Anthropology Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | Anthropology Quiz Set 16

(1) Which one of the following Indian tribes is known for Matrilineal system ?
(1) Oraon
(2) Naga
(3) Toda
(4) Khasi
Answer: Khasi
(2) Which one of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution deals with the promotion of educational and economic interests of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other weaker sections ?
(1) Article 16
(2) Article 19
(3) Article 23
(4) Article 46
Answer: Article 46

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(3) Which one of the following sites represents the earliest evidence of lower paleolithic culture of Africa ?
(1) Colombo Falls
(2) Olduvai Gorge
(3) Lake Turkana
(4) Ternifine
Answer: Olduvai Gorge
(4) Who discovered the first Neolithic site in India ?
(1) William Fraser
(2) Primrose
(3) R.B. Foote
(4) John Evans
Answer: William Fraser
(5) Which of the following represents a Classic Middle palaeolithic site of Europe ?
(1) Bockstein
(2) Mauer
(3) Combe Grenal
(4) La Quina
Answer: Combe Grenal
(6) Identify the correct sequence of cell cycle of mitosis.
(1) S - G2 - G1 - M
(2) G1 - S - G2 - M
(3) M - S - G1 - G2
(4) S - M - G1 - G2
Answer: G1 - S - G2 - M
(7) Identify the correct sequence of steps ideally followed in genetic counseling.
(1) Discussion of options - Risk assessment - Diagnosis - long contact and support
(2) Diagnosis - Risk assessment - Discussion of options - long contact and support
(3) Risk assessment - Diagnosis - Discussion of options - long contact and support
(4) Long contact and support - Discussion of options - Diagnosis - Risk assessment.
Answer: Diagnosis - Risk assessment - Discussion of options - long contact and support
(8) Arrange the following fingerprint patterns in the order of their increasing complexity.
(1) Loops - Composites - Whorls - Arches
(2) Arches - Loops - Whorls - Composites
(3) Composites - Loops - Arches - Whorls
(4) Whorls - Arches - Loops - Composites
Answer: Arches - Loops - Whorls - Composites
(9) Arrange the following in correct evolutionary sequence :
(1) Group marriage – Promiscuity – Polygamy – Monogamy
(2) Promiscuity – Group marriage – Polygamy – Monogamy
(3) Polygamy – Promiscuity – Monogamy – Group marriage
(4) Monogamy – Polygamy – Promiscuity – Group marriage.
Answer: Promiscuity – Group marriage – Polygamy – Monogamy
(10) Arrange in the correct sequence of the books in the ascending order of their publication :
(1) The elementary structures of kinship (Claude Levi - Strauss) ® Argonauts of the western pacific (B. Malinowski) ® Coming of age in samoa (Margaret Mead) ® The Primitive world and its transformation (Robert Redfield)
(2) Argonauts of the western pacific (B. Malinowski) ® Coming of age in samoa (Margaret Mead) ® The primitive world and its transformation (Robert Redfield) ® The elementary structures of kinship (Claude Levi - Strauss)
(3) The elementary structures of kinship (Claude Levi - strauss) ®The primitive world and its transformation (Robert Redfield) ® Coming of age in samoa (Margaret Mead) ®Argonauts of the western pacific (B. Malinowski)
(4) Argonauts of the western pacific (B. Malinowski) ®The Primitive world and its transformation (Robert Redfield) ® Coming of age in samoa (Margaret Mead) ®The elementary structures of kinship (Claude Levi - Strauss)
Answer: Argonauts of the western pacific (B. Malinowski) ® Coming of age in samoa (Margaret Mead) ® The primitive world and its transformation (Robert Redfield) ® The elementary structures of kinship (Claude Levi - Strauss)
(11) Identify the correct sequence of purusharthas according to Hindu Tradition :
(1) Moksha – Arth – Kama – Dharma
(2) Dharma – Kama – Arth – Moksha
(3) Dharma – Arth – Kama – Moksha
(4) Arth – Kama – Dharma – Moksha
Answer: Dharma – Arth – Kama – Moksha
(12) Arrange the teaching of anthropology in the following Universities in chronological order of their establishment :
(1) Calcutta University ® Lucknow University ® Delhi University ® Ranchi University ® Punjab University.
(2) Punjab University ® Ranchi University ® Delhi University ® Lucknow University ® Calcutta University.
(3) Ranchi University ® Lucknow University ® Delhi University ® Calcutta University ® Punjab University
(4) Calcutta University ® Delhi University ® Lucknow University ® Ranchi University ® Punjab University.
Answer: Calcutta University ® Lucknow University ® Delhi University ® Ranchi University ® Punjab University.
(13) Arrange the following cultural traits in chronological order.
(1) Discoid core - Burin - Lunate - Mace head
(2) Lunate - Mace head - Burin - Discoid core
(3) Mace head - Burin - Lunate - Discoid core
(4) Burin - Discoid core - Lunate - Mace head
Answer: Discoid core - Burin - Lunate - Mace head
(14) Arrange the following cultural traits in chronological order.
(1) Harpoon - Side scraper - Chattelperronean knife - Trapeze.
(2) Trapeze - Harpoon - Side scraper - Chattelperronean knife.
(3) Side scraper - Chattelperronean knife - Harpoon - Trapeze.
(4) Chattelperronean knife - Harpoon - Trapeze - Side scraper
Answer: Side scraper - Chattelperronean knife - Harpoon - Trapeze.
(15) Arrange the following cultural traits in chronological order.
(1) Jorwe – Black-and-Red ware – Malwa ware – Amri ware
(2) Black-and-Red ware – Malwa ware – Jorwe – Amri ware
(3) Amri ware – Malwa ware – Jorwe – Black-and-Red ware
(4) Malwa ware – Jorwe – Black-and-Red ware – Amri ware
Answer: Amri ware – Malwa ware – Jorwe – Black-and-Red ware

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