CUET PG Anthropology 2025 Question Paper (Available): Download Question Paper with Answer Key And Solutions PDF

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

• (A) P = 0.05
• (B) P \(>\) 0.05
• (C) P \(>\) 0.1
• (D) P \(\le\) 0.05

Which of the following is not found in Maglemosian culture?

• (A) Pottery
• (B) Adzes
• (C) Antler hafts
• (D) Harpoons

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

• (A) Translation
• (B) Transcription
• (C) Post-translational modification
• (D) Post-transcriptional modification

Match LIST-I with LIST-II

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
• (B) A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
• (C) A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
• (D) A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

Which of the following species are included among gracile australopithecines?

A. A. africanus

B. A. boisei

C. A. afarensis

D. A. anamensis

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A, B and D only
• (B) A, B and C only
• (C) A, C and D only
• (D) B, C and D only

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

• (A) PCR-RFLP
• (B) FISH
• (C) Karyotyping
• (D) Chromosomal banding

Match LIST-I with LIST-II

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
• (B) A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV
• (C) A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
• (D) A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV
• (B) A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV
• (C) A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
• (D) A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV

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

• (A) History of the past
• (B) Prehistoric archaeology
• (C) Archaeology
• (D) Prehistoric times

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

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A, B and D only
• (B) B, C and D only
• (C) B and D only
• (D) A, C and D only

Which of the following is not related to evolutionary changes in skull, eye and brain among the primates?

• (A) Stereoscopic vision
• (B) Binocular vision
• (C) Reduced Olfaction
• (D) Increased sensory modalities

Match LIST-I with LIST-II

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
• (B) A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
• (C) A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
• (D) A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

Which of the following is also known as reduction division?

• (A) Mitosis
• (B) Meiosis I
• (C) Mitosis I
• (D) Meiosis II

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

• (A) Neolocal
• (B) Patrilocal
• (C) Avunculocal
• (D) Matrilocal

Which parameter may be used to determine acclimatization to cold climate?

• (A) Increased metabolic rate
• (B) Reduced respiratory rate
• (C) Reduced cardiac output
• (D) Increased Iron deficiency

_________ is an intensive qualitative method involving careful and complete study of a person or an institution.

• (A) Observation
• (B) Case study
• (C) Ethnography
• (D) Interview

Arrange the following in chronological order of their year of discovery:

A. Australopithecus boisei
B. Australopithecus africanus
C. Australopithecus robustus
D. Cro-Magnon

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A, B, C, D
• (B) D, B, C, A
• (C) B, A, D, C
• (D) C, A, D, B

Medium bones and solid torso, low fat levels, wide shoulders with a narrow waist are characteristic features of:

• (A) Extreme endomorphy
• (B) Mesomorphy
• (C) Ectomorphy
• (D) Extreme ectomorphy

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

• (A) Carbon-14
• (B) Potassium-Argon (K-Ar)
• (C) Uranium Series
• (D) Thermoluminescence dating

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

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A and D only
• (B) A, B and D only
• (C) B, C and D only
• (D) A, B and C only

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
• (B) A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
• (C) A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV
• (D) A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III

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?

• (A) Probationary marriage
• (B) Trial marriage
• (C) Marriage by capture
• (D) Marriage by purchase

Arrange the following blood group systems in chronological order of their discovery.

A. ABO
B. Rh
C. MNSs
D. MN

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A, B, C, D
• (B) A, D, B, C
• (C) B, A, D, C
• (D) C, B, D, A

Whorls are present in least frequency among:

• (A) Mongoloids
• (B) Micronesians
• (C) Bushmen
• (D) Australian aborigines

Which of the following factors produce and redistribute variations?

A. Mutation
B. Natural selection
C. Gene flow
D. Recombination

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A, C and D only
• (B) A, B and C only
• (C) B and D only
• (D) B, C and D only

Upper palaeolithic culture in India is dominated by:

• (A) Burins
• (B) Backed blades
• (C) Awls
• (D) Points

Micoquian is a :

• (A) Blade
• (B) Hand-axe
• (C) Chopper
• (D) Scraper

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

• (A) Inductive approach
• (B) Deductive approach
• (C) Hypothetical approach
• (D) Facts based

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

• (A) E.B. Tylor
• (B) Franz Boas
• (C) Margaret Mead
• (D) Ruth Benedict

The oldest stone tools (approximately 3000 in number) were discovered at-

• (A) Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
• (B) Peninj River, Tanzania
• (C) Gona, Ethiopia
• (D) Torralba and Ambrona, Spain

Harold Conklin, is associated with which of the following?

A. Power
B. Ifugao
C. Indigenous agriculture
D. Economy

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A, B and D only
• (B) A, B and C only
• (C) B, C and D only
• (D) A, C and D only

Pear-shaped, tongue-shaped and oval-shaped hand-axes are commonly seen in which culture?

• (A) Abbevillian
• (B) Pre-Chellean
• (C) Acheulean
• (D) Clactonian

Match LIST-I with LIST-II

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
• (B) A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV
• (C) A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
• (D) A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I

McKim Marriot gave the concept of universalization and parochialization in his work on

• (A) Gaya
• (B) Rampura
• (C) Kishangarhi
• (D) Shivapura

Star-shaped borer is a characteristic tool of _________ culture.

• (A) Abbevillian
• (B) Magdalenian
• (C) Solutrean
• (D) Perigordian

Which of the following is not an elongated type of handaxe?

• (A) Lanceolate
• (B) Cordiform
• (C) Micoquian
• (D) Ficron

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
• (B) A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV
• (C) A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
• (D) A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

Bolas are from:

• (A) Palaeolithic
• (B) Mesolithic
• (C) Neolithic
• (D) Chalcolithic

Which of the following techniques ensure a systematic way of tracing the line of descent?

• (A) Genealogy
• (B) Focus Group Discussion
• (C) Pedigree
• (D) Participant Observation

Match LIST-I with LIST-II

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
• (B) A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV
• (C) A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III
• (D) A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
• (B) A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
• (C) A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV
• (D) A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III

Simultaneous presence of Sickle cell anemia and P. falciparum malaria is an example of _________.

• (A) Directional selection
• (B) Normalizing selection
• (C) Balancing selection
• (D) Neutral selection

Which of the following statements are correct?

A. Anthropology is an experimental science.
B. Anthropology is a field science.
C. Anthropology is a natural science.
D. Anthropology is an observational science.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A, B and D only
• (B) A, B and C only
• (C) A, C and D only
• (D) B, C and D only

Select the correct sequence based on increasing cranial capacity.

A. Homo sapiens
B. Homo floresiensis
C. Homo habilis
D. Homo erectus

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) B, C, D, A
• (B) D, B, C, A
• (C) B, A, D, C
• (D) C, B, D, A

Which of the following are megalithic structures?

A. Cromlech
B. Topi kal
C. Hood-stone
D. Stambha

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A, B and D only
• (B) A, B and C only
• (C) A, C and D only
• (D) B, C and D only

Which one of the following is not a characteristic of social structure?

• (A) Abstraction of empirical reality
• (B) Spatial dimensions
• (C) Continuity
• (D) Objectivity

Match LIST-I with LIST-II

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
• (B) A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
• (C) A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III
• (D) A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

Which of the following are the relative dating methods?

A. Fluorine
B. Dendrochronology
C. Stratigraphy
D. Palynology

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A, C and D only
• (B) A, B and C only
• (C) A, B and D only
• (D) B, C and D only

When a Dolmen is placed under an earth mound, it is called a:

• (A) Passage grave
• (B) Tumulus
• (C) Stonehenge
• (D) Hallcist

Match LIST-I with LIST-II

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
• (B) A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
• (C) A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
• (D) A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

The method of study to suggest the use of a particular tool in the past by observing the use of similar tools in contemporary societies with similar environments is called as _________ analogy.

• (A) Ethnographic
• (B) Cultural
• (C) Archaeological
• (D) Observational

Match LIST-I with LIST-II

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
• (B) A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV
• (C) A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
• (D) A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

The Kula ring, ceremonial exchange among the Trobriand Islanders included:-

• (A) white shell armbands and red shell necklaces
• (B) white rings, red shell armbands and red shell necklaces
• (C) red shell armbands and white shell necklaces
• (D) red rings, white shell armbands and red shell necklaces

The rise and fall of the general sea level due to melting or forming of the glaciers is known as _________ movement.

• (A) Iso-static
• (B) Eustatic
• (C) Ice
• (D) Glacier

The definition of Scheduled Tribes is mentioned in the Article _________ of the Constitution of India.

• (A) Article 340
• (B) Article 366 (25)
• (C) Article 15 (2)
• (D) Article 25b

Arrange the following tools in chronological order:

A. Ovate hand-axe
B. Flake cleaver
C. Blade tools
D. S-twist handaxe

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) D, B, A, C
• (B) A, D, B, C
• (C) B, A, D, C
• (D) C, B, D, A

The Nobel prize for discovery of DNA structure was awarded to Watson, Crick and Wilkins in the year:-

• (A) 1953
• (B) 1958
• (C) 1962
• (D) 1964

A type of family in which one is born is called _________.

• (A) Family of procreation
• (B) Polygynous family
• (C) Family of orientation
• (D) Polyandrous family

Which of the following is not a cultural component as proposed by Leslie White?

• (A) Sociological aspect
• (B) Economic aspect
• (C) Technological aspect
• (D) Sentimental aspect

Arrange the following culture periods in chronological order.

A. Ahar culture
B. Sunga-Kusana-Gupta
C. Kayatha culture
D. Malwa culture

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A, B, C, D
• (B) A, D, C, B
• (C) B, A, D, C
• (D) C, A, D, B

Arrange the following in chronological order of the year of their publication

A. The Golden Bough
B. The Elementary Structure of Kinship
C. Primitive Culture
D. Argonauts of the Western Pacific

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A, B, C, D
• (B) C, A, D, B
• (C) B, A, D, C
• (D) C, B, D, A

Which of the following are palaeolithic and mesolithic techniques?

A. Anvil stone
B. Grinding and polishing
C. Punching
D. Cylindrical hammer

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A, C and D only
• (B) A and C only
• (C) A, B, C and D
• (D) B, C and D only

Select the followers belonging to same school of thought.

A. James Frazer
B. Ruth Benedict
C. Margaret Mead
D. A. Kardiner

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A, B and D only
• (B) A, B and C only
• (C) B, C and D only
• (D) A, C and D only

Arrange the following concepts in chronological order of their proposal:

A. Great and little traditions
B. Dominant caste
C. Sacred complex
D. Nature - Man - Spirit Complex

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A, B, C, D
• (B) A, D, C, B
• (C) B, A, C, D
• (D) C, B, D, A

Arrange the following in expanding order of social structure:

A. Lineage
B. Phratry
C. Clan
D. Family

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A, C, B, D
• (B) A, B, C, D
• (C) D, A, C, B
• (D) C, B, D, A

Populations that are clearly isolated geographically and/or socially from other population groups are known as _________ isolates.

• (A) Breeding
• (B) Ostracized
• (C) Geographical
• (D) Reproductive

Arrange the following in chronological order during Pleistocene period:-

A. Riss
B. Gunz
C. Wurm
D. Mindel

Arrange the following stages in Prophase-I in the order of occurrence.

A. Zygotene
B. Leptotene
C. Diplotene
D. Pachytene

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A, B, C, D
• (B) D, B, C, A
• (C) B, A, D, C
• (D) C, B, D, A

Human chromosome 2, a large metacentric chromosome is the result of _________ during the course of evolution.

• (A) Translocation
• (B) Robertsonian translocation
• (C) Chromosomal replication
• (D) Chromosomal elongation

Arrange the following in the correct chronological order of European palaeolithic culture.

A. Solutrean
B. Mousterian
C. Acheulean
D. Aurignacian

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) C, B, D, A
• (B) A, C, B, D
• (C) B, A, C, D
• (D) C, A, D, B

Select the founders of theoretical population genetics who fundamentally developed the concept of neo-Darwinism.

A. R.A. Fisher
B. Sewall Wright
C. Gregor Mendel
D. J.B.S. Haldane

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A, B and D only
• (B) A and C only
• (C) B, C and D only
• (D) B and D only

Which of the following tribes share the linguistic group?

A. Chenchus
B. Mikir
C. Kadar
D. Koraga

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A, C and D only
• (B) A, B and C only
• (C) A, B, C and D
• (D) B, C and D only

Match LIST-I with LIST-II

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
• (B) A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV
• (C) A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
• (D) A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I

Match LIST-I with LIST-II

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
• (B) A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV
• (C) A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III
• (D) A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

Which of the following methods may not be used to understand growth patterns in humans?

• (A) Repeat cross-sectional
• (B) Cross-sectional
• (C) Longitudinal
• (D) Mixed Longitudinal