NTA UGC NET/JRF Exam, June 2019 (Anthropology)

Total Questions: 80

1. What is the major difference between schedule and questionnaire?

Correct Answer: B. Schedule is filled-in by the researcher but questionnaire is filled-in by the informant

2. Chi-square test was originally developed by

Correct Answer: D. K. Pearson

3. Which of the following are key indicators of archaeological sites?

(a) Surface finds of artifacts
(b) Accidental discoveries of sites while ploughing and road making
(c) Soil discolourations and vegetational cover
(d) Conspicuous earthworks, stone ruins or other surface features
Choose the correct answer using the options given below:

Correct Answer: C. (a), (c) and (d) are correct

4. Which of the following living apes is genetically closest to humans?

Correct Answer: B. Chimpanzee

5. What is the term used for the opening in the base of the skull through which the spinal cord passes?

Correct Answer: A. Foramen magnum

6. Who among the following is called the 'Nutcracker Man'?

Correct Answer: D. Parnathropus boisei

7. A model, involving a recent origin of most human characteristics in Africa, but also interbreeding with archaic populations inside or outside Africa is called

Correct Answer: B. Leaky replacement model

8. Which of the following African monkey has a sacculated stomach?

Correct Answer: A. Colobus monkey

9. Who said 'nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution'?

Correct Answer: B. Dobzhansky

10. Who among the following has mentioned that Australoids are widely distributed in India in his ethnic classification of the Indian population?

Correct Answer: A. S.S. Sarkar