| Post Name | CURATOR - KIRTADS |
|---|---|
| Question Paper Code | 005/2012/OL |
| Category Code | 251/2018 |
| Date of Test | 5 December 2019 |
| Exam Type | Online Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
Who among the following is the central reference point from which all relationships can be traced on a genealogical diagram?
Answer
B. Ego
2
Who among the following is the genetically closest living ape to humans?
Answer
B. Chimpanzee
3
The Term 'Race' mostly refers to a
Answer
D. All of the above
4
Make out the correct developmental sequence of economic pursuits among the following categories:
Answer
C. Gathering and Hunting - Fishing - Pastoralism - Cultivation
5
Understanding Society and Tradition and Development are the main works of
Answer
D. S.C.Dube
6
According to Levi-Strauss, Positive marriage rules is
Answer
C. Prescriptive
7
Who among the following is a consanguineal kin?
Answer
A. Father's young brother
8
A 'four-fold approach' that divided anthropology into cultural anthropology, physical anthropology, archaeology and linguistics was advocated by ...
Answer
B. Franz Boas
9
The custom by which a widower marries the sisters of the deceased wife ....
Answer
A. Sororate
10
Natural selection accounts for
Answer
D. All of the above
11
Who among the following in the Indian Varna system is not considered twice-born?
Answer
D. Shudra
12
Hominization is a process indicating the evolution of Human being upto
Answer
B. Homo sapiens
13
Which among the following is the Key concepts of Ethnography?
Answer
D. All of the above
14
Universalization and Parochialization concept was given by
Answer
D. Mckim Marriott
15
The concept of Little and Great Tradition was given by
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D. Robert Redfield
16
The concept of Sacred Complex was given by
Answer
C. L.P.Vidyarthi
17
Dominant Caste concept was given by
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C. M.N.Srinivas
18
Down's Syndrome
Answer
A. 21 Trisomy
19
Watson and Crick discovered
Answer
B. DNA
20
Who among the following is known as Father of Genetic?
Answer
C. G.Mandel
21
Lamarck believed in:
Answer
A. In the inheritance of acquired characteristics
22
The term 'anthropoid' refers to a unit that includes:
Answer
C. Monkeys, apes and humans
23
Study of Bone is
Answer
B. Osteology
24
Age-related deterioration process is known as
Answer
A. Senescence
25
Rh factor was first found in
Answer
A. Rhesus monkey
26
Archaeological Anthropology traces the origin and growth of culture in the past. By past means
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A. the period before history
27
One of the regions of the old world
Answer
B. Afro Eurosia
28
Who initially developed the three age systems?
Answer
B. C.J.Thomsen
29
The middle Palaeolithic period is sometimes called as
Answer
C. Mousterian
30
Which dating technique is based on the patterns of tree-ring growth?
Answer
D. dendrochronology
31
The fixation technique in museum was further developed by
Answer
A. Kaiserling
32
Protohistory is the period between two of the following:
Answer
B. Prehistory and History
33
The first known writing system is called
Answer
C. cuneiform
34
The longest stone age period
Answer
D. Paleolithic
35
The oldest evidence of pottery manufacture has been found in
Answer
A. Odai Yamamoto
36
Many of the nineteenth century museums arranged their exhibits in the following order
Answer
A. Evolution
37
Museum of Man - Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya is situated in
Answer
B. Bhopal
38
The nature of Indian society is
Answer
D. hierarchical
39
”Peasants means small agricultural producer who with the help of simple equipment and the labour of their families produce mostly for their own consumption direct or indirect and for the fulfilment of obligations to holders of political and economic power” - This definition is given by
Answer
C. Teodor Shanin
40
The book - 'Peasant Wars of the Twentieth Century' - was written by
Answer
B. Eric wolf
41
Who said, ”as the peasant society is a half-society, so the peasant culture is a half culture”
Answer
C. Robert Redfield
42
Who said that Indian village was always a part of a wider entity subject to the winds which flew from without.
Answer
A. M.N.Srinivas
43
Who was the first one to introduce the term ”Jajmani System” in the anthropological and sociological writings.
Answer
A. Harold Gould
44
Who among the following is the critic of the concept of rural-urban continuum
Answer
A. Pocock
45
Which among the following is the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group in Kerala
Answer
C. Cholanaickens
46
Which is the most populous tribal community in Kerala
Answer
B. Paniyan
47
Who made a detailed study on the practice of mother-right among the Kadar community.
Answer
D. Ehrenfels
48
Who argued that 'tribe' remains as a separate independent entity not enclosed under any particular religion.
Answer
B. G.S.Ghurye
49
The Garo tribe lives in
Answer
A. North-Eastern region
50
The language of the tribes of Chotanagpur belong to
Answer
A. Austric family
51
The comparative and historical study of cultures is known as
Answer
B. Ethnology
52
The beginning of modern ethnographic tradition is often traced to
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C. Bronislaw Malinowski
53
The terms 'emic' and 'ethic' were originally coined by
Answer
C. Kenneth Pike
54
________ is the inference of propositions on the basis of specific observations.
Answer
B. Inductive method
55
Which technique of anthropological research is almost synonymous with ethnography as a whole?
Answer
A. Participant observation
56
Case study is a method of _______
Answer
B. Qualitative analysis
57
Which one of the following is the main instrument for collecting data in survey method?
Answer
C. Questionnaire
58
Who among the following advocated the method of 'controlled comparison'?
Answer
D. Fred Eggan
59
One of the following is not a feature of content analysis.
Answer
A. It is based on the collection of data from people
60
Genealogical method used for recording links of kinship through descent and marriage was developed by
Answer
C. W.H.R.Rivers
61
A technique of data collection which consists of a series of written questions along with alternative answers to be filled by the respondents is called
Answer
C. Questionnaire
62
Which of the following is a feature of unstructured interview?
Answer
A. It contains no specific sets of predetermined questions
63
A culture area is defined on the basis of the distribution of
Answer
B. Culture traits
64
'Age area hypothesis' was developed by
Answer
A. Clark Wissler
65
The classical definition of 'culture' by E.B.Tylor was given in his book titled
Answer
B. Primitive Culture
66
Multilinear evolution is a theoretical approach associated with
Answer
D. Julian Steward
67
As distinct from 'social structure', Raymond Firth employed the concept of
Answer
D. Social organization
68
Bronislaw Malinowski argued for a ____ explanation of socio-cultural phenomena
Answer
B. Functional
69
As ethnologist, Mayer Fortes was known for his studies on
Answer
D. African social structure
70
The book titled 'The Andaman Islanders' is written by
Answer
B. A.R.Radcliffe-Brown
71
In Levi-Strauss' theory of structuralism ______ has been taken as a basis for the understanding of human culture and human mind.
Answer
D. Linguistics model
72
Who proposed the theory that personality types and criteria of psychological normality were culturally moulded?
Answer
C. Ruth Benedict
73
According to Abraham Kardiner 'basic personality' of a society is formed by
Answer
A. primary institutions
74
Who among the following pioneered the use of the term 'status' and 'role' in anthropology?
Answer
A. Ralph Linton
75
'Cultural materialism' is a materialistic explanation of social reality derived from
Answer
D. Marxist anthropology
76
Which of the following is incorrect in case of the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (abbreviated as AYUSH).
Answer
D. It was established on 9th November 2010.
77
Which of the following statements is false in context of the ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) scheme in India.
Answer
D. An ASHA is a community health volunteer for a village with a population strength of 100.
78
The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) of India was launched in which year?
Answer
A. 2005
79
Which article in the constitution of India ensures provisions for minorities to conserve their distinct language, script and culture of its own?
Answer
D. Article 29
80
Choose the incorrect statement in context of the fifth schedule of the Constitution of India.
Answer
B. It applies to the states of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura
81
Which of the following is not a scheduled tribe of Kerala?
Answer
D. Siddi
82
When did the provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas Act) come into force to empower Gram Sabhas in India?
Answer
D. 1996
83
Which of the following is usually not considered as a significant tool of study in Systems Ecology?
Answer
D. cognition
84
Which of the following tools of study is rarely considered by ethno-ecologists in their study?
Answer
C. feedback mechanisms
85
Choose the incorrect statement in context of health, disease and illness.
Answer
B. Health is the absence of a disease
86
Which state in India has the highest human development index?
Answer
A. Kerala
87
Anthropologist Verrier Elwin emphasized upon which of the following approaches of tribal development in India?
Answer
B. principle of isolation
88
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a Resolution on 'Rights of Indigenous Peoples', proclaiming 2019 as the International Year of?
Answer
C. Indigenous Languages
89
Which of the following statement is false in context of culture bound syndromes?
Answer
C. They are necessarily based on objectively demonstrable biochemical or organ abnormality
90
Which of the following state in India has largest minority population of Buddhists as per Census 2011.
Answer
A. Maharashtra
91
Transhumance is one pattern of which subsistence level?
Answer
C. Pastoralism
92
Which Indian state has the maximum number of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)?
Answer
A. Odisha
93
Which of the following statements is false with respect to the Modernisation theory of development?
Answer
D. Modernisation theory emerged in the 1970's and 1980's
94
Choose the incorrect statement:
Answer
D. 'Development Anthropology' deals with the development of only marginalized communities.
95
Who theorized that population increased in geometric progression whereas food production increased in arithmetic progression and thus positive and preventive checks are maintained?
Answer
D. Thomas Malthus
96
On whose recommendation, did Ministry of Rural Development increase the number of days of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) from 100 to an additional 50 days in notified drought affected or natural calamity areas in the country?
Answer
C. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare
97
The 2030 Agenda for sustainable development covers how many sustainable development goals (SDG's)?
Answer
C. 17
98
Which of the following article is concerned with promotion of educational and economic interests of the Scheduled castes, Scheduled Tribes and other weaker sections of society?
Answer
B. Article 46
99
Which of the following state in India does not have a Tribal research institute?
Answer
D. Punjab
100
Which of the following states does not have Tribal dominated areas to be considered under the sixth schedule of the constitution of India?
Answer
C. Manipur
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