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120 MINUTES

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‘A final link between anthropology and the humanities is the study of ethnographic accounts as a form of writing’. Who is associated with this statement? A) Levi-Strauss B) Radcliffe Brown C) Clifford D) Malinowski

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Transhumance is the term connected with: A) Agriculture B) C) Sericulture D)

Horticulture Pastoralism

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Any position that someone occupies, which may be ascribed or achieved: A) Role B) Family C) Status D) Culture

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The marriage of a woman to a number of husbands who are brothers is called: A) Sorrorate B) Adelphic Polyandry C) Levirate D) Fraternal Polyandry

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A group of people who occupies a specific locality and shares common cultural traditions is called: A) Association B) Society C) Community D) Institution

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The author of the book The Evolution of Culture published in 1959 A) Raymond Firth B) Radcliffe Brown C) Malinowski D) Leslie A. White

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Kin based groups in which all the members are related by kinship or marriage ties A) Chiefdom B) Band C) State D) Tribe

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Name the regional exchange system among tribes of North America A) Potlatch B) Kula C) Silent trade D) Reciprocity

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Name the society studied by Malinowski in the year 1915-1918 A) Andaman Islanders B) Trobriand Islanders C) Galapagos Islanders D) Maldives

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Ethnocentrism is the belief that: A) One’s own culture is superior B) One’s own ideas are superior C) One’s own language is superior D) One’s own religion is superior

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Transition from one place or stage of life to another associated with culturally defined activities is called: A) Monotheism B) Animism C) Taboo D) Rite of passage

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The system of exchange between members of the same band who are distantly related is called: A) Generalized reciprocity B) Negative reciprocity C) Balanced reciprocity D) Redistribution

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Kula is the festive event within a regional exchange system among the tribes of: A) North Pacific coast of North America B) Andaman Islands C) Samoan Islands D) Kerala

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A group of persons of similar age and the same sex which moves through some or all of life’s stages together is called: A) Associations B) Age-grade C) Age set D) Descent group

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Study of communication through body movements, gestures and stances. A) Kinesics B) Genetics C) Eugenics D) Phonology

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Principle of descent that does not automatically exclude the children of either sons or daughters. A) Bilateral B) Ambilineal C) Bifurcate D) Collateral

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Nuclear family in which one is born and grows up. A) Family of procreation B) Family of orientation C) Extended family D) Joint family

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Socially recognized father of a child; not necessarily the biological father. A) Pater B) Genitor C) Gay D) Lesbian

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Anthropologist who studies cultures that can be or have been observed first hand from a comparative or historical point of view is called: A) Ethnographer B) Participant Observer C) Ethnologist D) Archaeologist

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The primate category that includes lemurs, lorises and tarsiers is -------A) Cebidae B) Hepalidae C) Hylobatidae D) Prosimii

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Following independent assortment of chromosomes, new arrangements of hereditary units are produced through bisexual reproduction. This process is called: A) Speciation B) Mutation C) Recombination D) Genetic drift

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The behaviour and social life of living apes, monkeys and prosimians are included in the branch of science called: A) Primatology B) Paleontology C) Archaeology D) Socio biology

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Name the middle Paleolithic tool making tradition associated with Neanderthals A) Microlith B) Acheulian C) Mousterian D) Blade tool

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The book On the Origin of Species was written by: A) Erasmus Darwin B) Alfred Wallace C) Charles Darwin D) WHR Rivers

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-------- is known as the gradual shift in gene frequencies between neighbouring populations: A) Genetic drift B) Mutation C) Translocation D) Cline

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Bio-chemically different forms of a given gene are known as A) Chromosomes B) RNA C) DNA D) Alleles

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The variety of garden pea used by Gregor Mendel for his experiments. A) Pisum sativum B) Cajanus cajan C) Vigna unguiculata D) Sitona lineatus

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Germ plasm theory was proposed by A) August Weisman B) C) Dubois D)

Lamarck Gregor Mendel

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Reduction of chromosome number happens in: A) Mitosis B) Amitosis C) Meiosis D) Budding

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Mendelian dihybrid cross shows a genotypic ratio of: A) 2:3:1:2:1:2:3:2:1 B) 1:2:1:2:2:4:1:2:1 C) 1:2:4:3:1:2:1:3:1 D) 1:2:3:1:4:1:2:3:1

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--------is the zoological ape family in Europe during the Miocene period, considered as the common ancestor of the lesser apes and the great apes. A) Sivapithecus B) Ramapithecus C) Dryopithecids D) Omomyids

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32.

The chromosome number in human beings is: A) 23 B) 23 pairs C) 46 pairs D) 28

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Division of nucleus is also known as: A) Cytokinesis B) C) Metamorphosis D)

Meiosis Karyokinesis

Gorilla is an example for ----------- Ape. A) African B) C) Australian D)

Asian None of these

ABO blood group is an example of: A) Sex linked B) C) Sex influenced D)

Sex limited Multiple alleles

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Eugene Dubois is known for the discovery of ---------- fossil hominid. A) Australopithecine B) Pithecanthropus C) Neanderthal D) Sinanthropus

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--------is the study of the fossil remains of human ancestors. A) Paleoanthropology B) Primatology C) Archaeology D) Forensic Anthropology

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Theory of dominance was put forward by A) Charles Darwin B) C) Gregor Mendel D)

Alfred Wallace Hugo de Vries

--------introduced Binary nomenclature. A) Lamarck B) C) Gregor Mendel D)

Charles Darwin Linnaeus

Ruth Benedict is associated with: A) Cultural Ecology C) Structuralism

National Character Functionalism

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B) D)

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Name the anthropologists connected with culture and personality theories A) L.A White & R.Firth B) R.Benedict & M.Mead C) L.H Morgan & A.R Brown D) R.Redfield

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Theory of historical particularism was put forward by: A) Karl Marx B) Friedrich Engels C) Franz Boas D) L.H Morgan

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Name the food gathering community from the list A) Paniyan B) Kattunaicken C) Kurichiyan D) Adiyan

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Todas of Nilgiris is an example of: A) Ghost marriage C) Polyandry

B) D)

The book Ancient Society was written by: A) A. R. Brown B) C) W.H.R Rivers D)

Exchange marriage Sambandham

L.H. Morgan R.Firth

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Theory of Cultural Ecology was associated with: A) Yehudi .A. Cohen B) Andrew. P.Vayda C) Rappaport D) Julian Steward

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The concepts ‘Universalization’ and ‘Parochialization’ are developed by A) D.N Majumdar B) M.N Srinivas C) Mckim Marriot D) Robert Redfield

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Form of sociopolitical organization intermediate between the tribe and the state. A) Judiciary B) Chiefdom C) Shaman D) Band

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Name the chief pioneer of British school of structural functionalism A) S.F Nadel B) E.E Evans-Pritchard C) B.Malinowski D) Radcliffe Brown

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Anthropologist not associated with American School of Diffusion A) Franz Boas B) Clark Wissler C) W.H.R. Rivers D) A.L.Kroeber

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American School of Diffusion was established by: A) Franz Boas B) W.James Perry C) Elliot Smith D) Raymond Firth

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Statement related to psychic unity of mankind: A) Mankind of the world thinks alike in family crisis B) Under similar social conditions, mankind of the world show different progress C) Differential development and environmental role are inversely proportional D) Under similar environmental condition, mankind of the world progress in similar way.

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The formula E×T=C (where E=energy, T=technology, and C=cultural development) was proposed by A) A.L.Kroeber B) L.H.Morgan C) E.B Tylor D) L.A White

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Culture according to Kroeber is: A) Super organic and super individual B) Extra somatic temporal continuum C) Modification of human needs D) Separate parts with a balanced system

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The village Shivapuram was studied by: A) M.N Srinivas B) C) Radcliffe Brown D)

Andre Beteille Raymond Firth

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The political system ruled by men in which women have inferior social and political status including basic human rights: A) Matriarchy B) Patriarchy C) Matrilineal D) Patrilineal

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Post colonial acculturative religious movements common in Melanasia. A) Mana B) Cargo cults C) Polytheism D) Animism

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E.B.Tylor used the concept of -----------as a tool for historical reconstruction. A) Cultural Ecology B) Survival C) Culture trait D) Culture core

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Which one of the following is not correct regarding the observation of Tylor on cultural evolution? A) The doctrine of survivals added utility and prestige to the comparative method as the key to ethnological study B) The evolution of material culture has passed through three successive stages of development, via, stone, bronze and iron C) Culture is an extra somatic temporal continuum of things and events dependent upon symbolism D) Contemporary savage people represented the earlier stages of cultural development which had been traversed by civilized people

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Cholanaickens are located in: A) Wayanad C) Palakkad

B) D)

Malappuram Idukki

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Name the tribal community seriously exposed to Sickle cell anemia A) Kurumar B) Muthuvan C) Irular D) Kurumbar

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Take the odd one out A) Adiyan C) Kattunaicken

B) D)

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Uralikuruman Kurumbar

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Name the tribal community in Kasaragod district. A) Kattunaicken B) Koraga C) Irular D) Cholanaicken

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The concept of Folk-Urban continuum was developed by: A) Robert Redfield B) Surajit Sinha C) S.C Dube D) M.N Srinivas

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Take the odd one out A) Onge C) Shompen

B) D)

Sentinelese Paniyan

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Name an ex-bonded labourer tribe in Kerala A) Muthuvan B) Irular C) Paniyan D) Uralikuruman

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Ethnography is the best example of: A) Descriptive research B) C) Analytical research D)

Diagnostic research Applied research

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Synchronic approach in research is based on: A) Secondary sources B) Empirical field work C) Documentary source D) Library research

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When unit of study is very big and conclusions are drawn at a very small level, it is called: A) Deductive approach B) Inductive approach C) Synchronic approach D) Diachronic approach

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Theoretical approaches concerned with the outsider’s view of culture is called: A) Emic approach B) Ethic approach C) Synchronic approach D) Diachronic approach

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The arrangement of conditions for collection and analysis of data in a manner that aims to combine relevance to the research purpose with economy in procedure is called: A) Questionnaire B) Research Design C) Schedule D) Genealogy

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A research variable which can assume any numerical value within a specific range is called: A) Continuous variable B) Independent variable C) Dependent variable D) Extraneous variable

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In research, the different conditions under which experimental and control groups are put, are referred to as: A) Treatments B) Control group C) Experiment D) Variables

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‘Randomized response’ is a research technique introduced in 1965 by A) Bernard B) Peterson C) Warner D) Pelto

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Which technique is particular to anthropological research A) Participant observation B) Interview C) Survey D) Questionnaire

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Case study method is generally used by A) Geographers B) C) Psychologists D)

Botanists Geologists

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---------is the technique of showing people three things and asking them to choose the one that doesn’t fit. A) Paired comparison B) Sampling C) Pile sorting D) Triad sort

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Orderly and systematic presentation of numerical data is called: A) Tabulation B) Coding C) Editing D) Scrutiny

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Diagrams used to represent the break down of an aggregate in to its components or sub divisions or to compare the relations between various sub-divisions of a value is called: A) Pi-diagram B) Bar diagram C) Scatter diagram D) Pictograms

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The concept of ‘Westernization’ was proposed by: A) Milton Singer B) Mckim Marriot C) M.N.Srinivas D) Robert Redfield

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Author of the book Caste, Class and Power A) Andre Beteille B) S.C Dube C) M.N Srinivas D) A.R Desai

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Article --------of the Indian Constitution declares the abolition of untouchability. A) Article 17 B) Article 13 C) Article 46 D) Article 47

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The process of making beneficial adjustments to the environment is called A) Internal adaptation B) Cultural adaptation C) External adaptation D) Compensation

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84.

The RLEG Programme is funded by: A) State government B) C) NGO’S D)

Central government State and Central govt

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The year in which the Kerala Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Alienation and Restoration of Alienated lands) Act was passed: A) 1970 B) 1975 C) 1972 D) 1985

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Author of the book The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. A) Max Weber B) Emile Durkheim C) Freud D) Karl Marx

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Institutions of a culture operate to satisfy the needs of the individuals and that of society as a whole. This arrangement is known as A) Structuralism B) Cultural Materialism C) Functionalism D) Cultural Relativism

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-------- is known as Pan- Egyptian School A) British Neo-evolutionary School B) American School of Diffusion C) German School of Diffusion D) British School of Diffusion

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The book Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies published in 1935 was written by A) Margaret Mead B) R.Benedict C) Abram Kardiner D) Ralph Linton

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Patterns of Culture published in 1994 was written by: A) Ruth Benedict B) Margaret Mead C) E.B.Tylor D) Abraham Kardiner

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The doctrine of Cultural Materialism was coined by: A) Ruth Benedict B) Marvin Harris C) Malinowski D) Raymond Firth

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The book Group Dynamics in a North Indian Village(1954) was written by: A) S.C Dube B) Robert Redfield C) Oscar Lewis D) Moris Opler

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The theory of need and institution was introduced by: A) R.Firth B) Malinowski C) R.Brown D) L.H Morgan

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Take the odd one out A) Mead C) Kardiner

B) D)

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Linton Wissler

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M.N Srinivas first used the concept of sanskritization in the book: A) Caste and Communication in an Indian Village B) Indian Caste Customs C) Peasant Society and Culture D) Religion and Society Among the Coorgs of South India

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The aim of establishing landholders’ society in 1838 was: A) To adopt to the best of western civilization B) To develop political consciousness among the labourers C) Preserve the class interests of the zamindars D) To protect the peasantry from exploitation

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The basis of ‘Varna’ system was: A) Colour C) Profession

B) D)

Language Religion

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The book Little Community, Peasant Society and Culture, was written by: A) G.M Foster B) A.R.Desai C) D.Mandelbaum D) Robert Redfield

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‘Classic’ model of the social organization of hunters and gatherers is: A) Military society B) Patrilineal band C) Extended families D) Community

100.

Tsembaga Maring of New Guinea was culturally adapted to: A) Swidden agriculture B) Industrial economy C) Pastoralism D) Gathering economy

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Name the Andaman tribe that belongs to Negrito group. A) Onge B) Shompen C) Sentinelese D) Jarawas

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‘Physical environment plays the role of ‘prime mover’ in human affairs’ is substantiated by: A) Environmental Determinism B) Environmental Possibilism C) Theory of Cultural Ecology D) Cultural adaptation

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The Tsembaga Maring people are: A) Hunters C) Fishermen

B) D)

Horticulturists Food gatherers

Bushmen of South Africa are: A) Shifting cultivators C) Hunter gatherers

B) D)

Horticulturists Agriculturists

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The concept of ‘Original Affluent Society’ was introduced by: A) Julian Steward B) Marshall Sahlins C) Andrew.P. Vayda D) Rappaport

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The culture of Nuer people is centred on--------economy A) Agricultural B) Pastoral C) Horticultural D) Fishing

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The cephalous political system consists of: A) Political Structure without a chief authority B) Political structure with a chief as supreme authority C) Political structure headed by party leaders D) Political structure with only elderly people

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Write the expansion of WASS A) Wayanad Adivasi Sahakarana Sangam B) Wayanad Adivasi Swayam Sevak Sangh C) Wayanad Adivasi Service Society D) Wayanad Adivasi Service Sangh

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---------view is called emic perspective A) Outsider’s B) C) Literature’s D)

Insider’s Empirical

The Beda tribes are mainly distributed in: A) Idukki district B) C) Little Andaman Island D)

Nallamalai forest Shimoga district

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Take the odd one out regarding shifting cultivation A) Podu B) Punam C) Jhum D) Contour

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Tribal community in Kerala engaged in hand made pottery. A) Kurichiyan B) Cholanaicken C) Uralikuruman D) Mullakuruman

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----------is the ‘Classic’model of social organization among hunters and gatherers A) Military society B) Patrilineal band C) Extended families D) Community

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---------is the power house of the cell A) Nucleus B) C) Golgi bodies D)

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Mitochondria Centrosome

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Comparative method in anthropology was introduced by: A) E.B Tylor B) Malinowski C) L.H Morgan D) Redfield

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Anthropologist who first conducted fieldwork in native language. A) Raymond Firth B) E.R Leach C) Malinowski D) W.H.R.Rivers

117. Author of the book Male and Female A) Margaret Mead C) Kardiner

B) D)

Ruth Benedict Levi-Straus

118.

The concept of ‘Dominant Caste’ was developed by: A) M.N Srinivas B) S.C Dube C) A.R Desai D) G.S Ghurye

119.

Which tribal community in Kerala is also known as ‘Thenkuruman? A) Cholanaicken B) Kattunaickan C) Uralikuruman D) Mullakuruman

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-----------is the method of showing relationship between individuals. A) Questionnaire B) Schedule C) Interview D) Genealogy

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