuum.
(A) Chankom – Marida – Tuski – Diztas
(B) Tuski – Chankom – Diztas – Marida
(C) Diztas – Tuski – Chankom – Marida
(D) Marida – Diztas – Tuski – Chankom
Ans: B
29. Identify the correct instrumental sequence as per Malinowski.
(A) Object – Technique – Cooperation or Tradition – Context of Situation
(B) Context of situation – Cooperation or Tradition – Technique – Object
(C) Technique – Object – Context of situation – Cooperation or Tradition
(D) Cooperation or Tradition – Object – Technique – Context of situation
Ans: A
30. Identify the correct sequence of the following epochs of the Cenozoic era:
(A) Palaeocene – Eocene – Oligocene – Miocene.
(B) Eocene – Oligocene – Palaeocene – Miocene.
(C) Miocene – Eocene – Palaeocene – Oligocene.
(D) Oligocene – Miocene – Eocene – Palaeocene.
Ans: A
31. Identify the correct sequence in terms of advancement in the primate locomotion:
(A) Knuckle walking – Brachiation – Quadrupedal – Bipedal.
(B) Brachiation – Knuckle walking – Quadrupedal – Bipedal.
(C) Quadrupedal – Brachiation – Bipedal – Knuckle walking.
(D) Quadrupedal – Brachiation – Knuckle walking – Bipedal.
Ans: D
32. Arrange the following in the correct sequence in terms of chronology of classification of Indian people:
(A) Risley – Sarkar – Guha – Roychoudhury.
(B) Risley – Guha – Sarkar – Roychoudhury.
(C) Guha – Risley – Sarkar – Roychoudhury.
(D) Sarkar – Risley – Guha – Roychoudhury.
Ans: B
33. Identify the sequence of Mitosis cell division in correct order:
(A) Prophase – Interphase – Anaphase – Metaphase – Telophase.
(B) Interphase – Prophase – Metaphase – Anaphase – Telophase.
(C) Anaphase – Prophase – Metaphase – Interphase – Telophase.
(D) Prophase – Anaphase – Telophase – Metaphase – Interphase.
Ans: B
34. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of glacial episodes of Europe?
(A) Gunz – Riss – Mindel – Wurm
(B) Gunz – Mindel – Riss – Wurm
(C) Gunz – Wurm – Mindel – Riss
(D) Mindel – Riss – Wurm – Gunz
Ans: B
35. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of cultural stages in prehistoric period?
(A) Acheulean – Mousterian – Solutrean – Magdalenian.
(B) Mousterian – Solutrean –Acheulean – Magdalenian.
(C) Acheulean – Magdalenian – Mousterian – Solutrean.
(D) Magdalenian – Solutrean –Mousterian – Acheulean.
Ans: A
36. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Persons suffering from alkaptonuria excrete urine that turns black on exposure to air.
Reason (R): This is due to presence of a substance Alkapton (homogentisic acid) in their urine.
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, but (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
37. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Inner epicanthic fold is present in the Mongoloid populations.
Reason (R): Not all anatomical traits can be as easily understood as adaptations to the environment.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is wrong.
(B) (A) is wrong and (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
Ans: D
38. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Grooming is a characteristic feature of the non-human primates.
Reason (R): Non-human primates groom one another for social bonding as well as parasite removal.
In the context of above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is wrong.
(B) (A) is wrong and (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
Ans: D
39. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Obesity is very common among the tribals.
Reason (R): Sedentary life style results in obesity.
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: D
40. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Fauresmith tradition of East Africa represents middle Palaeolithic features.
Reason (R): Traits of Fauresmith culture do not bear legacy of Stellenbosch culture.
In the context of above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(C) (R) is correct, but (A) is wrong.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: B
41. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Mousterian tradition represents a transition between lower and upper Palaeolithic in Western Europe.
Reason (R): It shows different facies with elements of both lower and upper Palaeolithic.
In the context of above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (R) is correct, but (A) is wrong.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
(D) (R) is wrong, but (A) is correct.
Ans: A
42. Arrange the following social and religious movements in India according to S.C. Dube in ascending order:
(A) Muslim Reform Movements – Arya Samaj – Prarthana Samaj – Brahma Samaj
(B) Brahma Samaj – Prarthana Samaj – Arya Samaj – Muslim Reform Movements
(C) Arya Samaj – Brahma Samaj – Muslim Reform Movements – Prarthana Samaj
(D) Prarthana Samaj – Muslim Reform Movements – Brahma Samaj – Arya Samaj
Ans: B
43. Identify the correct sequence of the following steps in data processing and data analysis:
(A) Coding – data entry – data cleaning – data analysis
(B) Data cleaning – coding – data analysis – data entry
(C) Data entry – coding – data cleaning – data analysis
(D) Data analysis – data cleaning – data entry – coding
Ans: A
44. Identify the correct sequence in the descending order of social divisions in Tribal society.
(A) Families – Clans – Sub-tribes – Tribe
(B) Tribe – Sub-tribes – Clans – Families
(C) Clans – Families – Tribe – Sub-tribes
(D) Sub-tribes – Tribe – Families – Clans
Ans: B
45. Identify the correct sequence of the following in the course of ethnomedical treatment:
(A) Ethnomedical specialist – therapy – etiology – disease classification
(B) Therapy – disease classification – ethnomedical specialist – etiology
(C) Etiology – disease classification – ethnomedical specialist – therapy
(D) Etiology – therapy – disease classification – ethnomedical specialist
Ans: C
46. Arrange the Rinas in Hindu thought enumerated in the Satpath Brahmana in ascending order:
(A) Rinas to God – Rinas to Seers – Rinas to ancestors – Rinas to Fellow beings
(B) Rinas to Fellow beings – Rinas to ancestors – Rinas to Seers – Rinas to God
(C) Rinas to ancestors – Rinas to God – Rinas to Fellow beings – Rinas to Seers
(D) Rinas to Seers – Rinas to Fellow beings – Rinas to God – Rinas to ancestors
Ans: A
47. Identify the correct sequence of the following given by George James Frazer:
(A) Magic – Religion – Science
(B) Religion – Science – Magic
(C) Science – Religion – Magic
(D) Religion – Magic – Science
Ans: A
48. Identify the correct sequence of phases of cell cycle.
(A) G1 – G0 – S – M
(B) G1 – S – G2 – M
(C) G0 – S – G1 – G2 – M
(D) G1 – S – G0 – G2 – M
Ans: B
49. Identify the correct sequence of the following geneticists in the chronological order in which they made their contribution:
(A) Sutton & Boveri – T.H. Morgan – Mendel – Johannsen
(B) Johannsen – Sutton & Boveri – T.H. Morgan – Mendel
(C) Mendel – Johannsen – Sutton & Boveri – T.H. Morgan
(D) T.H. Morgan – Johannsen – Mendel – Sutton & Boveri
Ans: C
50. Identify the correct sequence in the order of their discoveries/ establishment:
(A) Structure of DNA – Hardy- Weinberg Law – Human Chromosome number – Human Genome Project
(B) Hardy-Weinberg Law – Human Genome Project – Human Chromosome number – Structure of DNA
(C) Hardy-Weinberg Law – Human Chromosome number – Structure of DNA – Human Genome Project
(D) Human Chromosome number – Hardy-Weinberg Law – Structure of DNA – Human Genome Project
Ans: C
(A) Ethnocentric perspective
(B) Outsider’s perspective
(C) Value-neutral perspective
(D) Insider’s perspective
Ans: D
2. The cognitive aspect of religion is represented by:
(A) Prayer
(B) Offering
(C) Myth
(D) Worship
Ans: C
3. A pattern of residence whereby a married couple lives separately from the kin of both spouses is called:
(A) Patrilocal
(B) Matrilocal
(C) Neolocal
(D) Avunculocal
Ans: C
4. Who among the following, is associated with unilinear evolution?
(A) Edward B. Tylor
(B) Raymond Firth
(C) Ralph Linton
(D) Franz Boas
Ans: A
5. The first human to stand erect was the:
(A) Neanderthal man
(B) CroMagnon man
(C) Java man
(D) Homo habilis
Ans: C
6. Which one of the following is a prosimian?
(A) Loris
(B) Lemur
(C) Tarsier
(D) All of these
Ans: D
7. Who did the most to defend Darwin and his ideas?
(A) Wallace
(B) Darwin
(C) Thomas Huxley
(D) Samuel Wilberforce
Ans: C
8. Mendel’s work was rediscovered independently by:
(A) Hugo De Vries, Morgan and Muller
(B) Lari Correns, Erich Von Tschermak and Bateson
(C) Carl Correns, Bateson and Punnet
(D) Hugo De Vries, Carl Correns & Erich Von Tschermak
Ans: D
9. Thellasostatic Terraces are formed:
(A) At the meanders of the rivers
(B) Inside the caves
(C) At the end of the glacier
(D) At the mouth of the river
Ans: D
10. The one dating method among the following is NOT an isotopic dating method:
(A) Dendrochronology
(B) Carbon – 14
(C) Thermoluminescence
(D) Potassium-Argon
Ans: A
11. Who among the following are associated with ‘Tribe – Caste Continuum’?
I. D.N. Majumdar
II. Surajit Sinha
III. Sachchidanand
IV. F.G. Bailey
Code:
(A) II, III and IV are correct.
(B) I, II and IV are correct.
(C) I, III and IV are correct.
(D) I and IV are correct.
Ans: A
12. Which of the following statements apply to culture?
I. Culture is transmitted.
II. Culture is static.
III. Culture is learned.
IV. Culture is shared.
Code:
(A) I and II are correct.
(B) I, III and IV are correct.
(C) I, II and IV are correct.
(D) II, III and IV are correct.
Ans: B
13. Levi-Strauss’s idea of ‘elementary structure’ rests on how many fundamental kin relationships?
(A) Two
(B) Three
(C) Four
(D) Five
Ans: C
14. A custom whereby a man is obliged to marry his brother’s widow is known as:
(A) Sororate
(B) Levirate
(C) Filial inheritance
(D) Extended kin marriage
Ans: B
15. Lamarck believed in:
(A) An organism could ‘will’ itself to change to meet environmental challenges
(B) Natural selection
(C) In the inheritance of acquired characteristics
(D) (A) and (C)
Ans: D
16. Who is the author of the book ‘Man and His Work’?
(A) Alfred Kroeber
(B) Edmund Leach
(C) M.J. Herskovits
(D) Meyer Fortes
Ans: C
17. A ‘model of ritual symbolism’ was developed by
(A) Victor Turner
(B) E. Evans-Pritchard
(C) Clifford Geertz
(D) Rafael Karsten
Ans: A
18. A vision of society as constituting ‘Collective Consciousness’ is held by:
(A) Claude Levi-Strauss
(B) Marcel Mauss
(C) Bronislaw Malinowski
(D) Emile Durkheim
Ans: D
19. What is the term for the nuclear family that is formed when a person marries and has children?
(A) Family of orientation
(B) Family of procreation
(C) Family of parents
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
20. Which one of the following is not studied in the field of finger ball dermatoglyphics?
(A) Ridge counting
(B) Ridge tracing
(C) Main-line formula
(D) Finger ball patterns
Ans: C
21. The term “Handy man” was used for:
(A) Neanderthal man
(B) Homo habilis
(C) Australopithecus
(D) Peking man
Ans: B
22. Which of the pairs is correctly matched?
(A) ABO blood group system – T.H. Morgan
(B) Rh blood group system – Karl Landsteiner & A.S. Weiner
(C) Pharmacogenetics – W.S. Sutton
(D) Phenylketonuria – J.B.S. Haldane
Ans: B
23. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Haemophilia – Sex-linked recessive
(B) Sickle cell disease – Autosomal dominant
(C) Beard development in man – Sex limited
(D) Turner’s syndrome – XO
Ans: B
24. Racial Classification of World Population was given by
(A) Risley
(B) Sauk
(C) Guha
(D) None of the above
Ans: D
25. Tertiary period includes
(A) Miocene and Pliocene only
(B) Oligocene and Palaeocene only
(C) Pliocene, Miocene, Oligocene, Eocene and Palaeocene
(D) Eocene and Miocene
Ans: C
26. Fire for cooking was used for the first time by
(A) Homo-Neandarthalensis
(B) Pithecanthropus Erectus
(C) Homo-sapiens-sapiens
(D) Sinanthropus Pekinensis
Ans: D
27. Remains of the lower Palaeolithic culture in India are found at
(A) Langhnaj
(B) Navdatoli
(C) Burzahom
(D) Attirampakkam
Ans: D
28. Robert Redfield’s concept of “Folkurban continuum” is based on his study of four communities – a city, a town, a peasant society and a folk or simple society. Identify these four communities and arrange them in correct sequence to depict the folk-urban continuum.
(A) Chankom – Marida – Tuski – Diztas
(B) Tuski – Chankom – Diztas – Marida
(C) Diztas – Tuski – Chankom – Marida
(D) Marida – Diztas – Tuski – Chankom
Ans: B
29. Identify the correct instrumental sequence as per Malinowski.
(A) Object – Technique – Cooperation or Tradition – Context of Situation
(B) Context of situation – Cooperation or Tradition – Technique – Object
(C) Technique – Object – Context of situation – Cooperation or Tradition
(D) Cooperation or Tradition – Object – Technique – Context of situation
Ans: A
30. Identify the correct sequence of the following epochs of the Cenozoic era:
(A) Palaeocene – Eocene – Oligocene – Miocene.
(B) Eocene – Oligocene – Palaeocene – Miocene.
(C) Miocene – Eocene – Palaeocene – Oligocene.
(D) Oligocene – Miocene – Eocene – Palaeocene.
Ans: A
31. Identify the correct sequence in terms of advancement in the primate locomotion:
(A) Knuckle walking – Brachiation – Quadrupedal – Bipedal.
(B) Brachiation – Knuckle walking – Quadrupedal – Bipedal.
(C) Quadrupedal – Brachiation – Bipedal – Knuckle walking.
(D) Quadrupedal – Brachiation – Knuckle walking – Bipedal.
Ans: D
32. Arrange the following in the correct sequence in terms of chronology of classification of Indian people:
(A) Risley – Sarkar – Guha – Roychoudhury.
(B) Risley – Guha – Sarkar – Roychoudhury.
(C) Guha – Risley – Sarkar – Roychoudhury.
(D) Sarkar – Risley – Guha – Roychoudhury.
Ans: B
33. Identify the sequence of Mitosis cell division in correct order:
(A) Prophase – Interphase – Anaphase – Metaphase – Telophase.
(B) Interphase – Prophase – Metaphase – Anaphase – Telophase.
(C) Anaphase – Prophase – Metaphase – Interphase – Telophase.
(D) Prophase – Anaphase – Telophase – Metaphase – Interphase.
Ans: B
34. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of glacial episodes of Europe?
(A) Gunz – Riss – Mindel – Wurm
(B) Gunz – Mindel – Riss – Wurm
(C) Gunz – Wurm – Mindel – Riss
(D) Mindel – Riss – Wurm – Gunz
Ans: B
35. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of cultural stages in prehistoric period?
(A) Acheulean – Mousterian – Solutrean – Magdalenian.
(B) Mousterian – Solutrean –Acheulean – Magdalenian.
(C) Acheulean – Magdalenian – Mousterian – Solutrean.
(D) Magdalenian – Solutrean –Mousterian – Acheulean.
Ans: A
36. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Persons suffering from alkaptonuria excrete urine that turns black on exposure to air.
Reason (R): This is due to presence of a substance Alkapton (homogentisic acid) in their urine.
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, but (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
37. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Inner epicanthic fold is present in the Mongoloid populations.
Reason (R): Not all anatomical traits can be as easily understood as adaptations to the environment.
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is wrong.
(B) (A) is wrong and (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
Ans: D
38. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Grooming is a characteristic feature of the non-human primates.
Reason (R): Non-human primates groom one another for social bonding as well as parasite removal.
In the context of above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
Codes:
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is wrong.
(B) (A) is wrong and (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
Ans: D
39. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Obesity is very common among the tribals.
Reason (R): Sedentary life style results in obesity.
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: D
40. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Fauresmith tradition of East Africa represents middle Palaeolithic features.
Reason (R): Traits of Fauresmith culture do not bear legacy of Stellenbosch culture.
In the context of above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(C) (R) is correct, but (A) is wrong.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: B
41. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Mousterian tradition represents a transition between lower and upper Palaeolithic in Western Europe.
Reason (R): It shows different facies with elements of both lower and upper Palaeolithic.
In the context of above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (R) is correct, but (A) is wrong.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
(D) (R) is wrong, but (A) is correct.
Ans: A
42. Arrange the following social and religious movements in India according to S.C. Dube in ascending order:
(A) Muslim Reform Movements – Arya Samaj – Prarthana Samaj – Brahma Samaj
(B) Brahma Samaj – Prarthana Samaj – Arya Samaj – Muslim Reform Movements
(C) Arya Samaj – Brahma Samaj – Muslim Reform Movements – Prarthana Samaj
(D) Prarthana Samaj – Muslim Reform Movements – Brahma Samaj – Arya Samaj
Ans: B
43. Identify the correct sequence of the following steps in data processing and data analysis:
(A) Coding – data entry – data cleaning – data analysis
(B) Data cleaning – coding – data analysis – data entry
(C) Data entry – coding – data cleaning – data analysis
(D) Data analysis – data cleaning – data entry – coding
Ans: A
44. Identify the correct sequence in the descending order of social divisions in Tribal society.
(A) Families – Clans – Sub-tribes – Tribe
(B) Tribe – Sub-tribes – Clans – Families
(C) Clans – Families – Tribe – Sub-tribes
(D) Sub-tribes – Tribe – Families – Clans
Ans: B
45. Identify the correct sequence of the following in the course of ethnomedical treatment:
(A) Ethnomedical specialist – therapy – etiology – disease classification
(B) Therapy – disease classification – ethnomedical specialist – etiology
(C) Etiology – disease classification – ethnomedical specialist – therapy
(D) Etiology – therapy – disease classification – ethnomedical specialist
Ans: C
46. Arrange the Rinas in Hindu thought enumerated in the Satpath Brahmana in ascending order:
(A) Rinas to God – Rinas to Seers – Rinas to ancestors – Rinas to Fellow beings
(B) Rinas to Fellow beings – Rinas to ancestors – Rinas to Seers – Rinas to God
(C) Rinas to ancestors – Rinas to God – Rinas to Fellow beings – Rinas to Seers
(D) Rinas to Seers – Rinas to Fellow beings – Rinas to God – Rinas to ancestors
Ans: A
47. Identify the correct sequence of the following given by George James Frazer:
(A) Magic – Religion – Science
(B) Religion – Science – Magic
(C) Science – Religion – Magic
(D) Religion – Magic – Science
Ans: A
48. Identify the correct sequence of phases of cell cycle.
(A) G1 – G0 – S – M
(B) G1 – S – G2 – M
(C) G0 – S – G1 – G2 – M
(D) G1 – S – G0 – G2 – M
Ans: B
49. Identify the correct sequence of the following geneticists in the chronological order in which they made their contribution:
(A) Sutton & Boveri – T.H. Morgan – Mendel – Johannsen
(B) Johannsen – Sutton & Boveri – T.H. Morgan – Mendel
(C) Mendel – Johannsen – Sutton & Boveri – T.H. Morgan
(D) T.H. Morgan – Johannsen – Mendel – Sutton & Boveri
Ans: C
50. Identify the correct sequence in the order of their discoveries/ establishment:
(A) Structure of DNA – Hardy- Weinberg Law – Human Chromosome number – Human Genome Project
(B) Hardy-Weinberg Law – Human Genome Project – Human Chromosome number – Structure of DNA
(C) Hardy-Weinberg Law – Human Chromosome number – Structure of DNA – Human Genome Project
(D) Human Chromosome number – Hardy-Weinberg Law – Structure of DNA – Human Genome Project
Ans: C
51. A statistical technique showing relationship between two variables:
(A) Regression
(B) Correlation
(C) Standard Deviation
(D) Standard Error
Ans: B
52. Plio-Pleistocene boundary is, determined by the presence of villa Franchian fauna. These fauna include
(A) Species of Aves
(B) Species of Lupus
(C) Species of Bos
(D) Species of Dinosaurs
Ans: C
53. Prehistoric art is found all through the upper Palaeolithic period. This art best exemplified by the site is known as
(A) Combe-Grenal
(B) Altamira
(C) Laugerie-Haute
(D) Parpallo
Ans: B
54. The chromosomal constitution of Klinefelter’s syndrome is
(A) 47, XXY
(B) 47, XYY
(C) 47, XXX
(D) None of the above
Ans: A
55. “Heath and Carter” method is used for studying
(A) Human Physiology
(B) Human Physique
(C) Human Growth
(D) Human Nutrition Status
Ans: B
56. Racemization is a very specific method of dating fossils. This involves the estimation of
(A) Flourine trapped in a fossil
(B) Levo-rotatory protein
(C) Mineralization
(D) Radioactive isotopes
Ans: B
57. Harappan civilization extends from Ropar to Sutagendor. The Harappan site located in Haryana is
(A) Kalibangan
(B) Mitathal
(C) Kotdiji
(D) Lothal
Ans: B
58. Man in India during Neolithic period sometimes lived in pit dwelling. Which one of the following Neolithic sites of India has the evidence of pit dwelling?
(A) Brahmagiri
(B) Palavoy
(C) Burzohom
(D) Daojali Hading
Ans: C
59. Which of the following are protective provisions for Scheduled Tribes as per the Indian Constitution?
i. Article 15(4), 16(4) and 23
ii. Article 46 and 164
iii. Article 332
iv. Article 338
Codes:
(A) i, ii and iii
(B) ii, iii and iv
(C) iii, iv and i
(D) i, ii, iii and iv
Ans: D
60. Identify the States which have implemented 50% reservation for women in Panchayati Raj institutions (PRIs):
i. Madhya Pradesh
ii. Bihar
iii. Himachal Pradesh
iv. Goa
(A) i, ii and iii only
(B) All i, ii, iii and iv
(C) i, iii and iv only
(D) ii, iii and iv only
Ans: A
61. Theories relating to social structure have been given by
i. Radcliffe Brown
ii. Raymond Firth
iii. Edmund Leach
iv. Brownislaw Malinowski
(A) i, ii & iv only
(B) i, ii & iii only
(C) All i, ii, iii & iv
(D) i, iii and iv only
Ans: B
62. The principal authorities for planning and implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) are
i. Panchayats at District level
ii. Panchayats at Intermediate level
iii. Panchayats at village level
iv. Panchayats at Hamlet level
(A) i, ii, iii and iv
(B) i, ii, and iii
(C) i, ii and iv
(D) ii, iii and iv
Ans: B
63. Among the Indian anthropologists, who spearheaded village studies are,
i. Andre Beteille
ii. Irawati Karve
iii. M.N. Srinivas
iv. S.C. Dube
(A) All i, ii, iii & iv
(B) ii, iii & iv only
(C) i, ii & iii only
(D) i, iii & iv only
Ans: D
64. Which of the following are the key concepts of Ethnography?
i. Field work
ii. The Field
iii. Participant observation
iv. Case study
Codes:
(A) i, ii and iii are correct.
(B) ii and iv are correct.
(C) i, ii, iii and iv are correct.
(D) i and iii are correct.
Ans: C
65. Read the statements and choose the correct answer from the options given:
The specific features of chorionic villus sampling are
i. The sample contains foetal cells only
ii. It is an invasive procedure
iii. It is performed when the foetus is 20 weeks old
iv. It can detect most of the genetic diseases.
The statements not applicable to chorionic villus sampling are
Codes:
(A) i, ii, iii
(B) iii, iv
(C) i, ii, iv
(D) i, iv
Ans: D
66. Earliest evidence of domestication of dog was found at:
(A) Jericho
(B) Maglamosian
(C) Piklihal
(D) Tardenoisian
Ans: B
67. Which among the following is an upper Palaeolithic site of India?
(A) Vadamadurai
(B) Birbhanpur
(C) Adamgarh
(D) Renigunta
Ans: D
68. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): A hypothesis leads either to support or refute or modify an existing theory.
Reason (R): A hypothesis is a proposition which can be empirically tested to determine its validity.
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, but (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
69. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Blood-wealth is a payment made by an offender to a victim, and the latter may be forced to accept the fee even if he is unwilling.
Reason (R): This is a social sanction to settle disputes and avoid feuding between individuals and groups.
In the context of above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (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
70. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): During the World War II the U.S. Government financed a number of studies to know the national character of the enemy countries.
Reason (R): There exists consistent difference between the cultures that can be analysed as psychological types.
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 not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Ans: D
71. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and another labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): In India, women empowerment is increasing among the tribal communities.
Reason (R): Literacy and Education is improving amongst the tribal communities in India.
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
72. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Cultural ecology study role of environment in the unilinear evolution of culture.
Reason (R): Evolution of culture is based on the enlargement of geographical territory.
In the context of above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
(D) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
Ans: C
(A) Regression
(B) Correlation
(C) Standard Deviation
(D) Standard Error
Ans: B
52. Plio-Pleistocene boundary is, determined by the presence of villa Franchian fauna. These fauna include
(A) Species of Aves
(B) Species of Lupus
(C) Species of Bos
(D) Species of Dinosaurs
Ans: C
53. Prehistoric art is found all through the upper Palaeolithic period. This art best exemplified by the site is known as
(A) Combe-Grenal
(B) Altamira
(C) Laugerie-Haute
(D) Parpallo
Ans: B
54. The chromosomal constitution of Klinefelter’s syndrome is
(A) 47, XXY
(B) 47, XYY
(C) 47, XXX
(D) None of the above
Ans: A
55. “Heath and Carter” method is used for studying
(A) Human Physiology
(B) Human Physique
(C) Human Growth
(D) Human Nutrition Status
Ans: B
56. Racemization is a very specific method of dating fossils. This involves the estimation of
(A) Flourine trapped in a fossil
(B) Levo-rotatory protein
(C) Mineralization
(D) Radioactive isotopes
Ans: B
57. Harappan civilization extends from Ropar to Sutagendor. The Harappan site located in Haryana is
(A) Kalibangan
(B) Mitathal
(C) Kotdiji
(D) Lothal
Ans: B
58. Man in India during Neolithic period sometimes lived in pit dwelling. Which one of the following Neolithic sites of India has the evidence of pit dwelling?
(A) Brahmagiri
(B) Palavoy
(C) Burzohom
(D) Daojali Hading
Ans: C
59. Which of the following are protective provisions for Scheduled Tribes as per the Indian Constitution?
i. Article 15(4), 16(4) and 23
ii. Article 46 and 164
iii. Article 332
iv. Article 338
Codes:
(A) i, ii and iii
(B) ii, iii and iv
(C) iii, iv and i
(D) i, ii, iii and iv
Ans: D
60. Identify the States which have implemented 50% reservation for women in Panchayati Raj institutions (PRIs):
i. Madhya Pradesh
ii. Bihar
iii. Himachal Pradesh
iv. Goa
(A) i, ii and iii only
(B) All i, ii, iii and iv
(C) i, iii and iv only
(D) ii, iii and iv only
Ans: A
61. Theories relating to social structure have been given by
i. Radcliffe Brown
ii. Raymond Firth
iii. Edmund Leach
iv. Brownislaw Malinowski
(A) i, ii & iv only
(B) i, ii & iii only
(C) All i, ii, iii & iv
(D) i, iii and iv only
Ans: B
62. The principal authorities for planning and implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) are
i. Panchayats at District level
ii. Panchayats at Intermediate level
iii. Panchayats at village level
iv. Panchayats at Hamlet level
(A) i, ii, iii and iv
(B) i, ii, and iii
(C) i, ii and iv
(D) ii, iii and iv
Ans: B
63. Among the Indian anthropologists, who spearheaded village studies are,
i. Andre Beteille
ii. Irawati Karve
iii. M.N. Srinivas
iv. S.C. Dube
(A) All i, ii, iii & iv
(B) ii, iii & iv only
(C) i, ii & iii only
(D) i, iii & iv only
Ans: D
64. Which of the following are the key concepts of Ethnography?
i. Field work
ii. The Field
iii. Participant observation
iv. Case study
Codes:
(A) i, ii and iii are correct.
(B) ii and iv are correct.
(C) i, ii, iii and iv are correct.
(D) i and iii are correct.
Ans: C
65. Read the statements and choose the correct answer from the options given:
The specific features of chorionic villus sampling are
i. The sample contains foetal cells only
ii. It is an invasive procedure
iii. It is performed when the foetus is 20 weeks old
iv. It can detect most of the genetic diseases.
The statements not applicable to chorionic villus sampling are
Codes:
(A) i, ii, iii
(B) iii, iv
(C) i, ii, iv
(D) i, iv
Ans: D
66. Earliest evidence of domestication of dog was found at:
(A) Jericho
(B) Maglamosian
(C) Piklihal
(D) Tardenoisian
Ans: B
67. Which among the following is an upper Palaeolithic site of India?
(A) Vadamadurai
(B) Birbhanpur
(C) Adamgarh
(D) Renigunta
Ans: D
68. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): A hypothesis leads either to support or refute or modify an existing theory.
Reason (R): A hypothesis is a proposition which can be empirically tested to determine its validity.
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, but (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
69. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Blood-wealth is a payment made by an offender to a victim, and the latter may be forced to accept the fee even if he is unwilling.
Reason (R): This is a social sanction to settle disputes and avoid feuding between individuals and groups.
In the context of above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (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
70. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): During the World War II the U.S. Government financed a number of studies to know the national character of the enemy countries.
Reason (R): There exists consistent difference between the cultures that can be analysed as psychological types.
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 not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Ans: D
71. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and another labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): In India, women empowerment is increasing among the tribal communities.
Reason (R): Literacy and Education is improving amongst the tribal communities in India.
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
72. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Cultural ecology study role of environment in the unilinear evolution of culture.
Reason (R): Evolution of culture is based on the enlargement of geographical territory.
In the context of above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
(D) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
Ans: C