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This section includes 767 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your UGC-NET knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
The community development approach was developed out side of anthropology in the context of |
| A. | American colonial administration |
| B. | British colonial administration |
| C. | African colonial administration |
| D. | Japnies colonial administration |
| Answer» C. African colonial administration | |
| 102. |
A socioeconomic system or formation in which the means of production are controlled by the bourgeoise and in which surplus value in anthropology is called |
| A. | Economics |
| B. | Democracy |
| C. | Capitalism |
| D. | Free market |
| Answer» D. Free market | |
| 103. |
Fictive kinship relations are called |
| A. | Assimilation |
| B. | Adaptation |
| C. | Acculturation |
| D. | Offspring |
| Answer» C. Acculturation | |
| 104. |
A variant or version of a language, specific to a given local or social group in different category of persons are called |
| A. | Mother tongue |
| B. | Tongue |
| C. | Dialect |
| D. | Lingo |
| Answer» D. Lingo | |
| 105. |
In anthropology a term applied to a number of social science which attempt to demonstrate that social and historical phenomena is |
| A. | Acceptance |
| B. | Passivity |
| C. | Determinism |
| D. | Predestination |
| Answer» E. | |
| 106. |
A cousin related to Ego by a cross sex link that is the child of ego's mother's brother , father's sister in kinship terminology it's called |
| A. | Cross-cousin |
| B. | Parallel-cousin |
| C. | one sided cousin |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Parallel-cousin | |
| 107. |
The concept of ethical issues was given by |
| A. | Franz Boas |
| B. | Karl polyani |
| C. | Embree |
| D. | Kroeber |
| Answer» B. Karl polyani | |
| 108. |
In human behavior and relationships has been interpreted in anthropology is called |
| A. | Authority |
| B. | Dominance |
| C. | Power |
| D. | Sway |
| Answer» C. Power | |
| 109. |
Research undertaken by the anthropologist or ethnologist in a given ethnographic area or community is called |
| A. | Field work |
| B. | Personal work |
| C. | both a and b |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Personal work | |
| 110. |
A term introduced to anthropology by Taylor, to refer to the transmission across space of cultural elements or traits is called to be |
| A. | Diffusion |
| B. | Culture traits |
| C. | both a and b |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Culture traits | |
| 111. |
In kinship a person who have one man and two wife is called |
| A. | Polygyny |
| B. | Polyandry |
| C. | Polygamy |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Polyandry | |
| 112. |
Cultural elements which may be material or non- material in anthropology this approach is called to be |
| A. | Cultural elements |
| B. | Cultural level |
| C. | Cultural trait |
| D. | Cultural theme |
| Answer» D. Cultural theme | |
| 113. |
In the kinship system the group for which the rule of exogamy always seems to operate is called |
| A. | Nuclear family |
| B. | Joint family |
| C. | Extended family |
| D. | Step family |
| Answer» B. Joint family | |
| 114. |
Keep all the members of the lineage together , keep the female members together but disperse the male, keep the male members together and disperse the females, disperse all the members are called |
| A. | Endogamous |
| B. | Exogamous |
| C. | Exocarps |
| D. | Exordiums |
| Answer» C. Exocarps | |
| 115. |
In kinship there are local group then descent groups which is called |
| A. | House |
| B. | Blood |
| C. | Family |
| D. | Clan |
| Answer» D. Clan | |
| 116. |
The Fox project the first economic development project was a small truck farm using land owned by the university of |
| A. | University of Georgia |
| B. | University of Chicago |
| C. | University of Boston |
| D. | University of Kentucky |
| Answer» C. University of Boston | |
| 117. |
A type of social organization which has been observed mainly in Indonesia and in the Amazonian region where the community divided into two units is called |
| A. | Dual Organization |
| B. | Dual country |
| C. | Dual people |
| D. | Twin |
| Answer» B. Dual country | |
| 118. |
The specific events that led to the testing of the research and development approach began in |
| A. | 1950 |
| B. | 1949 |
| C. | 1946 |
| D. | 1955 |
| Answer» C. 1946 | |
| 119. |
In kinship system the consanguinity is called |
| A. | Relation by birth |
| B. | Relation by blood |
| C. | Relation by understanding |
| D. | Relation by identity |
| Answer» B. Relation by blood | |
| 120. |
A concept which is used in biological theories of genetic evolution to physiological and behavioral changes is called |
| A. | Association |
| B. | Adaptation |
| C. | Acculturation |
| D. | Diffusion |
| Answer» C. Acculturation | |
| 121. |
To solve the practical problem is called |
| A. | Activity |
| B. | Occupation |
| C. | Movement |
| D. | Action |
| Answer» E. | |
| 122. |
For the use of development materials referenced to a number of clients and groups and content areas are called |
| A. | Trainer |
| B. | Mentor |
| C. | Personal secretary |
| D. | Assistant |
| Answer» B. Mentor | |
| 123. |
During war the chrystanthemum and the sword was a product of this operation in |
| A. | 1946 |
| B. | 1947 |
| C. | 1948 |
| D. | 1949 |
| Answer» B. 1947 | |
| 124. |
The term in use of Melanesian ethnography to describe a kind of political leader who have power and authority in the society are called |
| A. | Chief |
| B. | Primenister |
| C. | Head of the community |
| D. | Big-man |
| Answer» E. | |
| 125. |
Traditional culture and the impact of technological change was given by |
| A. | Good enough |
| B. | Hangman |
| C. | Lass well |
| D. | Foster |
| Answer» E. | |
| 126. |
In Kinship which of the following kin term systems distinguishes between cross and parallel cousins |
| A. | Hawaiian |
| B. | Eskimo |
| C. | Sudanese |
| D. | Iroquois |
| Answer» E. | |
| 127. |
Action anthropology is based on |
| A. | Power |
| B. | Knowledge |
| C. | Authority |
| D. | Knowledge |
| Answer» D. Knowledge | |
| 128. |
The applied aspect of the institute of social anthropology's research program was developed under the leadership of |
| A. | George.M.Foster |
| B. | Franz Boas |
| C. | Ember |
| D. | Thompson |
| Answer» B. Franz Boas | |
| 129. |
In kinship if the spouses stay in their natal homes on marriage is called |
| A. | Ambilocal |
| B. | Neolocal |
| C. | Uxorilocal |
| D. | Natolocal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 130. |
The process of social action and community organization for planning, action, their common and individual needs and problems make group and individual plans the resources and development are |
| A. | Community development |
| B. | Social development |
| C. | Society development |
| D. | Company development |
| Answer» B. Social development | |
| 131. |
The consequences of the adoption of one alternative rather then another is called |
| A. | Relative |
| B. | Kinship |
| C. | Neighbor |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Neighbor | |
| 132. |
In kinship a residence patterns which allows a choice of virilocal or uxorilocal residence are called |
| A. | Ambilocal |
| B. | Exlocal |
| C. | Ambilocal |
| D. | Virilocal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 133. |
The study of culture and personality was written by |
| A. | Franz Boas |
| B. | Karl polyani |
| C. | Benedict |
| D. | Alfred L. Kroeber |
| Answer» D. Alfred L. Kroeber | |
| 134. |
According to Emile Durkheim the Mechanical Solidarity is based on |
| A. | blood relations and neighborhood |
| B. | Division of labor and specialization |
| C. | The contribution individuals |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Division of labor and specialization | |
| 135. |
The characteristic of anthropology are |
| A. | It is concerned with both human biology and culture. |
| B. | It is about human variation, evolution, and adaptation. |
| C. | It focuses only on prehistoric societies |
| D. | both a and b |
| Answer» E. | |
| 136. |
Reciprocity in economy of anthropology is |
| A. | Give and take |
| B. | Give and don't return |
| C. | Only giving gifts |
| D. | Give and don?t hope for return |
| Answer» B. Give and don't return | |
| 137. |
A large kinship group whose members inhibit one geographical area and believe the descendent from a common ancestor is known as |
| A. | Clan |
| B. | Tribe |
| C. | Class |
| D. | Kin groups |
| Answer» B. Tribe | |
| 138. |
Societies across the world are stratified by |
| A. | Anthropologists |
| B. | Sociologists |
| C. | Economists |
| D. | Political Scientists |
| Answer» C. Economists | |
| 139. |
All those who are older or higher in rank in a tribe, community or other organization is called |
| A. | Young |
| B. | Men and boys |
| C. | Elders |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 140. |
A book named "social structure" was written in 1949 by |
| A. | George Peter |
| B. | Max Weber |
| C. | Emile Durkheim |
| D. | Spenser |
| Answer» D. Spenser | |
| 141. |
Symbolic behavior of a person means |
| A. | Meaningful behavior |
| B. | Covert behavior |
| C. | Overt behavior |
| D. | Significant behavior |
| Answer» B. Covert behavior | |
| 142. |
The Phenomenon indicating lesser pace of change in symbolic culture compared to material one |
| A. | Cultural Lag |
| B. | A situation where, the Pace of change between symbolic and material culture is uneven |
| C. | The state when symbolic culture does not change at all |
| D. | When people actively resist change |
| Answer» C. The state when symbolic culture does not change at all | |
| 143. |
The knowledge of beliefs, values, attitudes and actions in the environment is all about |
| A. | Ecology |
| B. | By birth |
| C. | Culture |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 144. |
Biological anthropology includes the study of |
| A. | Non-human primates |
| B. | Fossil record of human evolution |
| C. | Human variation |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 145. |
In modern society, cultural change is most likely to be the by product of |
| A. | Planning |
| B. | Diffusion |
| C. | Social struggle |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Social struggle | |
| 146. |
Which of the following best describe how anthropologists primarily learn new information about humans? |
| A. | Field work |
| B. | laboratory experiments |
| C. | reading travelers accounts |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. laboratory experiments | |
| 147. |
Society as a complex organization of parts that functions to fulfill the requirement |
| A. | Structural functionalism |
| B. | Interaction School of thought |
| C. | Phenomology |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Interaction School of thought | |
| 148. |
The perspective in anthropology that views culture as an integrated which is |
| A. | Global perspective |
| B. | comparative perspective |
| C. | Holistic perspective |
| D. | cultural perspective |
| Answer» D. cultural perspective | |
| 149. |
Culture's by developing a more explicit and systematic scientific research strategy, which is called cultural materialism was introduced by |
| A. | E.B Taylor |
| B. | Ruth Benith |
| C. | Marvin Harris |
| D. | Marx |
| Answer» D. Marx | |
| 150. |
The co-husbands are brothers which is |
| A. | Marriage alliance |
| B. | Polygamy |
| C. | Adelphic polyandry |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |