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(1) Who among the following propounded the ‘Theory of Need’ ?
(1) G. P. Murdock
(2) B. Malinowski
(3) R.H. Lowie
(4) Victor Turner
Answer: B. Malinowski
(2) Which of the following is not a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (earlier known as PTG) :
(1) Chenchu
(2) Birhor
(3) Jarawa
(4) Santhal
Answer: Santhal

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(3) World AIDS Day is celebrated on which of the following dates :
(1) 1 October
(2) 1 November
(3) 1 December
(4) 1 January
Answer: 1 January
(4) The concept of ‘Survivals’ was given by which of the following :
(1) A. L. Kroeber
(2) Leslie A. White
(3) Ralph Linton
(4) E. B. Tylor
Answer: E. B. Tylor
(5) What metals are alloyed to produce bronze ?
(1) Copper and tin
(2) Copper and lead
(3) Copper and aluminium
(4) Copper and manganese
Answer: Copper and tin
(6) Which of the following cultures lies between Palaeolithic and Neolithic cultures ?
(1) Middle Palaeolithic
(2) Mesolithic
(3) Middle Stone Age
(4) Middle lithic
Answer: Mesolithic
(7) Which of the following scholars is responsible for New Archaeology ?
(1) Lewis Benford
(2) Francois Bordes
(3) H.D. Sankalia
(4) D.L. Clarke
Answer: Lewis Benford
(8) Identify the correct chronological sequence of stages of human evolution :
(1) Neanderthal man - Australopithecus - Cro-Magnon - Homo erectus
(2) Australopithecus - Homo erectus - Neanderthal man - Cro-Magnon
(3) Cro-Magnon - Neanderthal man - Homo erectus - Australopithecus
(4) Australopithecus - Cro-Magnon - Homo erectus - Neanderthal man
Answer: Australopithecus - Homo erectus - Neanderthal man - Cro-Magnon
(9) Identify the correct chronological sequence of the following as per their formation as State :
(1) Telangana ® Uttaranchal ® Jharkhand ® Chattisgarh
(2) Chattisgarh ® Uttaranchal ® Jharkhand ® Telangana
(3) Jharkhand ® Telangana ® Uttaranchal ® Chattisgarh
(4) Uttaranchal ® Telangana ® Jharkhand ® Chattisgarh
Answer: Chattisgarh ® Uttaranchal ® Jharkhand ® Telangana
(10) Arrange the following in sequence of their population from the smallest to the largest :
(1) Birhor ® Buksa ® Onge ® Santhal
(2) Onge ® Birhor ® Buksa ® Santhal
(3) Buksa ® Santhal ® Onge ® Birhor
(4) Santhal ® Buksa ® Onge ® Birhor
Answer: Onge ® Birhor ® Buksa ® Santhal
(11) Arrange the following method of food getting in sequence of their appearance in prehistoric times :
(1) foraging ® gathering ® hunting ® herding
(2) herding ® foraging ® hunting ® gathering
(3) hunting ® herding ® gathering ® foraging
(4) gathering ® hunting ® foraging ® herding
Answer: foraging ® gathering ® hunting ® herding
(12) Arrange the following sites in proper sequence of cultures they yielded from early to later :
(1) Renigunta ® Langhnaj ® Inamgaon ® Pallavaram
(2) Inamgaon ® Pallavaram ® Langhnaj ® Renigunta
(3) Pallavaram ® Renigunta ® Langhnaj ® Inamgaon
(4) Langhnaj ® Inamgaon ® Renigunta ® Pallavaram
Answer: Pallavaram ® Renigunta ® Langhnaj ® Inamgaon
(13) What has greatly affected the socio-political scenario of the country ?
(1) Scramble for exploring new lands and people by Europeans.
(2) Constitutional privileges and safeguards granted to the scheduled tribes in the country.
(3) Discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus in 1492.
(4) British Rule in entire Indian sub-continent.
Answer: Constitutional privileges and safeguards granted to the scheduled tribes in the country.
(14) What was the result of discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus ?
(1) Constitutional privileges and safeguards were granted to the scheduled tribes in India.
(2) Scramble for exploring new lands and people by Europeans began.
(3) Dark Continent of Africa remained unexplored forever.
(4) The British equated such populations of India with the Indigenous people
Answer: Scramble for exploring new lands and people by Europeans began.
(15) What type of culture did the British explorers find in the newly discovered lands ?
(1) The Indian Culture.
(2) The European culture.
(3) The culture of the Scheduled Tribes.
(4) Contrast of the British or the Victorian culture.
Answer: Contrast of the British or the Victorian culture.

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