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

Total Questions: 100

51. Cultural assimilation may occur in which of the following types?

(a) Immigrant assimilation
(b) Forced assimilation
(c) Cultural appropriation
(d) Syncretism
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

52. Syncretism refers to the amalgamation of two or more disparate cultural traditions and can happen in which of the following areas?

(a) Technological syncretism
(b) Religious syncretism
(c) Cultural syncretism
(d) Religious orthodoxy
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: B. (b) and (c) only

53. Who among the following analysed the issues concerning the 'matrilineal puzzle'?

(a) David Schneider                  (b) Evans-Pritchard
(c) Audrey Richards                 (d) Robin Fox
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

54. Which among the following are the patterns of diffusion where cultural elements are borrowed and incorporated into the recipient groups?

(a) Intermediate contact
(b) Direct contact
(c) Accidental contact
(d) Stimulus diffusion
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

55. The Postmodernist Anthropologists advocate for making informants participate as equal partners in the production of knowledge through:

(a) Othering
(b) Grand narratives
(c) Experimental ethnographies
(d) Decentring Text
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

56. Which of the following are also known as Jajmani system in different regions of India?

(a) Baluta
(b) Aya
(c) Milland
(d) Nayab
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

57. Which of the following cultural processes had been suggested by K.N. Sahay (1963) in connection with Oraon tribe?

(a) Oscillation
(b) Scrutinization
(c) Combination
(d) Hinduization
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

58. Which of the following are the intangible cultural heritages?

a) Monuments
(c) Performing arts
(b) Prehistoric artefacts
(d) Languages
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

59. Which of the following NGOs have originated in India?

(a) Missionaries of Charity
(b) Social and Research Centre
(c) Oxfam
(d) Ramkrishna Mission
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: E. (*)

60. Which of the following factors are responsible for high rate of crime and delinquency among the slum dwellers?

(a) Undesirable environment
(b) Indiscipline and parental indifference thereto
(c) Presence of ethical and moral values
(d) Affection among the family members
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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