List of top Anthropology Questions on General Anthropology

Which of the following techniques ensure a systematic way of tracing the line of descent?

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Medium bones and solid torso, low fat levels, wide shoulders with a narrow waist are characteristic features of:
Who among the following used the comparative method as a method for the first time in 1889?

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Which parameter may be used to determine acclimatization to cold climate?
Which of the following statements are correct?
A. Anthropology is an experimental science.
B. Anthropology is a field science.
C. Anthropology is a natural science.
D. Anthropology is an observational science.
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Which of the following are characteristics of primitive law in reference to Indian tribes?
A. Collective responsibility
B. Breach of law affects only the individual
C. Territorial limitation
D. Evidences are usually based on oaths and ordeals
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The method of study to suggest the use of a particular tool in the past by observing the use of similar tools in contemporary societies with similar environments is called as \underline{\hspace{2cm} analogy.}
In which marriage, the prospective husband stays in the house of prospective wife and if the marriage is not solemnised, the boy has to pay compensation to the girl's family?
In which of the following approaches, the analytical conclusions are drawn from the pre-existing themes?
Whorls are present in least frequency among:
The family in which couple after marriage stays with the groom's mother's brother's family is called:

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The term prehistory first coined in 1857, was popularised by John Lubbock in the book titled-

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___________ is an intensive qualitative method involving careful and complete study of a person or an institution.
 

Select the correct sequence based on increasing cranial capacity.
A. Homo sapiens
B. Homo floresiensis
C. Homo habilis
D. Homo erectus
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The addition of poly(A) tails to 3' end is a characteristic feature of:
Which of the following are the relative dating methods?
A. Fluorine
B. Dendrochronology
C. Stratigraphy
D. Palynology
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Which dating method is used to date samples from 5,000 years upto 3 billion years old?
Which of the following is not related to evolutionary changes in skull, eye and brain among the primates?
In association studies, the level of significance is considered as:

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Which of the following is also known as reduction division?