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Anthropology Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | Anthropology Quiz Set 28

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1 Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : Domesticated cereals are mutants in nature.

Reason (R) :Man cultivated them.

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

1 (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
2 Both (A) and (R) are correct.
3 (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
4 Both (A) and (R) are wrong

Answer:Both (A) and (R) are correct.
2 Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : Domestication of fire enabled prehistoric men to live in the cave.

Reason (R) :Fire made food more edible

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

1 (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
2 Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
3 (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
4 Both (A) and (R) are wrong

Answer:Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
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3 Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : A Menhir is a megalith

Reason (R) :It is always raised over a burial

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

1 (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
2 Both (A) and (R) are correct
3 (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
4 Both (A) and (R) are wrong

Answer:(A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
4 Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : The phenotype is dependent on the genotype.

Reason (R) : Phenotype determines whether an organism is heterozygous or homozygous.

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

Codes :
1 (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
2 Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
3 (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
4 Both (A) and (R) are wrong

Answer:(A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
5 Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : Natural selection introduces new genes in the population.

Reason (R) :Mutation favours one of the two alleles.

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

Codes :
1 (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
2 Both (A) and (R) are true
3 (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
4 Both (A) and (R) are wrong

Answer:Both (A) and (R) are wrong
6 Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : Most living non-human primates are under threat of extinction.

Reason (R) : Human activities are destroying their habitat and the animals themselves.

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

Codes :
1 (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
2 Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
3 (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
4 Both (A) and (R) are wrong

Answer:Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
7 Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : Epicanthic fold is an important feature of the Mongoloid populations.

Reason (R) :Epicanthic fold has no biological function.

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

Codes :
1 (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
2 Both (A) and (R) are true
3 (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
4 Both (A) and (R) are wrong

Answer: Both (A) and (R) are true
8 Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : The genealogical method helps in ethnographic data collection.

Reason (R) :Anthropologists need to collect genealogical data to understand current social relations without reconstructing history.

Based on the above two statements, choose the correct answer.

Codes :
1 (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
2 Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
3 (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
4 Both (A) and (R) are wrong

Answer:(A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
9 Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : The diffusionists categorically denied ‘psychic unity of mankind.

Reason (R) :Because they believed that man is ‘inventive’ by nature.

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

Codes :
1 (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
2 Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation.
3 (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
4 Both (A) and (R) are wrong

Answer:(A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
10 Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : Trobriand islanders exchange ceremonially valued shell ornaments, this is known as ‘Kula Exchange’.

Reason (R) :Behind such ceremonial exchange of shells, the meaning of which is symbolic, they exchange the goods of their mutual necessity, which is the main purpose of Kula.

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

Codes :
1 Both (A) and (R) are true
2 Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
3 (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4 (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Answer:Both (A) and (R) are true
11 Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : Federmesser culture is a very specific development of central Europe.

Reason (R) :Late upper Palaeolithic folks migrated to the northern latitudes and specialized in reindeer hunting :

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

Codes :
1 Both (A) and (R) are true
2 Both (A) and (R) are false
3 (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4 (A) is false, but (R) is true

Answer:Both (A) and (R) are true
12 Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : Mesolithic culture of Great Britain is best represented by Starr Carr excavation.

Reason (R) :One of the major traditions of Mesolithic is Maglamosian which is spread all over western Europe.

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

Codes
1 (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
2 Both (A) and (R) are correct
3 (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
4 Both (A) and (R) are wrong

Answer:Both (A) and (R) are correct
13 Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) :

Assertion (A) : Sickle cell trait provides resistance against falciparum malaria.

Reason (R) :HBS is a variant of haemoglobin and does not provide conducive environment for the growth of malarial parasite.

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

1 (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
2 Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
3 (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
4 Both (A) are (R) are wrong

Answer:Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
14 Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) :

Assertion (A) : Palaeoanthropology is the study of fossil record of human kind.

Reason (R) :Fossilized remains are the indirect physical evidence of human ancestry and evolution.

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

1 (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
2 Both (A) and (R) are correct
3 (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
4 Both (A) and (R) are wrong

Answer:(A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
15 Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) :

Assertion (A) : Deficiency of G6PD is an X - linked recessive trait.

Reason (R) :It is for this reason males suffer much more of G6PD deficiency as compared to females.

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

1 (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
2 Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
3 (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
4 Both (A) and (R) are wrong

Answer:Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

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