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(1) In a society divided into several clans, if clan ‘A’ gives women in marriage to clan ‘B’, and clan ‘A’ does not take women from clan ‘B’ is known as :
(1) Bilateral descent
(2) Ambilineal descent
(3) Symmetrical alliance
(4) Asymmetrical alliance
Answer: Asymmetrical alliance
(2) Which of the following Indus Valley sites yielded the earliest signboard of the world ?
(1) Ropar
(2) Kalibangan
(3) Dholavira
(4) Lothal
Answer: Dholavira

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(3) Which of the following is characteristic feature of domesticated cereals ?
(1) Shattering grain
(2) Non-shattering grain
(3) Split grain
(4) Wind blown grain
Answer: Non-shattering grain
(4) Which of the following is not an iron age site ?
(1) Noh
(2) Attranjikhera
(3) Ahichchatra
(4) Utnur
Answer: Utnur
(5) Which of the following is not an attribute of Neolithic culture ?
(1) Grinding-polishing technique
(2) Pottery
(3) Food production
(4) Smeltin g
Answer: Smeltin g
(6) Arrange the sequence in ascending order, as per the years of village studies done by anthropologists :
(1) Village Ghaghra → Village Senapur → Village Bisipara → Village Rampur
(2) Village Senapur → Village Bisipara → Village Rampur → Village Ghaghra
(3) Village Bisipara → Village Rampur → Village Senapur → Village Ghaghra
(4) Village Rampur → Village Bisipara → Village Ghaghra → Village Senapur
Answer: Village Senapur → Village Bisipara → Village Rampur → Village Ghaghra
(7) Arrange the sequence of the books of L.P. Vidyarthi in ascending order, as per the year of publication :
(1) Sacred complex in Hindu Gaya → Maler : A study in Nature - Man - Spirit complex → Cultural Configuration of Ranchi District → Rise of Anthropology in India
(2) Rise of Anthropology in India → Cultural Configuration of Ranchi District → Maler : A study in Nature - Man - Spirit complex → Sacred complex in Hindu Gaya
(3) Sacred complex in Hindu Gaya → Cultural Configuration of Ranchi District → Rise of Anthropology in India → Maler : A study in Nature - Man - Spirit complex
(4) Maler : A study in Nature - Man - Spirit complex → Rise of Anthropology in India → Cultural Configuration of Ranchi District → Sacred complex in Hindu Gaya
Answer: Sacred complex in Hindu Gaya → Maler : A study in Nature - Man - Spirit complex → Cultural Configuration of Ranchi District → Rise of Anthropology in India
(8) Arrange the sequence in ascending order the advent of the following religions in India :
(1) Sikhism → Islam → Buddhism → Christianity
(2) Islam → Sikhism→ Christianity → Buddhism
(3) Buddhism → Christianity → Islam → Sikhism
(4) Christianity → Islam → Buddhism → Sikhism
Answer: Buddhism → Christianity → Islam → Sikhism
(9) Arrange the sequence of the following concepts /theories in descending order as per their emergence in anthropology :
(1) Cultural relativism → Cultural ecology → Culture pattern → Cultural materialism
(2) Cultural materialism → Cultural ecology → Culture pattern → Cultural relativism
(3) Cultural ecology → Cultural materialism → Culture pattern → Cultural relativism
(4) Cultural materialism → Culture pattern → Cultural ecology → Cultural relativism
Answer: Cultural materialism → Cultural ecology → Culture pattern → Cultural relativism
(10) Arrange in ascending order the sequence of the following social groups :
(1) Tribe → Clan → Family → Lineage
(2) Clan → Tribe → Lineage → Family
(3) Lineage → Family → Clan → Tribe
(4) Family → Lineage → Clan → Tribe
Answer: Family → Lineage → Clan → Tribe
(11) Identify the correct sequence of the development of following anthropological concepts/theories in ascending order :
(1) Culture area approach → Modal personality → Neo-evolutionism → Cultural materialism
(2) Culture area approach → Neo-evolutionism → Modal personality → Cultural materialism
(3) Cultural materialism → Modal personality → Neo-evolutionism → Culture area approach
(4) Modal personality → Cultural materialism → Neo-evolutionism → Culture area approach
Answer: Culture area approach → Neo-evolutionism → Modal personality → Cultural materialism
(12) What is Cargo Cult ?
(1) a rebellion movement
(2) a revitalization movement
(3) a violent movement
(4) a non-violent movement
Answer: a revitalization movement
(13) What did Melanesians mean by Cargo ?
(1) a cargo ship
(2) the European goods produced in factories
(3) a cargo plane
(4) the guns and gun-powder of the Europeans
Answer: a cargo plane
(14) Where did Cargo Cult take place ?
(1) in Melanesia
(2) in Malaysia
(3) in Indonesia
(4) in Indo-china
Answer: in Melanesia
(15) Whether Cargo Cult is also :
(1) a war of independence by Melanesians against the Europeans
(2) a result of culture contact and manifestation of culture conflict
(3) a freedom movement by the Europeans
(4) a treaty between the Melanesians and Europeans
Answer: a result of culture contact and manifestation of culture conflict

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