Organisation : Central Board Of Secondary Education
Exam : National Eligibility Test (NET)
Document Type : Model/Previous Question Paper
Subject : Anthropology
Date/Year : 10.07.2016 & 28.08.2016
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Anthropology Model Question Paper :
Time : 1 1/4 hours
Maximum Marks : 100
Note :
This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each.
All questions are compulsory.
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1. The first scientific system of personal identification was devised by
(1) Francis Galton (2) Alphonse Bertillon
(3) Edmond Locard (4) Leone Lattes
2. A statistical measure of the frequency with which two features are found in association with each other is known as
(1) Correlation coefficient (2) Standard deviation
(3) Regression (4) Variance
3. The concept of use and disuse of organs was proposed by
(1) G.G. Simpson (2) Julian Huxley
(3) Lamarck (4) G.L. Stebbin
4. The concept of survival of the fittest was given by
(1) Dobzansky (2) Darwin
(3) Huxley (4) Sewall Wright
5. Which of the following would represent ego’s father’s sister’s son ?
(1) Cross Cousin (2) Parallel Cousin
(3) Mother’s brother (4) Mother’s sister’s husband
6. The term ‘Super organic’ in Anthropology is associated with
(1) Leslie White (2) Henry Maine
(3) Alfred Kroeber (4) Franz Boas
7. The mutual exchange without a concept of immediate return of gifts is known as
(1) Potlatch (2) Barter
(3) Reciprocity (4) Lending and borrowing
8. The term ‘dominant caste’ was coined by
(1) B.K. Roy Burman (2) K.G. Gurumurthy
(3) Surajit C. Sinha (4) M.N. Srinivas
9. Which of the following sites yielded earliest signboards of the world ?
(1) Mohenjo-daro (2) Harappa
(3) Dholavira (4) Kalibangan
10. Which of the following Mesolithic sits is not located in Ganga valley ?
(1) Damdama (2) Mahadaha
(3) Chopani Mando (4) Sarai-Nahar-Rai
11. Which of the following ideas was NOT part of Darwins theory. Use the codes given :
a. All populations show tremendous variation in physcial features.
b. New variations arise through mutation.
c. There is a struggle for survival
d. More offsprings are produced than can possibly survive
Codes :
(1) a, c and d are correct. (2) a, b and c are correct.
(3) b, c and d are correct. (4) c and d are correct.
12. Identify the features of ABO blood group system. Use the codes given :
a. It was discovered by Landsteiner and Wiener.
b. Its mode of inheritance was studied by Bernstein.
c. Naturally occurring antibodies are found in serum.
d. It is not found among the Australian aborigines.
Codes :
(1) a, b andü c (2) b andü ü c
(3) b, c andü d (4) a, c andü d
13. Which of the following is/are the features of Gibbon. Use the code given :
a. It is the smallest of the living apes.
b. It is widely distributed in Australia.
c. Brachiation is the usual form of movement.
d. It is also called a “lesser ape”.
Codes :
(1) a, c and d are correct. (2) b, c and d are correct.
(3) Only a and d are correct. (4) a, b and c are correct.
14. Which of the following is/are not the chracteristic features of DNA ? Use the codes given.
a. DNA is a double helical structure.
b. In DNA, sugar is deoxyribose type.
c. DNA is not present in human mitochondria.
d. In DNA, adenine, guanine, cytocine and thymine are present.
Codes :
(1) a, b and d (2) b and d
(3) c (4) b and c
15. Which of the followings are formal experimental designs ? Use the codes given below :
a. Completely randomized design
b. Latin square design
c. Factorial designs
d. Before-and-after with control design
Codes :
(1) a, b and d are correct. (2) a, b and c are correct.
(3) c and d are correct. (4) a and d are correct.
16. Which of the following anthropologists are considered as American-diffusionists ? Use
the codes given below :
a. L.H. Morgan b. W.H.R. Rivers
c. Clark Wissler d. A.L. Kroeber
Codes :
(1) c and d are correct. (2) a, b and d are correct.
(3) a, b and c are correct. (4) b, c and d are correct.
17. Which of the types of exchange have been proposed by Karl Polanyi ? Use codes given below.
a. Stock exchange b. Reciprocal exchange
c. Redistributive exchange d. Market exchange
Codes :
(1) a, b, c and d are correct. (2) b, c and d are correct.
(3) a, c and d are correct. (4) a, b and c are correct.
18. Who were the chairman of the Backward Classes Commission ? Use codes given below :
a. Kaka Kalelkar b. Verrier Elwin
c. B.P. Mandal d. B.N. Lokur
Codes :
(1) a and c are correct. (2) a, b and c are correct.
(3) a, b, c and d are correct. (4) b and d are correct.
19. Select the correct answer from the following statements. Use the codes. Archaeomagnetic dating is based on which of the following features of earth ?
a. Its geographical polarity b. Its magnetic polarity
c. Its axis of rotation d. Its meridians
Codes :
(1) a, c and d are correct (2) c and d are correct
(3) only d is correct (4) only d is correct
20. Which scholars of the following were involved in Yale-Cambridge expedition in Potwar Region ?
a. V.D. Krishnaswamy b. Dharani Sen
c. H.D. Sankalia d. V.N. Misra
Codes :
(1) a and b are correct. (2) c and d are correct.
(3) a and c are correct. (4) b and c are correct.