NTA UGC NET/JRF Exam, June 2020 (Anthropology)

Total Questions: 100

81. Identify the correct sequence of the following bones in order of their increasing accuracy in sex determination.

(a) Skull
(b) Long bones
(c) Pelvis
(d) Entire skeleton
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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

82. Identify the correct sequence of the following fossils in the order of their discovery.

(a) Home erèctus
(b) Sivapithecus
(c) Sinanthropus pekinensis
(d) Homo heidelbergensis
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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

83. Identify the correct sequence of the following primates in the ascending order of their divergence in primate evolution.

(a) Orangutan
(b) Gibbon
(c) Chimpanzee
(d) Gorilla
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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

84. Arrange the sites in order of their location from west to east :

(a) Kuchai
(b) Gufkari
(c) Koldihawa
(d) Daojali Hading
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

85. Arrange the given cultures in order of their temporal development:

(a) Madrasian
(b) Kayatha
(c) PGW
(d) Nevasian
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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

86. Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Globalisation triggers worldwide changes, but different peoples and cultures are not necessarily changing in the same direction.

Reason (R) : Many of the cultures studied by Anthropologists in the last centuries have not changed inspite of powerful outside influences and internal dynamics.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: C. (A) is true but, (R) is false

87. Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Marriage is a culturally sanctioned union between a man and a woman.

Reason (R) : Marriage is socially sanctioned union between two or more people.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: A. Both (A) and (R) are true

88. Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : Vermiform appendix is a vestigial organ in human body. Reason (R) : Vermiform appendix does not participate in digestion. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

89. Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Repetitive DNA sequences are the nucleotide sequences that are repeated many times in human genome.

Reason (R) : Repetitive sequences have no direct role in coding.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

90. Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Saddle querns derive their name from their resemblance to the riding saddles.

Reason (R) : When saddle querns are regularly used for grinding and pounding grains, they become deeper or more concave. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)