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

Total Questions: 100

81. Arrange the concepts in chronological order of their appearance in the history of Anthropology:

(a) Mary Douglas' Symbolic Anthropology
(b) Julian Steward's Cultural Ecology
(c) Leslie White's Technological Determinism
(d) Marvin Harris' Cultural Materialism
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

82. Make a sequence according to the degree of inequality to openness:

(a) Rank society
(b) Egalitarian society
(c) Caste society
(d) Class society
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

83. Make a sequence of the following 'Acts' in chronological order:

v(a) Child Labour Prohibition and Regulation Act
(b) The Plantation Labour Act
(c) Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act
(d) The Factories Act
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

84. Arrange the following 'Venuses' from the oldest to the youngest:

(a) Monruz
(b) Willendorf
(c) Hohle Fels
(d) Kostenki
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

85. Arrange the location of the following sites from West to East:

(a) Mohenjodaro
(b) Ganweriwala
(c) Rakhigarhi
(d) Alamgirpur
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

Assertion (A): Both red and green colour blindness are X-linked disorders.

Reason (R): It is for this reason they are much more common in men than in women.

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

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

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

Assertion (A): Forensic anthropologists study human skeleton for the purpose of solving crimes and personal identification.

Reason (R): Forensic anthropologists collaborate extensively with law enforcement officers.

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

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

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

Assertion (A): All humans are classified, at birth within a system of kin relations.

Reason (R): Kinship systems are flexible regarding the formal incorporation of non-kin.

In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate 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): A sharpened emphasis on tribalist ideology need not necessarily be viewed as an unhealthy or disruptive force.

Reason (R): It may on the other hand be looked upon as a move towards ethnic equality in a multi-ethnic polity-a precondition to the integration of the tribals in to wider body politics.

In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate 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): Palaeolithic cave art is mostly seen in profile depicting three-dimensional animals on a two-dimensional canvas.

Reason (R): Cave paintings are done in a realistic or naturalistic fashion rather than being stylistic.

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

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