MBOSE Class 12 Question Paper 2019 for Anthroplogy

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HS/XII/A. Sc/An/19

2019

ANTHROPOLOGY

( Theory )

Full Marks : 70

Time : 3 hours

The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions

General Instructions :
(i) Write all the answers in the Answer Script.
(ii) Attempt Part—A (Objective Questions) serially.
(iii) Attempt all parts of a question together at one place.

( PART : A—OBJECTIVE )
( Marks : 35 )

1. Choose and write the correct answer to the following
statements : 1×11=11

(a) In Anthropology, the study of man as a physical
organism is studied in

(i) Physical Anthropology

(ii) Cultural Anthropology

(iii) Linguistic Anthropology

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(b) The fossil evidence of Homo erectus was
discovered from Java in the year

(i) 1891

(ii) 1924

(iii) 1962

(c) The Neanderthal stage is an intermediate stage
between

(i) Australopithecus and Homo erectus

(ii) Homo erectus and Modern man

(iii) None of the above

(d) —— is a sudden change in a particular gene
producing a new form of an old one.

(i) Natural selection

(ii) Mutation

(iii) Hybridization

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(e) Levalloisian refers to the

(i) hand axe tradition

(ii) flake tool tradition

(iii) blade tool tradition

(f) Exposure to sunlight helps to produce

(i) vitamin A

(ii) vitamin C

(iii) vitamin D

(g) —— termed the Neolithic period as ‘Neolithic
Revolution’.

(i) Charles Darwin

(ii) V. Gordon Childe

(iii) E. A. Hoebel

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(h) —— enjoys a special authority in the Khasi
society.

(i) Father’s brother

(ii) Mother’s brother

(iii) Mother’s sister

(i) The Pleistocene is a period remarkable for

(i) glaciation

(ii) pluviation

(iii) Both (i) and (ii)

(j) —— are topographic platforms, benches or steps
in the river valley.

(i) River terraces

(ii) Moraine

(iii) Loess

(k) Other Backward Classes comprise —— of the
total Indian population according to 2011 Census.

(i) 15·6%

(ii) 7·5%

(iii) 41%

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2. State whether the following statements are True or
False : 1×10=10

(a) A fossil skull of the first Australopithecine group
was discovered by Eugene Dubois.

(b) Hormones are organic substances produced by
the body that affect physiological activity.

(c) Invention of pottery took place in the Mesolithic
period.

(d) The uplifting of the earth due to melting of the
ice-mass is known as Eustatic Movement.

(e) The fluting technique was used for making blade
tools.

(f) Microliths are the characteristic tools of the
Neolithic period.

(g) In the primitive law, sanctions which are based
on approved mode of behaviour is known as
positive sanction.

(h) The Scythio-Dravidian was classified by H. H.
Risley.

(i) The first Backward Class Commission was
appointed on 29th November, 1953.

(j) Patrilocal is the characteristic feature of the
Garo society.

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3. Answer in brief any seven of the following : 2×7=14

(a) Define adaptation.

(b) List (in order) the four glacial periods of Europe.

(c) List (in order) the prehistoric stages of cultural
development.

(d) What is ‘home art’?

(e) What is Taboo?

(f) Name any two tools found in the Lower
Palaeolithic period.

(g) What is hypoxia?

(h) Define socialization.

(i) What is ‘Statutory Law’?

(j) Who discovered the remains of Pithecanthropus
erectus and when?

(k) What is culture contact?

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( PART : B—DESCRIPTIVE )
( Marks : 35 )

Answer Question No. 4 and any two from the rest

4. Write short notes on any three of the following : 5×3=15

(a) Sanskritization

(b) Human adaptation in the mountain

(c) Grinding and polishing techniques

(d) Sanctions

(e) Justice and punishment in tribal society

5. Define growth. Describe the different stages of
human growth. 2+8=10

6. Define race. Describe the important physical
characteristics of the major races of man. 2+8=10

7. Define evolution. Describe the biocultural
mechanism behind the evolution of man. 2+8=10

8. What is caste? Describe the important characteristics
of the caste system in India. 2+8=10

9. Write an essay on Neolithic cultures. 10

10. Define tribe. What are the major identified problems
of tribes in India? 2+8=10

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