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Anthropology examination is a formal educational assessment done in the form of a written test, where candidates can showcase their knowledge and proficiency in Anthropology.

This exam is intended to evaluate the understanding of the skills of a person in the subject of Anthropology (Humanities and social science).

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Anthropology Exam 2024 Details

Academic Field	Humanities and social science
Name of the Model Exam	Anthropology Mock Test Paper 2024
Type of Questions	Objective-type Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Total Tests	50+ Anthropology Practice Papers
Total Questions	1000+ Anthropology Quiz Questions
Exam Mode	Online Computer-based Test (CBT)

Anthropology MCQ Practice Tests based on Syllabus & Exam Pattern

Topics	Questions Type
Meaning, scope, and development of Anthropology.	MCQ
Relationship with other disciplines: History, Economics, Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, Life Science, Medical Science.	MCQ
Main branches of Anthropology, their scope, and relevance:	MCQ
Social-cultural Anthropology.	MCQ
Biological Anthropology.	MCQ
Archaeological Anthropology.	MCQ
Linguistic Anthropology.	MCQ
Human Evolution and the emergence of Man:	MCQ
Biological and Cultural factors in human evolution.	MCQ
Theories of Organic Evolution (Pre- Darwinian, Darwinian and Post-Darwinian).	MCQ
Synthetic theory of evolution; Brief outline of terms and concepts of evolutionary biology (Doll’s rule, Cope’s rule, Gause’s rule, parallelism, convergence, adaptive radiation, and mosaic evolution).	MCQ
Characteristics of Primates;	MCQ
Evolutionary Trend and Primate Taxonomy;	MCQ
Primate Adaptations;	MCQ
(Arboreal and Terrestrial) Primate Taxonomy;	MCQ
Primate Behaviour;	MCQ
Tertiary and Quaternary fossil primates;	MCQ
Living Major Primates;	MCQ
Comparative Anatomy of Man and Apes;	MCQ
Skeletal changes due to erect posture and its implications.	MCQ
Phylogenetic status, characteristics and geographical distribution of the following:	MCQ
Plio-preleistocene hominids in South and East Africa - Australopith	MCQ
Homo erectus: Africa (Paranthropus), Europe (Homo erectus heidelbergensis), Asia (Homo erectus javanicus, Homo erectus pekinensis).	MCQ
Neanderthal Man- La-Chapelle-aux-saints (Classical type), Mt. Carmel (Progressive type).	MCQ
Rhodesian man.	MCQ
Homo sapiens — Cromagnon, Grimaldi and Chancelede.	MCQ
The biological basis of life:	MCQ
The Cell, DNA structure and replication	MCQ
Protein Synthesis, Gene	MCQ
Mutation	MCQ
Chromosomes, and Cell Division.	MCQ
a) Principles of Prehistoric Archaeology. Chronology: Relative and Absolute Dating methods.	MCQ
b) Cultural Evolution- Broad Outlines of Prehistoric cultures:	MCQ
Paleolithic	MCQ
Mesolithic	MCQ
Neolithic	MCQ
Chalcolithic	MCQ
Copper-Bronze Age	MCQ
Iron Age	MCQ
The Nature of Culture:	MCQ
The concept and characteristics of culture and civilization;	MCQ
Ethnocentrism vis-à-vis cultural Relativism	MCQ
The Nature of Society:	MCQ
Concept of Society;	MCQ
Society and Culture;	MCQ
Social Institutions;	MCQ
Social groups;	MCQ
Social stratification.	MCQ
Marriage:	MCQ
Definition and universality;	MCQ
Laws of marriage (endogamy, exogamy, hypergamy, hypogamy, incest taboo);	MCQ
Types of marriage (monogamy, polygamy, polyandry, group marriage).	MCQ
Functions of marriage;	MCQ
Marriage regulations (preferential, prescriptive and proscriptive);	MCQ
Marriage payments (bride wealth and dowry).	MCQ
Family:	MCQ
Definition and universality;	MCQ
Family, household and domestic groups;	MCQ
functions of family;	MCQ
Types of family (from the perspectives of structure, blood relation, marriage, residence and succession);	MCQ
Impact of urbanization, industrialization, and feminist movements on family.	MCQ
Kinship:	MCQ
Consanguinity and Affinity;	MCQ
Principles and types of descent (Unilineal, Double, Bilateral, Ambilineal); Forms of descent groups (lineage, clan, phratry, moiety, and kindred);	MCQ
Kinship terminology (descriptive and classificatory);	MCQ
Descent, Filiation and Complimentary Filiation;	MCQ
Descent and Alliance.	MCQ
Economic organization:	MCQ
Meaning, scope and relevance of economic anthropology;	MCQ
Formalist and Substantivist debate;	MCQ
Principles governing production, distribution and exchange (reciprocity, redistribution and market), in communities, subsisting on hunting and gathering, fishing, swiddening, pastoralism, horticulture, and agriculture; globalization and indigenous economic systems.	MCQ
Political organization and Social Control:	MCQ
Band, tribe, chiefdom, kingdom and state;	MCQ
concepts of power, authority and legitimacy;	MCQ
social control, law, and justice in simple societies	MCQ
Religion:	MCQ
Anthropological approaches to the study of religion (evolutionary, psychological and functional); monotheism and polytheism;	MCQ
sacred and profane;	MCQ
myths and rituals;	MCQ
forms of religion in tribal and peasant societies (animism, animatism, fetishism, naturism and totemism);	MCQ
religion, magic and science distinguished;	MCQ
magico- religious functionaries (priest, shaman, medicine man, sorcerer and witch).	MCQ
Anthropological theories:	MCQ
Classical evolutionism (Tylor, Morgan, and Frazer)	MCQ
Historical particularism (Boas); Diffusionism (British, German and American)	MCQ
Functionalism (Malinowski); Structural- functionlism (Radcliffe-Brown)	MCQ
Structuralism (L’evi – Strauss and E. Leach)	MCQ
Culture and personality (Benedict, Mead, Linton, Kardiner and Cora – du Bois).	MCQ
Neo – evolutionism (Childe, White, Steward, Sahlins and Service)	MCQ
Cultural materialism (Harris)	MCQ
Symbolic and interpretive theories (Turner, Schneider and Geertz)	MCQ
Cognitive theories (Tyler, Conklin)	MCQ
Post- modernism in anthropology	MCQ
Culture, language and communication:	MCQ
Nature, origin and characteristics of language;	MCQ
verbal and non-verbal communication;	MCQ
social context of language use.	MCQ
Research methods in anthropology:	MCQ
Fieldwork tradition in anthropology	MCQ
Distinction between technique, method and methodology	MCQ
Tools of data collection: observation, interview, schedules, questionnaire, Case study, genealogy, life-history, oral history, secondary sources of information, participatory methods.	MCQ
Analysis, interpretation and presentation of data.	MCQ
Human Genetics	MCQ
Methods and Application: Methods for study of genetic principles in man-family study (pedigree analysis, twin study, foster child, co-twin method, cytogenetic method, chromosomal and karyo-type analysis), biochemical methods, immunological methods, D.N.A. technology and recombinant technologies.	MCQ
Mendelian genetics in man-family study	MCQ
single factor, multifactor, lethal, sub-lethal and polygenic inheritance in man.	MCQ
Concept of genetic polymorphism and selection	MCQ
Mendelian population, Hardy-Weinberg law;	MCQ
causes and changes which bring down frequency – mutation, isolation, migration, selection, inbreeding and genetic drift. Consanguineous and non-consanguineous mating, genetic load, genetic effect of consanguineous and cousin marriages.	MCQ
Chromosomes and chromosomal aberrations in man, methodology.	MCQ
Numerical and structural aberrations (disorders).	MCQ
Sex chromosomal aberrations – Klinefelter (XXY), Turner (XO), Super female (XXX), intersex and other syndromic disorders.	MCQ
Autosomal aberrations – Down syndrome, Patau, Edward and Cri-du-chat syndromes.	MCQ
Genetic imprints in human disease, genetic screening, genetic counseling, human DNA profiling, gene mapping and genome study.	MCQ
Race and racism	MCQ
The biological basis of morphological variation of non-metric and metric characters.	MCQ
Racial criteria, racial traits in relation to heredity and environment;	MCQ
biological basis of racial classification, racial differentiation and race crossing in man.	MCQ
a) Age, sex and population variation as genetic marker- ABO, Rh blood groups, HLA Hp, transferring, Gm, blood enzymes.	MCQ
b) Physiological characteristics-Hb level, body fat, pulse rate, respiratory functions and sensory perceptions in different cultural and socio-economic groups.	MCQ
Concepts and methods of Ecological Anthropology.	MCQ
Bio-cultural Adaptations	MCQ
Genetic and Non- genetic factors.	MCQ
Man’s physiological responses to environmental stresses:	MCQ
hot desert	MCQ
cold, high altitude climate.	MCQ
Epidemiological Anthropology:	MCQ
Health and disease.	MCQ
Infectious and non-infectious diseases.	MCQ
Nutritional deficiency-related diseases.	MCQ
Concept of human growth and development:	MCQ
stages of growth – pre-natal, natal, infant, childhood, adolescence, maturity, senescence.	MCQ
Factors affecting growth and development genetic, environmental, biochemical, nutritional, cultural and socio-economic.	MCQ
Ageing and senescence. Theories and observations – biological and chronological longevity. Human physique and somatotypes. Methodologies for growth studies.	MCQ
Relevance of menarche, menopause and other bioevents to fertility. Fertility patterns and differentials.	MCQ
Demographic theories- biological, social and cultural.	MCQ
Biological and socio-ecological factors influencing fecundity, fertility, natality and mortality.	MCQ
Applications of Anthropology:	MCQ
Anthropology of sports	MCQ
Nutritional anthropology	MCQ
Anthropology in designing of defence and other equipments	MCQ
Forensic Anthropology	MCQ
Methods and principles of personal identification and reconstruction	MCQ
Applied human genetics	MCQ
Paternity diagnosis, genetic counseling and eugenics	MCQ
DNA technology in diseases and medicine	MCQ
serogenetics and cytogenetics in reproductive biology.	MCQ
Evolution of the Indian Culture and Civilization	MCQ
Prehistoric (Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic and Neolithic	MCQ
Chalcolithic).	MCQ
Protohistoric (Indus Civilization): Pre- Harappan, Harappan and post- Harappan cultures.Contributions of tribal cultures to Indian civilization.	MCQ
Palaeo	MCQ
Anthropological evidences from India with special reference to Siwaliks and Narmada basin (Ramapithecus, Sivapithecus and Narmada Man).	MCQ
Ethno-archaeology in India:	MCQ
The concept of ethnoarchaeology;	MCQ
Survivals and Parallels among the hunting, foraging, fishing, pastoral and peasant communities including arts and crafts producing communities.	MCQ
Demographic profile of India	MCQ
Ethnic and linguistic elements in the Indian population and their distribution.	MCQ
Indian population – factors influencing its structure and growth.	MCQ
The structure and nature of the traditional Indian social system	MCQ
Varnashram	MCQ
Purushartha	MCQ
Karma	MCQ
Rina and Rebirth.	MCQ
Caste system in India	MCQ
structure and characteristics	MCQ
Varna and caste	MCQ
Theories of origin of caste system	MCQ
Dominant caste	MCQ
Caste mobility	MCQ
Future of caste system	MCQ
Jajmani system	MCQ
Tribe- caste continuum.	MCQ
Sacred Complex and Nature	MCQ
Man	MCQ
Spirit Complex.	MCQ
Impact of Buddhism, Jainism, Islam and Christianity on Indian society.	MCQ
Emergence and growth of anthropology in India-Contributions of the 18th, 19th and early 20th Century scholar-administrators. Contributions of Indian anthropologists to tribal and caste studies.	MCQ
Indian Village:	MCQ
Significance of village study in India;	MCQ
Indian village as a social system;	MCQ
Traditional and changing patterns of settlement and inter-caste relations;	MCQ
Agrarian relations in Indian villages;	MCQ
Impact of globalization on Indian villages.	MCQ
Linguistic and religious minorities and their social, political and economic status.	MCQ
Indigenous and exogenous processes of socio-cultural change in Indian society: Sanskritization, Westernization, Modernization;	MCQ
Inter-play of little and great traditions;	MCQ
Panchayati raj and social change;	MCQ
Media and social change.	MCQ
Tribal situation in India	MCQ
Bio-genetic variability, linguistic and socio-economic characteristics of tribal populations and their distribution.	MCQ
Problems of the tribal Communities	MCQ
land alienation, poverty, indebtedness, low literacy, poor educational facilities, unemployment, underemployment, health and nutrition.	MCQ
Developmental projects and their impact on tribal displacement	MCQ
problems of rehabilitation.	MCQ
Development of forest policy and tribals.	MCQ
Impact of urbanization and industrialization on tribal populations.	MCQ
Problems of exploitation and deprivation of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes.	MCQ
Constitutional safeguards for Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes.	MCQ
Social change and contemporary tribal societies:	MCQ
Impact of modern democratic institutions, development programmes and welfare measures on tribals and weaker sections.	MCQ
The concept of ethnicity;	MCQ
Ethnic conflicts and political developments;	MCQ
Unrest among tribal communities;	MCQ
Regionalism and demand for autonomy;	MCQ
Pseudo-tribalism;	MCQ
Social change among the tribes during colonial and post-Independent India.	MCQ
Impact of Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam and other religions on tribal societies.	MCQ
Tribe and nation state - a comparative study of tribal communities in India and other countries.	MCQ
History of administration of tribal areas, tribal policies, plans, programmes of tribal development and their implementation.	MCQ
The concept of PTGs (Primitive Tribal Groups), their distribution, special programmes for their development. Role of N.G.O.s in tribal development.	MCQ
Role of anthropology in tribal and rural development.	MCQ
Contributions of anthropology to the understanding of regionalism, communalism, and ethnic and political movements.	MCQ

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