NTA UGC NET/JRF Exam, June 2021 (Anthropology)Total Questions: 9521. Which of the following refers broadly to cultural changes which take place when two people, significantly diverse in culture, live in long intimate contact with each other?A. SyncretismB. AcculturationC. EnculturationD. Live-in-relationshipCorrect Answer: B. Acculturation22. In the discourse of human dignity and genetic alterations of human beings, the following perspectives matter:A. Necessary dignity and Contingent dignityB. Homo futuralis and Homo homini lupusC. New Anthropology and HumanitasD. Transhuman and PosthumanCorrect Answer: D. Transhuman and Posthuman23. Which one of the following is a typical character for a city?A. Caste-orientedB. FamilismC. AtomizationD. InformalisationCorrect Answer: C. Atomization24. Who applied cybernetics in Anthropology and devised a theory of human communication in his book, 'Steps to an Ecology of Mind'?A. Erving GoffmanB. Gregory BatesonC. Roy RappaportD. Audrey RichardsCorrect Answer: B. Gregory Bateson25. Who among the following emphasised the primacy of economics in human relationships?A. E. DurkheimB. M. WeberC. K. MarxD. A. ComteCorrect Answer: C. K. Marx26. Giving primacy to group identity and values, Mary Douglas's work, Purity and Danger is considered as the British counterpart to which one of the following American publications?A. Margaret Mead's Coming of Age in SamoaB. Ruth Benedict's Patterns of CultureC. Alfred Kroeber's The Nature of CultureD. A.L. Epstein's Ethos and IdentifyCorrect Answer: B. Ruth Benedict's Patterns of Culture27. Which one of the following is known as lineal kin?A. The kin who branch out from the main group like uncles and cousins.B. The kin who are related to each other through marriage.C. The kin who are related to each through descent.D. The kin that got separated after the event of divorce.Correct Answer: C. The kin who are related to each through descent.28. Ethnoscience was concerned.with describing which of the following aspect of society?A. Cultural patternsB. Symbols and Social CohesionC. Cultural GrammarsD. Cultural CharactersCorrect Answer: C. Cultural Grammars29. Which of the following is understood as 'ethno-etiology'?A. A culturally-specific casual explanation for health problems and suffering.B. Healing that emphasises the social context.C. The study of cross-cultural health system.D. Healing that emphasises balance among natural elements within the body.Correct Answer: A. A culturally-specific casual explanation for health problems and suffering.30. Who among the following held that social phenomena must be 'read'; not only by the Anthropologist but by members of the society themselves?A. David SchneiderB. Victor TurnerC. Clifford GeertzD. Harold ConklinCorrect Answer: C. Clifford GeertzSubmit Quiz« Previous12345678910Next »
