List of top Anthropology Questions asked in Common University Entrance Test

Harold Conklin, is associated with which of the following?
A. Power
B. Ifugao
C. Indigenous agriculture
D. Economy
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The oldest stone tools (approximately 3000 in number) were discovered at-

Who among the following used the comparative method as a method for the first time in 1889?

Micoquian is a :

In which of the following approaches, the analytical conclusions are drawn from the pre-existing themes?

Upper palaeolithic culture in India is dominated by:

Whorls are present in least frequency among:

Which of the following factors produce and redistribute variations?
A. Mutation
B. Natural selection
C. Gene flow
D. Recombination
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Arrange the following blood group systems in chronological order of their discovery.
A. ABO
B. Rh
C. MNSs
D. MN
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In which marriage, the prospective husband stays in the house of prospective wife and if the marriage is not solemnised, the boy has to pay compensation to the girl's family?

Which of the following are included in the four principles of Lamarckism?
A. Formation of rudimentary organs
B. Direct environment and new desire
C. Genetic drift
D. Inheritance of acquired characters
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Medium bones and solid torso, low fat levels, wide shoulders with a narrow waist are characteristic features of:

Which dating method is used to date samples from 5,000 years upto 3 billion years old?

Arrange the following in chronological order of their year of discovery:
A. Australopithecus boisei
B. Australopithecus africanus
C. Australopithecus robustus
D. Cro-Magnon
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Which parameter may be used to determine acclimatization to cold climate?

Which of the following is also known as reduction division?

The family in which couple after marriage stays with the groom's mother's brother's family is called:

The term prehistory first coined in 1857, was popularised by John Lubbock in the book titled-

Which of the following are characteristics of primitive law in reference to Indian tribes?
A. Collective responsibility
B. Breach of law affects only the individual
C. Territorial limitation
D. Evidences are usually based on oaths and ordeals
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Which of the following is not related to evolutionary changes in skull, eye and brain among the primates?

Which molecular technique is used to identify genetic variants in human DNA?

Which of the following species are included among gracile australopithecines?
A. A. africanus
B. A. boisei
C. A. afarensis
D. A. anamensis
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Which of the following is not found in Maglemosian culture?

The addition of poly(A) tails to 3' end is a characteristic feature of:

In association studies, the level of significance is considered as: