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1421 Status that a person gets by birth, such as caste membership, is called Anthropology
Caste and social stratification
Easy
1422 A caste group lower in the local hierarchy gives up meat and liquor and begins to wear the sacred thread to c… Anthropology
Caste and social stratification
Medium
1423 In a village, a barber family serves the same landowning families every year and receives a fixed share of gr… Anthropology
Caste and social stratification
Medium
1424 A caste in a village is numerically the largest, owns most of the land and controls the panchayat, though it … Anthropology
Caste and social stratification
Hard
1425 The process of social change brought about by over 150 years of British rule in India was called Westernisati… Anthropology
Colonialism, modernisation and globalisation
Easy
1426 The growing interconnection of economies and cultures across the world through trade, media and technology is… Anthropology
Colonialism, modernisation and globalisation
Easy
1427 Colonial forest laws affected many tribal communities mainly by Anthropology
Colonialism, modernisation and globalisation
Medium
1428 An international pizza chain in India introduces paneer and tandoori toppings to suit local tastes. This is a… Anthropology
Colonialism, modernisation and globalisation
Medium
1429 Which statement best distinguishes modernisation from Westernisation? Anthropology
Colonialism, modernisation and globalisation
Hard
1430 The Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, known as PESA, was passed in Anthropology
Anthropology and development
Easy
1431 Which law recognises the rights of forest-dwelling communities over forest land and resources? Anthropology
Anthropology and development
Easy
1432 Nehru's Panchsheel for tribal development emphasised that tribal people should develop Anthropology
Anthropology and development
Medium
1433 A government builds a school in a tribal village, but attendance is poor because classes are held during the … Anthropology
Anthropology and development
Medium
1434 A dam submerges forest villages, and families receive only cash compensation and are moved to a town. Why mig… Anthropology
Anthropology and development
Hard
1435 Which bone is considered the most reliable for determining the sex of an adult skeleton? Anthropology
Forensic and public-health anthropology
Easy
1436 Which is the most common fingerprint pattern in human populations? Anthropology
Forensic and public-health anthropology
Easy
1437 In an unidentified skeleton, the ends of the long bones are not yet fused to the shafts and some permanent te… Anthropology
Forensic and public-health anthropology
Medium
1438 A man with blood group O claims to be the father of a child with blood group AB. What can be concluded? Anthropology
Forensic and public-health anthropology
Medium
1439 A vaccination drive in a village fails because people believe illness is caused by angry spirits. Which step … Anthropology
Forensic and public-health anthropology
Hard
1440 In Durkheim's view, the solidarity of industrial societies, based on interdependence of specialised roles, is… Anthropology
Industrial society and cultural diversity
Easy