Anthropology Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | Anthropology Quiz Set 12

(1) Which of the following cores belong to Levalloisian technique of flaking ? 11
(1) Fluted core
(2) Discoid core
(3) Amorphous core
(4) Tortoise core
Answer: Tortoise core
(2) Identify the correct sequence of following fossil men in the ascending order of their discovery.
(1) Cro-Magnon - Java - Neanderthal - Mauer Jaw
(2) Java - Cro-Magnon - Neanderthal - Mauer Jaw
(3) Mauer Jaw - Java - Cro-Magnon - Neanderthal
(4) Neanderthal - Cro-Magnon - Java - Mauer Jaw
Answer: Neanderthal - Cro-Magnon - Java - Mauer Jaw

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(3) Arrange the following morphological or total facial classes in the increasing order of the index values.
(1) Hypereuryprosopic - Euryprosopic - Mesoprosopic - Leptoprosopic - Hyperleptoprosopic
(2) Euryprosopic - Mesoprosopic - Hypereuryprosopic - Hyperleptoprosopic - Leptoprosopic
(3) Mesoprosopic - Leptoprosopic - Euryprosopic - Hypereuryprosopic - Hyperleptoprosopic
(4) Leptoprosopic - Mesoprosopic - Euryprosopic - Hypereuryprosopic - Hyperleptoprosopic
Answer: Hypereuryprosopic - Euryprosopic - Mesoprosopic - Leptoprosopic - Hyperleptoprosopic
(4) Arrange the following landmark developments in Genetics in order of their appearance :
(1) Hardy-Weinberg Law - Inborn errors of metabolism - Multiple allelic inheritance of blood groups - Chromosome theory of Heredity.
(2) Chromosome theory of heredity - Hardy-Weinberg Law - Inborn errors of metabolism - Multiple allelic inheritance of blood groups.
(3) Inborn errors of metabolism - Hardy-Weinberg Law - Multiple allelic inheritance of blood groups - Chromosome theory of heredity
(4) Multiple allelic inheritance of blood groups - Inborn errors of metabolism - Hardy - Weinberg Law - Chromosome theory of heredity
Answer: Chromosome theory of heredity - Hardy-Weinberg Law - Inborn errors of metabolism - Multiple allelic inheritance of blood groups.
(5) Arrange the following blood group systems in correct chronological order from the earliest to the recent :
(1) Bombay phenotype - MN - Rh.(D) - ABO
(2) ABO - Bombay phenotype - Rh.(D) - MN
(3) ABO - MN - Rh.(D) - Bombay phenotype
(4) MN - Rh.(D) - ABO - Bombay phenotype
Answer: ABO - MN - Rh.(D) - Bombay phenotype
(6) Identify the correct sequence in the process of culture change :
(1) Performance ® social acceptance ® innovation ® integration
(2) Innovation ® social acceptance ® performance ® integration
(3) Integration ® innovation ® social acceptance ® performance
(4) Social acceptance ® integration ® performance ® innovation
Answer: Innovation ® social acceptance ® performance ® integration
(7) Arrange the following books in the order in which they appeared :
(1) African Political Systems by Evans - Pritchard and M. Fortes ® Politics, Law, and Ritual in Tribal Society by M. Gluckman ® The Origin of the State by R.H. Lowie ® Government and Politics in Tribal Society by I. Schapera.
(2) Government and Politics in Tribal Society by I. Schapera ® The Origin of the State by R.H. Lowie ® African Political Systems by Evans - Pritchard and M. Fortes ® Politics Law, and Ritual in Tribal Society by M. Gluckman.
(3) The Origin of the State by R.H Lowie ® African Political Systems by Evans - Pritchard and M. Fortes ® Government and Politics in Tribal Society by I. Schapera ® Politics, Law, and Ritual in Tribal Society by M. Gluckman.
(4) Politics, Law, and Ritual in Tribal Society by M. Gluckman ® Government and Politics in Tribal Society by I. Schapera ® African Political Systems by Evans - Pritchard and M. Fortes ® The Origin of the State by R.H. Lowie.
Answer: The Origin of the State by R.H Lowie ® African Political Systems by Evans - Pritchard and M. Fortes ® Government and Politics in Tribal Society by I. Schapera ® Politics, Law, and Ritual in Tribal Society by M. Gluckman.
(8) The opposable thumb is a characteristic feature of the order :
(1) Chiroptera
(2) Carnivora
(3) Rodentia
(4) Primates
Answer: Primates
(9) Dental comb in Lemur and Loris is formed by :
(1) Forward projecting incisors and canines
(2) Projecting canines and premolars
(3) Projecting canines and molars
(4) Projecting premolars and molars.
Answer: Forward projecting incisors and canines
(10) Which one of the following is a Strepsirhine (primate that has a moist nose) ?
(1) Man
(2) Chimpanzee
(3) Rhesus monkey
(4) Lemur
Answer: Lemur
(11) Which of the following is associated with the theory of Natural Selection ?
(1) Use and disuse
(2) Inheritence of acquired characteristics
(3) Survival of the fittest
(4) Mutation
Answer: Survival of the fittest
(12) Which statistical test of significance is used for comparing ABO blood group data of two populations ?
(1) t - test
(2) x 2 test
(3) Anova
(4) F statistics
Answer: x 2 test
(13) Sudden appearance of an ancestral character is known as :
(1) Pleiotropism
(2) Freemartinism
(3) Gene conversion
(4) Atavism
Answer: Atavism
(14) Who among the following is multilinear evolutionist ?
(1) Ruth Benedict
(2) Levi Strauss
(3) Julian Steward
(4) Mary Douglas
Answer: Julian Steward
(15) The concept of Modal Personality was given by which of the following :
(1) Margaret Mead
(2) Ruth Benedict
(3) Sigmund Freud
(4) Cora Du Bois
Answer: Cora Du Bois

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