CTET Feb 2014 paper 02 Unseen Passage English with mcq quiz questions
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow by selecting the most appropriate option.
Anthropology is the holistic study of humankind. Itstudies all aspects of human life in all geographic regions of all time periods, from its evolution as Homo Sapiens to its diverse manifestations within cultures and societies, both past and present. Since, recorded history, people have sought answers to such probing questions as Who are we? How have we come to be as we are? How can diverse peoples peaceably coexist? and What might the past and present tell us about our future? Anthropology employs both qualitative and quantitative research methods within its numerous sub-disciplines.
Common to all anthropologists is the method of fieldwork. A physical anthropologist may observe wild or captive primates or dig prehistoric sites to discover clues about humankind’s origins and early migration patterns, while an applied anthropologist plays games with disadvantaged school children to advise to school administrators on how to create conflict reducing after-school programmes. A socio-cultural anthropologist may live in a hut among tribal communities to learn the meanings of their unique rituals and political economy, while a linguistic anthropologist interacts with native language speakers at a family function to discover clues to their cultural retention amidst a globalizing society. Within each of these and myriad other ways and places in which anthropologists conduct day-to-day research, they seek answers to benefit humankind. Anthropology has been described as “the reformer’s science” and “the most humanistic of the sciences and the most scientific of the humanities.”