WB Class 11 Semester 1 Model Paper Anthropology

WEST BENGAL
MODEL QUESTION
PAPER

Class 11 Class 12
Semester I, II Semester III, IV

CLASS -XI
MODEL QUESTION.
SUBJECT: ANTHROPOLOGY (ANTH)
SEMESTER:1
FULL MARKS: 35
UNIT 1:
1.Which of the following is not a branch of Anthropology?
a) Biological Anthropology b)Geology c) Prehistoric Archaeology d) Social
Anthropology
2.Anthropology is the---
a) study of man in time b) study of man in space c)study of man in time and
space d) study of living thing in time and space.
3------ is considered as the father of Indian Anthropology.
a) H.H.Risley b)H.D.Sankalia c)S.S.Sarkar d)Roy Bahadur S.C.Roy.
UNIT II:
4.In which of the following taxonomic order does human belong?
a)Rhodensia b)Primates c) Insectivora d) Chiroptera.
5)Which of the following primate groups belongs to Platyrrhini infraorder?
a)spider monkey b) gibbon c)macaque d)gorilla.
6.Statenment A: Dental Formula of Human is 2:1:2:3
Statement B: Dental formula of new world monkey is 2:1:3:2
a)A is true, but B is false
b)B is true, but A is false
c)Both A&B is true
d)Both A and B is false
7)Gibbons belong to the family—
a)Hylobatidae b) Cebidae c)Pongidae d)Callithricidae
8. Ascertion (A):Diastema is found in Loris

Reasoning(R) :Loris have large canine teeth
a)A and R both are correct, and A is dependent upon R
b) A and R both are correct, but A is independent of R
C)Ais correct but R is incorrect
D)A is incorrect but R is correct
9.Chimpanzees are found in –
a)America b)Europe c) Asia d)Africa

10. Mental eminence is found in—
a)Human b) Gorilla c) Macaque d)Langur
11.Catarhhines can be found only in—
a)Asia b) Asia ,Europe and Africa c)North and south America d) Antarctica
12.Which of the following is not a branch of Biological anthropology?
a)Eugenics b) demography c)Human genetics d) Ethnography.
UNIT III:
13.Which of the following is not an element of social structure?
a)marriage b) clan c)inheritance d)phratry
14.Evaluation of others culture according to the standards of one’s own culture
is called-
a)Ethnocentrism b)Enculturation c) cultural relativism d)Culture core
15.Which of the following is not a part of material culture?
a) food b)settlement c) belief d) musical instrumemt
16. ------------- is an eminent Social Anthropologist—
a)B. Malinowski b) S.S.Sarkar c) H.D.Sankalia d) H.H.Risley
17) The smallest unit of society is _____________
a) clan b) family c) moiety d) phratry
18.The process of change in culture that result from the contact of two or
more cultures is called—

a) Acculturation b) Enculturation c) Diffusion d) Culture conflict
19. In which of the following tribal communities totemic clan is not found -
a) Lodha b) Bhil c) Santal d) Chenchu
20.A group of people organized for the fulfillment of specific goal is called—
a) Association b) Tribe c) Society d) Caste
21.Folklore is an example of –
a)Non material culture b) Material culture c) Religion d) Magic
UNIT IV:
22.We study the process of Hominization in –
a) Palaeoanthropology b) Linguistic Anthropology c) Economic anthropology d)
Social Anthropology
23.Choose the correct sequence--
a) Gunz—Mindel_-Riss—Wurm
b) Mindel ---Riss---Wurm—Gunz
c)Gunz—Riss—Mindel—Wurm
d)Wurm---Mindel---Riss---Gunz
24. A B
1. 1st Pluvial phase i) Gamblian
2. 2nd Pluvial phase ii) kageran
3. 3rd pluvial phase iii) Kamasian
4. 4th pluvial phase iv) Kangeran
Choose the correct option :
a)1—ii,2—iii,3---iv,4—I b)1—I,2—ii,3—iii,4—iv c)1—iii,2---ii,3—iv,4—I,d)1—
iv,2—iii,3---i,4--ii
25.Statement A:Volcano is an evidence of Ice age.
Statement B:Boulder and silt represent pluvial and interpluvial phase
respectively.
a) Both A and B are true

b) A is true ,but B is false
c) A is false but B is true
d)Both A and B are false
26Duration of second interglacial phase was approximately
a)90000 years b)60000 years c) 240000 years d) none of these
27Choose the correct option in connection with era of earth -
a)Palaeozoic—Mesozoic---- Cenozoic b) Mesozoic –Palaeozoic---Cenozoic
c) Cenozoic—Palaeozoic---Mesozoic d) Cenozoic---Mesozoic---Paleozoic
28.The current epoch in which we live is known as__________
a)Oligocene b)Holocene C) Pleistocene d)Miocene
29. Ascertion( A) :The valley formed due to erosion of river is ‘V’ shaped
Reasoning(R) :’V ‘ shaped valley is formed by down cutting of river
a) Both A and R are correct and A is depending upon R
b) A is correct but R is incorrect
c)Both A and R are correct ,but A is not dependent upon R
d)A is incorrect but R is correct
30.Primates were first appeared in—
A )Miocene b)Eocene c) Oligocene d) Pleistocene
UNIT V:
31. The theory ‘Struggle for existence’ was propounded by-
a)Darwin b) Lamarck c) Landsteiner d) Galileo
32.The chromosome with centromere at the middle is called—
a)submetacentic chromosome b) metacentric chromosome c) telocntric
chromosome d) acrocentric chromosome
33.PTC tasting ability of human is a-
a)sex chromosomal recessive trait b) autosomal dominant trait c) autosomal
recessive trait d) Y chromosomal trait
34 Ascertion (A).The O blood group is called ‘Universal donor’

Reasoning(R): There are no antigens present in red cell surface in O blood
group
a) A an R are correct and A is dependent on R
b) B) A and r is correct,but A is not dependent upon R
c) A is correct but R is incorrect
d) A is incorrect but R is correct
35.The type of antibodies present in the plasma of AB blood group is—
a) anti-A b) anti-B c) anti -A and anti -B d) Nil

Class : XI
2nd SEMESTER
A. Short answer type : 2 Marks
Unit –I
Q,1. Mention the position of atlas and talus in the human skeleton.
OR
What is knuckle walking and among whom it is noticed?
Unit –II
Q.2. Mention the scientific names of Java and Peking man.
OR
Who is known as the ‘Old man of Cro Magnon?’
Unit –III
Q.3. What is “three age paradigm?”
OR
What is ‘pressure flaking technique?’
Unit –IV
Q.4. Who are considered as Particular Vulnerable Tribal Groups and why?
OR
Mention any two traditional features of Tribe.
Unit –V
Q.5. What is clan? Mention its two features.
OR
Define social stratification with example.
B. Broad answer type : 5 Marks
Unit –I
Q.1. Mention the name, number and position of bones that constitute the
human skull.
OR

Briefly describe the evolutionary trends of the Primates.
UNIT - II
Q.2. Who are Protohominids? Mention the features of LUCY variety. 2+3
OR
Write briefly the features and phylogenetic position of Cro Magnon man. 3+2
UNIT – III
Q.3. Briefly describe the tool making techniques of Lower Palaeolithic culture.
OR
Why Neolithic culture is termed as ‘Revolutionary period?’
UNIT - IV
Q.4. Classify the Indian tribal population based on their geographical
distribution.
OR
Mention the constitutional provisions and safeguards for Indian Tribal
populations.
Unit –V
Q.5. Mention the salient features of caste system in India. Differentiate caste
from that of class.
OR
What is the present situation of caste system in India?

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