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1 Which one of the following Indian tribes is known for Matrilineal system ?
1 Oraon
2 Naga
3 Toda
4 Khasi

Answer:Khasi
2 Which one of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution deals with the promotion of educational and economic interests of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other weaker sections ?
1 Article 16
2 Article 19
3 Article 23
4 Article 46

Answer:Article 46
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3 Which one of the following sites represents the earliest evidence of lower paleolithic culture of Africa ?
1 Colombo Falls
2 Olduvai Gorge
3 Lake Turkana
4 Ternifine

Answer:Olduvai Gorge
4 Who discovered the first Neolithic site in India ?
1 William Fraser
2 Primrose
3 R.B. Foote
4 John Evans

Answer: William Fraser
5 Which of the following represents a Classic Middle palaeolithic site of Europe ?
1 Bockstein
2 Mauer
3 Combe Grenal
4 La Quina

Answer:Combe Grenal
6 Identify the correct sequence of cell cycle of mitosis.
1 S - G2 - G1 - M
2 G1 - S - G2 - M
3 M - S - G1 - G2
4 S - M - G1 - G2

Answer:G1 - S - G2 - M
7 Identify the correct sequence of steps ideally followed in genetic counseling.
1 Discussion of options - Risk assessment - Diagnosis - long contact and support
2 Diagnosis - Risk assessment - Discussion of options - long contact and support
3 Risk assessment - Diagnosis - Discussion of options - long contact and support
4 Long contact and support - Discussion of options - Diagnosis - Risk assessment.

Answer:Diagnosis - Risk assessment - Discussion of options - long contact and support
8 Arrange the following fingerprint patterns in the order of their increasing complexity.
1 Loops - Composites - Whorls - Arches
2 Arches - Loops - Whorls - Composites
3 Composites - Loops - Arches - Whorls
4 Whorls - Arches - Loops - Composites

Answer: Arches - Loops - Whorls - Composites
9 Arrange the following in correct evolutionary sequence :
1 Group marriage – Promiscuity – Polygamy – Monogamy
2 Promiscuity – Group marriage – Polygamy – Monogamy
3 Polygamy – Promiscuity – Monogamy – Group marriage
4 Monogamy – Polygamy – Promiscuity – Group marriage.

Answer:Promiscuity – Group marriage – Polygamy – Monogamy
10 Arrange in the correct sequence of the books in the ascending order of their publication :
1 The elementary structures of kinship (Claude Levi - Strauss) ® Argonauts of the western pacific (B. Malinowski) ® Coming of age in samoa (Margaret Mead) ® The Primitive world and its transformation (Robert Redfield)
2 Argonauts of the western pacific (B. Malinowski) ® Coming of age in samoa (Margaret Mead) ® The primitive world and its transformation (Robert Redfield) ® The elementary structures of kinship (Claude Levi - Strauss)
3 The elementary structures of kinship (Claude Levi - strauss) ®The primitive world and its transformation (Robert Redfield) ® Coming of age in samoa (Margaret Mead) ®Argonauts of the western pacific (B. Malinowski)
4 Argonauts of the western pacific (B. Malinowski) ®The Primitive world and its transformation (Robert Redfield) ® Coming of age in samoa (Margaret Mead) ®The elementary structures of kinship (Claude Levi - Strauss)

Answer: Argonauts of the western pacific (B. Malinowski) ® Coming of age in samoa (Margaret Mead) ® The primitive world and its transformation (Robert Redfield) ® The elementary structures of kinship (Claude Levi - Strauss)
11 Identify the correct sequence of purusharthas according to Hindu Tradition :
1 Moksha – Arth – Kama – Dharma
2 Dharma – Kama – Arth – Moksha
3 Dharma – Arth – Kama – Moksha
4 Arth – Kama – Dharma – Moksha

Answer:Dharma – Arth – Kama – Moksha
12 Arrange the teaching of anthropology in the following Universities in chronological order of their establishment :
1 Calcutta University ® Lucknow University ® Delhi University ® Ranchi University ® Punjab University.
2 Punjab University ® Ranchi University ® Delhi University ® Lucknow University ® Calcutta University.
3 Ranchi University ® Lucknow University ® Delhi University ® Calcutta University ® Punjab University
4 Calcutta University ® Delhi University ® Lucknow University ® Ranchi University ® Punjab University.

Answer:Calcutta University ® Lucknow University ® Delhi University ® Ranchi University ® Punjab University.
13 Arrange the following cultural traits in chronological order.
1 Discoid core - Burin - Lunate - Mace head
2 Lunate - Mace head - Burin - Discoid core
3 Mace head - Burin - Lunate - Discoid core
4 Burin - Discoid core - Lunate - Mace head

Answer:Discoid core - Burin - Lunate - Mace head
14 Arrange the following cultural traits in chronological order.
1 Harpoon - Side scraper - Chattelperronean knife - Trapeze.
2 Trapeze - Harpoon - Side scraper - Chattelperronean knife.
3 Side scraper - Chattelperronean knife - Harpoon - Trapeze.
4 Chattelperronean knife - Harpoon - Trapeze - Side scraper

Answer: Side scraper - Chattelperronean knife - Harpoon - Trapeze.
15 Arrange the following cultural traits in chronological order.
1 Jorwe – Black-and-Red ware – Malwa ware – Amri ware
2 Black-and-Red ware – Malwa ware – Jorwe – Amri ware
3 Amri ware – Malwa ware – Jorwe – Black-and-Red ware
4 Malwa ware – Jorwe – Black-and-Red ware – Amri ware

Answer:Amri ware – Malwa ware – Jorwe – Black-and-Red ware

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