List of top Anthropology Questions on Prehistoric Archaeology

Arrange the following books in chronological order of year of publication with the earlier one being first.
• [A.] Peasant society and culture
• [B.] Patterns of culture
• [C.] The Elementary structure of kinship
• [D.] The Andaman Islanders
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Match List - I with List - II. {ll} List - I & List - II
(Deposition) & (Features)

A. Laterites & I. Sediments deposited by river
B. Moraine & II. Dust deposited at height
C. Alluvial & III. Mineral deposition due to rock weathering
D. Loess & IV. Mounds formed by glaciers

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In which cultural period does the late Soan tools belong to ?

Arrange the following fieldwork steps in sequence from initial.
• [A.] Formation of schedule/questionnaire
• [B.] Finalization of data collection tools
• [C.] Identification of Research Problem
• [D.] Rapport establishment
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Match List - I with List - II. List - I (Scholars)
• [A.] Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
• [B.] Georges Cuvier
• [C.] Thomas Malthus
• [D.] Charles Lyell List - II (Concept)
• [I.] Catastrophism
• [II.] Uniformitarianism
• [III.] Inheritance of acquired character
• [IV.] Principle of Population
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Arrange the following excavation processes in sequences.
• [A.] Removal of overburden
• [B.] Grid layout
• [C.] Recovery of artifacts
• [D.] Identification of stratigraphy layers
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Match List - I with List - II. List - I (Phase)
• [A.] Formulatory Period
• [B.] Convergent Period
• [C.] Construction Period
• [D.] Critical Period List - II (Year)
• [I.] 1835--1859
• [II.] 1900 onwards
• [III.] Before 1835
• [IV.] 1859--1900
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Match List - I with List - II. List - I (Part)
• [A.] Foramen Magnum
• [B.] Linea aspera
• [C.] Acetabulum
• [D.] Manubrium List - II (Position)
• [I.] Sternum
• [II.] Pelvic
• [III.] Femur
• [IV.] Skull
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Arrange the following in the order of the production of ABO blood group system antigen.
• [A.] Production of H substance
• [B.] Production of glycosyltransferase enzyme
• [C.] Addition of an extra group
• [D.] Formation of A and B antigen
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When was Anthropology as a discipline introduced in Calcutta University ?

Medical Anthropology as a subdiscipline within Anthropology draws from :

Who introduced the concept of Three Age System ?

Given below are two statements : one is labelled as
Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Prehistoric archaeology reconstructs the culture of past mankind. Reason (R): Reconstruction is done through the artefacts. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

Which of the following is the characteristic of Clactonian flakes ?

Arrange the following tool making techniques in order of their cultural sequence from earlier onwards :
• [A.] Fluting technique
• [B.] Pressure flaking technique
• [C.] Clactonian flaking
• [D.] Block-on-Block Technique
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Which of the following prehistoric sites are not from North East India ?
• [A.] Daojali Hading
• [B.] Selbalgre
• [C.] Sonepur
• [D.] Barudih
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Which of the following prehistoric sites had Acheulian tool tradition ?

Where did A.C. Carlyle discover microliths in India ?

Match List-I with List-II. \[ \begin{array} \hline List-I & (Author) & List-II & (Book) \hline
A. & \text{H.D. Sankalia} & I. & \text{An Outline of India Prehistory} \hline B. & \text{P. Mitra} & II. & \text{Prehistoric India} \hline C. & \text{T.N. Roy} & III. & \text{Prehistory and Protohistory of India} \hline D. & \text{D.K. Bhattacharya} & IV. & \text{The Story of Indian Archaeology} \hline \end{array} \]
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• A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I
• A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
• A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I
• A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I

Bolas are from:

The oldest stone tools (approximately 3000 in number) were discovered at-

Which of the following are megalithic structures?
A. Cromlech
B. Topi kal
C. Hood-stone
D. Stambha
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When a Dolmen is placed under an earth mound, it is called a:

Upper palaeolithic culture in India is dominated by: