1. One of the following is not associated with Neo-evolutionism
a.
Leslie White

b.
Julian Steward

c.
Elman Service

d.
Alfred Wallace


2. Ruth Benedict seeks to define various cultures in terms of four types. Which one of the following is incorrect?
a.
Apollonian

b.
Dionysian

c.
Schizophrenic

d.
Meglomanic


3. The concept of 'culture circle' was developed by
a.
Fritz Graebner

b.
Elliot Smith

c.
Clark Wissler

d.
Franz Boas


4. The relationship between diffusion and acculturation is
a.
Diffusion is multi-directional while acculturation has limited scope

b.
Diffusion delimits acculturation as only dominant traits penetrate into the other

c.
Acculturation necessary includes diffusion

d.
Acculturation is intensive when two cultures are ofequal strength


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5. New Ethnography is related to
a.
Ethnosemantics

b.
Postmodem ethnography

c.
Interpretive anthropology

d.
Historical anthropology


6. A person who is born and brought up in a society may not be a meticulous observer as he feels that he knows everything, and takes things for granted. This in anthropology refers to
a.
Emic approach

b.
Etic approach

c.
Observer effect

d.
Home blindness


7. Which method refers to the collection and presentation ofdetailed information about a particular participant or small group, frequently including the accounts of subjects themselves
a.
Ethnographic method

b.
Interview

c.
Case Study
d.PRA



8. James Frazer gave a typology of magic based on law ofcontagion and law of
similarity. He is labelled as

a.
Functionalist

b.
Empiricist

c.
Arm chair anthropologist

d.
Pseudo scientist


9. One ofthe following about hypothesis is not correct:
a.
It is a proved or verified assumption

b.
It is a tentative generalisation to be tested

c.
It is a proposition that need to be established

d.
It is a proposition that need to be tested empirically


10. One ofthe following does not belong to the averages
a.
Arithmetic mean

b.
Mode

c.
Variability

d.
Mode





11. Sanskritization according to M.N.Srinivas, results in:
a.
Structural change and positional change

b.
Neither positional change nor structural change

c.
Sometimes positional change and sometimes structural change

d.
Only positional change and no structural change


12. Who commented that M.N. Srinivas transplanted the notion ofdominance from Africa to the Indian field, referring to 'dominant lineage' and 'dominant clan' in Africa?
a.
T.K.Oomen

b.
Andre Beteille

c.
L. Dumont and D. Pocock

d.
V.Raghavan


13. K. Gough's work in India is on:
a.
Chamars

b.
Fishermen

c.
Nayars

d.
Todas


14. Who among the following is one ofthose early scholars who dealt with kinship and its influence, ifany, on caste system in India?
a.
A.C. Mayer

b.
Veena Das

c.
S.C.Dube

d.
J.H.Hutton


15. William H.Wiser is the author of
a.
Village India

b.
Hindu Social Organizaion

c.
Hindu Jajmani System

d.
Society in India


16. Applied Anthropology evolved and spread during
a.
the external and internal colonialism phase

b.
the World War II phase,

c.
the development Anthropology phase.

d.
All the above


17. Theapplication ofanthropologicalknowledgetothesolution ofhumanproblemsis included under
a.
linguistic anthropology

b.
applied anthropology

c.
ethnography

d.
cognitive anthropology


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18. Action Anthropology was developed by
a.
Malinowski

b.
RedcliffBrown

c.
Sol Tax

d.
Levis straus


19. Hindu Method ofTribal Absorption was propounded by
a.
M N Srinivas

b.
SC Dube

c.
N KBose
d.. L.K.Mahapatra



20. An anthropologists is also known by the following name
a.
cultural interpreter

b.
social engineer

c.
social doctor

d.
all the above.


21. The popular Provisions ofPanchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act (PESA) in Scheduled V Areas came into being in the year
a.
1976

b.
1986

c.
1996

d.
2006


22. Which ofthe following tribe in Uttarakhand practice polyandry?
a.
Kinnaur

b.
Jaunsar-Bawar

c.
Gallong

d.
Bakarwal


23. Birsa Munda spearheaded which movement in Bihar and Jharkhand in 1899?
a.
Sectarian

b.
Millenarian

c.
Reformistic

d.
Religious


24. The matrilineal joint family among the Nayars ofKerala is called
a.
tavazhi

b.
tarawad

c.
taikulam

d.
koottam


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25. Terracecultivation isthemajorsources oflivelihoodofwhichtribeinSouthOdisha?
a.
Gadaba

b.
Kondh

c.
Saora

d.
Paraja


PART-B
26. "Psychicunity ofmankind"isfundamentalbelief of
a.
the theory of Diffusion

b.
the theory ofAcculturation

c.
the theory ofEvolution

d.
All the above


27. Which one ofthe following books is about 'culture and personality'
a.
The Sexual Life ofSavages in North-Western Melanesia

b.
The Forest ofSymbols: Aspects ofNdembu ritual

c.
We the Tikopia

d.
The Coming ofAge in Samoa


28. Match the following Abram Kardiner Kulturkreise Cora DuBois Multi-lineal evolution
Wilhelm Schmidt Personality structure
Julian Steward Modal personality

a.
D-4

b.


c.
D-l

d.



29. Who said "social structure is a complex network ofsocial relations"?
a.
Bronislaw Malinowski

b.
Alfred Radcliffe-Brown

c.
Raymond Firth

d.
Evans Pritchard


30. Who developed the concepts of'achieved status' and 'ascribed status?'
a.
Ralph Linton

b.
Raymond Firth

c.
Meyer Fortes

d.
Jack Good


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31. Radcliffe-Brown considered social anthropology as
a.
nomothetic science

b.
an idiographic approach

c.
a particularizing approach

d.
Historical ethnology


32. Development ofthe methodology of componential analysis is associated with
a.
Max Gluckman

b.
Stephen Tyler

c.
Edward Sapir

d.
W.H. Goodenough


33. The approach of David M. Schneider is that of
a.
interpretative

b.
symbolic



c.
structUralist

d.
cognitive


34. 'Deconstruction' is a method of
a.
componential analysis

b.
textual criticism

c.
interpretation ofdata

d.
analysis ofethnographic data


35. To whom the following statement is attributed: What is true oflanguage is also true of culture
a.
Von Neumann

b.
Jacobson

c.
Goldstein

d.
Levi-Strauss


36. One ofthe following is not a scaling technique
a.
Technique ofEqual-appearing intervals

b.
Social distance scale

c.
Rank correlation technique

d.
Technique ofsummated ratings


37. Which ofthe following is incorrect in regard to quantitative research?
a.
Focuses on broad trends

b.
Has no guiding hypothesis

c.
Uses numbers

d.
Uses data that can be expressed in numbers


38. One ofthe following is not a non-probability sampling technique
a.
Quota sampling

b.
Judgement sampling

c.
Random sampling

d.
Snowball sampling


39. Open-ended responses in questionnaires are used mainly for
a.
Extensive studies

b.
Social surveys

c.
Intensive studies

d.
Personal studies


40. One ofthe following is correct:
a.
Schedule is filled by the respondent

b.
Questionnaire is filled by the respondent

c.
Questionnaire is filled by the researcher

d.
Both questionnaire and schedule are filled by the researcher


41. What is X2 (Chi Square)?
a. It is squaring ofaverage figures
b. It is atest of
c.
It analyses variation in the data

d.
It is tests variability


42. Who among the following introduced case study method into social sciences?
a.
Cora DuBois

b.
Herbert spencer

c.
Fredric Le Play

d.
Malinowski


43. Thematic apperception test uses
a.
Cartoons

b.
Cards with ink-blots

c.
Pictures ofday-to-day events

d.
Content analysis data


44. The disadvantage ofparticipant observation is
a.
Researcher completely immersed in the life ofsubjects

b.
It is cost intensive and labor intensive

c.
It is not possible to observe and participate

d.
Trivial data are collected


45. Anthropology distinguishes itself from other social sciences through the great emphasis put on
a.
Emphasis on objectivity
. b. Empathy for marginalized people'


c.
Study ofHuman beings

d.
Fieldwork as source ofnew knowledge


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46. Castes and Class are both
a.
political groups

b.
economic groups

c.
status groups

d.
hereditary groups


47. Which ofthe following has not been employed as element ofbackwardness to include in the Backward Classes in India?
a.
Illiteracy and level ofeducation

b.
Exploitation of labour

c.
Non-representation in services

d.
Sex ratio


48. Which ofthe following is associated with Backward Class movement in South India?
a.
Swantantra Party

b.
Bahujan Samaj Party

c.
Justice Party

d.
Muslim League ofIndia


49. Who ofthe following among others was critique of 'dominant caste' as proposed by M.N.Srinnivas?
a.
L.P. Vidyarthi

b.
L. Dumont

c.
David Schneider

d.
V.K.R.V. Rao


50. In which ofthe following books authored by F.G.Bailey, it was to explain how and when a peasant's land comes into the market?
a.
Economic Development and Social Change

b.
Caste and Economic Frontier

c.
South India: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

d.
Caste, Class and Power


51. Who took the following position in regard to 'Dominant Caste'?
"The fact that a number ofdominant individuals occupying most ofthe power positions belong to a particular caste is, by itself, not enough to characterize the caste as dominant".
a.
S.C. Dube

b.
David Pocock L. Dumont

c.
G.S. Ghurye

d.
David Mandelbaum



52. Who of the following questioned 'village solidarity' in India and argued that in
contrast to village, caste has 'social reality'?

a.
R. Mukharjee

b.
Ravindra Khare and Gopal Sarana

c.
L. Dumont and D. Pocock

d.
S. Sinha


53. Who ofthe following did not agree that separation or fission is the most important of the factors, next to the theoretical ground work ofthe notion of caste that gave rise to the multiplicity ofendogamous groups in the Hindu society?
a.
G.S Ghurye

b.
Iravati Karve

c.
H.N.Stevenson

d.
E.A.Blunt


54. The custom ofmarriage ofgrandfather with granddaughter first cited by S.C Roy among the Oraons, is linked to:
a.
Munda Culture

b.
Dravidian Culture

c.
Indo-Aryan Culture

d.
Tibeto-Burmese Culture


55. According to M.N.Srinivas, the area which has been affected by the secularization process is:
a.
Life cycle rituals

b.
Sibling relationships

c.
Disputes over inheritance

d.
Gift exchanges


56. Sixth schedule provision is applicable to
a.
Tribes in north eastern region

b.
Tribes in Southern region

c.
Tribes in Andaman

d.
All PTGs


57. Philosophy ofNEFA was written by
a.
V. Elwin

b.
Thakkar Bapa

c.
L. P. Vidyarthi

d.
Jawaharlal Nehru


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58. The organized interaction between professional anthropologists and both, private and public policy making bodies is known as
a.
Applied Anthropology

b.
Ethnography

c.
Morphology

d.
Ethnology


59. Development anthropology
a.
is a branch of applied anthropology

b.
an area of specialization in economic anthropology

c.
an independent specialized branch ofsocial cultural anthropology

d.
is a branch ofphysical anthropology


60. The first training manual in development anthropology was developed by
a.
Anthropological society ofGreat Britain

b.
Wener Gren foundation

c.
American anthropological association

d.
Anthropological survey ofIndia


61. Sustainable development refers to
a.
sustaining resources skilfully

b.
sustaining development over substantial period oftime

c.
meeting the needs ofpresent generation without compromising the needs ofthe future generation

d.
Mechanization of agriculture


62. Who considered anthropology to be a "policy science"and advocated itsyse in improving the human condition?
a.
Robert Redfield

b.
LHMorgan

c.
EBTylor

d.
B.Malinowski


63. In which year, the National Association for the Practice ofAnthropology (NAPA) was founded specifically to address the interests of practitioners and advance the professionalization ofanthropologists?
a.
1983

b.
1993

c.
1996

d.
2003



64. Which of the following is a scholarly enterprise based in field research, data collection, and theory building, during which the anthropologist is also committed to assisting local communities in achieving their goals and meeting specific felt needs?
a.
Psychological anthropology

b.
applied anthropology

c.
Development anthropology

d.
Action anthropology


65. Which ofthe following is an interdisciplinary study into how societies are influenced by the environment and how they manage natural resources and hazards?
a.
Ecological Anthropology

b.
Agriculture Anthropology

c.
Development Anthropology

d.
Environmental Anthropology


66. As per the 2011 Census, Scheduled Tribes in India constitutes
a.
8.2% ofthe total Indian population

b.
8.6% ofthe total Indian population

c.
7.2% ofthe total Indian population

d.
7.6% ofthe total Indian population


67. When was the U.N.Dhebar Committee was appointed by the Government ofIndia?
a.
1959

b.
1960

c.
1961

d.
1962


68. How many Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) are recognized by the Government ofIndia?
a.
55

b.
65

c.
75

d.
85


69. Abhuj Maria tribe lives in the State of
a.
Odisha

b.
Jharkhand

c.
Rajasthan

d.
Chhatisgarh


70. Which ofthe following States does not have Scheduled V Areas?
a.
Madhya Pradesh

b.
Tamil Nadu

c.
Odisha

d.
Gujarat


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71. Autonomous District and Regional Councils are found in
a.
V Scheduled Areas

b.
VI Scheduled Areas

c.
Goa, Daman and Diu­

d.
Telengana


72. Khasi language belongs to
a.
Tibeto-Burman languages

b.
Austro-Asiatic languages

c.
Indo-Aryan languages

d.
Dravidian languages


73. Which ofthe following is a pastoral agricultural tribe in India?
a.
Jarawa

b.
Bhil

c.
Meena

d.
Gujjar


74. The Vedic philosophy of early Hinduism was influenced by
a.
Buddhism

b.
Jainism

c.
Buddhism and Jainism

d.
Buddhism, Jainism and Islam


75. Islam influenced Hindu ideals in the
a.
Ancient period

b.
Medieval period

c.
Modem period

d.
Twentieth century