Anthropology MCQs

Welcome to our comprehensive collection of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) on Anthropology, a fundamental topic in the field of Human and Cultural Diversity. Whether you're preparing for competitive exams, honing your problem-solving skills, or simply looking to enhance your abilities in this field, our Anthropology MCQs are designed to help you grasp the core concepts and excel in solving problems.

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Q81.
As reported in "Fighting for Our Lives," the only group of professionals that was significantly more able than others to tell when people were lying was

a.

Members of the Secret Service

b.

lawyers

c.

Employees of the CIA

d.

Psychotherapists.

Discuss
Answer: (a).Members of the Secret Service
Q82.
A first-hand, detailed description of a living culture, based on personal observation

a.

Ethnography

b.

Ethnocentrism

c.

Ethnology

d.

Enculturation

Discuss
Answer: (a).Ethnography
Q83.
Culture of poverty was a term originally used by Oscar Lewis in

a.

1955

b.

1977

c.

1944

d.

1966

Discuss
Answer: (d).1966
Q84.
Which of the following varies from culture to culture with respect to people's perceptions of space and time?

a.

The direction from which they read, right to left or left to right

b.

The direction in which they see the future, ahead of them or behind them

c.

Whether or not they ignore directions such as east and west when thinking about time

d.

All of the above

Discuss
Answer: (d).All of the above
Q85.
Alternation in the actual ways of behaving of people as a result of change in ideals, ideas and ideology

a.

By culture change

b.

The change in fashions like that of dress, ornaments, music

c.

The latest technology is adopted like fax, Internet etc

d.

None of these

Discuss
Answer: (a).By culture change
Q86.

Which of the following factors would come under the term of 'diversity'?

a.

All of these

b.

Gender

c.

Socio-economic status

d.

Cultural background

Discuss
Answer: (a).All of these
Q87.
A women who shares a husband with one or more other women in a polygynous union are called

a.

Co-friend

b.

Co-women

c.

Co-wife

d.

None of these

Discuss
Answer: (c).Co-wife
Q88.
The concept alienation was first introduced by

a.

Max Weber

b.

Karl Marx

c.

August Comte

d.

C.W. Mills

Discuss
Answer: (b).Karl Marx
Q89.
Process of spread of the cultural traits, trait complexes and patterns in space

a.

Transmission of traits and trait complexes from one generation to the other

b.

Combining of the existing elements to take a new form

c.

Diffusion is the process of change that stands for

d.

None of these

Discuss
Answer: (c).Diffusion is the process of change that stands for
Q90.

There is evidence that the language one speaks has an influence on one's ability to

a.

Sense direction

b.

Figure out one's gender early in life

c.

Remember who caused an accident

d.

Do all of the above

Discuss
Answer: (d).Do all of the above
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