Physical Anthropology MCQs

  1. What is the primary focus of physical anthropology?
    a) The study of human cultures and societies
    b) The study of human evolution, genetics, and biological diversity
    c) The analysis of ancient artifacts
    d) The examination of linguistic patterns
    Answer: b) The study of human evolution, genetics, and biological diversity
  2. Which subfield of physical anthropology is concerned with human evolutionary history?
    a) Paleoanthropology
    b) Forensic anthropology
    c) Primatology
    d) Human biology
    Answer: a) Paleoanthropology
  3. What does ‘primatology’ study within physical anthropology?
    a) The history of human civilizations
    b) The genetic makeup of human populations
    c) The behavior, biology, and evolution of non-human primates
    d) The cultural practices of indigenous societies
    Answer: c) The behavior, biology, and evolution of non-human primates
  4. Which method is used to estimate the age of skeletal remains in forensic anthropology?
    a) DNA analysis
    b) Radiographic imaging
    c) Carbon dating
    d) Bone histology
    Answer: d) Bone histology
  5. What is ‘bipedalism’?
    a) The ability to climb trees using all four limbs
    b) The adaptation of walking on two legs
    c) The practice of running at high speeds
    d) The use of tools for hunting
    Answer: b) The adaptation of walking on two legs
  6. What is the ‘Out of Africa’ theory?
    a) The idea that modern humans evolved in Africa and then dispersed to other continents
    b) The theory that human evolution began in Asia
    c) The belief that humans evolved independently on different continents
    d) The concept of human migration from Europe to Africa
    Answer: a) The idea that modern humans evolved in Africa and then dispersed to other continents
  7. Which term describes the study of human genetic variation and its impact on health and disease?
    a) Human ecology
    b) Human genetics
    c) Bioarchaeology
    d) Molecular anthropology
    Answer: b) Human genetics
  8. What is ‘forensic anthropology’?
    a) The study of ancient human civilizations
    b) The application of anthropological methods and principles to solve legal cases involving human remains
    c) The examination of linguistic data from historical texts
    d) The analysis of cultural practices in historical societies
    Answer: b) The application of anthropological methods and principles to solve legal cases involving human remains
  9. Which of the following is a key focus of ‘bioarchaeology’?
    a) The study of ancient texts
    b) The analysis of human skeletal remains to understand past societies and health
    c) The examination of modern human behavior
    d) The investigation of cultural artifacts
    Answer: b) The analysis of human skeletal remains to understand past societies and health
  10. What is ‘human adaptation’ in physical anthropology?
    a) The process by which humans modify their environment
    b) The evolutionary changes in human populations in response to environmental pressures
    c) The practice of changing cultural practices
    d) The development of new technologies
    Answer: b) The evolutionary changes in human populations in response to environmental pressures

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