Anthropology Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | Anthropology Quiz Set 6

Questions
1 Why was Laura Bohannan collecting folktales among the TIV ?
1 Because she wanted to utilize the time by collecting folktales, as no ceremony or ritual was taking place there.
2 Because she liked to listen to the folktales.
3 Because she wanted to tell those folktales to her friends.
4 Because she had never heard any folktale earlier.

Answer:Because she wanted to utilize the time by collecting folktales, as no ceremony or ritual was taking place there.
2 Identify the “suspensory primate” from the following :
1 Chimpanzee
2 Tree-Shrew
3 Gibbon
4 Howler Monkey

Answer:Gibbon

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3 The term “Anthropometry” was coined by
1 Quetlet
2 Martin & Saller
3 Hrdlicka
4 Georges Cuvier

Answer:Georges Cuvier
4 The Boyd’s racial classification was based on
1 Blood groups
2 Anthropometry
3 Dermatoglyphics
4 DNA markers

Answer:Blood groups
5 Which one of the following is associated with the racial classification of the peoples of India ?
1 S.R.K. Chopra
2 S.S. Sarkar
3 D.N. Majumdar
4 P.C. Biswas

Answer:S.S. Sarkar
6 The principal objective of which article of Indian Constitution is to ban the practice of untouchability in any form ?
1 Article 17
2 Article 16
3 Article 19
4 Article 25

Answer: Article 17
7 Who among the following is not an affinal kin ?
1 Ego’s husband’s sister
2 Ego’s brother’s son
3 Ego’s wife’s brother
4 Ego’s wife’s mother

Answer: Ego’s brother’s son
8 Which among the following is not a source of law ?
1 Custom
2 Religion
3 Habits
4 Judicial decision

Answer: Habits
9 Who, among the following, has propounded a ‘descent’ theory of kinship ?
1 Rodney Needham
2 Claude Levi-Strauss
3 Marvin Harris
4 A.R. Radcliffe-Brown

Answer: A.R. Radcliffe-Brown
10 Which of the following is not considered as a geometric type of microlith ?
1 Backed blade
2 Trapeze
3 Triangle
4 Rhomboid

Answer: Backed blade
11 Which of the following is radiometric dating ?
1 Archaeomagnetism
2 Varve
3 Thermo-luminescence
4 Potassium-Argon

Answer: Potassium-Argon
12 Identify the correct sequence of different phases of Indian Anthropology in the ascending order of their development.
1 Evaluation phase – Analytical phase – Constructive phase – Formative phase
2 Formative phase – Constructive phase – Analytical phase – Evaluation phase
3 Constructive phase – Formative phase – Evaluation phase – Analytical phase
4 Analytical phase – Formative phase – Evaluation phase – Constructive phase

Answer:Formative phase – Constructive phase – Analytical phase – Evaluation phase
13 Identify the correct order of organization of genetic material from the largest to the smallest.
1 Chromosome – Gene – Nucleotide – Genome
2 Genome – Gene – Chromosome – Nucleotide
3 Genome – Chromosome – Gene – Nucleotide .
4 Gene – Nucleotide – Chromosome – Genome

Answer:Genome – Chromosome – Gene – Nucleotide
14 Arrange the following authorities in the order in which they gave classifications of the peoples of India from the earliest to the most recent.
1 Risley – Haddon – Guha – Sarkar
2 Haddon – Risley – Guha – Sarkar
3 Sarkar – Risley – Haddon – Guha
4 Guha – Sarkar – Haddon – Risley

Answer:Risley – Haddon – Guha – Sarkar
15 Arrange the following fossil hominids in the descending order of their cranial capacity.
1 Homo habilis – Australopithecus africanus – Homo erectus – Neanderthal Man
2 Neanderthal Man – Homo habilis – Homo erectus – Australopithecus africanus
3 Australopithecus africanus – Neanderthal man – Homo erectus – Homo habilis
4 Neanderthal Man – Homo erectus – Homo habilis – Australopithecus africanus

Answer:Neanderthal Man – Homo erectus – Homo habilis – Australopithecus africanus

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