University Grants Commission NET Anthropology Model Question Paper : ugcnetonline.in

Name of the Organization : University Grants Commission
Type of the Exam : UGC National Eligibility Test NET
Subject : Anthropology
Year : 2014
Document Type : Model Question Paper
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Instructions

Note :
** This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each.
** All questions are compulsory.

Model Questions

1. An individual of either sex takes a succession of spouses, one at a time, divorcing in between ; such a marriage is called
(A) serial monogamy
(B) serial polyandry
(C) serial polygamy
(D) serial polygyny

2. Manchestar school of thought was led by
(A) Clyade Kluckhohn
(B) Max Gluckman
(C) Elizabeth Colson
(D) Radcliffe Brown

3. ‘Segmentary lineage system’ is the characteristic feature of
(A) Bedouin society
(B) Toda society
(C) Tiv society
(D) Ashanti society

4. The approach utilized in Anthropology that integrates a wide varieties of disciplines in the study of human behaviour is
(A) Totalistic approach
(B) Holistic approach
(C) All encompassing approach
(D) Comprehensive approach

5. Ethology deals with the study of
(A) Adaptation
(B) Behaviour of animals
(C) Fossils
(D) Fauna

6. Chromosomal theory of inheritance was given by
(A) Curt Stern
(B) Gregor Mendel
(C) Sutton & Boveri
(D) Watson & Crick

7. Australopithecus anamensis was discovered by
(A) Donald Johnson
(B) Meave Leakey
(C) Richard Leakey
(D) L.B.S. Leakey

8. Holandric inheritance involves the transmission of characteristics from
(A) Male to female
(B) Female to male
(C) Male to male
(D) Female to female

9. During the Pleistocene in Europe there were events of transgression and regression of sea level. What is the term for this event ?
(A) Isostatic movement
(B) Aggradation of gravels
(C) Eustatic movement
(D) Tectonic movement

10. Geochronology uses the principle of climatic oscillation. Geomorphological features of climatic oscillation in temperate region is
(A) Moraine
(B) Gravel deposit
(C) Primary laterite
(D) Lacustrine deposit

11. A forager society displays the following characteristic features
(A) Small in size
(B) Band organisation
(C) Egalitarianism
(D) Profit motive

12. Questionnaire and interview schedule both
I. contain pre-determined set of questions.
II. are filled in by researcher.
III. can contain ‘open-ended’ and closed-ended questions.
IV. are structured tools of data collection.
(A) I, II and III are correct.
(B) II, III and IV are correct.
(C) I, II and IV are correct.
(D) I, III and IV are correct.

13. Following are the salient features of a tribe
I. Territorial affiliation
II. Oral tradition
III. Social hierarchy
IV. Animism
(A) I, II and IV are correct.
(B) I, II and III are correct.
(C) I, IV and III are correct.
(D) II, III and IV are correct.

14. Which of the following are considered as the characteristic features of particularly vulnerable tribal communities ?
i. Pre-agricultural level of technology
ii. Extremely low literacy
iii. Stagnant or diminishing population
iv. Subsistence level of economy
(A) Only i, ii and iii are correct.
(B) Only ii, iii and iv are correct.
(C) All i, ii, iii and iv are correct.
(D) Only i and ii are correct.

15. Steatopygia is found among the females of
(A) Gypsies
(B) Bushman Hottentots
(C) Todas
(D) Apache Indians

16. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(A) New World Monkeys – Africa
(B) Lemurs – Madagascar
(C) Tarsiers – Malaysia
(D) Orangutan – Indonesia

17. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
(A) Homo habilis – East Africa
(B) Ramapithecus – South India
(C) Heidelberg Jaw – Spain
(D) Neanderthal – Pakistan

18. What made genus homo capable of advancement in human evolution ?
(A) Bipedalism and erect posture
(B) Brain development
(C) Free hands and tool making
(D) All of the above

19. Radiometric dating is based on a principle of
(A) Half life value of isotope
(B) Galcial varves
(C) Ceramic absorbtion of radiation
(D) Flourine absorbtion

20. Material used for Potassium – Argon method of dating is
(A) Organic remains
(B) Igneous minerals
(C) Ceramic materials
(D) Metal objects