APSC Important Questions & Answers on Anthropology Optional Paper for Prelims

1 Hylobates is a genus comprising of

1 spider monkeys

2 gibbons

3 langurs

4 macaques

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Answer: gibbons

2 The number of chromosomes in human sperm is

1 24

2 46

3 23

4 None of the above

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Answer: 23

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3 Neo-Darwinism is propounded by

1 Lamarck

2 Darwin

3 Weismann

4 De Vries

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Answer: Weismann ,

4 Which of the following conditions represents trisomy 21?

1 Edward's syndrome

2 Down's syndrome

3 Patau's syndrome

4 Cri du chat syndrome

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Answer: Down's syndrome

5 The theory of 'catastrophism' is propouded by

1 John Light Foote

2 Georges Cuvier

3 Bucher de Perthes

4 Charles Lyell

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Answer: Georges Cuvier

6 In RNA, which of the following is found in place of thymine?

1 Adenine

2 Guanine

3 Cytosine

4 Uracil

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Answer: Uracil

7 Skin colour inheritance in man is

1 sex-linked trait

2 polygenic trait

3 sex-influenced trait

4 monogenic trait

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Answer: polygenic trait

8 The improvement of genetical quality of human race through selective breeding is called

1 eugenics

2 euphenics

3 euthenics

4 None of the above

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Answer: eugenics

9 In man, the pair of chromosomes of female zygote is

1 44 + XY

2 22 + X

3 23 + XY

4 44 +XX

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Answer: 44 +XX

10 The human vertebral column has

1 two curvatures

2 three curvatures

3 four curvatures

4 five curvatures

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Answer: four curvatures

11 Fossil remains of 'Lucy' belong to

1 Australopithecus

2 Dryopithecus

3 Sinanthropus

4 Pithecanthropus

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Answer: Australopithecus

12 Prehensile limbs are associated with

1 bipedal locomotion

2 terrestrial living

3 arboreal living

4 knuckle-walking

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Answer: arboreal living

13 Remains of Cro-Magnon was first found in

1 Germany

2 France

3 Hadar

4 Spain

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Answer: France

14 The correct sequence of stages in the evolution of modern man (Homo sapiens) is

1 Neanderthal man — Australopithecus — Cro-Magnon man — Homo erectus — Modern man

2 Australopithecus — Homo erectus—Neanderthal man— Cro-Magnon man—Modern man

3 Homo erectus — Australopithecus—Neanderthal man— Cro-Magnon man

4 Australopithecus—Neanderthal man—Cro-magnon man—Homo erectus—Modern man

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Answer: Australopithecus — Homo erectus—Neanderthal man— Cro-Magnon man—Modern man

15 Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

1 Homo habilis—East Africa

2 Ramapithecus—South India

3 Heidelberg jaw—Spain

4 Neanderthal—Pakistan

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Answer: Homo habilis—East Africa

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