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, 2016 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
No. of Printed Pages: 2 IMANI-0021
MASTERS IN ANTHROPOLOGY (MAAN)
Term-End Examination
o o December, 2016
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MANI-002 PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Time hours Maximum Marks: 100
Note: Answeranyfive questions. Choose at least two questions from each Section. All questions carry equal marks. TIre word limit for 20 marks is 500 words, for 10 marks it is 250 words approximately.
SECTION
1. Define Physical Anthropology. Describe its branches and development.
2. What are the principles of Evolution? Discuss with suitable examples.
3. Write brief notes on any two of the following:
Principles of Paleoanthropology 10+10=20
Homo erectus
Homo neanderthalensis
4. Write short notes on the following: 10+10=20
Primate behaviour
Compare and contrast the anatomy of man and Gorilla
5. Write brief notes on any two of the following:
Early racial classifications 10+10=20
UNESCO statement on races
Modern thought on races
SECTION
6. Discuss the autosomal inheritance in man. 20
7. What is Hardy-Weinberg law? Discuss its application in population genetics.
8. Write brief notes on any two of the following: 10+10=20
Genetic polymorphism giving human examples.
Inbreeding depression and heterosis.
Mitochondrial inheritance
9. Write brief notes on any two of the following:
Methods of studying human growth 10+10=20
Describe briefly the stages of post natal growth
Effect of nutritional factors on human growth
10. Define adaptation. Discuss human adaptation to desert habitat and cold climate.
MASTERS IN ANTHROPOLOGY (MAAN)
Term-End Examination
o o December, 2016
c
MANI-002 PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Time hours Maximum Marks: 100
Note: Answeranyfive questions. Choose at least two questions from each Section. All questions carry equal marks. TIre word limit for 20 marks is 500 words, for 10 marks it is 250 words approximately.
SECTION
1. Define Physical Anthropology. Describe its branches and development.
2. What are the principles of Evolution? Discuss with suitable examples.
3. Write brief notes on any two of the following:
Principles of Paleoanthropology 10+10=20
Homo erectus
Homo neanderthalensis
4. Write short notes on the following: 10+10=20
Primate behaviour
Compare and contrast the anatomy of man and Gorilla
5. Write brief notes on any two of the following:
Early racial classifications 10+10=20
UNESCO statement on races
Modern thought on races
SECTION
6. Discuss the autosomal inheritance in man. 20
7. What is Hardy-Weinberg law? Discuss its application in population genetics.
8. Write brief notes on any two of the following: 10+10=20
Genetic polymorphism giving human examples.
Inbreeding depression and heterosis.
Mitochondrial inheritance
9. Write brief notes on any two of the following:
Methods of studying human growth 10+10=20
Describe briefly the stages of post natal growth
Effect of nutritional factors on human growth
10. Define adaptation. Discuss human adaptation to desert habitat and cold climate.
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