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Key Facts: CHSE Odisha Elective Anthropology Exam

200 marks

Elective Anthropology total: Y1 and Y2 each Theory 70 + Practical 30

CHSE Odisha Arts Courses of Studies — Anthropology

Theory 70

Written theory marks each year (mixed objective + short/long items)

CHSE Anthropology elective scheme

Practical 30

Practical assessed each year with record and viva

CHSE Anthropology practical syllabi (Y1 tools/census; Y2 blood/craniometry/osteometry)

Year-2 Council

AHSE theory + practical that count toward the final pass certificate

CHSE Odisha scheme of studies

In AHSE fee

No separate elective marketplace fee; included in session exam fee

CHSE Odisha AHSE fee structure via colleges

CHSE Odisha Elective Anthropology is a +2 Arts elective (200 marks: Theory 70 + Practical 30 each year). Council Year-2 AHSE counts for the pass certificate. Practical is assessed both years. This free 2026 bank is an English MCQ study adaptation covering topics from official units—not a pure official-format simulation.

Sample CHSE Odisha Elective Anthropology Practice Questions

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1Anthropology is best defined as the systematic study of:
A.Humankind in biological, cultural, social, and temporal dimensions
B.Only modern stock markets and trade policy
C.Only non-human animal behaviour in labs
D.Only the physics of celestial bodies
Explanation: Anthropology studies humans holistically—biology, culture, society, language, and the human past—across time and space.
2Which statement best captures the scope of anthropology as taught in the CHSE +2 elective?
A.It studies human beings as biological and cultural animals in past and present societies
B.It studies only medieval European monarchs
C.It studies only computer algorithms
D.It studies only plant taxonomy
Explanation: The syllabus places anthropology as the comprehensive study of humans biologically and culturally, past and present.
3Which is commonly listed as a major branch of anthropology?
A.Physical (biological) anthropology
B.Astrophysics
C.Organic chemistry synthesis
D.Corporate tax accounting
Explanation: Major branches include physical/biological anthropology, social-cultural anthropology, and prehistoric archaeology (and related fields).
4Social or cultural anthropology primarily studies:
A.Social institutions, culture, and organisation of human groups
B.Only mineral crystal lattices
C.Only stellar nuclear fusion
D.Only pharmaceutical dosages
Explanation: Social-cultural anthropology focuses on culture, institutions (family, marriage, kinship, politics, religion, economy), and social organisation.
5Prehistoric archaeology as a branch of anthropology mainly reconstructs past human life using:
A.Material remains such as tools, bones, and settlement debris from times before writing
B.Only contemporary election polls
C.Only modern social media posts
D.Only stock-price charts
Explanation: Prehistoric archaeology studies pre-literate human pasts through artefacts, ecofacts, and sites rather than written documents alone.
6Anthropology’s relationship with sociology is closest when both analyse:
A.Social groups, institutions, and patterns of human association
B.Only radioactive half-lives of uranium isotopes
C.Only planetary orbital mechanics
D.Only pure abstract number theory
Explanation: Sociology and social anthropology both study society and institutions; anthropology often adds cross-cultural and ethnographic depth.
7How does anthropology relate to psychology?
A.Both may study behaviour, personality, and mind–society connections, but anthropology emphasises cultural context
B.Psychology replaces all anthropological fieldwork
C.Anthropology has no interest in human behaviour
D.They study only identical laboratory animals
Explanation: Psychology focuses on individual mind and behaviour; anthropology situates behaviour in culture and society—the syllabus lists their interrelationship.
8Anthropology and history both deal with the human past, but prehistoric archaeology especially helps where:
A.Written records are absent or scarce and material culture is the main evidence
B.Only modern newspaper archives exist
C.Only live television debates are available
D.Only online banking logs are studied
Explanation: History often relies on texts; prehistoric archaeology recovers deep pasts without writing through tools, sites, and stratigraphy.
9A useful link between anthropology and economics is the study of:
A.Production, distribution, exchange, and consumption in simple and complex societies
B.Only differential equations of fluid dynamics
C.Only pure musical harmony theory
D.Only surgical suture techniques
Explanation: Economic anthropology and economics both analyse livelihood and exchange; anthropology often stresses non-market and cultural dimensions.
10Anthropology connects with political science when examining:
A.Power, authority, leadership, and political organisation in societies
B.Only the chemistry of noble gases
C.Only botanical flowering seasons
D.Only software compiler design
Explanation: Political anthropology and political science both address power and governance; the syllabus includes primitive political organisation and links to political science.

About the CHSE Odisha Elective Anthropology Exam

Odisha CHSE Higher Secondary Elective Anthropology follows the Arts Courses of Studies Anthropology elective. Year 1 builds foundations: scope and branches of anthropology and links to other disciplines; prehistoric archaeology with geological time scale, relative and absolute dating, stone and bone tool types and techniques; primitive religion (animism, animatism, magic, shaman/priest); social stratification (class, caste, varna); primitive law and uncentralised/centralised political systems; and physical anthropology (scope, man's place among animals, ape–man differences, animal cell). Year 2 deepens social organisation—Scheduled Tribes and major tribes of Odisha, family, marriage, kinship, associations—plus fossil hominins, major theories of organic evolution, and Indian Palaeolithic–Neolithic cultures and the Indus Valley Civilisation. Electives total 200 marks with Theory 70 + Practical 30 each year; Council Year-2 theory and practical count toward the pass certificate.

Exam sponsor: Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha (CHSE Odisha). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

CHSE Odisha Higher Secondary Elective Anthropology carries 200 marks: Year 1 (Theory 70 + Practical 30 at college level) and Year 2 (Theory 70 + Practical 30 at Council AHSE for the final pass certificate). Year-1 theory covers definition and branches of anthropology, prehistoric archaeology (dating, tools, techniques), primitive religion and social stratification, primitive law and political organisation, and physical anthropology basics. Year-2 theory covers social organisation (tribe, family, marriage, kinship, associations), fossils and organic evolution theories, and Indian prehistory including the Indus Valley Civilisation. Year-1 practical: drawing/description of Palaeolithic–Neolithic tools, household census or museum report, practical record, viva. Year-2 practical: ABO blood-group identification or craniometric measurements, somatometric measurements, osteometry of long bones and skull, practical record, viva. This free bank is an English MCQ study adaptation—not a full long-answer or practical simulation.

Time Limit

3 hours (per 70-mark theory paper)

Passing Score

~30% minimum in theory (confirm current AHSE circular for theory/practical rules)

Exam / Certification Fees

Included in the CHSE Odisha AHSE examination fee for the session (collected through the affiliated college/H.S. school; no separate public per-elective marketplace fee).

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Our practice resources: topics covered

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~12% of this local bank

Definition, Branches & Interrelationships

Anthropology's definition and scope; major branches; relations with sociology, psychology, history, economics, political science, geology.

~14% of this local bank

Prehistoric Archaeology & Tools

Dating methods; geological time; choppers, handaxes, scrapers, blades, microliths; bone tools; block-on-block, hammer, pressure flaking, grinding.

~16% of this local bank

Religion, Stratification, Law & Politics

Animism/animatism; sorcery/witchcraft; shaman/priest; caste features; ordeal/oath; band, tribe, chiefdom, state.

~10% of this local bank

Physical Anthropology Basics

Branches of physical anthropology; taxonomic place of humans; ape–man anatomy; animal cell structure and function.

~20% of this local bank

Social Organisation

Tribes of Odisha; family types; monogamy/polygamy; endogamy/exogamy; kinship degrees, terminology, usages; associations.

~14% of this local bank

Fossils & Organic Evolution

Australopithecines; Java and Peking man; Neanderthal; Cro-Magnon; Lamarckism, Darwinism, Neo-Darwinism.

~10% of this local bank

Indian Prehistory & Indus

Indian Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic sequences; Indus Valley Civilisation features.

~4% of this local bank

Practical-related concepts

Lithic identification, census idea, ABO groups, cranial/somatic landmarks, long-bone recognition.

Preparing for the CHSE Odisha Elective Anthropology Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: ~30% minimum in theory (confirm current AHSE circular for theory/practical rules)
  • Assessment: CHSE Odisha Higher Secondary Elective Anthropology carries 200 marks: Year 1 (Theory 70 + Practical 30 at college level) and Year 2 (Theory 70 + Practical 30 at Council AHSE for the final pass certificate). Year-1 theory covers definition and branches of anthropology, prehistoric archaeology (dating, tools, techniques), primitive religion and social stratification, primitive law and political organisation, and physical anthropology basics. Year-2 theory covers social organisation (tribe, family, marriage, kinship, associations), fossils and organic evolution theories, and Indian prehistory including the Indus Valley Civilisation. Year-1 practical: drawing/description of Palaeolithic–Neolithic tools, household census or museum report, practical record, viva. Year-2 practical: ABO blood-group identification or craniometric measurements, somatometric measurements, osteometry of long bones and skull, practical record, viva. This free bank is an English MCQ study adaptation—not a full long-answer or practical simulation.
  • Time limit: 3 hours (per 70-mark theory paper)
  • Exam / certification fees: Included in the CHSE Odisha AHSE examination fee for the session (collected through the affiliated college/H.S. school; no separate public per-elective marketplace fee). Official sources

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CHSE Odisha Elective Anthropology: Suggested Study Strategy

1Memorise major branches of anthropology and how each links to sociology, psychology, history, economics, political science, and geology.
2Drill relative vs absolute dating methods and match tool types (chopper, handaxe, scraper, blade, microlith) to techniques.
3Contrast animism vs animatism; sorcery vs witchcraft; shaman vs priest; magic, religion, and science.
4Map political scale: band → tribe → chiefdom → state, and class vs caste vs varna features in India.
5Learn Odisha tribal names and the idea of Scheduled Tribes / vulnerable tribal groups from the Year-2 unit.
6Practise kinship terms: consanguineal/affinal; primary–tertiary degrees; classificatory vs descriptive; avoidance, joking, teknonymy, avunculate, amitate, couvade.
7Sequence fossils: Australopithecines → Homo erectus (Java/Peking) → Neanderthal → Cro-Magnon; contrast Lamarck, Darwin, Neo-Darwinism.
8Keep practical notebooks current: tool drawings (Y1), blood groups or craniometry/somatometry/osteometry (Y2), and prepare for viva.
9Use Bureau's Higher Secondary (+2) Anthropology and current AHSE circulars from chseodisha.nic.in.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is CHSE Odisha Higher Secondary Elective Anthropology examined?

Elective Anthropology carries 200 marks: Year 1 and Year 2 each have Theory 70 + Practical 30. Theory papers are typically about 3 hours and mix objective and analytical written items. The Council Year-2 result contributes to the final pass certificate. Practical is performance-based with record and viva each year.

What does Year 1 Anthropology cover?

Year-1 theory covers definition and scope of anthropology, major branches and interrelationships with other disciplines; prehistoric archaeology (geological time scale, relative and absolute dating, tool types and techniques); primitive religion, social stratification, law, and political organisation; and physical anthropology basics (ape–man differences, animal cell). Practical includes lithic tool drawing, census or museum study, record, and viva.

What does Year 2 Anthropology cover?

Year-2 theory covers social organisation (tribe and Scheduled Tribes with major Odisha tribes and vulnerable tribal groups; family; marriage; kinship; associations), fossil hominins and theories of organic evolution, and Indian prehistory including the Indus Valley Civilisation. Practical includes ABO blood groups or craniometry, somatometry, osteometry of long bones and skull, record, and viva.

Is there a practical component?

Yes. Practical is a formal 30-mark component each year (Theory 70 + Practical 30). Year 1 emphasises stone-tool drawing and census/museum work; Year 2 emphasises blood-group or osteometric/somatometric measurements. Keep practical records complete for viva.

Is this practice bank the same format as the official CHSE paper?

No. Official papers mix objective and constructed-response anthropological analysis, plus separate practical assessment. This bank is an English-language multiple-choice study adaptation for concept revision—not an official blueprint replica or practical substitute.

What is the pass mark?

CHSE Odisha AHSE practice commonly requires about 30% as the minimum pass floor in theory. Confirm theory/practical aggregation and the current AHSE notification on chseodisha.nic.in.

What does the exam cost?

Examination charges are included in the CHSE Odisha AHSE fee structure notified for the session and collected through the affiliated college/H.S. school—no separate public per-elective marketplace fee.