KUET 2023 Question Paper M.A. Anthropology

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KUET 2023 Question Paper M.A. Anthropology

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ENTRANCE TEST-2023
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

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ANTHROPOLOGY

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1. The term anthropology comes from 2 Greek words, 6. _______ descent affiliates individuals with kin of both
Anthropos and logos. Anthropos means: sexes related to them through men only.
(A) culture, tradition (A) Matrilineal
(B) community, society
(B) Patrilineal
(C) nation, country
(C) Double
(D) man, human
2. ‘The study of cultural variation and universals in the
past and present’ is : 7. A ______ is a set of kin whose members believe
(A) Physical Anthropology themselves to be descended from a common ancestor
(B) Cultural Anthropology or ancestress but the links back to that ancestor are

(C) Applied Anthropology not specified. In fact, the common ancestor may not

(D) Archaeological Anthropology even be known.

3. _______ is regarded as the father of Indian (A) Totem
Anthropology. (B) Ego
(A) Andre Beteille (C) Clan
(B) S. C. Roy
(C) M. N. Srinivas
8. Societies containing social groups that have unequal
access to economic resources, power, and prestige
4. The book ‘Sacred Complex in Hindu Gaya’ was
are referred to as:
authored by:
(A) Rank Societies
(A) M. N. Srinivas
(B) L. P. Vidyarthi (B) Egalitarian Societies

(C) T. K. Oomen (C) Class Societies
(D) D. N. Majumdar (D) None of the above
5. The attitude that a society’s customs and ideas should 9. A custom where a man is obliged to marry his
be viewed within the context of that society’s problems deceased brother’s wife:
and opportunities is referred to as :
(A) Levirate
(A) Cultural Relativism
(B) Sororate
(B) Ethnocentrism
(C) Diffusion (C) Both (A) and (B)

(D) None of the above (D) None of the above

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10. A substantial gift of goods or money given to the 15. In direct recruitment on all India basis by open
bride’s kin by the groom or his kin at or before competition (for filling posts and services in
Government of India), the reservation for Scheduled
marriage is:
Tribes (STs) in India is:
(A) Groom Price
(A) 04%
(B) Dowry (B) 7.5%
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(B) Exogamy
(C) Delhi
(C) Nongamy
(D) Amrtisar
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12. A pattern of residence in which a married couple lives to prestige, authority, power, rights, and economic

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18. As per the 2011 Census, the sex ratio in Jammu and
13. The Communist Manifesto’ was written by: Kashmir is:
(A) Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin (A) Above the national average
(B) Karl Marx & Leon Trotsky (B) Below the national average

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(C) All India Trade Union Congress (C) Susan Brownmiller
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20. Which of the following government schemes/ 25. Brahmo Samaj was established in 1828 by :
programmes are for women empowerment ? (A) Sunderlal Bahuguna
(A) Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana
(B) Atmaram Pandurang
(B) Swadhar Greh Scheme
(C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(C) One Stop Centres
(D) All of the above
26. Swami Dayananda Saraswati started the reform
21. Which of the following tribes is not a Scheduled Tribe
(ST) in Jammu and Kashmir ? movement Arya Samaj in:

(A) Gujjar (A) 1911

(B) Bakkerwal (B) 1875
(C) Gaddi (C) 1948
(D) Bhil (D) None of the above
22. The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest 27. In 1897, ________ was founded by Swami
Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act 2006, Vivekananda.
also called the Forest Rights Act, recognises the forest
(A) Prarthana Samaj
rights of:
(B) ISKCON
(A) All Scheduled Tribes in India and Forest Officials
(B) The forest dwelling tribal communities and other (C) Ramakrishna Mission
traditional forest dwellers in India (D) None of the above
(C) Forest and Wildlife Officials 28. The Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College was
(D) All of the above established by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan in :
23. The system of forced labour or corvee in Kashmir (A) 1840
was called :
(B) 1856
(A) nazrana
(C) 1875
(B) begar
(D) 1901
(C) bali
29. The First War of Independence, also referred to as
(D) none of the above
the sepoy mutiny, against the rule of the British East
24. The Telangana Rebellion of Peasants started in 1946
India Company started in:
against which Princely State in Colonial India ?
(A) 1843
(A) Junagarh
(B) Jammu and Kashmir (B) 1857

(C) Hyderabad (C) 1901
(D) None of the above (D) 1888

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30. The Indian National Congress was formed in the year 35. Under the Smart Cities Mission in India, the core
1885. The first General Secretary was: infrastructure elements in a Smart City would include:
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (A) adequate water supply
(B) Annie Besant (B) robust IT connectivity and digitalization
(C) Allan Octavian Hume (C) sustainable environment

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(A) 1911 (A) Pilgrimage
(B) Intellectual Property
(C) 1947 (C) Brain Drain
(D) None of the above (D) None of the above
32. The Last Viceroy of British India was:
37. The Upper Paleolithic Period is characterized by the
(A) Lord Canning appearance of following new techniques of toolmaking:

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(A) Deendayal Assurance Yogana – National Rural
38. Mesolithic Age is also known as:
Livelihood Mission
(A) Middle Stone Age
(B) Daywise -National Rural Livelihood Mission
(B) Old Stone Age
(C) Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural
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(D) None of the above (D) None of the above

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40. The Huronian Ice Age is: 45. The fundamental right to free and compulsory
(A) The Last Ice Age education to all children of the age of six to fourteen
years is contained in the following article of the Indian
(B) The Oldest Ice Age
Constitution:
(C) Middle Ice Age
(A) Article 1 A
(B) Article 19 A
41. Which of the following books was authored by (C) Article 21 A
Charles Darwin ?
(A) On the Origin of Species 46. As per Article 19 of the Indian Constitution, all citizens
(B) The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation have the right:
to Sex (A) to freedom of speech and expression
(C) Both (A) and (B) (B) to move freely throughout the territory of India
(D) None of the above (C) to reside and settle in any part of the territory of
42. RNA stands for: India

(A) Robonucleic Acid (D) All of the above

(B) Repairing Nucleic Acid 47. In India, the term of Lok Sabha is:
(A) 4 years
(C) Ribonucleic Acid
(B) 5 years
(C) 6 years
43. _____ rule states that populations of birds and
(D) None of the Above
mammals living in warmer climates have more melanin,
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and therefore darker skin, fur, or feathers than 48. The 50 Chief Justice of India assumed office in
November 2022. His name is:
populations of the same species living in cooler areas.
(A) Justice U U Lalit
(A) Bergmann’s Rule
(B) Justice A Bobde
(B) Allen’s Rule
(C) Justice D Y Chandrachud
(C) Gloger’s Rule
49. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
44. As per Census 2011, the sex ratio of India is: Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) was passed in the year:
(A) 943 (A) 2000
(B) 911 (B) 2005
(C) 899 (C) 2010
(D) 901 (D) 2015

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55. Bronislaw Malinowski didn’t invent participant
observation, but he is widely credited with developing
(A) Sodium Deficiency it as a serious method of social research. Which of
the following books did he author ?
(B) Iodine Deficiency
(A) Street Corner Society
(C) Iron Deficiency
(B) Argonauts of the Western Pacific

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(B) Interview Schedule
(C) Association of Southeast American Nations
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above (D) None of the above
52. NGT was established in India in 2010 for effective 57. Which of the following is not an official language of
and expeditious disposal of cases relating to Jammu and Kashmir ?
(A) English
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(C) National Green Tribunal
(A) Dogri
(D) National Green Tracking (B) Kashmiri
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(D) Balti
(A) Inductive
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(B) Bhand Pather
(C) Both (A) and (B) (C) Swang
(D) None of the above (D) None of the above

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