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Question Paper

1. Identify the "suspensory primate" from the following

Chimpanzee

Tree-Shrew

Gibbon

Howler Monkey

2. The term "Anthropometry" was coined by

Quetlet

Martin Saller

Hrdlicka

Georges Cuvier

3. The Boyd's racial classification was based on

Blood groups

Anthropometry

Dermatoglyphics

DNA markers

4. Which one of the following is associated with the racial classification of the peoples of India

S.R.K. Chopra

S.S. Sarkar

D.N. Majumdar

P.C. Biswas

5. The principal objective of which article of Indian Constitution is to ban the practice of untouchability in any form

Article 17

Article

Article 19

Article 25

6. Who among the following is not an affinal kin

Ego's husband's sister

Ego's brother's son

Ego's wife's brother

Ego's wife's mother

7. Which among the following is not a source of law

Custom

Religion

Habits

Judicial decision

8. Who, among the following, has propounded a 'descent' theory of kinship

Rodney Needham

Claude Levi-Strauss

Marvin Harris

A.R. Radcliffe-Brown

9. Which of the following is not considered as a geometric type of microlith

Backed blade

Trapeze

Triangle

Rhomboid

10. Which of the following is radiometric dating

Archaeomagnetism

Varve

Thermo-luminescence

Potassium-Argon

11. The characteristic features of Orangutans are

They are found in Indonesia on the Islands of Sumatra and Borneo.

They are also known as Pongo.

They show extreme sexual dimorphism

They were extensively studied by Jane Goodall Codes

only and are correct.

only and are correct.

and are correct.

and are correct.

12. Characteristic of multiple alleles are

Multiple alleles occupy the same locus within the homologous chromosomes. But only one member of the series is present in a given chromosome.

Crossing-over occurs in multiple alleles.

Multiple alleles control the same character.

In the multiple alleles, one is dominant and the rest are recessive or sometimes they are codominant

Codes

and are correct.

and are correct.

only and are correct.

only and are correct.

13. The typical feature shown by a Klinefelter syndrome individual are

The male has one extra X-chromosome.

He is highly fertile.

Body hair is sparse.

Female like breasts are there. Codes

are correct.

are correct.

are correct.

are correct.

14. Features of X-linked dominant inheritance are

The trait is never passed from father to son.

Mating of affected females and normal males produce 1/3 the sons affected and 1/2 the daughters affected.

Both males and females affected but often an excess of females.

Females less severely affected than males.

Codes

and are correct.

and are correct.

only and are correct.

and are correct.

15. Which of the following are the examples of achieved status Use the codes

Elected membership of Parliament

Professorship

Lawyer

Vice-chancellorship

Codes

and are correct.

only and are correct.

only and are correct.

only and are correct.

16. Which of the following are considered as the characteristic features of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups Use Codes

Pre-agricultural level of technology

Extremely low literacy

Stagnant or diminishing population

Surplus level of economy Codes

and are correct.

and are correct.

only is correct.

only and are correct.

17. Which of the following are the common characteristics of a 'lineage' and a Use the codes

Both believe in real ancestors.

Both believe in fictional ancestors.

Both are social groups.

Both believe in common ancestors

Codes

and are correct.

and are correct.

only and are correct.

only and are correct.

18. Which of the anthropologists are considered belonging to 'German School of Diffusionism' Use codes.

F. Ratzel

F. Graebner

F.W. Schmidt

G.E. Smith Codes

and are correct.

only and are correct.

only and are correct.

and are correct.

19. Which of the following scholars have worked in the Neolithic sites of North Arcot district Use Codes

H.D. Sankalia

R.B. Foote

V.N. Mishra

F.R. Allchin

Codes

and are correct.

and are correct.

and are correct.

and are correct.

20. Which of the following Mesolithic sites are located on sand dunes Use codes

Tennevelly

Bagor

Sarai-Nahar-Rai

Langhnaj

Codes

are correct.

are correct.

are correct.

are correct.

21. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason Indicate your answers from the alternatives below

Assertion Finger ball prints are unique in each and every individual.

Reason Fingerprints are not very useful in establishing the identity of a person.

In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct

is correct, but is wrong.

Both and are correct.

is wrong, but is correct.

Both and are wrong.

22. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason Indicate your answers from the alternatives below

Assertion A captive study allows us to closely observe non-human primates up close and personal because they would not hide in dense trees for hours on end.

Reason However, we cannot manipulate the study group's behaviour.

In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct

is correct, but is wrong.

Both and are correct.

is wrong, but is correct.

Both and are wrong.

23. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason Indicate your answers from the alternatives below Assertion Selection introduces new genes in a population. Reason Mutation favours one of the two alleles.

In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct

is correct, but is wrong.

Both and are correct.

is wrong, but is correct.

Both and are wrong.

24. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason Indicate your answers from the alternatives below

Assertion Very dark-skinned populations can be found in Africa, India and Melanesia.

Reason Populations from different parts of the world may have similar skin colours because they share a common environmental feature, namely, the intensity of sunlight exposure.

In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of

Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation of

is true, but is false.

is false, but is true.

25. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason Indicate your answers from the alternatives below

Assertion Economists believe that economic theories cannot be applied in 'subsistence level economies'; nor could any economic theory be derived out of their studies.

Reason 'Medium of exchange' is found in subsistence level economies.

In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct

is correct, but is wrong.

Both and are correct.

is wrong, but is correct.

Both and are wrong.

26. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason Indicate your answers from the alternatives below

Assertion Unilinear evolutionists believed in parallel development of human culture from savagery through barbarism to civilization.

Reason Unilever evolutionists believed in psychic unity of mankind.

In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct

is correct, but is wrong.

Both and are correct and is the correct explanation of

is wrong, but is correct.

Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation of

27. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason Indicate your answers from the alternatives below

Assertion Kingdom is considered as a 'stateless society' because it does not hold the characteristics of a state.

Reason Characteristics of a state are as such, a defined territory, population, sovereignty and a government.

In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct

is correct, but is wrong.

Both and are correct.

is wrong, but is correct.

Both and are wrong.

28. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason Indicate your answers from the alternatives below

Assertion In Euro-American societies Ambilineal descent system is prevalent.

Reason In Ambilineal descent, the members enjoy equal rights, duties and privileges from both father and mother sides.

In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct

is correct, but is wrong.

Both and are correct.

is wrong, but is correct.

Both and are wrong.

29. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason Indicate your answers from the alternatives below

Assertion Amino-acid racemization is a relative method of dating.

Reason The method depends on principles on molecules that rotate polarized light to the left.

In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct

Both and are true and is the correct explanation.

Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation.

is true, but is false.

is false, but is true.

30. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason Indicate your answers from the alternatives below

Assertion Chopper chopping tools are always made on pebble cores.

Reason Hand axes are never made on pebble cores.

In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of

Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation of

is true, but is false.

is false but is true.

31. Identify the correct sequence of different phases of Indian Anthropology in the ascending order of their development.

Evaluation phase Analytical phase Constructive phase Formative phase

Formative phase Constructive phase Analytical phase Evaluation phase

Constructive phase Formative phase Evaluation phase Analytical phase

Analytical phase Formative phase Evaluation phase Constructive phase

32. Identify the correct order of organization of genetic material from the largest to the smallest.

Chromosome Gene Nucleotide Genome

Genome Gene Chromosome Nucleotide

Genome Chromosome Gene Nucleotide

Gene Nucleotide Chromosome Genome

33. Arrange the following authorities in the order in which they gave classifications of the peoples of India from the earliest to the most recent.

Risley Haddon Guha Sarkar

Haddon Risley Guha Sarkar

Sarkar Risley Haddon Guha

Guha Sarkar Haddon Risley

34. Arrange the following fossil hominids in the descending order of their cranial capacity.

Homo habilis Australopithecus africanus Homo erectus Neanderthal Man

Neanderthal Man Homo habilis Homo erectus Australopithecus africanus

Australopithecus africanus Neanderthal man Homo erectus Homo habilis

Neanderthal Man Homo erectus Homo habilis Australopithecus africanus

35. Identify the correct sequence of the development of anthropological theories

Evolution Diffusion Structure and function Culture and personality

Culture and personality Structure and function Diffusion Evolution

Evolution Diffusion Culture and personality Structure and function

Diffusion Evolution Structure and function Culture and personality

36. Identify the correct sequence in ascending order of the following concepts

Dominant caste Folk-urban continuum Universalization and Parochialization Nature-man-spirit complex

Folk-urban continuum Dominant caste Universalization and Parochialization Nature-man-spirit complex

Nature-man-spirit complex Folk-urban continuum Universalization and Parochialization -->Dominant caste

Folk-urban continuum Nature-man-spirit complex Dominant caste Universalization and Parochialization

37. Arrange the following books in order in which they appeared (in ascending order).

We the Tikopia by Raymond Firth Suicide by Emile Durkheim The Kamar by S.C. Dubey The Mirror of Man by Clyde Kluckhohn

Suicide by Emile Durkheim We the Tikopia by Raymond Firth The Mirror of Man by Clyde Kluckhohn The Kamar by S.C. Dubey

Suicide by Emile Durkheim The Mirror of Man by Clyde Kluckhohn The Kamar by S.C. Dubey We the Tikopia by Raymond Firth

The Mirror of Man by Clyde Kluckhohn We the Tikopia by Raymond Firth The Kamar by S.C. Dubey Suicide by Emile Durkheim

38. Arrange Anthony Wallace's concept of organization of religious beliefs and practices in descending order

Individualistic cult Shamanistic cult Communal cult Ecclesiastical cult

Ecclesiastical cult Communal cult Individualistic cult Shamanistic cult

Shamanistic cult Communal cult Ecclesiastical cult Individualistic cult

Ecclesiastical cult Communal cult Shamanistic cult Individualistic cult

39. Arrange the following sites in proper early to later sequence of culture types they are famous for, use code a. Pallavaram b. Adamgarh c. Amri d. Tekkalkota Codes

c

b

b

d

40. Arrange the following cultures in their proper chronological order earlier to later sequence. Use code

a. Aurignacian

b. Gravettian

c. Chattelperonian

d. Solutrean

Codes

a

b

d

d

41. Match items in

List I with items in

List II. Use the codes given below

List I List II

I. Ramapithecus A. Italy

II. Proconsul B. France

III. Oreopithecus C. India

IV. Dryopithecus D. Kenya

Codes A B C D

III IV I II

I II III IV

IV III II I

II I IV III


42. Match items in List I with items in List II. Use the codes given below

List I List II

I. Hy-incompatibility antigen A. Patterned baldness

II. Sex-influenced B. Lesch-Nyhan syndrome

III. Sex-limited C. Y-chromosome-linked

IV. Sex-linked D. Beard development

Codes A B C D

I II III IV

IV III II I

II I IV III

II IV I III

43. Match items in List I with items in List II. Use the codes given below

List I List II

I. Handbook of Anthropometry A. Ales Hrdlicka

II. Lehrbuch der Anthropologie B. Ashley Montagu

III. Human Biology A Guide to Field Methods C. Martin Saller

IV. Anthropometry D. Weiner Lourie Codes A B C D

IV I II III

III II I IV

II III IV I

I IV III II

44. Match items in List I with items in List II. Use the codes given below

List I List II

I. The concept of "gene pool" A. T.H. Morgan

II. The concept of "linkage" B. E.A. Hooton

III. Mutation Theory C. T. Dobzhansky

IV. The concept of Primary and Secondary Races D. Hugo de Vries Codes A B C D

II IV I III

I II III IV

IV III II I

III I IV II

45. Match items in List I with items in List II. Use the codes given below

List I List II

I. Basic Personality A. R. Linton

II. Basic personality B. R. Linton A. structure Kardiner

III. Modal Personality C. Cora Du-Bois

IV. Appolonian culture D. Ruth Benedict

Codes A B C D

I II III IV

I II IV III

IV III II I

III IV I II

46. Match items in List I with items in List II. Use the codes given below

List I List II

I. Equal rights, duties and A. Double descent privileges associated with father and mother sides.

II. Rights, duties and privileges B. Matrilineal descent associated with father side only

III. Rights, duties and privileges C. Patrilineal descent associated with mother side only

IV. Partial rights, duties and D. Bilateral descent privileges associated with father and mother sides both.

Codes A B C D

I II III IV

II IV III I

IV III I II

IV III II I

47. Match items in List I with items in List II. Use the codes given below

List I List II

I. Division of Labour A. Cora Du-Bois

II. The Children of Sanchez B. E.E. Evans-Pritchard

III. The Nuer C. Oscar Lewis

IV. People of Alor A social D. Emile Durkheim psychological study of an East Indian Island

Codes A B C D

IV III I II

IV III II I

I II III IV

III IV I II

48. Match items in List I with items in List II. Use the codes given below

List I List II

I. The Nayars A. Kathleen Gough

II. The Coorgs B. M.N. Srinivas

III. The Jafna Tamils C. Kenneth David

IV. The Khasis D. P.R.T. Gurdon

Codes A B C D

IV III II I

III IV I II

I II IV III

I II III IV

49. Match items in List I with items in List II. Use the codes given below List I List II (Innovation) (Cultural Stage) I. Agriculture A. Palaeolithic II. Alloy B. Mesolithic III. Composite tools C. Neolithic IV. Fire D. Chalcolithic Codes A B C D

III I II IV

II IV III I

I II IV III

IV III I II

50. Match items in List I with items in List II. Use the codes given below

List I (Authors) List II (Books Written)

I. F.R. Allchin A. Archaeology From the Earth

II. A.H. Dani B. Prehistory and Protohistory of Eastern India

III. H.D. Sankalia C. The Rise of Civilization in India and Pakistan

IV. Mortimer Wheeler D. Prehistory and Protohistory of India and Pakistan

Codes A B C D

II IV III I

III I II IV

I III IV II

IV II I III


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