List of top Anthropology Questions on Anthropological asked in CUET (PG)

The Political Organization of Garo tribes is run on :

Given below are two statements : one is labelled as
Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Australopithecines revealed an adaptive radiation of early hominins. Reason (R): Australopithecines show intergenic difference. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

Arrange the following books in chronological order year of publication with the earliest being first.
• [A.] Principles of Geology
• [B.] An Essay on the Principle of Population
• [C.] Essay on the Theory of the Earth
• [D.] Philosophy Zoologique
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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as
Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Inbreeding increases the homozygosity of allele at a locus. Reason (R): High homozygosity enhances genetic load. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

Which of the following are the rules of residence ?
• [A.] Virilocal
• [B.] Uxorilocal
• [C.] Glocal
• [D.] Amitalocal
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Which of the following are not relative dating ?
• [A.] Thermoluminescence
• [B.] Stratigraphy
• [C.] Palynology
• [D.] Varve analysis
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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as
Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Anthropologists are not fully qualified to help the government in framing policy for tribal development. Reason (R): Ethnographic approach helps in understanding the societies and communities. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

The primitive laws are characterized by :
• [A.] Customary law
• [B.] Only one individual is responsible for implementation of law
• [C.] Punishment in the form of community feast, compensation etc.
• [D.] Single council for adjudication
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Action Anthropology term was used by :

Stateless political system is seen in :
• [A.] Laws are not written
• [B.] Oral transmission of tradition is there
• [C.] Individual right is there
• [D.] Collective responsibility is there
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“People living in cold region tend to have larger body mass.” What would explain this adaptive feature ?

Arrange the following prehistoric sites in order of cultural chronology from Lower Paleolithic onwards.
• [A.] Bhimbetka
• [B.] Burzahom
• [C.] Attirampakkam
• [D.] Hunsgi
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Who defined Anthropology as the most scientific of the humanities and the most humanistic of the sciences ?

Match List - I with List - II. List - I
• [A.] W.H.R. Rivers
• [B.] S.C. Roy
• [C.] L.K. Anantha Krishna Iyer
• [D.] K.Krishna Iyer List - II
• [I.] Munda Tribe
• [II.] Castes and Tribes of Cochin
• [III.] Travancore Tribes and Castes
• [IV.] Toda Tribe
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Pre-literate economy was characterized by :

Which of the following prehistoric sites do not show rock art ?
• [A.] Bhimbetka
• [B.] Adamgarh
• [C.] Bagor
• [D.] Renigunta
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Arrange the following kinship group in sequence from the smallest one to the largest.
• [A.] Tribe
• [B.] Clan
• [C.] Phratry
• [D.] Moiety
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Rites of Intensification are performed when :
• [A.] Lack of rain threatens agriculture
• [B.] Marriage Ceremony
• [C.] Birth
• [D.] Sudden attack of enemy group
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Given below are two statements : one is labelled as
Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Joking relationship may be indicative of natural reciprocity and equality. Reason (R): Joking relationship cannot be indicative of potential sexual relationship. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

As a custom whereby an upper social group man marries a lower social group woman is termed :

The important features of Ethnology are :
• [A.] It has to be based on survey data
• [B.] It is narrative
• [C.] It should not be based on ethnography
• [D.] It is comparative
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Shamanism and shaman are widely distributed among :

‘Tribes should be left alone and they should be allowed to develop in isolation, away from the mainstream.’ This statement is attributed to which of the following Anthropologists :