(16)
Thermoluminescence is associated with
1
relative dating
2
absolute dating
3
tool type
4
tool technique
(17)
Which one of the following is the earliest Mesolithic site of India?
1
Bagor
2
Guntur
3
Jwalapuram
4
Lagnajh
(18)
Who is the author of What Happened in Prehistory?
1
Gordon Childe
2
Stewart Piggot
3
H. D. Sankalia
4
Glyn Daniel
(19)
Samples of dendrochronology is taken from which of the following?
1
Lake
2
River
3
Tree
4
Amino acid
(20)
Three successive cultures prevailed in the Upper Palaeolithic period are
1
Perigordian — Aurignacian — Gravettian
2
Aurignacian — Solutrean — Magdalenian
3
Magdalenian — Perigordian — Gravettian
4
Magdalenian — Mousterian — Levalloisian
Answer: Aurignacian — Solutrean — Magdalenian
(21)
Rites symbolizing birth, marriage and death are called
1
initiation rites
2
rites of passage
3
rites of reversal
4
rites of confirmation
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(22)
The correct sequence in the descending order of social divisions in tribal society is
1
Family—Clan—Subtribe—Tribe
2
Tribe—Subtribe—Clan—Family
3
Clan—Family—Tribe—Subtribe
4
Subtribe—Tribe—Family—Clan
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Answer: Tribe—Subtribe—Clan—Family
(23)
Who among the following follow the matrilineal family system?
1
Nairs of Kerala
2
Bhils
3
Kadars
4
Muslims
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(24)
Two or more clans are linked forming only two major groups. They are called
1
phratiy
2
lineage
3
clan
4
moieties
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(25)
Who was the American classical evolutionist?
1
Franz Boas
2
Julian Steward
3
Leslie White
4
L. H. Morgan
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(26)
'Superorganic' is the term associated with
1
Leslie White
2
Alfred L. Kroeber
3
Franz Boas
4
Henry Maine
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Answer: Alfred L. Kroeber
(27)
Which of the following terms describes the process where the dominant culture is imposed on the subordinate culture?
1
Assimilation
2
Acculturation
3
Enculturation
4
Counterculture
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(28)
A Shaman is
1
a witch doctor
2
a ritual specialist
3
a priest
4
a folk performer
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Answer: a ritual specialist
(29)
Alveolar arch is parabolic in
1
man
2
chimpanzee
3
gorilla
4
orangutan
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(30)
Primates of the Palaeolithic period resembled
1
lemurs
2
monkeys
3
apes
4
loris
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