cbsenet.nic.in NET Anthropology Paper III Model Question : Central Board Of Secondary Education

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Exam : National Eligibility Test (NET)
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Subject : Anthropology
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** This paper contains seventy five (75) objective type questions of two (2) marks each.
** All questions are compulsory.

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1. Genetic drift is likely to occur in
(1) Plant population
(2) Small population
(3) Large population
(4) Hybrid population

2. Karyotype of a Turner syndrome is
(1) 47, XXY
(2) 47, XYY
(3) 45, XO
(4) 45, YO

3. What are the molecular scissors in genetic engineering ?
(1) RNA polymerases
(2) Taq polymerases
(3) Endonucleases
(4) Hexokinases

4. The sudden reappearance of ancestral traits in an organism which do not occur normally is called
(1) Disequilibrium
(2) Atavism
(3) Mutation
(4) Genetic drift

5. The process of genetic counseling comprises
(1) Diagnosis and cause of disease
(2) Determining the risk of recurrence of disease
(3) Options available for prevention
(4) All of these

6. The phenotypic ratio in a dihybrid cross is
(1) 1 : 3 : 3 : 9
(2) 1 : 2 : 2 : 1
(3) 9 : 3 : 3 : 1
(4) 1 : 2 : 1 : 2

7. Which one of the following is not a sex-linked trait in humans ?
(1) Haemophilia
(2) Colour blindness
(3) G-6-PD deficiency
(4) Sickle cell anaemia

8. Name the German diffusionist among the following :
(1) Franz Boas
(2) W.H.R. Rivers
(3) F. Graebner
(4) Leslie White

9. A childbirth custom in which the father of the child behaves as though he were giving birth is known as
(1) Creation myth
(2) Couvade
(3) Fictive Kin
(4) Rite of passage

10. The terms ‘emic’ and ‘etic’ in anthropology have been introduced by
(1) Codrington
(2) Evans Pritchard
(3) A.C. Haddon
(4) Kenneth Pike

11. The concept that the other’s culture should be studied in their perspective, not one’s own (investigator’s)
(1) Cultural materialism
(2) Cultural relativism
(3) Culturology
(4) Culture core

12. In which year Government of India proposed to rename primitive tribal groups as particularly vulnerable tribal groups ?
(1) 2010
(2) 2006
(3) 2008
(4) 2015

13. The term ‘Scheduled Tribes’ was inserted in the Constitution vide
(1) Article 342(i)
(2) Article 330
(3) Article 244(i)
(4) Article 366

14. Method of comparative cultural study that extrapolates to the past from recent or current societies is known as
(1) Ethnographic analogy
(2) Ethnography
(3) Ethnology
(4) Ethnogenesis

15. Which one of the following time period is correct for human migration in the new world ?
(1) 10,000 years onwards
(2) 30,000 years onwards
(3) 50,000 years onwards
(4) 1,00,000 years onwards

16. Which of the following is not a feature of Neolithic culture ?
(1) Sedentary village community
(2) Domestication of fire
(3) Domestication of plants
(4) Domestication of animals

17. Which of the following tribes does not practice megalithic burial presently ?
(1) Khasi
(2) Santal
(3) Ho
(4) Bhumij

18. Which of the following have coexisted with modern Homo sapiens Use the given codes :
(a) Homo habilis
(b) Homo florensis
(c) Homo erectus
(d) Homo neanderthalensis
Codes :
(1) (b) and (d)
(2) (a), (b) and (c)
(3) (c) and (d)
(4) (b), (c) and (d)

19. Identify the defining features of DNA fingerprinting use the codes given :
(a) it is used for personal identification.
(b) DNA fingerprinting uses a specific type of DNA sequence known as microsatellites.
(c) It was invented by Kary Mullis.
(d) It is the best technique to solve cases of disputed parentage.
Codes :
(1) (a), (b) and (d)
(2) (a), (c) and (d)
(3) (b), (c) and (d)
(4) (a), (b), (c) and (d)

20. Which of the following is true of the high altitude adaptation process Use the given
codes :
(a) We breathe rapidly.
(b) Our heart beats faster.
(c) Our Vitamin C level rises.
(d) We suffer from hypoxia.
Codes :
(1) (a), (b) and (c) (2) (c) and (d)
(3) (a), (b) and (d) (4) (b), (c) and (d)

21. The process of humanization involved : (Use the given codes)
(a) Erect posture and bipedalism
(b) Lighter skin colour
(c) Increase in stature and reduction in teeth size
(d) Increase in cranial capacity
Codes :
(1) (a), (c) and (d)
(2) (b), (c) and (d)
(3) (a), (b) and (c)
(4) (a), (b) and (d)

22. Which one of the following is true about our core understanding of biological variation in man ?
Use the given codes :
(a) There is substantial variation among individuals within populations.
(b) Some biological variation is divided up between individuals in different populations.
(c) Race is an accurate or productive way to describe human biological variation.
(d) Patterns of within-and between-group variation have been substantially shaped by
culture, language, ecology and geography.
(e) Human variation research has important social, biomedical and forensic
implications.
Codes :
(1) (a), (b), (c) and
(d) (2) (b), (c), (d) and (e)
(3) (a), (b), (d) and (e)
(4) (c), (d) and (e)

23. Theories relating to social structure have been given by
(a) Radcliffe-Brown
(b) Evans-Pritchard
(c) Edmund leach
(d) Brownislaw Malinowski
Codes :
(1) (a), (b) and (c) are correct.
(2) Four (a), (b), (c) and (d) are correct.
(3) (a), (b) and (d) are correct.
(4) (a) and (d) are correct.

24. Which of the following are polyandrous societies ? Use the codes given below :
(a) Khasa
(b) Toda
(c) Kinnaurese
(d) Ejhavas
Codes :
(1) only (a) and (b) are correct.
(2) only (c) and (d) are correct.
(3) (a), (b), (c) and (d) are correct.
(4) only (a) and (d) are correct.

25. Which of the following Commission(s) is/are set up by the President of India ? use codes given below :
(a) National Commission for backward classes
(b) Scheduled areas and scheduled tribes commission
(c) Commission for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes
(d) Task force on development of tribal areas
Codes :
(1) (a), (b), (c) and (d) are correct.
(2) (b), (c) and (d) are correct.
(3) (a), (b) and (c) are correct.
(4) (a), (c) and (d) are correct.

26. Which of the following books are written by M.N. Srinivas ? Use the codes given below :
(a) Marriage and family in Mysore
(b) Religion and society among the Coorgs of South India
(c) Nation-building in Independent India
(d) Culture and society in India
Codes :
(1) (a), (b) and (c) are correct.
(2) (a), (b), (c) and (d) are correct.
(3) (a), (b) and (d) are correct.
(4) (a), (c) and (d) are correct.

27. Which of the following are ways of acquiring mates in tribal societies ? Use codes given below :
(a) Marriage by capture (b) Marriage by intrusion
(c) Marriage by service (d) Marriage by elopement
Codes :
(1) only (a) and (b) are correct.
(2) only (a), (b) and (c) are correct .
(3) (a), (b), (c) and (d) are correct.
(4) only (a) and (d) are correct.

28. Find out the correct answers for methods of exploration of prehistoric sites. Use codes :
(a) Consultation of toposheet
(b) Reconnaissance by foot
(c) Laying down grids
(d) Treat digging
Codes :
(1) (a), (b) and (c) are correct.
(2) (b), (c) and (d) are correct.
(3) (a), (c) and (d) are correct.
(4) (a), (d) and (b) are correct.

29. Find out the correct criteria for civilization in Archaeological Anthropology. Use codes :
(a) Construction of monumental building
(b) Development of script
(c) Use of stone tools
(d) Burial off dead
Codes :
(1) (a) and (b) are correct.
(2) (c) and (d) are correct.
(3) (a) and (c) are correct.
(4) (a) and (d) are correct.

30. Find the correct answers for the methods for typological classification of tools. Use codes :
(a) Drawing and description
(b) Cluster analysis
(c) Morphometric analysis
(d) Microscopic analysis
Codes :
(1) (a), (b) and (d) are correct.
(2) (b), (c) and (d) are correct.
(3) (a), (b) and (c) are correct.
(4) (a), (c) and (d) are correct.