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Model Question Paper for T.D.C. 1st Semester 2011
Sub : Anthropology

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Full marks 60
Q.1. Fill up the blanks 1 x 5 = 5
i) Gibbon and Orangutan are found in………………..
ii) The order primate has……………… sub orders.
iii) Black skin colour is known as…………….
iv) Foramen magnum is situated in the ………………bone.
v) The lower jaw of human skull is known as……………….

Q.2. Give very short answers to the following questions. 2 x 5 = 10
a) What is diastema?
b) What is the dental formula of man?
c) What is prosimii?
d) What is sagittal crest?
e) What is Xanthoderm?

Q.3. Answer any three of the following 3 x 5 = 15
a) Define physical anthropology. How it is related to other branches of anthropology.
b) Mention five important characters of class mammal.
c) Show the differences between platyrrhine and catarrhine.
d) Name the bones of a human skull.
e) Mention five distinguishing characters of man.

Q.4. Discuss mutation as a mechanism of race formation. 10
Or
Give an idea about concept of race.
Q.5. Compare the skull of Gorilla with that of Chimpanzee. 10
Or
Make a comparative study of the physical features of man and apes.
Q.6. Give a note on history and development of physical anthropology. 10
Or
Discuss skin colour as a racial criteria.

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How many bones in a skull? Write the names of a skull.

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What is meaning of Pranayama?