Test Code: Anthro 2304

Anthropology Test Series 2023

Test 04
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Time Allowed: Three Hours Maximum Marks: 250

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Please read each of the following instructions carefully before attempting questions:

1. There are EIGHT questions divided in TWO SECTIONS printed in ENGLISH.

2. Candidate has to attempt FIVE questions in all.

3. Questions No. 1 and 5 are compulsory and out of the remaining, any THREE are to be attempted choosing at
least ONE question from each section.

4. The number of marks carried by a question/part is indicated against it.

5. Word limit in questions, wherever specified, should be adhered to.

6. Any page or portion of the page left blank in the Question-Cum Answer Booklet must be clearly Struck off.

7. Do furnish the appropriate details in the answer sheet (viz. Name, Email, Mobile No).

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Section A
Q.1) Comment on the following in about 150 words each: 10x5=50
(a) Debates on Aryan Invasion
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1.b) Rhodesian Man

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1.c) Megalithic culture in India

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1.d) Tool types in Upper Paleolithic culture of Europe

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1.e) Neolithic-Chalcolithic Culture in India

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Q2. (a) What are the defining characteristics of Iron Age cultures and how did it impacted
the life of people? (15 marks)
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2.b) "Europeans are closer to Neanderthals.” Critically discuss in view of the African origin
of humankind. (15 marks)
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2.c) Ecological factors led to flow and ebb of Harappan civilization. Comment.
(20 marks)
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Q3. (a) Discuss impact of Ethnoarchaeology in reconstructing the past citing Indian
examples. (15 marks)
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3.b) What is Synthetic Theory of Evolution? Discuss how this theory helps us in
understanding the evolutionary mechanism. (15 marks)
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3.c) Comment briefly on the physical features and phylogenetic position of Australopithe-
cines. (20 marks)
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Q4. (a) Human Evolution is bio-cultural in nature. Explain. (15 marks)

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4.b) Will it be proper to consider the megaliths to represent a single, homogeneous or

contemporaneous culture? What kind of material life and cultural system is revealed
in the megalithic cultures in India? (15 marks)
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4.c) Describe different types of dating methods used in Archaeology, Highlighting the
importance of each method. (20 marks)
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Section B
Q.5) Answer the following in about 150 words each: 10x5=50
(a) Debate related to phylogenic position of Neanderthals
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5.b) Role of Primatology in Anthropological studies

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5.c) Neolithic cultures of North India

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5.d) Sivapithecus and Ramapithecus

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5.e) Adaptive Primate Radiation

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Q6. (a) Discuss the Characteristic feature of Mesolithic culture in India. (15 marks)
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6.b) Discuss with suitable examples typo-technological problems in Indian Paleolithic

industry with reference to environmental hypothesis. (15 marks)
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6.c) Why are Neanderthals called Pre-modern humans? The Upper Palaeolithic period
provides evidence of their coexistence with modern man. Discuss. (20 marks)
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Q7. (a) Why is the Neolithic phase of culture ‘in Europe called revolution? Describe its
distinctive features. (15 marks)
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7.b) Discuss primate locomotion with special reference to adaptation to arboreal life.
(15 marks)
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7.c) Briefly describe features of Narmada Man. Also highlight the debate related to its
phylogenic status. (20 marks)
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Q8. (a) Highlight different theories of emergence of Homo sapiens with evidence.
(15 marks)
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8.b) Enumerate evidence of Animal domestication in Indian Microlithic Industry.

(15 marks)
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8.c) Briefly explain Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. What does ‘survival of the fittest’ mean
in the coronavirus pandemic? (20 marks)
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