AHSEC| CLASS 12| ANTHROPOLOGY| QUESTION PAPER - 2019| H.S. 2ND YEAR

AHSEC| CLASS 12| ANTHROPOLOGY| QUESTION PAPER - 2019| H.S. 2ND YEAR

2019
ANTHROPOLOGY
(Theory)
Full Marks: 71
Pass Marks: 21
Time: Three hours
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions.

 

1. Answer in short:  1x5=5

(a) The Eskimo belongs to which racial group?

(b) Who coined the term ‘Neolithic Revolution’?

(c) In which culture of Upper Palaeolithic period, home art began?

(d) Mention the name of one matrilineal community of North-East India.

(e) Name one community of North-East India who practise Jhum cultivation.

2. Choose the correct answers:       1x3=3

(a) The external appearance of an organism is termed as genotype/phenotype.

(b) The term ecosystem was coined by Gordon Childe/A.G. Tansley.

(c) The Mishing practise Plough/Jhum cultivation.

3. What is Mendel’s Law of Segregation? 2

4. What is an Antigen?    2

5. What do you mean by epicanthic fold?      2

6. What is an Extended family?     2

7. Distinguish between family of Orientation and family of Procreation.     2

8. What do you mean by Primitive or Simple economy? 2

9. What do you mean by hunting by disguise? 2

10. Define ecology.    2

11. What is a graver? For what purpose was it used?    2

12. Mention two tool type of Mesolithic period.       1+1=2

13. What is a pond ecosystem? Illustrate with example.     3

14. Who rediscovered Mendel’s Law of Inheritance? What is purity of gametes?      1+2=3

15. What is bulb of percussion and negative bulb of percussion?    1 ½ + 1 ½ =3

16. Highlight the salient features of pressure flaking technique.       3

17. Briefly describe the characteristic features of Joint family.  3

18. Highlight the differences between care tool and flake tool. 3

19. What is terrace cultivation? Mention a tribe of North-East India who practise terrace cultivation.    3+1=4

20. Write short notes on: (any two) 3x2=6

(a) Ethnography

(b) Clustered relationship in nuclear family

(c) Buliang

(d) Polygynous and Polyandrous family.

21. What is a gene? Discuss Mendel’s dihybrid ratio with diagram.    1+3=4

Or

Describe the sub-divisions of Mongoloid race with geographical distribution.   4

22. Provide a comparison on producing economy and collecting economy.       5

Or

What do you understand by bi-lateral descent? Discuss the significance of rules of descent in a society.  1+4=5

23. Provide a brief account on the social organization of the Apatanis.    5

Or

What is meant by Global warming? Discuss the role of human activity in global warming.  1+4=5

 

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