Which analysis is carried out by linguists to understand the language structures and its underlying rules at a given point in time?

• A) Synchronic analysis
• B)
• C)
• D)

Early research in anthropology was mainly concerned with:

• A) Social development
• B) Physical development
• C) Cognitive development
• D) Emotional development

Which of the following theory is influenced by cultural relativism and ethno-science?

• A) Post modernism
• B)
• C)
• D)

The two principal ways through which cultures change are:

• A) Migration and industrialization
• B) Invention and diffusion
• C) Innovation and globalization
• D) Socialization and acculturation

The earliest form of humanity survival was on fruits and nuts, it falls under which development stage?

• A) Lower Savagery
• B)
• C)
• D)

The channeling of water from its natural route for the purposes of agriculture is known as _____________.

• A) Irrigation
• B) Foraging
• C) Fishing
• D) Small-scale farming

The function of kinships that provide social solidarity and continuity within the same generation is called:

• A) Horizontal function
• B)
• C)
• D)

The ideology of _____________ liberalization could be seen to particularly promote the interests of the business classes.

• A) Political
• B) Economic
• C) Social
• D) Gender

Which one of the following is an ambivalent system, which submerges the nuclear family into a larger kinship group?

• A) Iroquois
• B)
• C)
• D)

Band and tribal societies maintain social control by which type of mechanisms?

• A) Informal
• B) Social
• C) Formal
• D) All of the given options

Which one of the following theories is criticized for being overly theoretical and not easily verifiable through empirical evidence?

• A) Structuralism
• B)
• C)
• D)

The social pattern which contributes to women’s economic disadvantage is:

• A) Women in leadership roles
• B) Equal wages across sectors
• C) Occupational segregation
• D) Increased employment opportunities

Particular features of a culture are known as ______________

• A) Cultural traits
• B)
• C)
• D)

A woman is denied a promotion due to gender biases. This reflects:

• A) Economic progress
• B) Gender discrimination
• C) Social empowerment
• D) Cultural integration

The bilateral system of loose kinship networks is formed by all of the following EXCEPT:

• A) Clan
• B)
• C)
• D)

A caste system is based on:

• A) Ascribed status
• B) Economic status
• C) Equal status
• D) Achieved status

Societies based on organic solidarity have all the characteristics EXCEPT:

• A) Common interest in general
• B)
• C)
• D)

In developing countries, women are getting empowered in social, economic and political spheres due to:

• A) Globalization
• B) Colonization
• C) Communism
• D) Collectivism

Functionalism focused on_______ different parts of contemporary cultures work for the well being of the individual and the

• A) Society
• B)
• C)
• D)

The disempowerment leads to feminization of poverty because it:

• A) Enhances financial independence
• B) Restricts access to economic resources
• C) Expands job opportunities
• D) Reduces wage disparities