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Subject anthropology
Paper paper 2
Exam / Course ugc net national eligibility test
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Exam Date December, 2010
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Question Paper

1. Inbreeding and consanguinity manifest these genes to express their effect

Dominant genes

Sex-linked genes

Recessive genes

Sex-limited genes

2. Habitual striding bipeds are

Chimpanzees

Gorillas

Humans

Gibbons

3. DNA fingerprinting was developed
by

Steele Berg

Watson Crick

Griffith

Alec Jeffreys

4. Phenylketonuria is due to the deficiency of an enzyme

Phenylalanine hydroxylase

Glyoxalase

Adenosine Deaminase

Glutamate Pyruvate

5. An blood group child cannot have parents with

A Group

B Group

O Group

AB Group

6. The 'bush babies' who live in many African forests are

Galagos

Baboons

Monkeys

Chimpanzees

7. Who among the following was the proponent of the term "Ethnic Group" to describe human populations

Falconer

Pearson

Ashley Montagu

Penrose

8. The first discovery of an Australopithecine was made by

L.S.B. Leakey

Raymond Dart

Robert Broom

F. Clark Howell

9. Who among the following has given a detailed explanation of Passage'

Edmund Leach

Ruth Benedict

Van Gennep

Marcel Mauss

10. Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides that there shall be a Minister of Tribal Welfare for the States of Bihar, MP and Orissa

Article 332

Article 46

Article 164

Article 275

11. Functionalism can be best described as a

study of cause and effect
relationship

study of inter-relatedness of
the parts of a whole

holistic study conceptualising
the whole only

study of human changing
behaviour

12. The main difference between the questionnaire and schedule is

Mode of operation

Physical form

Language

Question format


13. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched

The Foundation S.F. Nadel of Social Anthropology

The Political Edmund System of Leach Highland Burma

Caste in Iravati Modern India Karve and other Essays

Patterns of Ruth Culture Benedict


14. When a woman is simultaneously married to two or more brothers, it is called

Fraternal Polyandry

Levirate

Group Marriage

Sororate


15. In Anthropology, the process by which a child learns its own culture is known as

Acculturation

Self-learning

Enculturation

Socialization


16. The Three Age System was postulated by

L.S.B. Leakey

Lowier R. Binford

C.J. Thomson

A.L. Kroeber


17. The first deliberate human burials are found in

Aurignacian culture

Solutrean culture

Sohanian culture

Mousterian culture


18. The Palaeolithic Art in the form of paintings, engravings and carvings coexisted for the first time during

Lower Palaeolithic period

Upper Palaeolithic period

Middle Palaeolithic period

All the above periods


19. The book "The Rise of Civilization in India and Pakistan" was authored by

H.D. Sankalia and V.N. Misra

Robert Bruce Foote and Henry Foote

B.B. Lal and S.P. Gupta

Bridget and Raymond Allchin


20. The Megaliths found in India were systematically classified by

V.D. Krishnaswamy

K.D. Bannerjee

H.D. Sankalia

K. Soundararajan


21. Assertion Consanguinity in human population is a result of random mating.
Reason It promotes the manifestation of recessive genes. On the basis of the above, choose the correct answer.

Both and are true

is false, is true

is true, is false

Both and are false


22. Assertion Diabetes mellitus is a simple disease.
Reason It is caused by an enzyme deficiency. On the basis of the above, choose the correct answer.

Both and are false.

Both and are true.

is true, is false.

is true, is false.


23. Assertion Alkaptonuria is an example of Inborn errors of metabolism.

Reason It is caused due to the deficiency of enzyme tyrosinase. On the basis of the above, choose the correct answer.

is true, is false.

is true, is false.

Both and are false.

Both and are true.


24. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason
Assertion Indian rural society is largely stratified on the basis of caste system.

Reason(R) Caste affiliation largely determines the ranking of an individual in rural India.
Codes

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of

Both and are true but is not a correct explanation of

is true and is false.

is false and is true.


25. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion and the other as Reason

Assertion A simple society lacks in a full scale political system.

Reason The members of a simple society do not take much interest in politics. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct

Codes

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of

Both and are true and is not the correct explanation of

is true, but is false.

is false, but is true.


26. Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason

Reason Early men took shelter in caves to protect themselves from wild animals.

Reason Their cave habit led to the emergence of cave art.

Codes Both and are true but is the correct explanation of

Both and are true and is not the correct explanation of

is true, but is false.

is false, but is true.


27. Assertion Hand axe is a multi­purpose tool fabricated during the Lower Palaeolithic period.

Reason Stone-hammer cylinder hammer techniques are employed for the fabrication of Lower Palaeolithic tools.

is true, but is false.

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of

is false, but is true.

Both and are true but

is not the correct explanation of
28. Assertion Bhimbetka in Madhya Pradesh is a world heritage site.

Reason Rock-shelters and caves at Bhimbetka had preserved prehistoric cultural layers and several rock paintings. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct

Codes

is true, but is false.

is false, but is true.

Both and are true is not the correct explanation of

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of

29. Identify the correct sequence

Zygotene Leptotene Diplotene Pachytene

Leptotene Zygotene Pachytene Diplotene

Pachytene Zygotene Leptotene Diplotene

Diplotene Pachytene Leptotene Zygotene


30. Identify the correct sequence in order of year of discovery

Homo erectus Neanderthal Man
Cro-Magnon Australopithecus

Australopithecus Neanderthal Man Cro-Magnon Homo erectus

Neanderthal Man Cro-Magnon Homo erectus Australopithecus

Cro-Magnon Homo erectus Neanderthal Man Australopithecus


31. Identify the correct sequence

Prosimians New World Monkeys Old World Monkeys Apes

Old World Monkeys Prosimians New World Monkeys Apes

Apes New World Monkeys Prosimians Old World Monkeys

Old World Monkeys New World Monkeys Apes Prosimians


32. Identify the correct sequence in ascending orders

Brahmacharya Grahastha-Vanaprastha Sanyas

Sanyas Vanaprastha Grahastha Brahmacharya

Grahastha Brahmacharya Vanaprastha Sanyas

Brahmacharya Grahastha Sanyas Vanaprastha


33. Indicate the correct sequence

Clan Moiety Phratry Lineage

Phratry Lineage Clan Moiety

Moiety Lineage Clan Phratry

Lineage Clan Phratry Moiety


34. Identify the correct sequence of the following in ascending order

Horticulture Pastoralism Foraging Agriculture

Pastoralism Foraging Horticulture Agriculture

Foraging Horticulture Pastoralism Agriculture

Foraging Pastoralism Horticulture Agriculture


35. The chronological ordering of Alpine glaciers is

Mindel Riss Wurm Gunz

Gunz Mindel Riss Wurm

Wurm Mindel Gunz Riss

Riss Gunz Mindel Wurm


36. Arrange the following cultural events in descending order in which they appear. Use the code given below

I. Cord impressed pottery at Daojali Hading
II. Ploughed field at Kalibangan
III. Flake tool found at Nevasa
IV. Rock art at Adamgarh

Codes

III, IV, II

II, IV, III

III, II, IV

IV, II, III, I


37. Arrange the following prehistoric culture characteristics in terms of their evolution. Use the code given below

I. Early civilization Irrigation Bronze Tools
II. Semi-sedenterism Multifaceted economy Microliths
III. Nomadism Hunting Core Tools
IV. Sedenterism Agriculture Grounded Tools

Codes

III, IV, II, I

II, IV, III, I

III, II, IV, I

II, III, IV


38. Match an item in List-I with an item in List-II. Use code given below

List I List II


Hardy-Weinberg 1953 Law

DNA structure 1908

Human Genome 1980 Project

PCR Technique 1990


Codes







39. Match an item in List-I with an item in List-II. Use code given below

List I List II
Prosimians Marmoset
Apes Lemur
Old World Gorilla Monkeys
New World Baboon Monkeys


Codes










40. Match an item in List-I with an item in List-II. Use code given below

List I List II

Genetic Darwin-Wallace Drift
Natural Balakrishnan Selection Sanghvi
Genetic Sewall Wright Linkage
Genetic Morgan Distance



Codes










41. Match an item in List-I with an item in List-II. Use code given below

List I List II

Couple residing Virilocal with husband's residence father's family
Couple residing Avanculocal with husband's residence maternal uncle's family
Couple residing Neolocal with wife's residence mother's family
Couple setting Matrilocal up an independent residence family

Codes










42. Match an item in List-I with an item in List-II. Use codes given below

List I List II

Generalised Reciprocity To get some goods or services without any intention of returning.
Balanced Reciprocity When goods and services are given to another without any apparent expectation of reciprocity.
Redistribution Explicit and short term in terms in its expectation of return.
Negative Reciprocity(iv) Accumulation of goods or labour by particular person or in a particular place for the purpose of subsequent distribution.



Codes










43. Match an item in List-I with an item in List-II. Use codes given below

List I List II
Ralph Linton Patterns of culture
Talcott Cultural Parsons Materialism
Ruth Benedict Systems Approach
Marvin Harris Status and Role


Codes










44. This consists of two lists of statements, terms of symbols and the candidate has to match an item in one list with an item in the other

List I List II (Lithic (Lithic Tools) Technology)

Block-on-block Lanceolate technique handaxe
Grinding and Chopper polished technique
Pressure Celt Technique
Cylinder Buria hammer Technique



Codes










45. This consists of two lists of statement, terms or symbols and the candidate has to match an item in one list with an item in the other

List I List II (Name of the (Name of the site) excavator)

Langhnaj Aiyappan, A.
Bagor Joshi, R.V.
Adamgarh Misra, V.N.
Teri-sites Sankalia, H.D.



Codes










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