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(1) The term ‘Dermatoglyphics’ was coined by
(1) R. Clarke
(2) J. Walker
(3) J.F. Crow
(4) H. Cummins
Answer: H. Cummins
(2) The best way of determining paternity is the
(1) Counting of chromosome number
(2) DNA finger printing
(3) Testing of blood groups
(4) Pedigree analysis
Answer: DNA finger printing

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(3) Which one of the following statements is false ?
(1) Super-organic is a term associated with A.L. Kroeber
(2) The theory of structuralism was proposed by Claude Levi-strauss.
(3) The concept of cultural materialism was developed by Ralph Linton.
(4) The theory of multilinear evolution was propounded by Julian Steward
Answer: The concept of cultural materialism was developed by Ralph Linton.
(4) “Marriage is a exchange of women between two or more than two groups.” Who said it ?
(1) Julian Steward
(2) Evans - Pritchard
(3) Claude Levi-strauss
(4) Emile Durkheim
Answer: Claude Levi-strauss
(5) World AIDS day is celebrated on which date ?
(1) 1st October
(2) 1st December
(3) 1st November
(4) 1st January
Answer: 1st December
(6) Which of the following is considered the most important and exclusive method of data collection in Anthropology ?
(1) Participant observation
(2) Census
(3) Survey
(4) Questionnaire
Answer: Participant observation
(7) According to the Census 2011, the percentage of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in proportion of the total population, respectively were
(1) 8.6 and 16.6
(2) 10.8 and 7.6 .
(3) 16.6 and 10.6
(4) 16.2 and 8.2
Answer: 16.2 and 8.2
(8) Which one of the following Articles of Indian Constitution States that seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in the Legislative Assembly of every State ?
(1) Article – 332
(2) Article – 330
(3) Article – 275
(4) Article – 320
Answer: Article – 332
(9) The practice of attempting to harm people by supernatural means, but through emotions and thought alone, not through the use of tangible objects.
(1) Witchcraft
(2) Couvade
(3) Totem
(4) Taboo
Answer: Witchcraft
(10) Which of the following cereals was not cultivated in the Fertile Crecent.
(1) Rye
(2) Barley
(3) Maize
(4) Wheat
Answer: Maize
(11) At which of the following sites dogs were buried with their masters ?
(1) Tekkalkota
(2) Mahadaha
(3) Sanganakallu
(4) Burzahom
Answer: Burzahom
(12) According to recent findings which of the following was not responsible for the decline of Indus Valley Civilization ?
(1) Drying up of the bed of river Saraswati
(2) Aryan invasion
(3) Loss of trade
(4) Encroachment of desert
Answer: Aryan invasion
(13) Select the correct sequence of the following in order of their increasing complexity.
(1) Chromosome – Gene – Genepool – Genome – Genotype
(2) Gene – Chromosome – Genotype – Gene – Genepool
(3) Gene – Genotype – Chromosome – Genome – Genepool
(4) Genotype – Chromosome – Gene – Genepool – Genome
Answer: Gene – Genotype – Chromosome – Genome – Genepool
(14) Identify the correct sequence of following fossils in the ascending order of their discovery.
(1) Narmada Man – Cro-Magnon – Rhodesian Man – La–Chapelle-aux-Saints.
(2) La–Chapelle-aux-Saints – Rhodesian Man – Cro-Magnon – Narmada Man.
(3) Cro-Magnon – La–Chapelle-aux-Saints – Rhodesian Man – Narmada Man.
(4) Rhodesian Man – Cro-Magnon – Narmada Man – La–Chapelle-aux-Saints.
Answer: Cro-Magnon – La–Chapelle-aux-Saints – Rhodesian Man – Narmada Man.
(15) Choose the correct sequence of a social institution as enunciated by B. Malinowski.
(1) Activities → Norm and Personnel → Material apparatus → Charter → Function
(2) Charter → Norm and Personnel → Material apparatus → Activities → Function
(3) Charter → Function → Norm and Personnel → Material apparatus → Activities
(4) Function → Charter → Activities → Norm and Personnel → Material apparatus
Answer: Activities → Norm and Personnel → Material apparatus → Charter → Function

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