MPSC PYQ

Human races

Human races is a Geography concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 3 past MPSC questions (2018). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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3
Years tested
1 · 2018–2018
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What you need to know first

Major races of the worldAnthropogeography basicsMajor human races classificationHuman geography basics

Real questions that test this

मंगोलियन लोकांच्या त्वचेचा रंग कोणता आहे ? / Which of the following is the skin colour of the Mongolian people ?

1)पिवळसर / Yellowish✓ Correct
2)पांढरा / White
3)काळा / Black
4)गहूवर्णीय / Wheatish

Mongolian (Mongoloid) people are a major human race characterized distinctively by features including a yellowish-brown skin color.

उत्तर अमेरिकन लोकांचे वैशिष्ट्ये दर्शविणारा पर्याय निवडा. Which option indicates the features of the North American people ?

1)पांढरी त्वचा, अधिक उंची, लांबट डोके व निळे डोळे / White-skinned, tallest, long headed and blue-eyed✓ Correct
2)पांढरी त्वचा, निळे डोळे च सरळ केसांचे / White-skinned, blue-eyed and straight-haired
3)लांबट डोके, अधिक उंची व जाड केसांचे / Long headed, tallest and wooly hair
4)रुंद नाकाचे, कमी उंचीचे व काळ्या डोळ्यांचे / Broadest nose, shortest and dark-eyed

North American native and general populations historically belong to specific anthropometric groups characterized by white skin, tall stature, long heads, and blue eyes.

विविध वंशाची ओळख खालीलपैकी कोणत्या वैशिष्ट्याच्या आधारे करता येते ? / To identify the different races, which features among the following are considered ?

(a)नाकाची रुंदी व उंची / Width and height of nose

(b)चेहऱ्याचा आकार / Shape of face

(c)केसाचा रंग / Colour of hair

(d)त्वचेचा रंग / Colour of skin

1)फक्त अ आणि ड / Only a and d
2)फक्त अ आणि ब / Only a and b
3)फक्त अ, ब आणि क / Only a, b and c
4)वरील सर्व / All of the above✓ Correct

Anthropological classification of human races takes into account multiple physical traits including nose dimensions, facial shape, hair color, and skin color.

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