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Delhi University Entrance Test (DUET) 2020 Previous Year Question Paper With Answer Key

DU MPhil PhD in Anthropology
Topic: ANTHRO MPHIL S2
1) Which of the following is a measure of central tendency?
[Question ID = 3038]
1. Median [Option ID = 12146]
2. Standard Deviation [Option ID = 12147]
3. Variance [Option ID = 12148]
4. Mean Deviation [Option ID = 12149]
Correct Answer :
Median [Option ID = 12146]
2) Sequencing is a technique of data generation in
[Question ID = 3039]
1. Genome research [Option ID = 12150]
2. Physiological research [Option ID = 12151]
3. Social Epidemiology [Option ID = 12152]
4. Kinanthropometry [Option ID = 12153]
Correct Answer :
Genome research [Option ID = 12150]
3) Point prevalence is
[Question ID = 3040]
1. Current presence of disease [Option ID = 12154]
2. Disease presence in last (n) years [Option ID = 12155]
3. Ever had the disease [Option ID = 12156]
4. Disease presence in last month [Option ID = 12157]
Correct Answer :
Current presence of disease [Option ID = 12154]
4) Which of the following is not a ratio scale measurement?
[Question ID = 3041]
1. Blood group [Option ID = 12158]
2. RBC count [Option ID = 12159]
3. WBC count [Option ID = 12160]
4. Platelet count [Option ID = 12161]
Correct Answer :
Blood group [Option ID = 12158]
5) Inclusion/Exclusion criteria are mandatory for:
[Question ID = 3042]
1. Survey Methods [Option ID = 12162]
2. Case Control designs [Option ID = 12163]
3. Household Surveys [Option ID = 12164]
4. Crosssectional designs [Option ID = 12165]
Correct Answer :
Case Control designs [Option ID = 12163]
6) Research schedule is filled by:
[Question ID = 3043]
1. The participant [Option ID = 12166]
2. The investigator [Option ID = 12167]
3. The family member [Option ID = 12168]
4. The neighbour of the participant [Option ID = 12169]
Correct Answer :
The investigator [Option ID = 12167]
7) Which of the following is not a Next generation sequencing technology?
[Question ID = 3044]
1. Illumina [Option ID = 12170]
2. Ion Torrent [Option ID = 12171]
3. Roche 454 [Option ID = 12172]
4. CRISPER [Option ID = 12173]

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Correct Answer :
CRISPER [Option ID = 12173]
8) Phenomenology is:
[Question ID = 3045]
1. Explaining the phenomena without experience [Option ID = 12174]
2. Indirect experience of the phenomena [Option ID = 12175]
3. Direct experience of the phenomena [Option ID = 12176]
4. Explaining the phenomena using others experiences [Option ID = 12177]
Correct Answer :
Direct experience of the phenomena [Option ID = 12176]
9) Student t test is
[Question ID = 3046]
1. Nonparametric test
[Option ID = 12178]
2. Used for categorical data analysis
[Option ID = 12179]
3. Used for 2x2 contingency tables significance testing
[Option ID = 12180]
4. Parametric test
[Option ID = 12181]
Correct Answer :
Parametric test
[Option ID = 12181]
10) Selecting samples from a subdivided population is known as:
[Question ID = 3047]
1. Snowball sampling [Option ID = 12182]
2. Categorical sampling [Option ID = 12183]
3. Stratified random sampling [Option ID = 12184]
4. Convenient sampling [Option ID = 12185]
Correct Answer :
Stratified random sampling [Option ID = 12184]
11) Inductive Research is generally associated with:
[Question ID = 3048]
1. Qualitative research [Option ID = 12186]
2. Quantitative research [Option ID = 12187]
3. Mixed method research [Option ID = 12188]
4. Hypothesis based research [Option ID = 12189]
Correct Answer :
Quantitative research [Option ID = 12187]
12) The Genealogical method was developed by:
[Question ID = 3049]
1. W.H.R. Rivers [Option ID = 12190]
2. Mayer Fortes [Option ID = 12191]
3. Clark Wissler [Option ID = 12192]
4. Laura Nader [Option ID = 12193]
Correct Answer :
W.H.R. Rivers [Option ID = 12190]
13) The branch of philosophy that deals with the study of knowledge is?
[Question ID = 3050]
1. Epistemology [Option ID = 12194]
2. Ontology [Option ID = 12195]
3. Methodology [Option ID = 12196]
4. Tautology [Option ID = 12197]
Correct Answer :
Epistemology [Option ID = 12194]
14) Which of the following is an unobtrusive method?
[Question ID = 3051]

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1. Depth Interviews [Option ID = 12198]
2. Focused group discussion [Option ID = 12199]
3. Participant observation [Option ID = 12200]
4. Nonparticipant observation [Option ID = 12201]
Correct Answer :
Nonparticipant observation [Option ID = 12201]
15) Field notes should be:
[Question ID = 3052]
1. Descriptive and detailed [Option ID = 12202]
2. As short as possible [Option ID = 12203]
3. Written after the fieldwork is over [Option ID = 12204]
4. Focused on single dimension of research [Option ID = 12205]
Correct Answer :
Descriptive and detailed [Option ID = 12202]
16) Attitudes are best measured using:
[Question ID = 3053]
1. Rapport Scale [Option ID = 12206]
2. Lipert Scale [Option ID = 12207]
3. Likert Scale [Option ID = 12208]
4. Support Scale [Option ID = 12209]
Correct Answer :
Likert Scale [Option ID = 12208]
17) Emic refers to :
[Question ID = 3054]
1. Researcher's perspective [Option ID = 12210]
2. Insider's perspective [Option ID = 12211]
3. Qualitative perspective [Option ID = 12212]
4. Outsider's perspective [Option ID = 12213]
Correct Answer :
Insider's perspective [Option ID = 12211]
18) Symbol for male in genealogy is represented by
[Question ID = 3055]
1. Rectangle [Option ID = 12214]
2. Triangle [Option ID = 12215]
3. Square [Option ID = 12216]
4. Circle [Option ID = 12217]
Correct Answer :
Triangle [Option ID = 12215]
19) Network analysis as a technique is popularised by :
[Question ID = 3056]
1. Roy Rappaport [Option ID = 12218]
2. M. Banton [Option ID = 12219]
3. M. Agar [Option ID = 12220]
4. J. Barnes [Option ID = 12221]
Correct Answer :
M. Banton [Option ID = 12219]
20) Garbage project in USA made use of:
[Question ID = 3057]
1. Indirect observation [Option ID = 12222]
2. Participant observation [Option ID = 12223]
3. Controlled observation [Option ID = 12224]
4. Direct observation [Option ID = 12225]
Correct Answer :
Indirect observation [Option ID = 12222]
21) Social mapping is a kind of:
[Question ID = 3058]
1. Nonparticipatory method [Option ID = 12226]
2. Probability method [Option ID = 12227]
3. Participatory method [Option ID = 12228]
4. Inclusive method [Option ID = 12229]

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Correct Answer :
Participatory method [Option ID = 12228]
22) Participant observation asa fieldwork technique is generally associated with
[Question ID = 3059]
1. B. Malinowski [Option ID = 12230]
2. E.B. Tylor [Option ID = 12231]
3. L.H. Morgan [Option ID = 12232]
4. S.C. Roy [Option ID = 12233]
Correct Answer :
B. Malinowski [Option ID = 12230]
23) Which of the following is a nonprobability sampling?
[Question ID = 3060]
1. Simple random sampling [Option ID = 12234]
2. Cluster sampling [Option ID = 12235]
3. Multistage sampling [Option ID = 12236]
4. Quota sampling [Option ID = 12237]
Correct Answer :
Quota sampling [Option ID = 12237]
24) In biostatistical analyses, which of the following is not a measure of central tendency?
[Question ID = 3061]
1. Mean [Option ID = 12238]
2. Median [Option ID = 12239]
3. Mode [Option ID = 12240]
4. Range [Option ID = 12241]
Correct Answer :
Range [Option ID = 12241]
25) In a probability theory the measure of asymmetry in a statistical distribution in which the curve appears to be distorted
in one side is known as :
[Question ID = 3062]
1. Skewness [Option ID = 12242]
2. Histogram [Option ID = 12243]
3. Projectile [Option ID = 12244]
4. Pie chart [Option ID = 12245]
Correct Answer :
Skewness [Option ID = 12242]
26) Understanding female circumcision as a significant rite of passage for women as opposed to a kind of mutilation is an
example of:
[Question ID = 3063]
1. Ethnocentrism [Option ID = 12246]
2. Xenocentrism [Option ID = 12247]
3. Social Relativism [Option ID = 12248]
4. Cultural relativism [Option ID = 12249]
Correct Answer :
Cultural relativism [Option ID = 12249]
27) Which of the following is an exchange practiced by the Kwakiutl Indians of northwest coast of North America?
[Question ID = 3064]
1. Gift [Option ID = 12250]
2. Kula [Option ID = 12251]
3. Potlatch [Option ID = 12252]
4. Award [Option ID = 12253]
Correct Answer :
Potlatch [Option ID = 12252]
28) Shamanism involves:
[Question ID = 3065]
1. Possession by evil force [Option ID = 12254]
2. Altered state of conciousness [Option ID = 12255]
3. Witchcraft [Option ID = 12256]
4. Contagious magic [Option ID = 12257]
Correct Answer :
Altered state of conciousness [Option ID = 12255]

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29) Which perspective is based on the assumption that Indian society is unique and the Indian social institutions can be
better studied through the texts?
[Question ID = 3066]
1. Subaltern [Option ID = 12258]
2. Civilization [Option ID = 12259]
3. Classical [Option ID = 12260]
4. Indological [Option ID = 12261]
Correct Answer :
Indological [Option ID = 12261]
30) Suicide resulting out of failure in love affair is an example of:
[Question ID = 3067]
1. Fatalistic Suicide [Option ID = 12262]
2. Anomic Suicide [Option ID = 12263]
3. Altruistic Suicide [Option ID = 12264]
4. Egoistic Suicide [Option ID = 12265]
Correct Answer :
Anomic Suicide [Option ID = 12263]
31) Leo Frobenius postulated two basic worldviews:
[Question ID = 3068]
1. Appolonian and Dionysians [Option ID = 12266]
2. Ethiopian and Hamitic [Option ID = 12267]
3. European and Indian [Option ID = 12268]
4. Old World and New World [Option ID = 12269]
Correct Answer :
Ethiopian and Hamitic [Option ID = 12267]
32) In Patterns of Culture, Ruth Benedict compares three people namely:
[Question ID = 3069]
1. The Zuni of New Mexico; The Kwakiutl of Vancouver; and Dobuans of Melanesia [Option ID = 12270]
2. The Zuni of New York; The Kwakiutl of Vancouver; and Dobuans of Melanesia [Option ID = 12271]
3. The Zuni of New Mexico; The Kwakiutl of Japan; and Dobuans of Melanesia [Option ID = 12272]
4. The Zuni of New Mexico; The Kwakiutl of Mexico; and Dobuans of Melanesia [Option ID = 12273]
Correct Answer :
The Zuni of New Mexico; The Kwakiutl of Vancouver; and Dobuans of Melanesia [Option ID = 12270]
33) Whyte's famous Street Corner Society has been challenged by
[Question ID = 3070]
1. Raymond Firth [Option ID = 12274]
2. Ruth Benedict [Option ID = 12275]
3. Boelen [Option ID = 12276]
4. Li AnChe [Option ID = 12277]
Correct Answer :
Boelen [Option ID = 12276]
34) A family consisting of husband, wife and their unmarried children is called:
[Question ID = 3071]
1. Stem Family [Option ID = 12278]
2. Nuclear Family [Option ID = 12279]
3. Joint Family [Option ID = 12280]
4. Extended Family [Option ID = 12281]
Correct Answer :
Nuclear Family [Option ID = 12279]
35) Patronymic means
[Question ID = 3072]
1. Offspring inherit the father's property [Option ID = 12282]
2. Offspring inherit the father's name [Option ID = 12283]
3. Offspring inherit the father's moveable assets [Option ID = 12284]
4. Offspring inherit the father's ancestral property only [Option ID = 12285]
Correct Answer :
Offspring inherit the father's name [Option ID = 12283]
36) Lung function can be measured using
[Question ID = 3073]
1. Sphygmomanometer [Option ID = 12286]

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2. Spirometer [Option ID = 12287]
3. Glucometer [Option ID = 12288]
4. Incubator [Option ID = 12289]
Correct Answer :
Spirometer [Option ID = 12287]
37) Which of the blood groups has no antigen?
[Question ID = 3074]
1. AB [Option ID = 12290]
2. A [Option ID = 12291]
3. O [Option ID = 12292]
4. B [Option ID = 12293]
Correct Answer :
O [Option ID = 12292]
38) Heterozygote Superiority is observed in:
[Question ID = 3075]
1. Transient polymorphisms [Option ID = 12294]
2. Balanced polymorphisms [Option ID = 12295]
3. Directional polymorphisms [Option ID = 12296]
4. Inbreeding [Option ID = 12297]
Correct Answer :
Balanced polymorphisms [Option ID = 12295]
39) Who among the following is phylogenetically closest to man?
[Question ID = 3076]
1. Siamang [Option ID = 12298]
2. Orangutan [Option ID = 12299]
3. Chimpanzee [Option ID = 12300]
4. Gibbon [Option ID = 12301]
Correct Answer :
Chimpanzee [Option ID = 12300]
40) Sickle cell anemia is inherited as a/an
[Question ID = 3077]
1. Sexlinked disorder [Option ID = 12302]
2. Autosomal dominant [Option ID = 12303]
3. Autosomal recessive [Option ID = 12304]
4. Autosomal codominant [Option ID = 12305]
Correct Answer :
Autosomal recessive [Option ID = 12304]
41) The meaning of Epiphysis is:
[Question ID = 3078]
1. Pullyshaped surface [Option ID = 12306]
2. The expanded ends of the long bones [Option ID = 12307]
3. A narrow ridge [Option ID = 12308]
4. Opening of a bony tunnel [Option ID = 12309]
Correct Answer :
The expanded ends of the long bones [Option ID = 12307]
42) Which of the following is not a Prosimian?
[Question ID = 3079]
1. Loris [Option ID = 12310]
2. Marmosets [Option ID = 12311]
3. Lemur [Option ID = 12312]
4. Tarsius [Option ID = 12313]
Correct Answer :
Marmosets [Option ID = 12311]
43) `Choukoutien' is an important paleoanthropological site in:
[Question ID = 3080]
1. Israel [Option ID = 12314]
2. Nepal [Option ID = 12315]
3. China [Option ID = 12316]
4. Myanmar [Option ID = 12317]
Correct Answer :

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China [Option ID = 12316]
44) Pattern baldness in Men is:
[Question ID = 3081]
1. Sexlimited [Option ID = 12318]
2. Sexlinked [Option ID = 12319]
3. Sexinfluenced [Option ID = 12320]
4. Autosomal [Option ID = 12321]
Correct Answer :
Sexinfluenced [Option ID = 12320]
45) The chi square test is computed for:
[Question ID = 3082]
1. Qualitative data [Option ID = 12322]
2. Quantitative data [Option ID = 12323]
3. Population mean [Option ID = 12324]
4. Sample mean [Option ID = 12325]
Correct Answer :
Qualitative data [Option ID = 12322]
46) In which state the site Chirand is located?
[Question ID = 3083]
1. Bihar [Option ID = 12326]
2. Tamil Nadu [Option ID = 12327]
3. Jharkhand [Option ID = 12328]
4. Rajasthan [Option ID = 12329]
Correct Answer :
Bihar [Option ID = 12326]
47) Core is characterized by
[Question ID = 3084]
1. Abrupt retouching [Option ID = 12330]
2. Semi abrupt retouching [Option ID = 12331]
3. Positive bulb of percussion [Option ID = 12332]
4. Negative bulb of percussion [Option ID = 12333]
Correct Answer :
Negative bulb of percussion [Option ID = 12333]
48) The first excavated prehistoric site in India is
[Question ID = 3085]
1. Attirampakkam [Option ID = 12334]
2. Bhimbetka [Option ID = 12335]
3. Kuliana [Option ID = 12336]
4. Kondapeda [Option ID = 12337]
Correct Answer :
Kuliana [Option ID = 12336]
49) Laurel Leaf Point tool belongs to :
[Question ID = 3086]
1. Middle Palaeolithic culture [Option ID = 12338]
2. Mesolithic culture [Option ID = 12339]
3. Upper Palaeolithic culture [Option ID = 12340]
4. Neolithic culture [Option ID = 12341]
Correct Answer :
Upper Palaeolithic culture [Option ID = 12340]
50) The Punching technique belongs to :
[Question ID = 3087]
1. Lower Palaeolithic culture [Option ID = 12342]
2. Middle Palaeolithic culture [Option ID = 12343]
3. Upper Palaeolithic culture [Option ID = 12344]
4. Mesolithic culture [Option ID = 12345]
Correct Answer :
Upper Palaeolithic culture [Option ID = 12344]

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