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(1) Which method is used in anthropology to examine cultures of various societies ?
(1) Genealogical method
(2) Cross-cultural comparison
(3) Psychic unity of mankind
(4) Studying unconscious thought process of man
Answer: Cross-cultural comparison
(2) According to the Forest Survey of India, 2011, out of the total geographical area of the country, what is the percentage of the total forest covered area ?
(1) 31.05 percent
(2) 15.06 percent
(3) 21.05 percent
(4) 10.01 percent
Answer: 21.05 percent

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(3) According to census 2011, which state has the highest sex-ratio of scheduled tribe population ?
(1) West Bengal
(2) Goa
(3) Chhattisgarh
(4) Kerala
Answer: Goa
(4) Who among the following is the proponent of cultural ecology ?
(1) Daryl Forde
(2) Ralph Linton
(3) Julian Steward
(4) Clifford Geertz
Answer: Julian Steward
(5) Which one of the following is relative method of dating ?
(1) Tree ring
(2) Flourine
(3) Radio Carbon
(4) Thermoluminescence
Answer: Flourine
(6) Which of the following cultures is featured by the presence of fossil wood tools ?
(1) Tampanian
(2) Anathyian
(3) Patjitanian
(4) Sohan
Answer: Anathyian
(7) Arrange in sequence the elements contained in Malinowski’s interpretation of Institution :
(1) Personnel and Norms → Charter → Function → Material apparatus → Activities
(2) Activities → Function → Personnel and Norms → Charter → Material apparatus
(3) Charter → Personnel and Norms → Material apparatus → Activities → Function
(4) Charter → Personnel and Norms → Activities → Function → Material apparatus
Answer: Charter → Personnel and Norms → Material apparatus → Activities → Function
(8) Arrange in sequence E.B. Tylor’s concept of evolution of religion in human society :
(1) Ancestor worship → Animism → Polytheism → Monotheism
(2) Animism → Ancestor worship → Polytheism → Monotheism
(3) Monotheism → Polytheism → Animism → Ancestor worship
(4) Ancestor worship → Monotheism → Polytheism → Animism
Answer: Animism → Ancestor worship → Polytheism → Monotheism
(9) Identify the correct sequence of tribal revolts in preindependent India in the ascending order.
(1) Uprising of the Koli tribes in Maharashtra → Bhagoji Naik and Kajar Singh → The Naga Bhagat movement in Bihar The Bhil revolt under the leadership of revolt in North-Eastern India → Tana
(2) Tana Bhagat movement in Bihar → The Naga revolt in North-Eastern India → The Bhil revolt under the leadership of Bhagoji Naik and Kajar Singh → Uprising of the Koli tribes in Maharashtra
(3) Uprising of the Koli tribes in Maharashtra → The Bhil revolt under the leadership of Bhagoji Naik and Kajar Singh → Tana Bhagat movement in Bihar → The Naga revolt in North-Eastern India
(4) The Naga revolt in North-Eastern India → Uprising of the Koli tribes in Maharashtra → The Bhil revolt under the leadership of Bhagoji Naik and Kajar Singh → Tana Bhagat movement in Bihar
Answer: Uprising of the Koli tribes in Maharashtra → Bhagoji Naik and Kajar Singh → The Naga Bhagat movement in Bihar The Bhil revolt under the leadership of revolt in North-Eastern India → Tana
(10) Arrange in descending sequence the state-wise percentage of scheduled tribes population, as against total population :
(1) Chhattisgarh → Arunachal Pradesh → Nagaland → Mizoram
(2) Nagaland → Mizoram → Arunachal Pradesh → Chhattisgarh
(3) Mizoram → Nagaland → Chhattisgarh → Arunachal Pradesh
(4) Mizoram → Nagaland → Arunachal Pradesh → Chhattisgarh
Answer: Mizoram → Nagaland → Arunachal Pradesh → Chhattisgarh
(11) Arrange the following Reports of the Committees/Commissions relating to scheduled tribes in descending order :
(1) Report of the Committee on Special Multipurpose Tribal Blocks (Verrier Elwin Committee) → Report of the Expert Committee on Tribal Development (S. C. Dube Committee) → Report of Committee on Forests and Tribals in India (B. K. Roy Burman Committee) → Report of the Study Group on Land Holding Systems in Tribal areas (B. K. Roy Burman Committee)
(2) Report of the Study Group on Land Holding Systems in Tribal areas (B. K. Roy Burman Committee) → Report of Committee on Forests and Tribals in India (B. K. Roy Burman Committee) → Report of the Expert Committee on Tribal Development (S. C. Dube Committee) → Report of the Committee on Special Multipurpose Tribal Blocks (Verrier Elwin Committee)
(3) Report of the Committee on Special Multipurpose Tribal Blocks (Verrier Elwin Committee) → Report of the study Group on Land Holding Systems in Tribal areas (B. K. Roy Burman Committee) → Report of the Expert Committee on Tribal Development (S. C. Dube Committee) → Report of Committee on Forests and Tribals in India (B. K. Roy Burman Committee)
(4) Report of the Expert Committee on Tribal Development (S. C. Dube Committee) → Report of the Committee on Special Multipurpose Tribal Blocks (Verrier Elwin Committee) → Report of Committee on Forests and Tribals in India (B. K. Roy Burman Committee) → Report of the Study Group on Land Holding Systems in Tribal areas (B. K. Roy Burman Committee)
Answer: Report of the Committee on Special Multipurpose Tribal Blocks (Verrier Elwin Committee) → Report of the Expert Committee on Tribal Development (S. C. Dube Committee) → Report of Committee on Forests and Tribals in India (B. K. Roy Burman Committee) → Report of the Study Group on Land Holding Systems in Tribal areas (B. K. Roy Burman Committee)
(12) Who was Laura Bohannan ?
(1) A Philanthropist
(2) A member of the TIV community
(3) An Anthropologist
(4) A character in Shakespeare’s HAMLET
Answer: An Anthropologist
(13) Why did she carry HAMLET with her ?
(1) Because she wanted to tell the story to the Headman.
(2) To read the book during leisure hours
(3) Because she had never studied any book of Shakespeare.
(4) Because she wanted to let the TIV know that she too was a ‘knowledgable person’.
Answer: To read the book during leisure hours
(14) Why did TIV not believe in ghost ?
(1) Because there were no ghosts in the TIV land.
(2) Because they believed that neither a dead person nor his shadow could walk.
(3) Because no ghost had ever visited TIV country.
(4) Because TIVs were not afraid of ghosts, hence did not believe.
Answer: Because they believed that neither a dead person nor his shadow could walk.
(15) Finally what did Laura Bohannan realize ?
(1) That when elements of culture travel to far off places, they lose their originality, and often assume new form.
(2) That the TIVs were simpletons.
(3) That instead of wasting time she should agree to what the headman says.
(4) That if she did not agree to what they said, the headman would harm her physically.
Answer: That if she did not agree to what they said, the headman would harm her physically.

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