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1 Given below are two statements, one is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other is labeled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : Malinowski is considered to have conducted the longest period of fieldwork in anthropology(from 1913 to 1918 in Trobriand Islands)

Research (R) : It was his ‘self exile’, not a voluntary stay owing to First World War.

In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?

Codes :

1 (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
2 Both (A) and (R) are correct.
3 (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
4 Both (A) and (R) are wrong

Answer:Both (A) and (R) are correct.
2 Given below are two statements, one is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other is labeled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : “Man and man alone can acquire culture.”

Research (R) : Man is equipped with certain crucial Physical/Biolgoical characteristics.

In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?

Codes :
1 (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
2 Both (A) and (R) are true
3 (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
4 Both (A) and (R) are wrong

Answer:Both (A) and (R) are true
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3 Given below are two statements, one is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other is labeled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : Mesolithic people were species specific hunter-gatherers.

Research (R) : Mesolithic was a stage of incipient cultivation.

In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?

Codes :
1 (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
2 Both (A) and (R) are correct
3 (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
4 Both (A) and (R) are wrong

Answer:Both (A) and (R) are correct
4 Given below are two statements, one is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other is labeled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : Hydraulic theory explains growth of early civilization.

Research (R) : Irrigation made land productive.

In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?

Codes
1 (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
2 Both (A) and (R) are correct
3 (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
4 Both (A) and (R) are wrong

Answer:Both (A) and (R) are correct
5 Given below are two statements, one is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other is labeled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : Carrying capacity of land increased with food production.

Research (R) : Food producers need less amount of land.

In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?

Codes :
1 (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
2 Both (A) and (R) are true
3 (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
4 Both (A) and (R) are wrong

Answer:Both (A) and (R) are true
6 Given below are two statements, one is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other is labeled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : Biface tool makers hunted big games.

Research (R) : Biface tool makers were scavengers.

In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?

Codes
1 (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
2 Both (A) and (R) are correct
3 (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
4 Both (A) and (R) are wrong

Answer:Both (A) and (R) are correct
7 Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : Since the early 1990s, the focus of human variation studies has shifted completely away from the visible differences we see in people to the understanding genetic factors that influence these traits.

Reason (R) : This shift occurred partly because examining genetic variation between populations and individuals helps explain biological changes overtime.

In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?

1 (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
2 Both (A) and (R) are true
3 (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
4 Both (A) and (R) are wrong

Answer: Both (A) and (R) are true
8 Given below are two statements, one is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other is labeled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : Species is group of interbreeding natural populations that are reproductively isolated from other such groups.

Reason (R) : Interruptions of gene flow by geographical barriers may result in speciation.

In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?

1 (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
2 Both (A) and (R) are correct
3 (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
4 Both (A) and (R) are wrong

Answer: Both (A) and (R) are correct
9 Given below are two statements, one is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other is labeled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : In 1954, A.C. Allison showed that the sickle cell trait in its heterozygote condition affords protection against malarial infection.

Reason (R) : The S gene is maintained as ‘SS’ individuals do not suffer from tuberculosis.

In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?

1 (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
2 Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation.
3 (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
4 Both (A) and (R) are wrong

Answer:(A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
10 Given below are two statements, one is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other is labeled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : Y chromosomal variation is the basis of mitochondrial eve hypothesis.

Reason (R) : Y chromosome is useful for tracing patrilineal lineage.

In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?

1 Both (A) and (R) are true
2 Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
3 (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4 (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Answer:(A) is false, but (R) is true.
11 Given below are two statements, one is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other is labeled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : One of the basic assumptions of the mid - 19th century evolutionism has been ‘comparative method’.

Reason (R) : ‘Comparative method’ of the mid - 19th century meant ‘equation of contemporary society with the primitive ones’.

In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?

1 Both (A) and (R) are true
2 Both (A) and (R) are false
3 (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4 (A) is false, but (R) is true

Answer:Both (A) and (R) are true
12 Given below are two statements, one is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other is labeled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : The chief characteristics of a ‘State’ are population, territory, sovereignty and government.

Reason (R) : Except kingdom, band, tribe and chiefdom are ‘Stateless Societies’.

In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?

1 (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
2 Both (A) and (R) are correct
3 (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
4 Both (A) and (R) are wrong

Answer:Both (A) and (R) are correct
13 Given below are two statements, one is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other is labeled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : The concept of ‘Animatism’ was postulated by R.R. Marret.

Reason (R) : ‘Animatism’ means belief in supernatural beings and souls.

In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?

1 (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
2 Both (A) and (R) are true
3 (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
4 Both (A) are (R) are wrong

Answer:Both (A) and (R) are true
14 Given below are two statements, one is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other is labeled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : Handaxe is called multipurpose tool.

Reason (R) : Handaxe is made by multidirectional flaking.

In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?

1 (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
2 Both (A) and (R) are correct
3 (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
4 Both (A) and (R) are wrong

Answer:Both (A) and (R) are correct
15 Given below are two statements, one is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other is labeled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : Pleistocene is a period of climatic fluctuation.

Reason (R) : In temperate regions climate during Pleistocene alternated between cold and warm phases.

In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?

1 (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
2 Both (A) and (R) are true
3 (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
4 Both (A) and (R) are wrong

Answer:Both (A) and (R) are true

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