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

Total Questions: 100

51. A nucleotide is composed of:

(a) A base
(b) A sugar
(c) A phosphate
(d) A lipid
Choose the correct option:

Correct Answer: C. (a), (b), (c)

52. Which of the following features are characteristic of albinism?

(a) Altered genes cause defect in amino acid metabolism.
(b) It is seen only in humans.
(c) Melanin pigment is absent from the skin, hair, eyes.
(d) Female albinos outnumber the male albinos.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the option given below:

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

53. Identify the correct order of the following components which are interrelated in research:

(a) Observation
(b) Hypothesis making
(c) Developing concept
(d) Method employed
Choose the correct answer using options given below:

Correct Answer: C. (a), (c), (b), (d)

54. Which of the following features best describe Homo floresiensis?

(a) Taxon was erected by Brown et. al.
(b) The partial fossil skeleton dates to 16-18 Ka.
(c) No stone tools were found along with it
(d) These fossils come from Italy.
Choose the most appropritate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: D. (a) and (b) are correct

55. Which of the following features characterize New World Monkeys?

(a) Their natural habitat is Australia and America.
(b) Their teeth are always 32 in number.
(c) They are platyrrhines.
(d) Spider monkeys are the typical example of them.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

56. The features of Turner syndrome are :

(a) 45 YO
(b) May have heart defects
(c) May have webbed neck
(d) May have short stature
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

Correct Answer: B. (b), (c) and (d) are correct

57. The features of autosomal inheritance are :

(a) Traits tend to skip generations.
(b) Traits appear in both sexes with equal frequency.
(c) Affected offsprings are usually born to unaffected parents.
(d) Unaffected persons are usually males.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: D. (a), (b) and (c) are correct

58. The characteristic features of G6PD deficiency are:

(a) It is an example of pharmacogenetic disease.
(b) Females are more prone to suffer from this disease.
(c) It is absent in Indian tribal groups.
(d) It is a sex-linked recessive disease.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the option given below:

Correct Answer: B. (a) and (d) are correct

59. Factors which tend to change gene frequency are

(a) Random mating
(b) Genetic drift
(c) Natural selection
(d) High altitude
Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

Correct Answer: A. only (b) and (c) are correct

60. Which of the following tools are geometric microliths?

(a) Lunates
(b) Triangles
(c) Trancets
(d) Trapezes
Choose the correct option :

Correct Answer: D. (a), (b) and (d)