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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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