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101.

The community development approach was developed out side of anthropology in the context of

A. American colonial administration
B. British colonial administration
C. African colonial administration
D. Japnies colonial administration
Answer» C. African colonial administration
102.

A socioeconomic system or formation in which the means of production are controlled by the bourgeoise and in which surplus value in anthropology is called

A. Economics
B. Democracy
C. Capitalism
D. Free market
Answer» D. Free market
103.

Fictive kinship relations are called

A. Assimilation
B. Adaptation
C. Acculturation
D. Offspring
Answer» C. Acculturation
104.

A variant or version of a language, specific to a given local or social group in different category of persons are called

A. Mother tongue
B. Tongue
C. Dialect
D. Lingo
Answer» D. Lingo
105.

In anthropology a term applied to a number of social science which attempt to demonstrate that social and historical phenomena is

A. Acceptance
B. Passivity
C. Determinism
D. Predestination
Answer» E.
106.

A cousin related to Ego by a cross sex link that is the child of ego's mother's brother , father's sister in kinship terminology it's called

A. Cross-cousin
B. Parallel-cousin
C. one sided cousin
D. None of these
Answer» B. Parallel-cousin
107.

The concept of ethical issues was given by

A. Franz Boas
B. Karl polyani
C. Embree
D. Kroeber
Answer» B. Karl polyani
108.

In human behavior and relationships has been interpreted in anthropology is called

A. Authority
B. Dominance
C. Power
D. Sway
Answer» C. Power
109.

Research undertaken by the anthropologist or ethnologist in a given ethnographic area or community is called

A. Field work
B. Personal work
C. both a and b
D. None of these
Answer» B. Personal work
110.

A term introduced to anthropology by Taylor, to refer to the transmission across space of cultural elements or traits is called to be

A. Diffusion
B. Culture traits
C. both a and b
D. None of these
Answer» B. Culture traits
111.

In kinship a person who have one man and two wife is called

A. Polygyny
B. Polyandry
C. Polygamy
D. All of the above
Answer» B. Polyandry
112.

Cultural elements which may be material or non- material in anthropology this approach is called to be

A. Cultural elements
B. Cultural level
C. Cultural trait
D. Cultural theme
Answer» D. Cultural theme
113.

In the kinship system the group for which the rule of exogamy always seems to operate is called

A. Nuclear family
B. Joint family
C. Extended family
D. Step family
Answer» B. Joint family
114.

Keep all the members of the lineage together , keep the female members together but disperse the male, keep the male members together and disperse the females, disperse all the members are called

A. Endogamous
B. Exogamous
C. Exocarps
D. Exordiums
Answer» C. Exocarps
115.

In kinship there are local group then descent groups which is called

A. House
B. Blood
C. Family
D. Clan
Answer» D. Clan
116.

The Fox project the first economic development project was a small truck farm using land owned by the university of

A. University of Georgia
B. University of Chicago
C. University of Boston
D. University of Kentucky
Answer» C. University of Boston
117.

A type of social organization which has been observed mainly in Indonesia and in the Amazonian region where the community divided into two units is called

A. Dual Organization
B. Dual country
C. Dual people
D. Twin
Answer» B. Dual country
118.

The specific events that led to the testing of the research and development approach began in

A. 1950
B. 1949
C. 1946
D. 1955
Answer» C. 1946
119.

In kinship system the consanguinity is called

A. Relation by birth
B. Relation by blood
C. Relation by understanding
D. Relation by identity
Answer» B. Relation by blood
120.

A concept which is used in biological theories of genetic evolution to physiological and behavioral changes is called

A. Association
B. Adaptation
C. Acculturation
D. Diffusion
Answer» C. Acculturation
121.

To solve the practical problem is called

A. Activity
B. Occupation
C. Movement
D. Action
Answer» E.
122.

For the use of development materials referenced to a number of clients and groups and content areas are called

A. Trainer
B. Mentor
C. Personal secretary
D. Assistant
Answer» B. Mentor
123.

During war the chrystanthemum and the sword was a product of this operation in

A. 1946
B. 1947
C. 1948
D. 1949
Answer» B. 1947
124.

The term in use of Melanesian ethnography to describe a kind of political leader who have power and authority in the society are called

A. Chief
B. Primenister
C. Head of the community
D. Big-man
Answer» E.
125.

Traditional culture and the impact of technological change was given by

A. Good enough
B. Hangman
C. Lass well
D. Foster
Answer» E.
126.

In Kinship which of the following kin term systems distinguishes between cross and parallel cousins

A. Hawaiian
B. Eskimo
C. Sudanese
D. Iroquois
Answer» E.
127.

Action anthropology is based on

A. Power
B. Knowledge
C. Authority
D. Knowledge
Answer» D. Knowledge
128.

The applied aspect of the institute of social anthropology's research program was developed under the leadership of

A. George.M.Foster
B. Franz Boas
C. Ember
D. Thompson
Answer» B. Franz Boas
129.

In kinship if the spouses stay in their natal homes on marriage is called

A. Ambilocal
B. Neolocal
C. Uxorilocal
D. Natolocal
Answer» E.
130.

The process of social action and community organization for planning, action, their common and individual needs and problems make group and individual plans the resources and development are

A. Community development
B. Social development
C. Society development
D. Company development
Answer» B. Social development
131.

The consequences of the adoption of one alternative rather then another is called

A. Relative
B. Kinship
C. Neighbor
D. None of these
Answer» C. Neighbor
132.

In kinship a residence patterns which allows a choice of virilocal or uxorilocal residence are called

A. Ambilocal
B. Exlocal
C. Ambilocal
D. Virilocal
Answer» E.
133.

The study of culture and personality was written by

A. Franz Boas
B. Karl polyani
C. Benedict
D. Alfred L. Kroeber
Answer» D. Alfred L. Kroeber
134.

According to Emile Durkheim the Mechanical Solidarity is based on

A. blood relations and neighborhood
B. Division of labor and specialization
C. The contribution individuals
D. None of these
Answer» B. Division of labor and specialization
135.

The characteristic of anthropology are

A. It is concerned with both human biology and culture.
B. It is about human variation, evolution, and adaptation.
C. It focuses only on prehistoric societies
D. both a and b
Answer» E.
136.

Reciprocity in economy of anthropology is

A. Give and take
B. Give and don't return
C. Only giving gifts
D. Give and don?t hope for return
Answer» B. Give and don't return
137.

A large kinship group whose members inhibit one geographical area and believe the descendent from a common ancestor is known as

A. Clan
B. Tribe
C. Class
D. Kin groups
Answer» B. Tribe
138.

Societies across the world are stratified by

A. Anthropologists
B. Sociologists
C. Economists
D. Political Scientists
Answer» C. Economists
139.

All those who are older or higher in rank in a tribe, community or other organization is called

A. Young
B. Men and boys
C. Elders
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
140.

A book named "social structure" was written in 1949 by

A. George Peter
B. Max Weber
C. Emile Durkheim
D. Spenser
Answer» D. Spenser
141.

Symbolic behavior of a person means

A. Meaningful behavior
B. Covert behavior
C. Overt behavior
D. Significant behavior
Answer» B. Covert behavior
142.

The Phenomenon indicating lesser pace of change in symbolic culture compared to material one

A. Cultural Lag
B. A situation where, the Pace of change between symbolic and material culture is uneven
C. The state when symbolic culture does not change at all
D. When people actively resist change
Answer» C. The state when symbolic culture does not change at all
143.

The knowledge of beliefs, values, attitudes and actions in the environment is all about

A. Ecology
B. By birth
C. Culture
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
144.

Biological anthropology includes the study of

A. Non-human primates
B. Fossil record of human evolution
C. Human variation
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
145.

In modern society, cultural change is most likely to be the by product of

A. Planning
B. Diffusion
C. Social struggle
D. None of these
Answer» C. Social struggle
146.

Which of the following best describe how anthropologists primarily learn new information about humans?

A. Field work
B. laboratory experiments
C. reading travelers accounts
D. None of these
Answer» B. laboratory experiments
147.

Society as a complex organization of parts that functions to fulfill the requirement

A. Structural functionalism
B. Interaction School of thought
C. Phenomology
D. None of these
Answer» B. Interaction School of thought
148.

The perspective in anthropology that views culture as an integrated which is

A. Global perspective
B. comparative perspective
C. Holistic perspective
D. cultural perspective
Answer» D. cultural perspective
149.

Culture's by developing a more explicit and systematic scientific research strategy, which is called cultural materialism was introduced by

A. E.B Taylor
B. Ruth Benith
C. Marvin Harris
D. Marx
Answer» D. Marx
150.

The co-husbands are brothers which is

A. Marriage alliance
B. Polygamy
C. Adelphic polyandry
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these