Deck 6: Exploring Tribal Life and Rights in India

Question 1

Reservation of seats for SC and Tribes was initially meant for

A)Ten years
B)Twenty years
C)Thirty years
D)Forty years

Answer 1

Twenty years

Question 2

'Potlach' is a tribal ceremony in which property is

A)Acquired
B)Displayed
C)Destroyed
D)Renunciated

Answer 2

Destroyed

Question 3

Which one of the following distinguishes a tribe from a caste?

A)Trace of descent from a common ancestors
B)Observance of rule of endogamy
C)Living in a common territory
D)Living in upcountry region

Answer 3

Trace of descent from a common ancestors

Question 4

In tribal life the GHOTUL represents a

A)Youth organisation
B)Traditional leader
C)Form of marriage
D)Regional deity

Question 5

The five fundamental principles (Panchsheel) for the tribal upliftment were presented for the first time by

A)Verrier Elwin
B)N.K. Bose
C)Jawaharlal Nehru
D)Jaipal Singh

Question 6

The main provision of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India deals with

A)Reservation in government jobs
B)Preservation of tribal lands
C)Autonomy in administration in the tribal areas of north-east India
D)Reservation in educational institutions

Question 7

Tribals in a scheduled area demanded special care for the education of their children under their constitutional rights. They demanded such care under

A)Article 21
B)Article 46
C)Article 52
D)Article 73

Question 8

Article 164 of the Constitution of India provides for separate ministers for tribal welfare in

A)Rajasthan, Kerala and Nagaland
B)Orissa, Bihar and Meghalaya
C)Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa
D)Madhya Pradesh, Assam and Orissa

Question 9

Where a tribe or a family claims some sort of association with animal or plant and the same is looked upon with regard and reverence it is called

A)Animism
B)Superstition
C)Totemism
D)Zoolatry

Question 10

The Article in the Constitution of India which provides for the appointment of a Special officer for the SC and ST by the President of India is

A)Article 164
B)Article 341
C)Article 342
D)Article 338

Question 11

The tribal groups found in Maharashtra are

A)Katkari, Koruku, Maria, Gond
B)Kolam, Koruku, Paura
C)Katkari, Maria, Gond, Rathaw
D)Katkari, Kolam, Maria, Gond

Question 12

Which of the following is the special characteristics of the tribes in India?

A)They sue few clothes to cover their bodies
B)They like dancing and drinking
C)They engage in traditional and ancient occupations
D)All of the above

Question 13

Which of the following says that all Indians "were tribally organized?"-

A)Richard Lannoy
B)Imperial Gazetteer
C)Ginsberg
D)None of the above

Question 14

Which of the following is not a tribal movement?

A)Tebhaga movement
B)Chuars movement
C)Bhils movement
D)Kolis movement

Question 15

How many tribes are there in India?

A)645
B)565
C)345
D)None of these

Question 16

In which year the Forest Right Act was passed?

A)2000
B)2006
C)2005
D)None of these

Question 17

The peninsular region has

A)Bhils
B)Gonds
C)Santhals
D)All of the above

Question 18

Which one of the following is not a tribal zone according to the tribal anthropologists

A)The western zone
B)North eastern tribal zone
C)Middle tribal zone
D)South eastern tribal zone

Question 19

A clan is based on

A)A strong " we feeling"
B)Authority of the head
C)Authority of the eldest female
D)Authority of the eldest male

Question 20

Which of the following tribes is not found in Karnataka?

A)Janu Kuruba
B)Kanga
C)Siddi
D)None of the above

Question 21

Minorities giving up their ancestral customs and adopting the culture of the majority is known as

A)Integration
B)Assimilation
C)Accommodation
D)Socialization

Question 22

Which one of the following tribes is matrilineal?

A)Chakesang
B)Jaintia
C)Mizo
D)Kuki

Question 23

The Backward Classes Commission of 1953-1955 was headed by

A)U.N. Dhebar
B)Renuka Ray
C)Kaka Kalelkar
D)B. P. Mandal

Question 24

The tribe may be characterised as

A)Collection of families
B)Common name
C)Same territory
D)All of the above

Question 25

In which state of India resides the maximum number of tribes?

A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Nagaland
C)West Bengal
D)None of the above