Kerala SET 2018 Jul Question Paper Anthropology

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1. Social and Cultural Anthropology lost its colonial anthropological perspective with
the popularisation of:
A) Cultural Interaction B) Cultural Relativism
C) Ethnocentrism D) Historical Particularism

2. The New Ethnography is more appropriately related to:
A) Economic Anthropology B) Cognitive Anthropology
C) Linguistic Anthropology D) Environmental Anthropology

3. The book ‘Cognitive Anthropology’ was written by:
A) Edward B. Tylor B) Stephen A. Tylor
C) Melville J. Herskovits D) Margaret Mead

4. Who studied culture in terms of “personality structure”?
A) L.H. Morgan B) Margaret Mead
C) Gordon Childe D) Franz Boas

5. Who defined culture as “historically constructed design”?
A) E.B. Tylor B) A.L. Kroeber
C) James Clifford D) George E. Marcus

6. The book ‘Primitive Culture’ was published in
A) 1881 B) 1871 C) 1961 D) 1991

7. Culture is defined as the “man-made part of environment” by:
A) Beals and Hoijer B) Marvin Harris
C) Melville J. Herskovits D) Franz Boas

8. Social Structure has been interpreted within the realm of empirical reality by:
A) Raymond Firth B) Bronislaw Malinowski
C) A.R. Radcliff Brown D) Claude Levi Strauss

9. Who construed that the thought processes of people are controlled by myths?
A) Raymond Firth B) Radcliffe Brown
C) Edward Burnett Tylor D) Claude Levi Strauss

10. A person adapts to and assimilates the culture in which he/she lives is called as
A) Acculturation B) Enculturation
C) Cultural Adaptation D) Adopting culture

11. The terms “sociofacts” and “mentifacts” were coined by:
A) A.L. Kroeber B) Sir Julian S. Huxley
C) David Bidney D) R.R. Marret

12. ----- is an extended family, which consists of two or more nuclear families affiliated
through an extension of maternal-uncle and sister’s son relationship.
A) Matrilocal extended family
B) Ambilocal extended family
C) Avunculocal extended family
D) Bilocal extended family

13. The post-marital residence is with or near the groom’s parents is called as:
A) Virilocal B) Bilocal C) Matrilocal D) Neolocal

14. Which is the bigger unit of tribe?
A) Clan B) Moiety C) Phratry D) Lineage

15. The terms “exogamy” and “endogamy” were coined by:
A) E.B. Tylor B) Westermark
C) J.F. McLennan D) G.P. Murdock

16. An individual has several spouses in succession is referred to as:
A) Serial Monogamy B) Polygamy
C) Polygynandry D) Sororal Polygyny

17. In a case, multiple husbands of a woman are own brothers or off-springs of the same
mother, which is called as:
A) Adelphic polyandry B) Non-adelphic polyandry
C) Familial polyandry D) Polyandry

18. Who identified the Classificatory and Descriptive Kinship system?
A) Franz Boas B) McLennan C) L.H. Morgan D) J. Frazer

19. In certain societies, wife stays at her home and husband goes to live with her or visits
her occasionally and in such situation wife’s brother acts as the head of the household
and exercises rights over his sister’s children. This system is known as:
A) Patrilocal B) Matrilocal C) Avunculate D) Amitate

20. The word “Couvade” and its associated idea was introduced to anthropology by:
A) L.H. Morgan B) Franz Boas C) James Frazer D) E.B. Tylor

21. The book ‘Ancient Law’ was written by:
A) E.A. Hobel B) Sir Henry Maine
C) M.J. Herskovits D) Evans Pritchard

22. Stateless political system is represented by:
A) Factual evidences
B) Written law
C) Presence of witnesses and cross-examination
D) Laws and customs

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23. The book ‘Political Systems of Highland Burma’ was written by:
A) E.R. Leach B) U.C. Hlaing
C) A.R. Walker D) Claude Levi Strauss

24. Read the following statements and choose the correct option.
1. A chiefdom as a form of social organisation is more complex than a tribe or a
band society.
2. It is less complex than a state or a civilization.

A) 1 and 2 are correct
B) 1 and 2 are incorrect
C) 1 is correct and 2 is incorrect
D) 1 is incorrect and 2 is correct

25. Read the following statements and choose the correct options.
1. A norm is simply a shared standard of a social group to which members are
expected to conform.
2. Norm may mean the model or average social behaviour and attitude found in a
social group.

A) 1 and 2 are correct
B) 1 and 2 are incorrect
C) 1 is correct and 2 is incorrect
D) 1 is incorrect and 2 is correct

26. The mobility of Great tradition to Little tradition is
A) Universalisation B) Sanskritisation
C) Parochialisation D) Tribe Caste continuum

27. The sacred-profane dichotomy was proposed by:
A) Franz Boas B) James Frazer
C) James Garber D) Emile Durkheim

28. The book ‘The Rites of Passage’ was written by:
A) Victor Turner B) L.H. Morgan
C) A. Van Gennep D) Marvin Harris

29. Among tribal groups, there may be one or more ghosts or spirits to guide the destiny
of man and this process was theorised as:
A) Manaism B) Shamanism C) Totemism D) Animism

30. Tribal Sub Plan was envisaged in:
A) Fifth Five Year Plan B) Sixth Five Year Plan
C) Seventh Five Year Plan D) Eighth Five Year Plan

31. The attempt to get something for nothing is:
A) General Reciprocity B) Balanced Reciprocity
C) Negative Reciprocity D) Ceremonial exchange

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32. The Kula trade takes place in ---- directions.
A) Clockwise
B) Anticlockwise
C) Both clockwise and anticlockwise
D) Many directions

33. The book ‘Habitat, Economy and Society’ was written by:
A) Darryl Ford B) Karl Polanyi
C) Bronislaw Malinowski D) Keith Hart

34. Nuer tribe is categorised as:
A) Hunting B) Fishing C) Pastoralist D) Gathering

35. Which is not categorised on the basis of way of subsistence?
A) Hunting and Gathering Communities
B) Pastoral Communities
C) Fishing Communities
D) Island Communities

36. The study of fossilized human remains is coming under ---- branch of the biological
anthropology.
A) Osteology B) Human Osteology
C) Paleoanthropology D) Skeletal Biology

37. Which is our closest extinct human relative?
A) Homo habilis B) Homo erectus
C) Neanderthal D) Australopithecines

38. Homo erectus was first discovered in:
A) Indonesia B) Africa C) France D) Germany

39. Identify the archaeological period corresponding to the span of Homo erectus
A) Upper Palaeolithic period B) Lower Palaeolithic period
C) Mesolithic period D) Neolithic period

40. Identify the correct sequence of the glacial periods:
A) Mindel - Riss - Wurm - Gunz
B) Wurm - Gunz - Riss - Mindel
C) Riss - Wurm - Mindel - Gunz
D) Gunz - Mindel - Riss - Wurm

41. Acquired characters are inheritable and they are transmitted to the offspring and it is
one of the main assumptions of ---- theory.
A) Lamarcksim B) Darwinism
C) Mutation D) Neo-Darwinism

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42. The fossil evidence of Cro-Magnon was obtained from:
A) Africa B) France C) Australia D) China

43. ABO blood group system is based on ---- on the surface of the red blood cells.
A) Fat B) Protein C) Serum D) Colour

44. The human embryo contains a population of cells known as:
A) Stem cells B) Somatic cells C) Skin cells D) Muscle cells

45. In 1735, who classified the human species into four categories based on skin colour
and geographical regions?
A) Charles Darwin B) Carl Linnaeus
C) Francis Galton D) Harry Nelson

46. Ergonomics is a branch of biological anthropology, which deals with:
A) Repairing machines B) Using machines
C) Making machines D) Human engineering

47. Hydraulic theory of civilization was proposed by:
A) Karl Wittfogel B) Gordon Childe
C) William Sanders D) Herbert Spencer

48. Which civilization is an example for Religion Theory?
A) Mesopotamia B) Harappa C) Maya D) Tikal

49. Which of the following is referred to as Karma Veda?
A) Rig Veda B) Yajur Veda C) Sama Veda D) Atharva Veda

50. Which is the first Purusharthas?
A) Kama B) Dharma C) Artha D) Moksha

51. The Indo-European family of language belongs to the ---- languages.
A) Aryan B) Dravidian
C) Austro-Asiatic D) Semito-Hamitic

52. In India, according to John Henry Hutton, the oldest race is:
A) Proto-Australoid B) Negrito
C) Nordic D) Scytho-Dravidian

53. The Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam was founded in:
A) 1903 B) 1907 C) 1910 D) 1914

54. The Hindu Gaya was studied by:
A) S.C. Dube B) Surajit Sinha
C) L.P. Vidyarthi D) M.N. Srinivas

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55. Who studied the village Kishangarhi?
A) McKim Marriot B) Surajit Sinha
C) L.P. Vidyarthi D) M.N. Srinivas

56. The concept “Little Community” was introduced by:
A) Robert Redfield B) McKim Marriot
C) Surajit Sinha D) L.P. Vidyarthi

57. The concept of “Criterion of Form and Geographical Statistics” are related to:
A) Neo Evolution B) Diffusion
C) Theory of Need D) Functionalism

58. Population structure implies:
A) Age and Sex B) Marital status
C) Educational status D) Labour force status

59. The theoretical approach Tribe Caste Continuum was proposed by:
A) M.N. Srinivas B) Robert Redfield
C) L.P. Vidyarthi D) Surajit Sinha

60. The concept of Dominant Caste was introduced by:
A) S.C. Dube B) G.S. Ghurye
C) M.N. Srinivas D) Gaya Pandey

61. Castes and communities adopts caste occupations or non-caste occupation with
economic motivation is:
A) Sanskritisation B) Secularisation
C) Pecuniarisation D) Universalisation

62. Which is a Kerala Tribe?
A) Todas B) Marathi C) Ghond D) Kota

63. Identify a Primitive Vulnerable Tribal Group from the following:
A) Kurichian B) Adiyan C) Koragar D) Paniya

64. Relief type of sculpture is a characteristic feature of ---- sculptures.
A) Jain B) Buddhist C) Hindu D) Sikh

65. True arch is an architectural design of which tradition?
A) Hindu B) Jain C) Islamic D) Buddhist

66. The book ‘Social Revolution in a Kerala Village’ was written by:
A) P.R.G. Mathur B) A. Aiyappan
C) L.K. Anantha Krishna Iyer D) K.C. Alexander

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67. The first interdisciplinary anthropological research expedition, “Torres Straits
Expedition”, was conducted in the year:
A) 1888 B) 1898 C) 1878 D) 1889

68. Who was known as an armchair scholar?
A) James Frazer B) Friedrich Ratzel
C) Adolf Bastian D) J. J. Bachofen

69. The concept “Cultural Area” is a major theme of:
A) American Diffusion B) German Diffusion
C) Kulturkreis School D) British Diffusion

70. Ethnographic approach do not use:
A) Participant Observation B) Non-Participant Observation
C) Schedule D) Questionnaire

71. The “Questions on the Manners, Customs, Religions, Superstitions, etc.” was revised
and published as:
A) Anthropological Research
B) Primitive Culture
C) Notes and Queries on Anthropology
D) The Golden Baugh

72. Environment is passive and culture is active in shaping cultures, which provides a
paradigm and its process is known as:
A) Cultural Adaptation B) Environmental Determinism
C) Environmental Possibilism D) Cultural Ecology

73. Key informant is generally associated with:
A) Quantitative Research B) Qualitative Research
C) Survey Research D) Experimental Research

74. Statistics was first used in an anthropological research in 1882 by:
A) E.B. Tylor B) W.H.R. Riverse
C) L.H. Morgan D) G.E. Smith

75. Who is the author of the book ‘The Todas’?
A) Anthony Walker B) Paul Hockings
C) M.B. Emeneau D) W.H.R. Rivers

76. Intensive fieldwork was introduced by:
A) Malinowski B) Robert Redfield
C) Margaret Mead D) Radcliffe Brown

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77. The book ‘Anthropological Research – The Structure of Inquiry’ was written by
A) H. Russell Bernard B) Pertti J. Pelto and Gretel H. Pelto
C) Karen Cantrell D) Linda M. Whiteford and Robert T. Trotter

78. The Estate system is of ---- origin.
A) China B) Australia C) Europe D) Africa

79. The use of the word “primitive” has become obsolete with the popularisation of:
A) Cultural Judgement B) Cultural Integration
C) Cultural Adaptation D) Cultural Relativism

80. The book ‘Local Knowledge’ was written by:
A) George E. Marcus B) Clifford Geertz
C) James Clifford D) G. Banfield

81. The mankind of the world progress in similar way under similar environmental
condition and this paradigm was identified as:
A) Diffusion of culture traits B) Psychic unity of mankind
C) Cultural exchange D) Cultural progression

82. Marvin Harris is associated with the:
A) Historical Particularism B) Cultural Materialism
C) Environmental Determinism D) Environmental Possibilism

83. Culture climax was proposed by:
A) A.L. Kroeber B) G.E. Smith
C) Clark Wissler D) Julian H. Steward

84. The usage ‘Cultural Taxonomy’ was introduced by:
A) Julian H. Steward B) Leslie A. White
C) V. Gordon Childe D) Adolf Bastian

85. The book entitled ‘The Chrysanthemum and the Sword’ was written by:
A) Ruth Benedict B) Margaret Mead
C) Abram Kardiner D) Ralph Linton

86. The Content Analysis Method was developed and applied during:
A) French Revolution B) Second World War
C) Russian Revolution D) None of the above

87. The concept of Food Areas is related to:
A) Neo Evolution B) Theory of Need
C) Diffusion D) Functionalism

88. The book entitled ‘Coral Gardens and Their Magic’ was written by:
A) Raymond Firth B) A.R. Radcliffe Brown
C) B. Malinowski D) Claude Levi Strauss

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89. Age and Area concept was proposed by:
A) Clark Wissler B) G.E. Smith
C) Malinowski D) Julian H. Steward

90. The approach of ‘going native’ was introduced by:
A) A.L. Kroeber B) Radcliffe Brown
C) B. Malinowski D) E.R. Leach

91. The Trait List approach was associated with:
A) British Diffusionism B) German Diffusionism
C) Both A and B D) None of these

92. ‘A Scientific Theory of Culture’ was written by:
A) A.L. Kroeber B) Clark Wissler
C) B. Malinowski D) Radcliffe Brown

93. Choose the option that provides right match of the items in List I of Basic needs with
that of List II of Cultural Responses.
List I - Basic Needs List II - Cultural Responses

1. Metabolism a. Protection
2. Reproduction b. Commissariat
3. Bodily comforts c. Kinship
4. Safety d. Shelter

A) 1-b , 2-a , 3-c, 4-d B) 1-a , 2-c , 3-d, 4-b
C) 1- b, 2-c , 3-d, 4-a D) 1- d, 2-c , 3-a, 4-b

94. Who proposed the paradigm of continuum in anthropology?
A) Surajit Sinha B) L.P. Vidyarthi
C) McKim Marriot D) Robert Redfield

95. Who is the author of the book ‘Malay Fishermen: Their Peasant Economy’?
A) Raymond Firth B) Robert Redfield
C) George Dalton D) David Kaplan

96. The first full-length peasant study using modern anthropological research methods
was conducted among the peasants of:
A) America B) Australia C) Mexico D) India

97. The analogy of organism to construe social structure was put forwarded by:
A) B. Malinowski B) Raymond Firth
C) Radcliffe Brown D) Claude Levi Strauss

98. The paradigm of Structural Functionalism holds ---- idea.
A) Cultural differences B) Cultural integration of a society
C) Cultural function D) Cultural traits

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99. A. R. Radcliffe Brown came to India to study ---- tribe.
A) Jarawas B) Onge C) Sentinelese D) Nicobarese

100. Who formulated the method of study of a culture at a distance?
A) Margaret Mead B) Ruth Benedict
C) France Boas D) Robert Redfield

101. The book ‘Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies’ was written by:
A) Margaret Mead B) Abram Kardiner
C) Ralph Linton D) Ruth Benedict

102. The theoretical background of National Character Study is:
A) Psychological Theory
B) Cultural theory
C) Cultural and Psychological Theory
D) Culture and Personality

103. The author of the book ‘Coming of Age in Samoa’ is:
A) Margaret Mead B) Ruth Benedict
C) Mary Douglas D) Henrietta Moore

104. The book entitled “Argonauts of the Western Pacific” was written by:
A) Radcliffe Brown B) E.R. Leach
C) A.L. Kroeber D) B. Malinowski

105. The book ‘Elementary Structures of Kinship’ was written by:
A) W.H.R. Rivers B) A.L. Kroeber
C) Claude Levi-Strauss D) A.R. Radcliffe Brown

106. The structure of human thought process has foremost importance in understanding
concrete reality and the very theoretical framework is known as:
A) Structural Functionalism B) Psychological Anthropology
C) Structuralism D) Functionalism

107. Binary opposition was severely criticised by:
A) Functionalists B) Structural Functionalists
C) Structuralists D) Post-Structuralists

108. To understand an object, it is inevitable to study both the object and the systems of
knowledge that produced the object, which is a methodological aspect of:
A) Post-structuralism B) Structuralism
C) Cultural Patterns D) National Character

109. Development Anthropology was proposed in 1971 by:
A) Michael Horowitz B) Glynn Cochrane
C) Roger M. Keesing D) Bob Berg

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110. The word ecology was first coined by:
A) Aristotle B) Ernest Haeckel
C) Plato D) Steward

111. Identify the branch of ecology which deals on how different cultures view different
aspects of their environment.
A) Population ecology B) System ecology
C) Ethno-ecology D) Political ecology

112. To analyse the man-environment relationship, the exploitative technology and the
behaviour involved in the interaction of man to the environment are the basic aspects of:
A) Environmental Determinism B) Environmental Possibilism
C) Cultural Adaptation D) Cultural Ecology

113. Ecological Anthropology was introduced by:
A) Raymond Firth B) Roy A. Rappaport
C) Clark Wissler D) A.L. Kroeber

114. Read the following statements and choose the correct options:
1. Ethnoecology is a study of how different groups of people living in different
places understand the ecosystems around them and their relationships with the
surrounding environment.
2. Ethnoscience seeks how cultures perceive world and classify and organise
their own environment.

A) 1 & 2 are correct B) 1 & 2 are incorrect
C) 1 is correct & 2 is incorrect D) 1 is incorrect & 2 is correct

115. Choose the most appropriate answer regarding the subject matter of Medical Anthropology.
A) Study of diseases
B) Study of socio cultural dimensions of health and diseases
C) Study of health
D) Study of ethno medicine

116. Of the following two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Medical Anthropology’s one area of interest is how different groups views
disease processes and how these views affect treatment or the willingness to
accept treatment.
Reason (R): All the people accept all modern medicines but do not go for modern
treatments.

A) (A) and (R) are correct
B) (A) is correct and (R) is incorrect
C) (A) is incorrect and (R) is correct
D) (A) and (R) are incorrect

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117. What is transhumance?
A) Coming to the base camp of a community
B) The regular migration of a community
C) Irregular movement of community
D) The movement of a community for grazing their herds

118. Who developed economic anthropology from the Marxian perspective?
A) Maurice Godlier B) Paul Bohannan
C) Raymond Firth D) Malinowski

119. The book ‘Mappila Fisher Folk of Kerala’ was written by:
A) Joan P. Mencher B) K.C. Alexander
C) P.R.G. Mathur D) A. Aiyappan

120. Barrel-shaped roof is a special feature of the huts of:
A) Kotas B) Todas C) Chenchus D) Nuer
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