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Subject anthropology
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Question Paper

1. The term Emic refers to

Ethnocentric perspective

Outsider's perspective

Value-neutral perspective

Insider's perspective


2. The cognitive aspect of religion is represented by

Prayer

Offering

Myth

Worship

3. A pattern of residence whereby a married couple lives separately from the kin of both spouses is called

Patrilocal

Matrilocal

Neolocal

Avunculocal

4. Who among the following, is associated with unilinear evolution

Edward B. Tylor

Raymond Firth

Ralph Linton

Franz Boas

5. The first human to stand erect was the:

Neanderthal man

CroMagnon man

Java man

Homo habilis


6. Which one of the following is a prosimian

Loris

Lemur

Tarsier

All of these


7. Who did the most to defend Darwin and his ideas

Wallace

Darwin

Thomas Huxley

Samuel Wilberforce

8. Mendel's work was rediscovered independently by

Hugo De Vries, Morgan and Muller

Lari Correns, Erich Von Tschermak and Bateson

Carl Correns, Bateson and Punnet

Hugo De Vries, Carl Correns Erich Von Tschermak

9. Thellasostatic Terraces are formed

At the meanders of the rivers

Inside the caves

At the end of the glacier

At the mouth of the river

10. The one dating method among the following is NOT an isotopic dating method

Dendrochronology

Carbon 14

Thermoluminescence

Potassium-Argon

11. Who among the following are associated with 'Tribe Caste Continuum'?
I. D.N. Majumdar
II. Surajit Sinha
III. Sachchidanand
IV. F.G. Bailey
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II, III and IV are correct.

II and IV are correct.

III and IV are correct.

IV are correct


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.
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I and II are correct.

III and IV are correct.

II and IV are correct.

II, III and IV are correct.



13. Levi-Strauss's idea of 'elementary structure' rests on how many fundamental kin relationships

Two

Three

Four

Five



14. A custom whereby a man is obliged to marry his brother's widow is known as

Sororate

Levirate

Filial inheritance

Extended kin marriage



15. Lamarck believed in

An organism could itself to change to meet environmental challenges

Natural selection

In the inheritance of acquired characteristics

and



16. Jaundice is caused by the presence of bilirubin in the blood plasma, which is a breakdown product of

Haemoglobin Red blood cells

Bilirubin Red blood cells

Albumin White blood cells

Prothrombin Platelets



17. Which of the following are correctlymatched

Indian AnthropologicalAssociation -Indian Anthropologist

Indian Society of Human Genetics Human Ecology

Ethnographic Folk CultureSociety Man in India

Indian Anthropological Society -Eastern Anthropologist

18. Which one of the following statements about the hominoids is false

Hominoids includes gorillas,chimpanzee and humans

Hominoids have larger brains than other primates

Hominoids lack tails

Hominoids typically are bipedal and walk erect


19. The one archaeological site in the following is NOT a Mesolithic site characteristic of Rock Art

Langhnaj

Lekhania

Bhimbetka

Adamgarh


20. In which of the sites the dog wasburied along with the master

Tekkalakota

Burzahom

Daojali Hading

Sarutaru


21. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion Societies that are built around matrilineal descent are not necessarily matriarchal.
Reason In a matrilineal society, a man's principal heir isnot his son, but his sister's son.
In the context of the above two statements, which of the following iscorrect
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is correct, but is wrong.

Both and are wrong.

is wrong, but is correct.

Both and are correct.


22. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion Among the Toda tribe, a woman marries a man but she is also the wife of the man's brother.
Reason Todas follow fraternal polyandry.
In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct
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is correct, but is wrong.

is wrong, but is correct.

Both and are wrong.

Both and are correct.



23. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion An Anthropologist uses participant-observation
Reason Ethnographic research demands that another social world be studied with empathy
In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct
Codes

Both and are correct.

Both and are wrong.

is correct and is wrong.

is wrong and is correct.


24. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion Money can change relationships.
Reason In simple societies the social relationship created by a transaction can be subordinated to the economic value of that transaction.
On the basis of the above statements, choose the correct answer.
Codes

Both and are correct.

is correct, but is wrong.

is wrong, but is correct.

Both and are wrong.



25. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion The sutures of the cranium obliterate or close at different ages but follow a uniform pattern.
Reason The age of a dead person can not be determined by studying the cranial sutures.
Codes

Both and are true.

Both and are false.

is true, but is false.

is true, but is false.


26. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion The term 'Prosimians' is used for an evolutionary stage before the advent of monkeys.
Reason Simians is a collective term used for both old world and new world monkeys.
Codes

Both and are incorrect.

Both and are correct.

is correct, but is incorrect.

is correct, but is incorrect.


27. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion The type-2 diabetes is a 'Life-style' disease.
Reason The diabetes type-2 is more common among urban people.
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is correct, but is incorrect.

is correct, but is incorrect.

Both and are correct.

Both and are incorrect.



28. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion All human beings go through the process of birth,growth and ageing.
Reason The process of growthis an important indicator of the health status.
Codes

is correct, but is incorrect.

Both and are correct.

is correct, but is incorrect.

Both and are incorrect.



29. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion Bountiful of human remains together with cultural relics are unearthed from Pleistocene layers of India.
Reason The Pleistocene sedimentary deposits are alkaline in nature therebycapable of preserving organicand inorganic remains in tact.
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Both and are false.

is true, but is false.

is false, but is true.

Both and are true.



30. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion and the other labelled as Reason
Assertion Mesolithic is considered as multi-facetted economy and stands for economictransitions from hunting-foraging stage to agriculture.
Reason The bio-physicalenvironmental changes which took place at the onset ofHolocene period triggered bio­cultural transitions.
On the basis of the above statements choose the correct answer
Codes

Both andü are false

is true, but is false

is false, but is true

Both and are true



31. Arrange the following works of Bronislaw Malinowski in the order in which they were published
A Scientific Theory of Culture
Argonauts of the Western Pacific
The Dynamics of Culture Change
A Diary in the Strict Sense of the Term











32. Identify the order in which the following concepts made their appearance
I. Evolutionism
II. Diffusionismü
III. Structuralism
IV. Functionalismü

Diffusionismü Evolutionism Functionalism Structuralism

Diffusionism Evolutionism Structuralism Functionalism

Evolutionism Diffusionism Structuralism Functionalism

Evolutionism Diffusionism Functionalism Structuralism



33. Arrange the following kin groups inan ascending order
I. Moiety II. Clan
III. Phratry IV. Lineage

Lineageü Clan Phratryü Moietyü

Lineage Clan Moietyüü Phratry

Clan Lineageü Moiety Phratry

Clan Lineage Phratryü Moiety



34. Arrange the following societies in an ascending order

Horticulturist Forager Pastoralist Agriculturist

Horticulturist Forager Agriculturist Pastoralist

Forager Horticulturist Agriculturist Pastoralist

Forager Horticulturist Pastoralist Agriculturist




35. Arrange the following pioneers in anascending order on the basis of their contributions

Hardy Weinberg Watson Crick Karry Mullis Mendel

Mendel Hardy Weinberg Watson Crick KarryMullis

Watson Crick Hardy Weinberg Mendel KarryMullis

Karry Mullis Watson Crick Hardy Weinberg Mendel



36. Identify the correct sequence of the following in the descending orderbased on their genetic relatedness

Gibbon Orang utan Gorilla- Chimpanzee Human

Gorilla Chimpanzee Orangutan Human Gibbon

Human Chimpanzee Gorilla Orang utan Gibbon

Human Gorilla Chimpanzee Orang utan Gibbon



37. Identify the correct sequence of the following fossils in terms of theirappearance on the Earth

Australopithecus Homo habilis Homo erectus Neanderthal man CroMagnon

Homo habilis Australopithecus Homo erectus Neanderthal man CroMagnon

Australopithecus Neander­thal man Homo habilis CroMagnon Homo erectus

CroMagnon Homo erectus Neanderthal man Homo habilis Australopithecus



38. Arrange the following in the correct sequence

Cell membrane Cytoplasm Nucleus Chromosome

Chromosome Nucleus Cell membrane Cytoplasm

Cell membrane Nucleus Chromosome Cytoplasm

Cytoplasm Cell membrane Nucleus Chromosome



39. Arrange the following pluvial periods of Africa in the correct sequence

KAGERAN KAMASEAN KANJEERAN GAMBLEAN

KAGERAN KANJEERAN KAMASEAN GAMBLEAN

KANJEERAN KAMASEAN GAMBLEAN KAGERAN

KAMASEAN KAGERAN GAMBLEAN KANJEERAN



40. Arrange the following prehistoric tool-making technologies in the correct sequence

Clactonian Levalloisian Stone hammer Cylinder hammer

Stone hammer Cylinder hammer Clactonian Levalloisian

Cylinder hammer Levalloisian Clactonian Stone hammer

Stone hammer Clactonian Cylinder hammer Levalloisian



41. Match an item in List I with an item in List II. Use the codes given below
List I List II
Little and Great tradition Robert Redfield
Universalisation and Parochialisation M.N. Srinivas
Sanskritisation and Dominant caste Mckim Marriott
Folk-Urban continuum Milton Singer

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42. Match an item in List I with an item in List II. Use the codes given below
List-I List-II
'The Girijan Movement' The Rajbanshis of North Bengal
'The Kamtapur Movement' The Jatapu and Savara of Andhra Pradesh
'The Tana Bhagat Movement' Rani Guidelo
'The Zeliangrong Movement' The Santhals of Chhotanagpur

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43. Match an item in List I with an item in List II. Use the codes given below
List I List II
Primitive Polynesian Economy Melville Herskovits
Traditional Exchange and Modern Markets Raymond Firth
Primitive and Peasant Economic System Manning Nash
Economic Anthropology Cyril S.Belshaw
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44. Match an item in List I with an item in List II. Use the codes given below
List I List II
Genealogical Method (i) G.P. Murdock
Cross-cultural comparison Bronislaw Malinowski
Participant Observation W.H.R. Rivers
Extended-case method A.L. Epstein

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45. Match an item in List I with an item in List II. Use the codes given below
List I List II
Inborn errors of metabolism Sutton Boveri
Dosage compensation A.E. Garrod
Chromosomal theory of inheritance Beadle Tatum
One gene-One enzyme hypothesis Mary Lyon

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

List I List II
Goodall Orang utan
Fossey Savanna baboon
Strum Chimpanzee
Galdikas Gorilla
Codes











47. Match an item in List I with an item in List II. Use the codes given below
List I List II
Lemur New world Monkey
Marmoset Ape
Langur Prosimian
Gibbon Old world Monkey

Codes











48. Match an item in List I with an item in List II. Use the codes given below
List I List II
The Origin of Species (i) Darwin
Philosophic Zoologique Dobzhansky
Genetics Origin of Species (iii) Linnaeus
Systema Naturale Lamarck

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49. Match an item in List I with an item in List II. Use the codes given below
List I List II
The first human deliberate burials Upper Palaeolithic period
The first paintings, engravings, sculptures Mesolithic period
The shell-middens and kitchen middens Neolithic period
Early domestication of plants and animals Middle Palaeolithic period

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50. Match an item in List I with an item in List II. Use the codes given below
List I List II
Palaeolithic period Holocene period
Protohistoric period Emergence of Civilization
Nuclear areas Pleistocene period
Agricultural Innovations Agricultural Origins

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