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IGNOU MANI-02 (July 2024 – January 2025) Assignment Questions
SECTION A
1. Define physical anthropology and discuss its historical background.
2. Enlist the major races in the world and discuss any one in detail.
3. Discuss Sheldon’s method of somatotyping and its advantages and limitations.
4. Describe hominisation.
5. Define and differentiate between any two of the following:
a) Relevance of menarche and relevance of menopause
b) Consanguineous and non-consanguineous mating
c) Infectious diseases and non-infectious diseases
SECTION II
6. Critically discuss Darwinism.
7. What do you understand by applied physical anthropology? Discuss its applications in brief.
8. Describe the acclamatory adjustments of human beings in high altitude.
9. Briefly discuss different methods of human genetic study.
10. Write short notes on any two of the following:
a) Aim and scope of Physical Anthropology
b) Kinanthropometry
c) UNESCO Statement on Racial classification
IGNOU MANI-02 (July 2023 – January 2024) Assignment Questions
SECTION A
1. Define and discuss the aims and scope of physical anthropology.
2. Discuss in brief the major races in the world.
3. Discuss Heath-Carter’s method of somatotyping and its advantages and limitations.
4. What are the skeletal changes due to the erect postures and its implications?
5. Define and differentiate between any two of the following:
a) Relevance of menarche and relevance of menopause
b) Consanguineous and non-consanguineous mating
c) Infectious diseases and non-infectious diseases
SECTION II
6. Critically discuss Lamarckism.
7. What do you understand by applied physical anthropology? Discuss its application in designing equipments and forensic anthropology.
8. Describe the acclamatory adjustments of human beings in extreme hot conditions.
9. Briefly discuss different methods of human genetic study.
10. Write short notes on any two of the following:
a) Branches of Physical Anthropology
b) Kinanthropometry
c) UNESCO Statement on Racial classification
