BANC-132 · June 2023 · English

IGNOU BANC-132 June 2023 Previous Year Question Paper

Fundamentals Of Biological Anthropology

Structured previous year question paper for BANC-132, June 2023 session.

Max marks: 100 · Questions: 8 · Sections: 2

Verified: 29 Jul 2026

BACHELOR OF ARTS (GENERAL)

(BAG)

Term-End Examination

June, 2023

BANC -132 :FUNDAMENTALS OF BDLOGTAL

ANTHROPOLOGY

Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note: Attempt five questions in all. Attempt at

least two questions from each Section. All

questions carry equal marks. The word limit

for 20 marks question is 400 words and for

10 marks question is it 200 words.

Section—A

Q1.What is Biological Anthropology ? Briefly discuss its history and development.

Q2.Briefly comment on the applications of Biological Anthropology. 20 [2] BANC -1

(32)

Q3.Define organic evolution. Discuss Darwinism with suitable examples.

Q4.Write short notes on any two of the following :

(a) ABO blood group system

(b) Parallelism and Convergence (०) Nutritional Anthropology

(d) Cross-sectional method of studying human growth

Section—B

Q5.Who are Primates ? Briefly discuss the Taxonomy of living primates.

Q6.What are the anatomical changes that took place in human during Bipedalism ? Discuss.

Q7.What is adaptation ? Briefly comment on the ecological adaptation of human to high altitude and nutrition. 20 [3] BANC

Q8.Write short notes on any two of the following :

(a) Caucasoid race

(b) Eugenics

(c) Human Genome Project

(d) Criticism of racial classification [4] BANC -132 [51 BANC 132 [6] BANC