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#	Question	Subject and topic	Difficulty
1341	Which type of DNA is passed on only through the mother and is used to trace maternal ancestry?	Anthropology Genetic markers	Easy
1342	The relationship between alleles IA and IB, where both are fully expressed in a person of blood group AB, is …	Anthropology Genetic markers	Medium
1343	A father has blood group A and a mother has blood group B. Their first child has blood group O. What are the …	Anthropology Genetic markers	Medium
1344	A couple both of blood group AB have a child. Which blood group is NOT possible for the child?	Anthropology Genetic markers	Hard
1345	Microliths are most characteristic of which cultural period?	Anthropology Stone Age cultures	Easy
1346	Who used the term "Neolithic Revolution" for the change to farming and settled life?	Anthropology Stone Age cultures	Easy
1347	At a site, archaeologists find polished stone axes, pottery, remains of domesticated cattle and charred grain…	Anthropology Stone Age cultures	Medium
1348	Which change in way of life best distinguishes the Neolithic from the Palaeolithic?	Anthropology Stone Age cultures	Medium
1349	Why did microlithic tools become widespread at the end of the Ice Age?	Anthropology Stone Age cultures	Hard
1350	A tool flaked on both faces to form a pear-shaped outline with a pointed tip is called a	Anthropology Tool typology and technology	Easy
1351	A ground and polished stone axe of the Neolithic period is known as a	Anthropology Tool typology and technology	Easy
1352	A pebble from which flakes have been removed from only one face to form a rough cutting edge is best describe…	Anthropology Tool typology and technology	Medium
1353	A flake is 8 cm long and 3 cm wide with parallel sides. Under the usual definition, it is classed as a	Anthropology Tool typology and technology	Medium
1354	Why is pottery especially useful to archaeologists for identifying and comparing cultures?	Anthropology Tool typology and technology	Hard
1355	Bronze is an alloy of copper and	Anthropology Metal Age	Easy
1356	Cultures that used copper together with stone tools are called	Anthropology Metal Age	Easy
1357	Which Bronze Age civilisation of South Asia produced the bronze "dancing girl" figurine?	Anthropology Metal Age	Medium
1358	Although bronze was used earlier, iron later became far more widespread. The main reason was that	Anthropology Metal Age	Medium
1359	How did iron tools contribute to the spread of agriculture in the Ganga plain?	Anthropology Metal Age	Hard
1360	According to the law of superposition, in undisturbed deposits the oldest layer is usually	Anthropology Stratigraphy and dating	Easy