List of top Anthropology Questions on Prehistoric Cultures

What is not correct about the Harappan Civilization?

Arrange the following Glaciations in the chronological sequence leading to Holocene Epoch:
(A) Riss
(B) Gunz
(C) Wurm
(D) Mindel
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Arrange the given Epochs in correct sequence from the earliest to the most recent:
(A) Pliocene
(B) Oligocene
(C) Eocene
(D) Miocene
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Arrange the stages of metal making in correct order:
(A) Forging or casting
(B) Smelting
(C) Mining
(D) Alloying
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The Great Granary in the Indus Valley Civilization was found at which of the following locations?

Arrange in sequence from the earliest to the most recent:
1. Australopithecus, Homo erectus, Homo habilis and Homo sapiens
2. Homo habilis, Homo sapiens, Australopithecus and Homo erectus
3. Homo habilis, Australopithecus, Homo sapiens and Homo erectus
4. Australopithecus, Homo habilis, Homo erectus and Homo sapiens

Which of the following factor is directly associated with increasing cultural diversity?

The study of communication by non-verbal means, including posture, mannerism, gestures, facial expressions and body movements is called:

Match List-I with List-II \[ \begin{array}{|l|l|} \hline \textbf{Concept} & \textbf{Proposed by} \\ \hline (A) \; \text{Animism} & (I) \; \text{R R Marett} \\ \hline (B) \; \text{Animatism} & (II) \; \text{Emile Durkheim} \\ \hline (C) \; \text{Naturalism} & (III) \; \text{E B Tylor} \\ \hline (D) \; \text{Totemism} & (IV) \; \text{Max Muller} \\ \hline \end{array} \] Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Which of the following processes are associated with cultural change? (A) Assimilation
(B) Enculturation
(C) Diffusion
(D) Revolution
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The process by which cultural elements are borrowed from another society and incorporated into the culture of the recipient group is called:

The person who judges other cultures solely in terms of his or her own culture is called:

An example site of the Indus Valley Civilization in present-day India is:

Match List-I with List-II \[ \begin{array}{|l|l|} \hline \textbf{Archaeological Site} & \textbf{Lithic Age in India} \\ \hline (A) \; \text{Soan Valley} & (I) \; \text{Upper Paleolithic} \\ \hline (B) \; \text{Bhimbetka} & (II) \; \text{Mesolithic} \\ \hline (C) \; \text{Sarai Nahar Rai} & (III) \; \text{Lower Paleolithic} \\ \hline (D) \; \text{Daojali Hading} & (IV) \; \text{Neolithic} \\ \hline \end{array} \] Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Arrange the following stone tool cultures in the chronological order from oldest to newest: (A) Abbevillian
(B) Mousterian
(C) Kitchen Midden
(D) Aurignacian
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Handaxe is a type of lower Paleolithic tool which can be classified as:

The Neolithic Culture in India is characterized by:

The ........ phase is characterized by the wide occurrence of metal-smelting trait in an industry.

____ is characterised by less prominent cheek bones and absence of fascial prognathism.

The transition period between Upper Palaeolithic and Neolithic is

The earliest manifestation of Neolithic Culture in south India is seen at

Arrange the following in chronological order beginning with the oldest first.
A. Lower Palaeolithic
B. Neolithic
C. Middle palaeolithic
D. Mesolithic
E. Upper Palaeolithic
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The earliest occurrence of middle palaeolithic cultural phase in India is dated around