INVESTIGATOR – ANTHROPOLOGY/SOCIOLOGY – KIRTADS

PROVISIONAL ANSWER KEY
Question Paper Code: 32/2017/OL
Category Code: 193/2016
Exam: Investigator (Anthropology/Sociology)
Medium of Question: English
Date of Test 22-04-2017
Department KIRTADS
Alphacode A
Question1:-Who presided over the inaugural meeting of Constituent Assembly of India held on 9th December, 1946?
A:-Jawaharlal Nehru
B:-Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha
C:-Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D:-Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question2:-Which among the following is termed as ‘mini constitution’ regarding Indian constitution?
A:-The Preamble
B:-Fundamental Rights
C:-42nd Amendment
D:-44th Amendment
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question3:-When the two houses of Parliament differ regarding a Bill then the deadlock is resolved by
A:-President of India
B:-Prime Minister of India
C:-A joint sitting of two houses
D:-A special committee formed for the purpose
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question4:-Article 370 of Indian Constitution deals with
A:-Emergency powers of President
B:-Special position of Jammu Kashmir
C:-Residuary powers
D:-Amendment procedure
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question5:-Which one of the following rights was described by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the heart and soul of Indian
Constitution?
A:-Right to Freedom of religion
B:-Right to Property
C:-Right to Equality
D:-Right to Constitutional Remedies
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question6:-In which year the evil custom ‘mannapedi and pulapedi’ was abolished?
A:-1792
B:-1696
C:-1856
D:-1949
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question7:-Who moved the resolution requesting eradication of untouchability in Kerala at Kakinada session of Congress?
A:-T.K. Madhavan
B:-K.P. Kesava Menon
C:-A.K. Pillai
D:-K. Kelappan
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question8:-The editor of newspaper ‘Mitavadi’
A:-V.T. Bhattathirippad
B:-T.K. Madhavan
C:-Sahodharan Ayyappan
D:-C. Krishnan
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question9:-The famous Malayalam Drama Pattabakki was written by
A:-K. Damodaran
B:-K.T. Kunnu Muhammed
C:-Thoppil Bhasi
D:-O.V. Vijayan
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question10:-The leader of Malabar Rebellion of 1921 who declared himself as the king of Hindus, the Amir of Muslims and
the colonel of khilafath army?
A:-Ali Musliar
B:-Kunjali Marakkar
C:-Kattilasseri Musliar
D:-Variankunnath Haji
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question11:-Who among the following social reformers is prominent in organizing interdining?
A:-Sahodharan Ayyappan
B:-Chattambi Swamikal
C:-Sri Narayana Guru
D:-Brahmananda Sivayogi
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question12:-‘Aikya Kerala Convention’ held at Thrissur in April, 1947 was presided by
A:-Kelappan
B:-King of Cochin
C:-Pattom Thanu Pillai
D:-EMS Namboothirippad
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question13:-The ritual song that accompanied ‘Theyyam’ is
A:-Theyyampattu
B:-Thottampattu
C:-Ashtapathy
D:-Tira
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question14:-The Malayalam novel Kanjanamala is written by
A:-R.S. Vimal
B:-Kanjana
C:-P.T. Muhammed Sadiq
D:-Muhammed Siddiq
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question15:-Who is the founder of the Non-Brahmin movement ‘Satyashodak Samaj’?
A:-Veeresalingam
B:-Jyothi Rao Phule
C:-M.G. Ranade
D:-E.V. Ramaswami Naiker
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question16:-Who has been elected as the New President of BCCI?
A:-Sunil Gavasker
B:-Saurav Ganguly
C:-Shashank Manohar
D:-Rajiv Shukla
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question17:-India’s first defense park is going to setup at
A:-Gurgaon
B:-Pune
C:-Jabalpur
D:-Ottappalam
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question18:-The work Tuhfathul Mujahideen was written by
A:-Rajaram Mohan Roy
B:-Ziauddin Barani
C:-Abul Fazl
D:-Sheikh Zainuddin
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question19:-Atacama desert is located in
A:-Europe
B:-Africa
C:-South America
D:-Asia
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question20:-Capital of Colombia is
A:-Bogota
B:-San Jose
C:-Ottawa
D:-Bologna
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question21:-Which of the following is a wrong statement?
A:-Anthropologists are interested in all aspects of the human species and human behavior
B:-Anthropologist studies man and his contemporary society and his past
C:-Anthropologist studies man at all levels of culture
D:-Anthropologists study human being as well as other animals
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question22:-Who of the pioneer anthropologist has defined ‘Culture is a complex whole which include knowledge believe,
art, moral, law, custom and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society’?
A:-E.B. Tylor
B:-Malinowski
C:-Radcliffe Brown
D:-Margret Mead
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question23:-Physical Anthropology is not related to
A:-Biological aspect of human being
B:-Physiological aspect of human being
C:-Human evolution
D:-Cultural aspect of humans
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question24:-Which of the following is correct?
A:-Community can be identified
B:-A Community is related to an area
C:-Both (1) and (2) is correct
D:-Both (1) and (2) is wrong
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question25:-Monogamy is a type of
A:-Family
B:-Marriage
C:-Kinship
D:-All the above
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question26:-Which of the following is correct?
A:-The band is the simplest level of social organization
B:-The band is marked by very little political organization
C:-Both (1) and (2) is correct
D:-Both (1) and (2) is wrong
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question27:-Which of the following are more prevalent types of family in the present day world?
A:-Nuclear
B:-Joint
C:-Extended
D:-All the above
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question28:-Which of the following is correct?
i. Ethics is the outsider’s view of culture
ii. Ethics is the insider’s view of culture
iii. Emics is the outsider’s view of culture
iv. Emics is the insider’s view of culture
A:-i and iv is correct
B:-i, ii and iv is correct
C:-ii and iv is correct
D:-i, ii, iii and iv is correct
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question29:-Kinship is defined as the relationship because of
A:-Blood relation
B:-Marital relation
C:-Both (1) and (2)
D:-None
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question30:-Which of the following pair is correctly matched?
A:-Toda – Polyandry
B:-Khasa – Matrilineal
C:-Oraon – Matriarchal
D:-Khasi – Settled cultivation
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question31:-”If a woman, after her marriage stays in the house of her husband with husband’s kin” this is known as
A:-Avunculocal
B:-Virilocal
C:-Uxorilocal
D:-Amitalocal
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question32:-Who was the pioneer anthropologist has proposed participant observation as a method of data collection?
A:-B. Malinowski
B:-M.N. Srinivas
C:-Margaret Mead
D:-A.R. Radcliffe Brown
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question33:-Which of the following name is commonly used among Indian tribes for shifting cultivation?
A:-Jhum
B:-Bringal/Koman
C:-Podu
D:-All the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question34:-Which of the following pair is correctly not matched?
A:-B. Malinowski – Trobriand Islands
B:-A.R. Radcliff brown – Polynesia
C:-W.H.R. Rivers – Bharia
D:-Ruth Benedict – Kwakitutl Indians
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question35:-Who postulated the concept of Sanskritisation and Westernization?
A:-M.N. Srinivas
B:-B. Malinowski
C:-A.R. Radcliff brown
D:-W.H.R. Rivers
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question36:-Who developed the preposition of great and little traditions?
A:-B. Malinowski
B:-A.R. Radcliff Brown
C:-W.H.R. Rivers
D:-Claude Levi Strauss
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question37:-Who of the following is known for Kula a form of barter system?
A:-Papuan
B:-Pygmi
C:-Both (1) and (2)
D:-None
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question38:-Which of the following is not a tool for the primary data collection?
A:-Observation
B:-Questionnaire
C:-Schedule
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question39:-Which of the following observation technique can be used for data collection?
A:-Semi-participant
B:-Non-participant
C:-Participant
D:-All the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question40:-For Hindu which of the following is sacred book
A:-Kuran
B:-Bible
C:-Geeta
D:-All the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question41:-According to Hindu Varna system, who of the following have higher hierarchy?
A:-Shudra
B:-Vaishya
C:-Chhatriya
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question42:-In population size, who of the following is largest tribe of India?
A:-Gond
B:-Kuki
C:-Santhal
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question43:-Which of the following is a tribe found in Kerala?
A:-Paniyan
B:-Palakkad
C:-Erula
D:-All the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question44:-Which of the following tribe is not found in Kerala?
A:-Kadar
B:-Kurumba
C:-Naga
D:-All the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question45:-Major problem of Indian tribes are
A:-Poverty
B:-Illiteracy
C:-Indebtedness
D:-All the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question46:-Who of the following had given opinion that ”religion is evolved from magic”?
A:-Franz Boas
B:-George James Frazer
C:-Varrier Elvin
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question47:-Which of the following is commonly practiced by Indian tribe?
A:-Shamanism
B:-Animism
C:-Totemism
D:-All the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question48:-Which of the following is a criteria for notifying tribe as a primitive tribe?
A:-Poverty
B:-Land holding
C:-Political empowerment
D:-All the above
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question49:-What are the drawbacks of caste system?
A:-Untouchability
B:-Hierarchy
C:-Membership by birth
D:-All the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question50:-What are the bases on which a caste become dominant caste?
A:-Large population
B:-Political empowerment
C:-Education and wealth
D:-All the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question51:-Which of the following tribe is still subsistence on hunting and food gathering?
A:-Oraon
B:-Gond
C:-Jarawa
D:-Kinnura
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question52:-Rank society is categories by unequal excess to
A:-Prestige
B:-Power
C:-Both (1) and (2)
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question53:-A caste is rank group in which membership is determined by
A:-Citizenship
B:-Birth
C:-Marriage
D:-All the above
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question54:-When a female marries with more than one man (husband) this type of marriage is called
A:-Monogamy
B:-Polyandry
C:-Polygamy
D:-Group marriage
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question55:-When a man (husband) marries with two or more female (wife) this type of marriage is called
A:-Group marriage
B:-Monogamy
C:-Polygyny
D:-Polyandry
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question56:-Which of the following tribe is known for practicing polyandry?
A:-Gond
B:-Kadar
C:-Toda
D:-Paniyan
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question57:-Which of the following tribe are known for matrilineality?
A:-Nair
B:-Khasi
C:-Jaintia
D:-All the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question58:-Who of the following can be best key-informant for demographic study in a village?
A:-Farmer
B:-Shop keeper
C:-Aganwadi worker
D:-Policeman
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question59:-Which of the following is a best tool for data collection regarding ancestors and blood relatives of respondent?
A:-Observation
B:-Interview
C:-Pedigree
D:-Questionnaire
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question60:-Why anthropologists can be good resource for development of tribes?
A:-They have good understanding about tribe
B:-They are aware about tribal problems
C:-They frequently visit tribal areas
D:-All the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question61:-Which among the following are the three major independent factors that form the theory of stratification
hierarchy according to Max Weber?
A:-Class, Status and Power
B:-Caste, Class and Power
C:-Class, Power and Estate
D:-Caste, Class and Status
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question62:-The book ”Sociological Imagination” is written by
A:-M.N. Srinivas
B:-Wright Mills
C:-Hutton
D:-Malinowski
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question63:-The process means that several sorts of working agreements between rival groups that permit at least limited
cooperation between them even though the issues dividing them remain unsettled
A:-Cooperation
B:-Accommodation
C:-Acculturation
D:-Assimilation
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question64:-TRIPs refers
A:-Trade Revival of International Property Rights
B:-Tariff Related Intellectual Property Rights
C:-Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights
D:-Trade Related International Property Rights
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question65:-ICDS first launched in the year
A:-1965
B:-1979
C:-1985
D:-1975
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question66:-Rationalism is
A:-A methodology that purely seeks inductive approach
B:-A methodology that is purely indological and deductive
C:-A theory in which the criterion are fixed in stringent manner and sometimes deductive
D:-Methodology or theory in which the criterion of the truth is not sensory but intellectual and deductive
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question67:-The concept ”Dominant Caste” developed by MN Srinivas in his study in a particular village
A:-Hoysala
B:-Mysuru
C:-Rampura
D:-Husur
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question68:-Sociology is a science of social facts said by
A:-Max Weber
B:-Karl Marx
C:-Talcott Parson
D:-Emile Durkhiem
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question69:-Which is most important thing required for a democratic public life, in which every participants have the same
capacities of discourse, social equity and their words are not confused by ideology or errors according to Habermass?
A:-Communicative action
B:-Public sphere
C:-Civil platform
D:-Ideal Speech situation
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question70:-Which one among the following is an empirical inquiry that investigates a phenomenon within its real-life
context?
A:-Case study
B:-Focus group study
C:-Empiricism
D:-Rationalism
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question71:-According to Comte, ‘Fetishism’ comes under the stage of
A:-Fatalistic
B:-Metaphysical
C:-Theological
D:-Positive
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question72:-Who developed the concept of ”religion of humanity”?
A:-Comte
B:-Durkhiem
C:-Weber
D:-Marx
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question73:-The term ‘subaltern’ derived from the work of
A:-EP Thompson
B:-Gramsci
C:-Notestein
D:-Giddens
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question74:-According to Marx Modern society have types of classes
A:-Capitalist and Bourgeoisie and poor
B:-Bourgeoisie and petti bourgeoisie
C:-Bourgeoisie and Proletariat
D:-Bourgeoisie, Proletariat and petti bourgeoisie
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question75:-The article of the constitution abolished the act of Untouchability
A:-Article 16
B:-Article 15
C:-Article 17
D:-Article 14
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question76:-”Antyodaya”, a special programme for the upliftment of the
A:-Women
B:-Youth
C:-Elderly
D:-Poor
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question77:-NHG is associated with
A:-Panchayathi Raj
B:-Women empowerment
C:-Dalit movement
D:-Privatisation
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question78:-The process of redistributing or dispersing functions, powers, people or things away from a central location or
authority is known as
A:-Governance
B:-Empowerment
C:-Power enforcement
D:-Decentralisation
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question79:-The term refers to a condition in which resources are not being used
A:-Underdevelopment
B:-Mal development
C:-Uneven development
D:-Undevelopment
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question80:-A group speaking a common dialect and inhabiting a common territory is known as
A:-Clan
B:-Society
C:-Tribe
D:-Community
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question81:-The article of the Indian constitution provides for grant-in-aid from the union to the states for promoting the
welfare of the welfare of the scheduled Tribes or for raising the level of administration of the Scheduled Areas
A:-275(1)
B:-277(1)
C:-307(1)
D:-317(1)
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question82:-TRYSM refers to
A:-Training for Self-Empowerment for Rural Youth
B:-Training for Self-Employment for Rural Youth
C:-Training for Youth in Self-Management
D:-Training for Youth in Sustainable Management
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question83:-IRDP launched in the year
A:-1986
B:-1983
C:-1987
D:-1980
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question84:-The Special Central Assistance (SCA) for tribal sub plans is allocated between different states on the basis of
three criteria on a sub plan area such as
(1) Tribal population, geographical area, per capital gross output of the state
(2) Tribal growth rate, development issues, per capita income
(3) Tribal output, per capital output of the state, tribal development index
(4) Tribal mortality rate, development index, per capita income
A:-Only is (1) is correct
B:-Both (1) and (2) are correct
C:-(1), (2), (3), (4) are correct
D:-(1), (2), (3), (4) are wrong
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question85:-PMRY (Prime Ministers Rozgar Yojana) initiated in 1993 mainly intended to tackle
A:-The upliftment of downtrodden and needy people
B:-Problems of elderly
C:-The burning problem of educated unemployment
D:-The empowerment of women
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question86:-Which among the following is a new social movement?
A:-Peasant movement
B:-Gay rights movement
C:-Protestant movement
D:-Working class movement
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question87:-India’s first Backward caste commission constituted under the chairmanship of
A:-Balwant Rai Mehta
B:-Ashok Mehta
C:-Kaka Kaletkar
D:-M.S.A. Rao
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question88:-The term ‘Sustainable development’ is framed under
A:-Notestein Commission
B:-Global Future Commission
C:-Santomas Commission
D:-Brundtland Commission
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question89:-Which among the following that governed the land acquisition process in India until 2013?
A:-Land Acquisition Act 1984
B:-Land Acquisition Act 1894
C:-Land Acquisition Act 1948
D:-Land Acquisition Act 1498
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question90:-Global Warming refers to
A:-rise in average surface temperature on earth
B:-rise in magnitude of humidity on earth
C:-decline in surface temperature on earth
D:-decline in magnitude on earth
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question91:-World Environment day observed every year
A:-10th June
B:-7th June
C:-5th June
D:-9th June
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question92:-Which one is selection of subset of individuals from within a statistical population to estimate characteristic of
population?
A:-Census Method
B:-Survey
C:-Civil Registration
D:-Sampling
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question93:-Which is the most prominent agency for Formal Social Control?
A:-Religion
B:-Caste
C:-Class
D:-Law
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question94:-CH Cooley classified group into
A:-Formal and informal group
B:-Primary and Secondary group
C:-Ingroup and Outgroup
D:-Social and Cultural group
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question95:-The Book ”Rural Sociology in India” written by
A:-A.R. Desai
B:-M.N. Srinivas
C:-Yogendra Singh
D:-Ghurey
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question96:-The theory of structuration brought by
A:-Gramsci
B:-Jeffrey Alexander
C:-Habermas
D:-Anthony Giddens
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question97:-Match the following :
(a) MN Srinivas 1. Social action
(b) Comte 2. Organic Anology
(c) Durkhiem 3. Positive De Philosophy
(d) Spencer 4. Sanskritisation
(e) Weber 5. Suicide
A:-a-4, b-3, c-5, d-2, e-1
B:-a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4, e-5
C:-a-2, b-1, c-5, d-3, e-2
D:-a-1, b-5, c-3, d-4, e-2
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question98:-”Rules of Sociological Method” is written by
A:-Gramsci
B:-Weber
C:-Habermas
D:-Durkhiem
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question99:-Which among the following is not a social institution?
A:-Religion
B:-Banks
C:-Family
D:-Polity
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question100:-WTO stands for
A:-World Trade Organisation
B:-World Trajectory Organisation
C:-World Training Organisation
D:-World Tourism Organisation
Correct Answer:- Option-A