CUET PG Anthropology 28th March 2024 Shift 3 Question Paper with Solution PDF is available for download here. Students found Physical Anthropology easy, Cultural Anthropology moderate, and Archaeological Anthropology difficult. Archaeological Anthropology carried the highest weightage, and the overall difficulty level was moderate to difficult.

CUET PG 2024 Anthropology Question Paper with Answer Key PDF

CUET PG 2024 Anthropology Questions with Solutions

Question 1:

Who defined the past of human society in terms of technological and chronological stages marked by the successive use of tools made of stone, bronze, and iron (called Three-Age System)?

1. Daniel Wilson
2. DK Bhattacharya
3. R.E.H. Wheeler
4. Christian J. Thomsen

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Question 2:

Which is the correct sequence of the following glacial/inter-glacial periods arranged from the first to the last?

• (A) Gunz
• (B) Wurm
• (C) Mindel
• (D) Riss

Options:

1. (B), (D), (C), (A)
2. (A), (C), (D), (B)
3. (A), (D), (C), (B)
4. (C), (B), (D), (A)

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Question 3:

Mesolithic period gained recognition as a separate cultural identity among European scholars only after the discovery of the type site:

1. Victoria West
2. Langhnaj
3. Mas'd Az
4. Tardenoisean

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Question 4:

Who developed the radioactive Carbon-14 (C¹⁴) method to determine the age of prehistoric artifacts?

1. W.F. Libby
2. H.T. Lambrick
3. F.R. Allchin
4. B. Allchin

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Question 5:

Which of the following is/are the Chalcolithic culture(s) of India?

• (A) Kayatha
• (B) Meghula
• (C) Malwa
• (D) Jorwe

Options:

1. (A), (B), and (C)
2. (A), (C), and (D)
3. (A), and (D) only
4. (B), and (D) only

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Question 6:

Match List-I with List-II:

Main Urban Metropolis Sites of Indus Valley Civilization	State / Country
(A) Mohenjo-daro	(I) Gujarat
(B) Lothal	(II) Haryana
(C) Kalibangan	(III) Pakistan
(D) Banawali	(IV) Rajasthan

Options:

1. (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)
2. (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)
3. (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)
4. (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

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Question 7:

Which technique is used for the manufacture of 'Upper Palaeolithic Blades'?

1. Punching technique
2. Block-on-Block technique
3. Grinding and polishing technique
4. Anvil technique

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Question 8:

Arrange the prehistoric cultural periods according to their appearance from first to last:

• (A) Solutrean
• (B) Azilian
• (C) Acheulean
• (D) Aurignacian

Options:

1. (C), (B), (A), (D)
2. (C), (D), (A), (B)
3. (D), (A), (C), (B)
4. (B), (D), (C), (A)

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Question 9:

Match List-I with List-II:

Tool Type	Cultural Period
(A) Backed point	(I) Chatelperronian
(B) Small pointed blade with one side blunted	(II) Aurignacian
(C) Eyed needles	(III) Gravettian
(D) "Steep" and "nosed" scrapers	(IV) Solutrean

Options:

1. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
2. (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
3. (A)-(I), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)
4. (A)-(I), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(II)

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Question 10:

Who among the following are prehistorians?

• (A) Robert Bruce Foote
• (B) Patterson
• (C) H.H. Risley
• (D) H.D. Sankalia

Options:

1. (A), (C), and (D)
2. (B) and (C) only
3. (A), (B), and (D)
4. (B), (C), and (D)

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Question 11:

Moraines are used to study:

1. Earthquakes
2. Glaciers
3. Rivers
4. Marine ecology

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Question 12:

Which of the following pottery-wares are found in India?

• (A) Rouletted Ware
• (B) Painted Grey Ware
• (C) Terracotta Chinese Painted Ware
• (D) Northern Black Polished Ware

Options:

1. (A), (B), and (C)
2. (A), (B), and (D)
3. (A) and (C) only
4. (B) and (C) only

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Question 13:

Which of the following are correct?

• (A) Black-and-Red Ware: Red inside up to the rim and black on the outer surface
• (B) Ashmound: It is a characteristic feature of Northwest Mesolithic culture
• (C) BP: Before Present
• (D) Core: A piece of stone from which flakes are removed by striking it

Options:

1. (A), (B), and (C)
2. (C) and (D) only
3. (B), (C), and (D)
4. (A) and (B) only

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Question 14:

The term Holocene means:

1. Ice Age
2. Solar spot
3. Entirely recent
4. Hollow period in human history

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Question 15:

Which of the following are megalithic types?

• (A) Menhir
• (B) Dolmen
• (C) Burin
• (D) Topi-kal

Options:

1. (A) and (B) only
2. (A), (C), and (D)
3. (B), (C), and (D)
4. (A), (B), and (D)

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Question 16:

Which of the following are true about Mesolithic rock art culture in India?

1. The earliest evidence of the presence of Mesolithic man in India was noted as early as 1867-68 by Mathpal
2. The rock paintings in India were first discovered by A. Carlleyle
3. First rock painting was on the walls and ceilings of rock shelter in Mirzapur
4. Almost three-fourths of the total rock art sites in India are found in Vindhyas

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Question 17:

Which of the following tool is/are not Geometric Microlith(s)?

1. Lunates
2. Triangles
3. Trapezes
4. Hand axes

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Question 18:

Bhimbetka rock shelter is located in which state?

1. Rajasthan
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Gujarat
4. Assam

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Question 19:

Match List-I with List-II:

Geological Epoch	Approximate Time (Before Present)
(A) Oligocene	(I) 55 million
(B) Pliocene	(II) 12 million
(C) Eocene	(III) 35 million
(D) Miocene	(IV) 25 million

Options:

1. (A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)
2. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
3. (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)
4. (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

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Question 20:

Choose the correct sequence of the following tool techniques from the earliest to latest:

1. Block-on-anvil technique, Grinding and polishing, Cylinder hammer technique, Pressure flaking
2. Grinding and polishing, Block-on-anvil technique, Pressure flaking, Cylinder hammer technique
3. Block-on-anvil technique, Cylinder hammer technique, Pressure flaking, Grinding and polishing
4. Cylinder hammer technique, Block-on-anvil technique, Grinding and polishing, Pressure flaking

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Question 21:

Why is the Venus of Willendorf believed to be used as fertility cult?

1. It was found alongside female skeletons
2. It had huge sagging breasts, steatopygia, and belly enlarged out of proportion
3. The statue was found all over in all the dwelling sites
4. The statue is still being used by some primitive societies

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Question 22:

Match List-I with List-II:

Books	Authors
(A) Prehistory and Protohistory in India and Pakistan	(I) Allchin Bridget and Raymond Allchin
(B) Archaeology from the Earth	(II) Mortimer Wheeler
(C) The Rise of Civilisation in India and Pakistan	(III) D.K. Bhattacharya
(D) An Outline of Indian Prehistory	(IV) H.D. Sankalia

Options:

1. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
2. (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
3. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
4. (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(I)

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Question 23:

Which of the following is/are true about Kalibangan site?

• (A) It is located in Tamil Nadu
• (B) A ploughed field was discovered at Kalibangan
• (C) It is located in Rajasthan
• (D) Found in the Rift valley

Options:

1. (B) and (C) only
2. (B), (C), and (D)
3. (A) and (D) only
4. (A), (B), and (D) only

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Question 24:

Which of the following Neolithic sites is located on the banks of River Ghaghra in Bihar?

1. Daojali Hading
2. Burzahom
3. Chirand
4. Chopani-Mando

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Question 25:

Which of the following is NOT part of a cell?

1. Nucleus
2. Protoplasm
3. Germplasm
4. Cytoplasm

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Question 26:

Which of the following are correct about Lamarck's theory of evolution?

1. Acquired characters are inherited by the offspring
2. Survival of the fittest
3. Organs are modified or rudimentary organs are formed due to use and disuse
4. Organisms change due to inbreeding

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Question 27:

Who among the following inspired Charles Darwin's work on evolution?

1. Hooker
2. Koenigswald
3. Karl Landsteiner
4. Thomas Malthus

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Question 28:

What are the advantages of using blood as a genetic marker?

1. They arose quite early during human evolution
2. Blood groups can be easily distinguished
3. Can be easily altered by the environment
4. Frequency is stable in a population

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Question 29:

A father with O+ and a mother with B+ blood group can have children with the following blood groups:

1. Blood group B only
2. Blood groups A, B, and O
3. Blood groups B and O
4. Blood group O only

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Question 30:

Inborn error of metabolism due to chromosomal aberration leading to Edward's Syndrome is caused by which condition?

1. Trisomy 13
2. Trisomy 21
3. Trisomy 18
4. XXY

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Question 31:

Which types of RNA are involved in protein synthesis?

1. mRNA and tRNA
2. mRNA and siRNA
3. siRNA and gRNA
4. tRNA and gRNA

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Question 32:

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I	List-II
(A) Heterozygous	(I) An individual having two copies of different alleles
(B) Completely dominant	(II) The allele that masks the effect of the other allele
(C) Sex-linked	(III) Baldness
(D) Sex-limited	(IV) Beard, Moustache

Options:

1. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
2. (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
3. (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
4. (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

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Question 33:

Which of the following is the correct sequence in Mitosis?

1. Metaphase - Prophase - Telophase - Anaphase
2. Prophase - Metaphase - Anaphase - Telophase
3. Prophase - Anaphase - Telophase - Metaphase
4. Anaphase - Metaphase - Prophase - Telophase

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Question 34:

Which of the following is NOT a force of evolution?

1. Mutation
2. Natural Selection
3. Genetic Drift
4. Overpopulation

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Question 35:

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I	List-II
(A) Stereoscopic	(I) Eyes
(B) Pendulous	(II) Mammary glands
(C) Pectoral in position	(III) Limbs
(D) Prehensile	(IV) Penis

Options:

1. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
2. (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
3. (A)-(I), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)
4. (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)

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Question 36:

Which of the following is NOT an anatomical change for bipedalism?

1. Presence of linea aspera
2. Presence of four curves in the vertebral column
3. Supra-orbital ridge becoming less prominent
4. Lateral expansion of thorax in relation to anterio-posterior depth

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Question 37:

What is the dental formula of the Old World monkeys?

1. 2:1:2:3
2. 2:1:3:2
3. 2:1:2:2
4. 2:1:1:3

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Question 38:

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I (Hominids)	List-II (Discovery)
(A) Homo erectus javanensis	(I) Eugene Dubois
(B) Australopithecus africanus	(II) Raymond Dart
(C) Homo erectus narmadensis	(III) Arun Sonakia
(D) Australopithecus robustus	(IV) Robert Broom

Options:

1. (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
2. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
3. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
4. (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

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Question 39:

Culture is defined as an “instrumental reality, and apparatus for the satisfaction of the biological and derived need" by:

1. Kluckhohn
2. Malinowski
3. Herskovits
4. Harris

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Question 40:

Who is known to possess 'Disharmonic Face-skull'?

1. Grimaldi man
2. Cro-magnon man
3. Chancellade man
4. Java man

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Question 41:

Which vertebral bone articulates with the base of the skull?

1. Thoracic
2. Lumbar
3. Atlas
4. Coccyx

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Question 42:

How did the Neanderthal man possibly disappear?

• (A) Due to catastrophic meeting with more advanced Homo sapiens
• (B) Transformed into Homo sapiens due to environmental pressure
• (C) Due to severe cold during glaciation
• (D) Due to pluviation

Options:

1. (A), (B), and (C) only
2. (A) and (C) only
3. (A) and (B) only
4. (B), (C), and (D)

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Question 43:

How is the human head uprightly well-balanced?

1. Due to the absence of supra-orbital ridges
2. Due to prognathism
3. Due to the presence of prehensile tail
4. Due to the centrally placed foramen magnum

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Question 44:

Which is/are the only movable bone of the skull?

1. Mandible
2. Mandible and maxilla
3. Styloid process
4. Occipital bone

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Question 45:

Which of the following statement is correct about the human skeleton?

1. Human skeleton has 208 bones
2. The human skull usually consists of 22 bones
3. The humerus is the longest bone
4. Scapula is a part of the pelvic girdle

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Question 46:

How does the human body attain genetic potentials completely after nutritional insult?

1. Occurrence of Catch-up growth
2. Occurrence of Secular trend
3. Through adolescent growth spurt
4. Through wasting in the body

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Question 47:

Which of the following is NOT a Mongoloid feature in terms of Racial Classification?

1. Presence of prognathism
2. Coarse straight hair
3. Epicanthic eyefold and brachycephalic head
4. Yellow or yellowish-brown skin colour

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Question 48:

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I (Culture revealed at Kayatha)	List-II (Time Period)
(A) Kayatha culture	(I) Ca. 1950-1700 BC
(B) Ahar culture	(II) Ca. 2450-2000 BC
(C) Malwa culture	(III) Ca. 1700-1400 BC
(D) Early Historic	(IV) Ca. 600 BC-200 BC

Options:

1. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
2. (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
3. (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)
4. (A)-(I), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

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Question 49:

Race formation is a complex process where several factors are involved. These may be:

1. Dermatoglyphics
2. Mutation
3. Natural selection
4. Genetic Drift

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Question 50:

Why is BMI assessed?

1. To assess morbidity
2. To assess biological age
3. To assess nutritional status
4. To assess reproductive health

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Question 51:

Why is Man considered to be more evolved than Apes?

• (A) Larger brain size in relation to the body weight
• (B) Articulating speech
• (C) Bipedalism
• (D) Teeth adapted for mixed diet

Options:

1. (A), (B), and (D)
2. (A), (B), and (C)
3. (B) and (C) only
4. (A), (C), and (D)

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Question 52:

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I (Statistical Measure)	List-II (Statistical Test)
(A) Non-normal distribution	(I) Kolmogorov-Smirnov's Test
(B) Central Tendency	(II) Mean, Median, Mode
(C) Normal Distribution	(III) Chi-square test
(D) Dispersion	(IV) Standard Deviation

Options:

1. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
2. (A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
3. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
4. (A)-(I), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(II)

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Question 53:

Who propounded the Law of cultural development expressed as \( E \times T = C \)?
where \( E \) is Energy, \( T \) is Technology, and \( C \) is Cultural Development.

1. E.B. Tylor
2. L.H. Morgan
3. Julian Steward
4. Leslie White

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Question 54:

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I (Basic Needs)	List-II (Cultural Response)
(A) Reproduction	(I) Kinship
(B) Safety	(II) Protection
(C) Body comforts	(III) Shelter
(D) Health	(IV) Hygiene

Options:

1. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
2. (A)-(I), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(II)
3. (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
4. (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

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Question 55:

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I (School of Thought)	List-II (Name)
(A) British Evolutionary School	(I) E.B. Tylor
(B) American Evolutionary School	(II) L.H. Morgan
(C) American Neo-Evolutionist	(III) Julian H. Steward
(D) German Evolutionist	(IV) A. Bastian

Options:

1. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
2. (A)-(I), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(II)
3. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
4. (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

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Question 56:

In Kinship, the person of reference is known as:

1. Ego
2. Couvade
3. Phratry
4. Avunculade

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Question 57:

In terms of degree of kinship, your sister's husband is your:

1. Primary kin; Affinal kin
2. Secondary kin; Affinal kin
3. Tertiary kin; Consanguinal kin
4. Primary kin; Consanguinal kin

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Question 58:

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I (Terms)	List-II (Definition)
(A) Avunculocal	(III) Couples live with or near the husband's mother's brother
(B) Levirate	(I) A widow marries deceased husband's brother
(C) Polyandry	(IV) One woman marries two or more men
(D) Exogamy	(II) Marriage out of one's own social group

Options:

1. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
2. (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
3. (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)
4. (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

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Question 59:

Which of the following is NOT the function of a family?

1. Sexual
2. Reproductive
3. Economic
4. Transport and Communication

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Question 60:

Which of the following are correct?

• (A) Edmund Leach was an American social anthropologist.
• (B) Rousseau described the Indians as ‘noble savage’ of the golden age of natural man.
• (C) Montesquieu published his Esprit des Lois, based on reading and not on travel.
• (D) Some people call Herodotus ‘the father of Anthropology’.

Options:

1. (A), (B), and (D) only
2. (A), (B), and (C) only
3. (B), (C), and (D) only
4. (C) and (D) only

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Question 61:

Which of the following statements are NOT correct?

1. James Frazer classified magic into homeopathic and contagious.
2. "Animatism" was named after mana by R. R. Marett.
3. The term "animism" was coined by E. B. Tylor.
4. Animatism means belief in worldly things.

Options:

1. (A), (B), and (C) only
2. (B), (C), and (D) only
3. (A) and (D) only
4. (A), (C), and (D) only

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Question 62:

According to Max Weber, which of the following are 'Categories of power'?

1. Religious authority
2. Legal authority
3. Traditional authority
4. Charismatic authority

Options:

1. (A) and (B) only
2. (A) and (C) only
3. (A), (B), and (D) only
4. (B), (C), and (D) only

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Question 63:

Arrange the following scheme of development of human societies based on the socio-economic and political-religion parameters in correct sequence:

1. (A) The Tribe
2. (B) The Band
3. (C) The State
4. (D) The Chiefdom

Options:

1. (A), (B), (C), (D)
2. (D), (C), (B), (A)
3. (B), (A), (D), (C)
4. (C), (B), (A), (D)

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Question 64:

According to Dalton (1971), the three important characteristics of the primitive economy are:

1. Small economy
2. Essentially reciprocal
3. Simple technology compared to the industrialized economies
4. Geographical or cultural isolation (comparatively)

Options:

1. (A), (B), and (D)
2. (B) and (C)
3. (A), (C), and (D)
4. (B), (C), and (D)

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Question 65:

Regarding the evolution of culture, science, and religion, which of the following sequences are correct?

1. Magic-Religion-Science
2. Savagery-Barbarism-Civilization
3. Religion-Magic-Science
4. Barbarism-Savagery-Civilization

Options:

1. (A), (B), and (D)
2. (B) and (C)
3. (A) and (D)
4. (A) and (B)

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Question 66:

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I (Anthropologist)	List-II (Fieldwork among)
(A) Radcliffe Brown	(III) Andaman Islanders
(B) Franz Boas	(IV) Baffin Land and British Columbia
(C) Malinowski	(I) Trobiand Islanders of Malanesia
(D) Edmund Leach	(II) High Land Burma among the Kachins

Options:

1. (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
2. (A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (I), (D) - (IV)
3. (A) - (IV), (B) - (II), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)
4. (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

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Question 67:

Why is Ruth Benedict's work "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture" considered as "Applied Anthropology"?

1. It was carried out by an accidental ethnographer among the oriental community.
2. Ruth Benedict was trained exclusively as an Applied Anthropologist.
3. Ruth Benedict was assigned the task of studying the Japanese by the United States of America.
4. This was the first-ever anthropological work done in Japan by any anthropologist till then.

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Question 68:

The ethnographic account based on fieldwork in "Argonauts of the Western Pacific" is a landmark publication in Anthropology.

1. Malinowski
2. Radcliffe-Brown
3. V. Gordon Childe
4. Karl Marx

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Question 69:

The characteristics of culture are paradoxical because:

1. Culture is learned.
2. Culture is shared by human beings only.
3. There are too many different cultures in the world.
4. Culture is universal while there are local cultures.

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Question 70:

Which of the following is true about the "Slash and Burn" method of agriculture?

1. It is also known as Jhum, Bringa, Penda cultivation.
2. It is practiced in plain areas only.
3. It requires ploughing by bull.
4. Mostly wheat and sugarcane are grown.

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Question 71:

Who is associated with the concept of "Sanskritization"?

1. S.C. Roy
2. M.N. Srinivas
3. L.P. Vidyarthi
4. N.K. Bose

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Question 72:

The tribal studies acronym "ITDP" stands for:

1. Indian Tribal Defence Police
2. Integrated Tribal Development Project
3. Internally Displaced Tribal People
4. Integrated Todas Development Programme

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Question 73:

Which of the following statements is correct about Questionnaire and Interview Schedule?

1. Interview Schedule is filled by the investigator while a questionnaire is filled by the informant.
2. Interview Schedule is used only for English-speaking informants, while the questionnaire is useful for multilingual research.
3. There are high chances of incorrect and incomplete responses in the Interview Schedule.
4. There are no chances of incorrect and incomplete responses in the Questionnaire.

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Question 74:

In the British school of thought, the branches of anthropology do not include:

1. Biological anthropology
2. Archaeology
3. Linguistic anthropology
4. Social anthropology

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Question 75:

Arrange the following authors and their books sequentially, starting from the earliest to the most recent:

• (A) Henry S Maine - Ancient Law
• (B) Charles Darwin - Origin of Species
• (C) Lewis Henry Morgan - Ancient Society
• (D) E.B. Tylor - Primitive Culture

Options:

1. (A), (B), (C), (D)
2. (A), (B), (D), (C)
3. (B), (A), (D), (C)
4. (C), (B), (D), (A)

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