NTA UGC NET/JRF Exam, October 2022 (Anthropology)

Total Questions: 100

41. Which of the following ape-like characteristics did Dryopithecus have?

(a) Knuckle walking
(b) U-shaped dental arch
(c) Slightly projecting snout
(d) Prognathous face
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: A. (a), (b) and (c) only

42. Prosimii include:

(a) Lemur
(b) Tarsier
(c) New World monkey
(d) Loris
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: B. (a), (b) and (d) only

43. Hominoids have a number of features indicating:

(a) Large brain size
(b) Extended gestation period
(c) Egg laying animals
(d) Social interaction
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: B. (a), (b) and (d) only

44. Sub-families of family Cebidae are:

(a) Aotinae
(b) Cebinae
(c) Atelinae
(d) Colobinae
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: A. (a), (b) and (c) only

45. Catarrhini includes:

(a) Old World Monkeys
(b) Apes
(c) Howler Monkeys
(d) Humans
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: B. (a), (b) and (d) only

46. Which of the following are the features of Homo eractus?

(a) Homo erectus appeared in Africa about 1.8 to 1.9 mya
(b) The brain size ranges from about 550cс to over 1200cc
(c) In 1960s, Louis Mary Leakey discovered a partial juvenile skull at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
(d) Some Homo 'erectus used Acheulean tools and others used Oldowan tools Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

47. The upper molars of the primitive mammals have three large cusps, namely:

(a) Metacone
(b) Paracone
(c) Protocone
(d) Cuspule
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: A. (a), (b) and (c) only

48. The features of a gorilla skull are:

(a) Mid-sagittal crest
(b) Nuchal crest
(c) Post-orbital constriction
(d) Dental Comb
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: A. (a), (b) and (c) only

49. Which of the following is/are not the features of quantitative traits?

(a) Influenced by environment
(b) Continuous variation
(c) Polygenic inheritance
(d) Discontinuous variation
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: C. (c) and (d) only

50. The features of Mongoloid Race are:

(a) Yellow skin colour
(b) Black skin colour
(c) Epicanthic fold
(d) Straight hair
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: D. (b), (c) and (d) only