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76 The smallest bone in the human body is
1 femur
2 ulna
3 scapula
4 vertebra

Answer: vertebra
77 The classic Mediterranean belongs to
1 Caucasoid
2 Mongoloid
3 Negroid
4 Australoid

Answer: Caucasoid

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78 Which of the following is a biface leaf point?
1 Laurel leaf
2 Willow leaf
3 Audi knife
4 None of the above

Answer: Laurel leaf
79 Kitchen midden culture flourished
1 in Adriatic Sea coast
2 in Pacific coast
3 in Baltic and North Sea coast
4 around Alps

Answer: in Baltic and North Sea coast
80 A complete set of chromosomes and nuclear genes carried by an individual is called
1 genome
2 gene amplification
3 genetic code
4 DNA

Answer: genome
81 Lemurs and lorises are the
1 fossil primates
2 living primates
3 great apes
4 None of the above

Answer: living primates
82 Which of the following is not a function of marriage?
1 It regulates sexual behaviour of individuals
2 It paves the way for the formation of a new family
3 It moulds individual's personality
4 It creates avenues for reproduction

Answer: It moulds individual's personality
83 The term 'Neolithic Revolution' was coined by
1 M. C. Burkit
2 E. A. Hooton
3 V. Gordon Childe
4 O. K. P. Oakley

Answer: 1300 cc to 1450 cc
84 The cheek pouch is absent but the ischial callosities are noticed in
1 Cebidae
2 Hominidae
3 Hepalidae
4 None of the above

Answer: Hepalidae
85 Which of the following is a Karbi village festival?
1 Wangala
2 Rongker
3 Kut
4 Ali-Aye Ligang

Answer: leiotrichy
86 The family that is established after marriage producing children is known as
1 consanguineous family
2 compound family
3 family of orientation
4 family of procreation

Answer: family of procreation
91 Broadly speaking, social stratification refers to
1 social difference in a society
2 division of society into various status groups
3 division of society into a number of strata, hierarchically arranged groupings
4 variation in social positions

Answer: division of society into a number of strata, hierarchically arranged groupings
92 Which of the following forms of religion is the veneration of an animal and very rarely a plant?
1 Animism
2 Animatism
3 Fetishism
4 Totemism

Answer: Totemism
93 A group of relatives which includes all those patrilineal kin to whom an individual feels some sense of obligation is called
1 kindred
2 cognates
3 agnates
4 uterines

Answer: agnates
94 The term 'phratry' refers to
1 clustering of several clans into exogamous blocks
2 grouping of nuclear families in a common household
3 followers of animistic religion
4 a group of Kula exchanging partners

Answer: clustering of several clans into exogamous blocks
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