Odisha CPET 2020 Question Paper Anthropology (Science)

COMMON P. G. ENTRANCE TEST – 2020

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DEPT. OF HIGHER EDUCATION, GOVT. OF ODISHA
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Subject Code 49 Subject ANTHROPOLOGY (SCIENCE)

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1. Anthropology is defined as the study of human in ————.

(A) Time and area

(B) Time and space

(C) Time and location

(D) None of these

2. According to Human Genome Project, genetic similarity among all the humans is
————.
(A) 90%

(B) 95%

(C) 95.5%

(D) 99.9%

3. The largest gene in human genome is ————.

(A) Titin

(B) Dystrophin

(C) Insulin

(D) Phosphofruckinase

4. The first draft of Human Genome Project was published in 2001 in the journal
—————.
(A) Science

(B) Cell

(C) Nature

(D) Plos Biology

5. The most important example of point mutation is found in a disease called :

(A) Thalassemia

(B) Night blindness

(C) Sickle cell anaemia

(D) Down’s syndrome

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6. Carbohydrate, protein and fat are classified as ————.
(A) Macronutrient
(B) Micronutrient
(C) Vitamins
(D) Nonessential nutrients

7. Osteoporosis can result from a lack of sufficient amounts of ————.

(A) Iron

(B) Folic acid

(C) Calcium

(D) Magnesium

8. An eating disorder typical of teenage girls who feel fat even though they are
extremely thin is ———— .
(A) Obesity
(B) Bulimia
(C) Anorexia nervosa
(D) Hypoxia

9. Human L1 and Alu are the examples of :
(A) P-elements
(B) Transposons
(C) Crossover suppressors
(D) Deletions

10. All the organisms that feed at a particular link in a food chain are called as ————.
(A) Trophic level
(B) Food web
(C) Pyramid of numbers
(D) Detrital food chain

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11. Human alteration of what biogeochemical cycle leads to acid rain and photochemical
smog ?
(A) Carbon
(B) Hydrologic
(C) Nitrogen
(D) Phosphorus

12. What order do humans belong to ?
(A) Vertebrate
(B) Mammalian
(C) Hominidae
(D) Primate

13. Mitochondrial DNA is advantageous for evolutionary studies because ————.
(A) It is inserted into the X-chromosomes
(B) It evolves more slowly than the genes in the nucleus
(C) It first appeared in humans and is not found in other animals
(D) It is inherited only through female parent and thus evolves in a way that allows
tress relationship to be easily constructed

14. Ligase is used in genetic engineering to ————.
(A) Seal genes into bacterial plasmids
(B) Open bacterial plasmids
(C) Cut genes from a donor chromosome
(D) Remove cell wall from plant cells

15. Large triplet repeat expansions can be detected by ————.
(A) Polymerase chain reaction
(B) Southern blotting
(C) Western blotting
(D) Single strand conformational polymorphism analysis

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16. The process of removing stamens from the flower during hybridization is called
————.
(A) Caping
(B) Selfing
(C) Crossing
(D) Emasculation

17. The place where skull bones fused are known as ————.
(A) Sutures
(B) Epiphysis
(C) Anatomy
(D) Diaphysis

18. The sex chromosomes of females are ———— and those of males are ————.
(A) Homologous; homologous
(B) Homologous; hemizygous
(C) Hemizygous; homologous
(D) Hemizygous; hemizygous

19. Karyotype is a ————.
(A) General term used for any type of chromosome
(B) Type of abnormal chromosome that is associated with Down’s syndrome
(C) Picture of an individual’s chromosome arranged in a standardized way
(D) None of these

20. Somatic cells reproduce by ————, while gonad cells reproduce by ————.
(A) Meiosis; mitosis
(B) Mitosis; mitosis
(C) Meiosis; meiosis
(D) Mitosis; meiosis

21. Twins that result from the splitting of one zygote are called ————.
(A) Universal
(B) Monozygotic
(C) Dizygotic
(D) None of these

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22. The study of tree-rings to determine the date is an important contribution of ————.
(A) Botany
(B) Biology
(C) Biometry
(D) Biodiversity

23. Men with red-green colour blindness inherited the gene for it from ————.
(A) Their mother
(B) Their father
(C) Either their mother or father
(D) None of these

24. Which of the following Epoch is called the “Age of Apes” ?
(A) Oligocene
(B) Eocene
(C) Pleistocene
(D) Miocene

25. Odontology deals with :
(A) Teeth
(B) Bones
(C) Saliva
(D) Serum

26. Who did the most to defend Darwin and his idea ?
(A) A. R. Wallace
(B) E. Darwin
(C) Samuel Wilberforce
(D) Thomas Huxley

27. Identify the correct sequence of the following in the descending order based on their
genetic relatedness :
(A) Gibbon-Orangutan-Gorilla- Chimpanzee-Human
(B) Gorilla-Chimpanzee-Orangutan- Human-Gibbon
(C) Human-Gorilla-Chimpanzee-Orangutan-Gorilla
(D) Human-Chimpanzee-Gorilla-Orangutan-Gibbon

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28. The study of growth is also known as :

(A) Auxolology

(B) Anatomy

(C) Morphology

(D) Palaeontology

29. Arrange the following pioneers in an ascending order on the basis of their contributions :
(A) Hardy-Weinberg – Watson & Crick – Karry Mullis-Mendel
(B) Watson & Crick-Hardy-Weinberg-Mendel – Karry Mullis
(C) Karry Mullis – Watson & Crick – Hardy-Weinberg – Mendel
(D) Mendel – Hardy-Weinberg – Watson &Crick – Karry Mulis

30. “Secular trend in growth” means ————.

(A) Age at menarche is increasing and children are growing taller

(B) Children are growing taller and age at menarche is decreasing

(C) Children are getting shorter and age at menarche increasing

(D) None of these

31. The average adult skeleton consists of ———— bones, however this number

———— with age.
(A) 206, increases

(B) 206, decreases

(C) 260, increases

(D) 260, decreases

32. Inbreeding and consanguinity manifest ———— to express their effect.

(A) dominant genes

(B) sex-linked genes

(C) recessive genes

(D) sex-limited genes

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33. DNA fingerprinting was developed by :
(A) Alec Jeffreys
(B) Watson & Crick
(C) Griffith
(D) Steele & Berg

34. Jane Goodall has spent her entire life studying the behaviour of ————.
(A) Orangutans
(B) Baboon
(C) Gibbons
(D) Chimpanzees

35. The human histocompatibility complex is located on ————.
(A) Chromosome 4
(B) Chromosome 6
(C) Chromosome 17
(D) Chromosome 21

36. The chromosomal constitution of Klinefelter’s syndrome is ————.
(A) 47, XXY
(B) 47, XYY
(C) 47, XXX
(D) None of these

37. Identify the correct chronological sequence of stage of human evolution :
(A) Neanderthal man-Australopithecus-Cro-Magnon-Homo-erectus
(B) Homo-erectus-Neanderthal man-Australopithecus-Cro-Magnon
(C) Neanderthal man-Cro-Magnon-Australopithecus-Homo-erectus
(D) Australopithecus-Homo-erectus-Neanderthal man-Cro-Magnon

38. Ornithology is the ————.
(A) Study of bones
(B) Study of birds
(C) Study of smells
(D) None of these

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39. The Rh factor refers to ————.
(A) A protein substance found in the blood of some people
(B) A hormone carried by the blood
(C) The ratio of red corpuscles to white corpuscles in the blood
(D) A process that speeds up the clothing of blood

40. Eugenics is the study of ————.
(A) Altering human beings by changing their genetic components
(B) People of European origin
(C) Different races of mankind
(D) Genetic of plants

41. Which vitamin is provided by the Sunlight to the human body ?
(A) Vitamin C
(B) Vitamin B
(C) Vitamin D
(D) Vitamin A

42. Paleontology is a branch of science that deals with the ————.
(A) Behaviour of animals
(B) Origin and growth of plants
(C) The forms of life as revealed by fossils of animals or plants
(D) Formation of new stars

43. The red blood cells are in the :
(A) Heart
(B) Liver
(C) Lymph nodes
(D) Bone marrow

44. Insulin controls the metabolism of :
(A) Sugars
(B) Fats
(C) Proteins
(D) Salts

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45. Of the blood groups A, B, AB and O, which one is transfused into a person whose
blood group is A ?
(A) Group A only
(B) Group B only
(C) Group A and O
(D) Group AB only

46. Photophobia is ————.
(A) A disease caused by too much sunlight
(B) Abnormal intolerance of light
(C) The adjustment of the eye for light
(D) The ability to perceive light

47. Sphygmomanometer measures ————.
(A) Blood pressure
(B) Depth of ocean
(C) Magnetic flux
(D) Electric current

48. In which season do we need more fat ?
(A) Rainy season
(B) Spring
(C) Winter
(D) Summer

49. Small amounts of iodine are necessary in our diet to ————.
(A) Prevent pellagra
(B) Compensate for under-active the thyroid gland
(C) Stimulate clotting of blood
(D) Stimulate pituitary gland

50. Normal adult human male has ————.
(A) 8 gram of haemoglobin/100 gram of blood
(B) 14 gram of haemoglobin/100 gram of blood
(C) 18 gram of haemoglobin/100 gram of blood
(D) 24 gram of haemoglobin/100 gram of blood

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51. Oxygen in our blood is transported by a protein named ————.

(A) Haemoglobin (B) Keratin
(C) Collagen (D) Myoglobin

52. Of the following taxonomic category which is the most inclusive (i.e. the highest in
hierarchy) ?
(A) Order (B) Subspecies

(C) Class (D) Genus

53. Outer covering of virus made up of protein is called ————.
(A) Capsid (B) Coat

(C) Virion (D) Viriod

54. Pigmentation of skin is due to ————.

(A) Lymphocytes

(B) Monocytes
(C) Leucocytes

(D) Melanocytes

55. One of the following is not a function of bones :

(A) Place for muscle attachment
(B) Protection of vital organs

(C) Secretion of hormones for calcium regulation in blood and bones

(D) Production of blood corpuscles

56. ———— was the first metal used by man.

(A) Silver (B) Brass
(C) Platinum (D) Copper

57. Which of the following diseases are related to Coronavirus ?

(A) MERS (B) SARS

(C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)

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58. Inheritance of skin colour in human beings is an example of ________.

(A) Mendelian inheritance

(B) Monogenic inheritance

(C) Polygenic inheritance

(D) Complementary gene

59. Adaptive radiation is an example of ————.

(A) Divergent evolution

(B) Convergent evolution

(C) Co-evolution

(D) Parallel evolution

60. The first greatest contribution of geology to archaeology is the principle of

————.
(A) Sedimentology (B) Stratigraphy

(C) Dendrochronology (D) Pedology

61. The faunal remains are being studied to understand the change in ————.

(A) Paleo-culture (B) Paleo-environment

(C) Paleo-demography (D) Paleo-economy

62. The largest division in geological history is the ————.

(A) Eon (B) Era

(C) Period (D) Epoch

63. Cenozoic era is known as ————.

(A) Age of Marine Invertebrates

(B) Age of mammals and modern flora

(C) Age of Reptiles and Gymnosperms

(D) Age of Amphibian and Lycopods

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64. The study of fossil evidence of human evolution is known as ————.
(A) Paleopathology (B) Primatology
(C) Paleoanthropology (D) Prehistoric Archaeology

65. Which of the following is a radiometric dating method ?
(A) Archaeomagnetism (B) Varve
(C) Thermoluminiscence (D) Pottasium-Argon

66. Kuru disease in human is caused by ————.
(A) Mycoplasm (B) Virus
(C) Prions (D) Bacteria

67. The statistical study of population is called ————.
(A) Fecundity (B) Dispersion
(C) Mortality (D) Demography

68. Salt and sugar preserve foods because they ————.
(A) Make them acidic
(B) Produce a hypertonic environment
(C) Produce a hypotonic environment
(D) Deplete nutrients

69. The vector initially used in Human Genome Project was ————.
(A) Phagemid vector
(B) Yeast episomal plasmid
(C) Yeast artificial chromosome
(D) Cosmid vector

70. The first antibody to contact invading microorganism was ————.
(A) IgM (B) IgG
(C) IgA (D) IgD

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