Exam Details
| Subject | Physical Anthropology | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Masters In Anthropology (Maan) | |
| Department | School of Social Sciences (SOSS) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | December, 2015 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
1. Give the definition of Physical Anthropology. Discuss the relationship of Physical Anthropology with Earth Science, Social Science and Forensic Science.
2. Distinguish the morphological features among Negroid and Caucasoid races.
3. Differentiate between adaptation and acclimatisation. Explain how the human body is adapted to hot climate.
Give a brief account on the impact of urbanization on human growth.
Explain the effect of diseases in evaluating human growth.
5. Differentiate between any two of the following:
Longitudinal study and Mixed longitudinal study
Darwinism and Neo-Darwinism
Consanguineous mating and Non-consanguineous mating
6. What are the principles of Paleoanthropology Outline the scope of paleoanthropology.
7. Explain the term Pedigree with symbols. Explain its significance in determining the mode of inheritance of genetic diseases, illustrating with examples.
Briefly describe the social organisation in Primates.
Differentiate the typical characteristics between Man and Apes.
9. Write short notes on any two of the following:
Branches in Physical Anthropology
Mendelian Population
The non-existence of Race -The Clines
2. Distinguish the morphological features among Negroid and Caucasoid races.
3. Differentiate between adaptation and acclimatisation. Explain how the human body is adapted to hot climate.
Give a brief account on the impact of urbanization on human growth.
Explain the effect of diseases in evaluating human growth.
5. Differentiate between any two of the following:
Longitudinal study and Mixed longitudinal study
Darwinism and Neo-Darwinism
Consanguineous mating and Non-consanguineous mating
6. What are the principles of Paleoanthropology Outline the scope of paleoanthropology.
7. Explain the term Pedigree with symbols. Explain its significance in determining the mode of inheritance of genetic diseases, illustrating with examples.
Briefly describe the social organisation in Primates.
Differentiate the typical characteristics between Man and Apes.
9. Write short notes on any two of the following:
Branches in Physical Anthropology
Mendelian Population
The non-existence of Race -The Clines
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- National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
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Subjects
- Anthropology And Methods Of Research
- Archaeological Anthropology
- Comparative Ethnography
- Environmental Anthropology
- Gender And Society
- Human Genetics
- Human Growth And Development
- Physical Anthropology
- Practicing Anthropology
- Social Anthropology