Common Entrance Test (CET), 2017 for admission in MA Anthropology

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Common Entrance Test (CET), 2017 for admission in MA Anthropology

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B SET

1. Which state celebrate the ‘Hornbill festival’ in December, every year? a. Manipur b. Nagaland c. Arunachal Pradesh d. Mizoram

2. The national sport of Bhutan is

a. Archery b. Football c. Table Tennis d. Badminton

3. Who win the gold medal for India in 2008 Summer Olympic Games?

a. Vijender Singh b. Sushil Kumar c. Abhinav Bindra d. Mary Kom

4. Chief Minister of which State died on 5th December 2016?

a. Tamil Nadu b. Andhra Pradesh c. Karnataka d. Arunachal Pradesh

5. Which of the following is true?

a. Red Blood Cells are devoid of nucleus and are biconvex in shape. b. Red Blood Cells are nucleated and are biconcave in shape. c. Red Blood Cells are nucleated and are biconvex in shape. d. Red Blood Cells are devoid of nucleus and are biconcave in shape.

6. How is 1/4 expressed as percentage?

a. 0.25% b. 1.40% c. 25% d. 2.5%

7. What percent of a day is 6 hours? a. 6.25% b. 20% c. 25% d. 12.5%

8. A student has to obtain 33% of the total marks to pass. He got 125 marks and failed

by 40 marks. The maximum mark is a. 600 b. 500 c. 400

d. 300

9. Eva and Seema start from the same point. Eva walks 9 m North, then turns to her right and walks 5 m. At the same time, Seema Walks 11 m east then turns to her left and walks 9 m. Where is Seema now with respect to the position of Eva?

a. Seema is 6 m to the East of Eva b. Seema is 16 m to the East of Eva c. Seema is 6 m to the West of Eva d. Seema is 16 m to the West of Eva

10. A cat is chasing a mouse. The cat runs 5 m East, then turns South and runs 9 m,

then turns West and runs 5 m, then it turns to its right and runs 3 m. Where is it now with reference to its starting position?

a. 12 m South from the starting position b. 6 m North from the starting position c. 6 m South from the starting position d. 12 m North from the starting position

11. In a row of girls, Pubyang is 7th from the left and Engam is 12th from the right. If

they interchange their positions, Pubyang becomes 22nd from the left. How many girls are there in the row?

a. 19 b. 31 c. 33 d. 34

12. From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the

letters of the given word: Given: IMPASSIONABLE a. IMPASSABLE b. IMPOSSIBLE c. IMPASSIVE d. IMPASSION

13. If '×' means 'addition' '-' means 'division', '÷' means 'subtraction' and '+' means

'multiplication', then which of the following equations is correct? a. 16 - 5 × 10 ÷ 4 + 3 = 12 b. 16 + 5 - 10 × 4 ÷ 3 = 9 c. 16 + 5 ÷ 10 × 4 - 3 = 9 d. 16 × 5 ÷ 10 ÷ 4 - 3 = 19

14. If A ˂ B means A is father of B, A ˃ B means A is brother of B and A ˄ B means A is

son of B, then what does I ˄ G ˂ H ˃ K mean, if K is male? a. I is son of K b. I is father of K c. I is grandson of G d. I is brother of K

15. In a certain code language, 315 means 'play is fun', 324 means 'game is nice', 614

means 'fun and nice'. Find the code for 'and'. a. 6 b. 7 c. 9 d. 4

16. If ‘bat’ and ‘car’ are written as ‘yzg’ and ‘xzi’ respectively in a code language how is ‘boy’ to be written in the same language?

a. yob b. yzi c. ylb d. zxg

17. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

lij, mjk, nkl, olm, _____ a. pnq b. qpn c. qsr d. pmn

18. Pointing to a photograph of a boy, Monia said “he has no brother or son but his

father is the only son of my father.” how is the boy in the photograph related with Monia?

a. son in law b. nephew c. brother in law d. step son

19. Fill in the blank with correct word.

Distribute this _______. a. questionair b. questionnaire c. questionaire d. questionnair

20. Fill in the blank with correct word.

This is so _______. a. embarrassing b. embarrasing c. embbarrassing d. embarassing

21. Fill in the blank with correct words.

Students ___ threatened to launch an indefinite strike from next month to ___ their demands.

a. have, press b. were, meet c. did, get d. were, press

22. Select the related word from the given alternatives.

Typist : Typewriter : : Writer : ________ a. Script b. Pen c. Paper d. Book

23. Select the related word from the given alternatives.

Acme : Mace : : Alga : __________ a. Glaa b. Gaal c. Laga d. Gala

24. Select the related word from the given alternatives.

Cause : Effect : : Crime : _________ a. Punishment b. Criminal c. Justice d. Unfair

25. ‘stammering’ is to ‘speech’ as ‘deafness’ is to ___________

a. ear b. hearing c. noise d. commotion

26. Which is the earliest fossil hominins to show physical evidence of bipedalism?

a. Homo habilis b. Kenyathropus c. Australopithecine d. Neanderthal Man

27. Complete set of genetic information for an organism is called a. Genome b. Genetics c. Gene

d. Chromosome

28. Other than the nucleus, DNA is also found in a. Golgi body b. Mitochondria c. Lysosome d. Endoplasmic reticulum

29. Most common form of colour blindness is-

a. Red-green b. Blue-yellow c. Red-yellow d. Blue-green

30. The strongest bone in human being is

a. Clavicle b. Humerus c. Ulna d. Femur

31. Hard tissues left as fossils are

a. bone b. tooth c. thigh bone d. bone and tooth

32. What is demography?

a. study of race b. study of tribe c. study of population d. study of earth’s crust

33. What is acclimatization?

a. quality of life in a habitat b. study of new c. short term adaptation d. long term adaptation

34. What is palaeopathology? a. study of old war implements b. study of old rocks c. study of ancient diseases d. study of fossil bones

35. Who is a primatologist? a. who studies about primitive people b. who studies about old people c. who studies about primates d. who studies about palaeolithic age

36. Klinefelter Syndrome is cause due to

a. one extra X chromosome b. lack of one X chromosome c. lack of Y chromosome d. one extra Y chromosome

37. Mendel’s law which says that different pairs of alleles are passed to offspring

independently is called a. Law of dominance b. Progeny c. Law of segregation d. independent assortment

38. Humans are genetically closest to

a. gibbons b. gorillas c. chimpanzees d. orangutans

39. Identify the correct sequence

a. canine-incisor-premolar-molar b. incisor-canine-premolar-molar c. premolar-molar-canine-incisor d. incisor-premolar-canine-molar

40. Total number of bones in an adult human is a. 209 b. 206 c. 309 d. 303

41. Who is the 13th President of India?

a. Pranab Mukherjee b. APJ Abdul Kalam c. Ram Nath Kovind d. Pratibha Patil

42. In which year Charles Darwin published “The Origin of Species”?

a. 1860

b. 1875 c. 1859 d. 1865

43. According to Lamarck

a. traits are not hereditary b. environment does not effect change c. traits are transmitted from one generation to the other d. none of the above

44. Sartang is a tribe of -

a. Manipur b. Mizoram c. Arunachal Pradesh d. Nagaland

45. Incest Taboo means

a. Allowing of marriage between some categories of kin b. Prohibition of marriage between some categories of kin c. Group marriage d. None of the above

46. An ‘O’ blood group person cannot have parents with

a. ‘A’ group b. ‘B’ group c. ‘O’ group d. ‘AB’ group

47. ‘Rasleela’ is a dance form of which state?

a. Assam b. Andhra Pradesh c. Punjab d. Manipur

48. The partition of Bengal took place in

a. 1907 b. 1911 c. 1905 d. 1918

49. Which of the following bone is not a part of human skull

a. parietal b. frontal

c. temporal d. sacrum

50. The study of measurement of different aspects of human body is called as

a. Osteometry b. Paleoathropology c. Serology d. Somatometry

51. The dental formulation of human is

a. 2:1:2:3 b. 2:1:3:3 c. 2:1:3:2 d. 2:1:2:2

52. Indus Valley Civilization sites are mostly located in a. Uzbekistan b. India c. Tajikistan d. Pakistan

53. Daojali Hading is located in a. Nagaland b. Assam c. Border of both states d. None

54. What measures Earthquake?

a. Haemometer b. Barometer c. Odometer d. Seismometer

55. Which branch studies the extinct culture?

a. Archeology b. Ethnography c. Anthropology d. None of the above

56. The oldest stone tool was discovered at

a. India b. Africa c. Europe d. America

57. Who is the author of the book ‘The Waste Land’

a. William Shakespeare

b. TS Eliot c. Adam Smith d. Dan Brown

58. Agriculture first developed during

a. Paleolithic b. Mesolithic c. Neolithic d. Chalcolithic

59. Govt of India office that takes care more of heritage is

a. Archaeological Survey of India b. Anthropological Survey of India c. State museums d. None of the above

60. The evidence of agriculture is through a. stone sickle b. Neolithic celt c. Both a and b d. Handaxe

61. Skin Colour in Human is an example of

a. Sex-linked trait b. Monogenic trait c. Sex-influenced trait d. Polygenic trait

62. Dating technology is borrowed from

a. physics b. chemistry c. both a and b d. none of the above

63. Parsi Parlo is located in:

a. Gujrat b. Nagaland c. Arunachal Pradesh d. None of the above

64. World AIDS Day is observed on

a. 10th December b. 1st December c. 14th November d. 10th November

65. Who coined the term Neolithic revolution?

a. Morgan b. VG Childe c. Sankalia d. None of the above

66. Fire was domesticated in

a. Palaeolithic b. Mesolithic c. Neolithic d. Chalcolithic

67. Mesolithic period is famous for a. handaxe b. polished tools c. microliths d. none of the above

68. Art appeared first in human life in

a. historic period b. prehistoric period c. both d. None of the above

69. Applied archeology is also known as

a. Cultural resource management b. ethnoarcheology c. musicology d. none of the above

70. Archeology is the study of

a. stone tools b. pottery c. megaliths d. all the above

71. Full form of ‘USB’ is

a. University Student Board b. United Social Body c. Universal Satellite Board d. Universal Serial Bus

72. Bhimbetka Cave is in

a. Madhya Pradesh

b. Chattishgarh c. Lahore d. Karnataka

73. Dyslexia is associated with

a. reading disorder b. writing disorder c. mental disorder d. behavioural disorder

74. Agriculture first developed in a. Europe b. China c. India d. Middle East

75. Pottery developed during

a. Paleolithic b. Mesolithic c. Neolithic d. Iron age

76. Bow and arrow appeared during

a. Upper Paleolithic b. Middle Paleolithic c. Iron Age d. None of the above

77. Alzheimer Disease leads to

a. Dementia b. Malnutrition c. Diabetes d. Cancer

78. ‘Statement on Race’ was given by a. WHO b. UNESCO c. UNICEF d. NIH

79. Judging other culture on the basis of own culture is called

a. Cosmopolitanism b. Ethnocentrism

c. Both a and b d. None of the above

80. Which community in North East India practice ‘paddy cum fishing’ cultivation?

a. Meitei of Manipur b. Apatani of Arunachal Pradesh c. Karbi of Assam d. Khasi of Meghalaya

81. When did Arunachal Pradesh got statehood?

a. 19th February 1987 b. 19th February 1978 c. 20th February 1987 d. 20th February 1978

82. Transhumance is practice among

a. Brokpa b. Miji c. Lisu d. Puroik

83. The example of Matrilineal community

a. Khasi b. Garo c. Both a and b d. None of the above

84. Sulung tribe is found in which part of India

a. Tripura b. Sikkim c. Arunachal Pradesh d. Andhra Pradesh

85. Lisu tribe is found in which part of Arunachal Pradesh

a. Changlang b. Upper Siang c. West kameng d. Lohit

86. Chenchus are found in which part of India

a. Himachal Pradesh b. Bihar c. West Bengal d. Andhra Pradesh

87. Reh festival is celebrated by which tribe

a. Idu-Mishmi b. Birhor c. Lepcha d. Hmar

88. Giving away of cash or kind by groom’s family to bride’s family is a. Dowry b. Marriage treat c. Bride Price d. Marriage tax

89. Which of the following scholar first worked among the Apatanis

a. Verrier Elwin b. C. V. F Haimendorf c. S. C Dube d. T. C Das

90. The belief in which there is one high god as the creator of universe is termed as

a. Supernatural b. Polytheistic c. Monotheistic d. Animism

91. The giving and taking without the use of money without any expectations of return

a. Balanced reciprocity b. Generalised reciprocity c. Redistribution d. None of the above

92. The practice of a woman being married to more than one man at the same time is

termed as a. Polygyny b. Polygamy c. Polyandry d. Group Marriage

93. A custom whereby a man is obliged to marry his brother’s widow is called

a. Levirate b. Sororate c. Monogamy d. None of the above

94. The smallest unit of the society is called

a. State b. Clan c. Family d. Lineage

95. Culture is a

a. Genetic behaviour b. Learned behaviour c. Both a and b d. None of the above

96. Fieldwork involves collection of

a. Primary data b. Secondary data c. Both a and b d. None of the above

97. Arrange the political organization of human groups in ascending order of complexity

a. Band- Tribe- Chiefdom- State b. State- Chiefdom- Tribe- Band c. Chiefdom- Band- State- Tribe d. Tribe- Band- Chiefdom- State

98. The process of tracing descent through father’s line is called

a. Ambilineal b. Patrilineal c. Matrilineal d. None of the above

99. Who wrote the book “ A Philosophy for NEFA”

a. D. N Majumdar b. T. C Das c. Verrier Elwin d. C. V. F Haimendorf.

100. Golden Bough was written by

a. Clifford Geertz b. James Frazer c. Margaret Mead d. Marvin Harris