SOC401 Midterm Mega Quiz File

MUHAMMAD IMRAN SOC401 Cultural Anthropology · CURRENT AND PAST MCQs AND QUESTIONS · FINAL TERM · QUIZ NO 1 · QUIZ NO 2 · QUIZ NO 3 GRAND QUIZ MID TERM · FINAL TERM · FINAL TERM CURRENT AND PAST SOLVED PAPER · MUHAMMAD IMRAN SOC401 Cultural Anthropology · Topic 1 to 8 · Quiz no 1

1. particular features of a culture are known as ___________________________ Cultural traits 2. judging other culture on the basis of one’s own culture is known as ________ Ethnocentrism 3. the discovery of fishing technology and the use of fire emerged in which of the following developmental stage _______________________________________________middle savagery 4. which one of the following type of anthropology is concerned refining methods and theories __________________________________________________________________________Pure 5. which one of the following is most common in societies with political bureaucracies________ __________________________________________________________________Redistribution 6. According to cultural evolutionist theory, the earliest forms of humanity was surviving on fruits and nuts, this stage is called as _________________________________________ Lower Savagery

7. which one of the following detailed anthropological study of a culture undertaken by a researcher

__________________________________________________________________ Ethnography

8. functionalism focused on________________________________________________ different

parts of contemporary cultures work for the well being of the individual and the society

9. art of pottery making indicates which development stage?________________ Lower Barbarism
10. a part of economic system in which goods and services are transferred from producer to users is called_________________________________________________________ Market exchange
11. free-market economies free trade and competition are all ingredients of ________ Globalization
12. America is Highly specialized societies is an example of _________________ organic solidarity
13. All of the following are the explanation of French Structuralism theory EXCEPT____________

____this theory tries to minimize bias and make ethnographic description more accurate

14. Choice of technique depends on which of the following ____________ problem being studied
15. the study of pre-historic and historic cultures through the excavation of material remains is called ___________________________________________________________________ Archeology
16. Linguistics Anthropologist study _______________________________________ all of the given
17. Which of the following process led men to move away to the cities in order to earn more cash, often leaving women behind to undertake agricultural work ___________________ urbanization
18. Which of the following method allows a researcher to non-verbal behavior__________________________________________________ Participant Observation
19. Collecting basic demographic data at the initial stages of fieldwork is known as __ Census taking
20. Which one of the following technique is required to provide solid methodological base emphasizing the need for empirical evidence? ___________________________ direct fieldwork
21. behavioral data is collected through which of the following method? ________________Interview
22. The process of learning culture is called __________________________________enculturation
23. Which type of interviews involve a minimum of control? ______________________Unstructured
24. Which one of the following is NOT a dysfunctional aspect of culture?_______________ traveling
25. Which one of the following works without any external compulsion or the idea of getting something immediately?_______________________________________________ generalized reciprocity
26. Which of the following theory is influenced by cultural relativism and ethno-science? ________________________________________________________________post modernism
27. The institutions like family, religion, education, economy, and sports are found all over the world. This versatility of cultural systems around the world is called:_____________ Cultural Universals
28. Zakat system in Pakistan is an example of:_______________________________ Redistribution
29. Physical Anthropology is the study of humans from a ____________ perspective.____ Biological
30. The distribution of commodity among the people of a society is known as _________ Exchange
31. Which type of study focuses on remote locations? _____________________________Fieldwork
32. The psychological reaction you experience when you are in a different culture from your own is called: ________ ________________________________________________ Culture shock.
33. Amish tribe in Africa is an example of minimum specialization of labor, it is known as __________. _____________________________________________________________________________Division of labor
34. Which one of the following theory states that culture evolves in direct proportion to their capacity to harness energy?_________________________________________________ Neo-Evolution
35. Which one of the following is capable of effecting change in another element? ___________________________________________________________ Independent variable
36. Which term refers as two halves of a society related by descent?_________________ Moieties

Q2. While studying the culture of “Amish” tribe Ahmad focuses on the cultural variation of this tribe by studying their external environment and historical influences. He focused on which theory?

3. Which descent system is one where descendants are traced matrilineally and patrilineally?_____

Q4. Which decent affiliates a person with the kin of the mother?

5. Process of socio- cultural change is done through:
6. The direct exchange of commodities between people that does not involve a standardized currency is called as:

Q7. Women do not remain in their natal household after marriage under which one of the residence pattern?

8. Roles that are compatible with the sexes are known as:

Q9. Which descent permits an individual to affiliate with either of the parent’s kin group?

10. A marriage arrangement that implies a man marrying more than one women at one time is known as_________.
11. Language is more than a symbolic inventory of experiences from our physical world experiences, the idea is known as ___________. ___________________________________Physical world

Q12. Relationship with phupho and khala in Pakistani society shows which of the following?

13. Seed crops are enriched with high _______________________________ nutrients of food.

14. All of the following generalizations can be made about the process of diffusion EXCEPT:
15. Extended families can be:
16. The Neolithic Revolution stimulated:

Q17. Which of the following production system depends primarily on domesticated animals for food?

Q18. Which is the basic social unit amongst food collectors?

19. Ahmed and Sara both are Master degree holder. Ahmed is working as a manager in a company; on the other hand Sara is working as a receptionist and getting low salary in the same company. This is an example of:
20. Suppose Ali gives property or money to his wife's family in order to make a marriage, this practice of marriage transaction is called:

Q21. In which of the following descent rule children belong to their father's descent group?

Q22. Who among the following adopts a conservative position and maintain that social inequality exists because it is necessary for the functioning of society?

23. The driving force of society, according to Marx, is:
24. English, French and Spanish are _________ with reference to language families.
25. Productivity of agriculturalists depends on:

Q26. According to Max Weber, what determines social class?

Q27. Which one of the following is a technical term used by anthropologists to describe exchange of goods and services of almost equal value between two trading partners?

Q28. In which of the following descent only males pass on their family identity to their children?

29. Food collecting societies have all of the following characteristics EXCEPT:

Q30. Who among the following ignore the barriers of participation in certain segments of society?

31. Which term of kinship organization refers to the groups of related clans?_________ Phratries
32. The process of controlling and allocation of natural resources is known as______Distribution
33. Which residence occurs when a newly married couple establishes their home near or in the groom's maternal uncle's house? _____________________________________ Avunculocal
34. Two different forms of language in a society such as "high" and "low" or "official" and "common" is called as:___________________________________________________________ Diglossia
35. A residence pattern in which the couple lives with or near the relatives of the husband’s father is known as:___________________________________________________________ Patrilocal
36. Ali thinks his own cultural superior to others, he is ______ in his attitude.________ Xenocentric
37. Which one of the following enables collection of information on what people think or feel as well as what they do?________________________________________________________ Interviews
38. Diffusion takes place whenever:

39. Rehan is an applied anthropologist who focuses on development, research and advocacy, to improve the human condition. He is supposed to use research skills to determine particular needs of a community of people. This practice indicates which specialized function?___________ __________________________________________________________Needs Assessment

40. Gender roles in a society may be affected by:
41. Which term refers to the single most important social structure in all societies?_________ ______________________________________________________________________Kinship
42. Functionalism focuses on:______ Different parts of contemporary cultures which work for the well-being of the individuals and the society.
43. Nazia’s parents give property and money to her husband in order to make marriage, this practice is called:
44. Most contemporary foraging societies stay on a _____scale, unspecialized, egalitarian and non- centralized.____________________________________________________________ Small

Q45. In the present times, how many people survive by foraging in the different cultures?

46. In the present times, how many people survive by foraging in the different cultures?__ Half a million

47. Small-scale crop cultivation, the use of simple technology and the absence of irrigation is characterized as:_______________________________________________________________________ Horticulture
48. Which one of the following is a social unit in which its members cooperate economically, manage reproduction and child rearing, and most often live together?______________________________ Family

49. Which of the following is the most distinctive feature of human beings?_ Capability to use language

50. All of the following are used to justify the subjugation of women EXCEPT:_________ Gender equality
51. Among Kung and Mbuti of central Africa, gender roles are:
52. Why languages are facing the threat of extinction that are rarely spoken in the world?_________ Small number of people who know the language
53. Illness is not biological phenomenon it is related to the socio-cultural facts, which branch of anthropology deals with illness and disease?__________________________________ Medical
54. A situation in which economic circumstances permit the couple to establish a completely new residence of their own is known as:________________________________________ Neolocal
55. The dominance of the Spanish language in Latin America and continuous use of the French language in Senegal are examples of:_____________________________ Cultural diffusion

QUIZ NO 2

1. Which one of the following is most often found in foraging societies?______ Bands
2. Which of the following are formal airings of disputes involving kinsmen and friends of litigants and the adjudicating bodies?_____________________________ Moots
3. Which type of system in Pakistan functions to manage public affairs, maintain social order, and resolve conflict?_______________________________ Political system
4. All of the following are the universal psychological traits EXCEPT:__Self-obedience
5. Which type of social norms reward people for behaving in socially acceptable ways? ________________________________________________ Positive social norms
6. Which of the following facilitate change in modern times?________ Change agents