Adivasi - Quiz
Adivasi
  • 1. What was the traditional economy of most tribes according to the text?
A) Tourism and hospitality management
B) Import and export trade services
C) Large-scale industrial manufacturing
D) Subsistence agriculture or hunting and gathering
  • 2. Which items were historically traded by tribes with outsiders?
A) Electronic goods and technology
B) Advanced agricultural machinery
C) Gold and precious stones
D) Salt and iron
  • 3. What happened to tribal land ownership around 1900 under the British government?
A) Land was turned into protected national parks
B) Tribes were forced into urban migration
C) Migrants received free land for cultivation
D) The government granted all land back to the tribes
  • 4. How did Adivasi traditionally view land?
A) As land belonging exclusively to the state
B) As a commodity to be sold for profit
C) As a common resource for whoever needed it
D) As a strictly inherited private asset
  • 5. Why did many Adivasis lose the opportunity to claim their lands?
A) The government seized all land by force
B) They moved away to find better jobs
C) They were prohibited from farming their own land
D) They did not prioritize obtaining formal land titles
  • 6. What is a loophole that allowed non-Adivasi to gain access to tribal land?
A) Government employment quotas
B) Land leases
C) Marriage alliances
D) Educational scholarships
  • 7. What characterized the 1970s in relation to Adivasi land?
A) Government-mandated restoration of land
B) Intense land pressure
C) Decreased interest in tribal territories
D) A surge in tribal land ownership
  • 8. How did many Adivasis lose their land titles in the 1970s?
A) Loss through environmental disasters
B) Exchange for modern technology
C) Debt, bribery, or leases
D) Voluntary donation to the state
  • 9. What did some non-Adivasis do to gain competitive advantages over established tribes?
A) Marry into tribal families
B) Convert to tribal religions
C) Build schools and hospitals for tribes
D) Lobby to be classified as tribal
  • 10. What often happens when the government attempts to evict illegal non-tribal occupiers?
A) It results in complete removal of all outsiders
B) It is highly efficient and swift
C) It proceeds slowly and often targets poor lower castes
D) It restores land directly to tribal elders
  • 11. What has been a permanent feature of many tribal villages since the 1960s and 1970s?
A) Large-scale industrial factories
B) State-run universities
C) Resident non-tribal shopkeepers
D) Government administrative centers
  • 12. What are examples of cash crops mentioned in the text?
A) Oranges and bananas
B) Cotton or castor-oil plants
C) Tea and coffee
D) Wheat and rice
  • 13. What is an extreme consequence of the widespread indebtedness of Adivasis?
A) Traders selling debtors to other merchants
B) Full cancellation of tribal debts
C) Forced enrollment in vocational schools
D) Government intervention to pay off all debts
  • 14. Why are tribes in the Himalayan foothills less pressured by non-tribal intrusion?
A) Severe climate conditions
B) Lack of natural resources
C) Historically distinct political status and isolation
D) Extreme poverty in the region
  • 15. What was the 'Inner Line' policy?
A) A policy requiring special permission for non-Adivasi to enter
B) A ban on all agricultural activities
C) A strategy to mine the Himalayan foothills
D) A trade agreement between tribes and the British
  • 16. Why do post-colonial governments protect the Himalayan tribes?
A) To preserve ancient tribal languages
B) As a strategy to secure the border with China
C) Due to international humanitarian pressure
D) To promote tourism in the region
  • 17. Who was one of the Adivasis involved in the Indian independence movement?
A) Birsa Munda
B) Tatya Tope
C) Rani of Jhansi
D) Ramji Gond
  • 18. Which rebellion occurred between 1774 and 1779?
A) Halba rebellion
B) Santhal rebellion
C) Kol rebellion
D) Bhumij rebellion
  • 19. How many linguistic groupings are tribal languages categorized into?
A) Ten
B) Three
C) Five
D) Seven
  • 20. Approximately how many tribal groups are there in India?
A) Exactly 500
B) Less than 100
C) More than 700
D) Over 2000
  • 21. In how many languages is Adivasi literature composed?
A) Exactly 50
B) Less than 20
C) More than 100
D) Exactly 500
  • 22. Who started the Bhil rebellion in Banswara in 1858?
A) Tatya Tope
B) Birsa Munda
C) Laxman Naik
D) Ramji Gond
  • 23. Which of the following is listed as a linguistic grouping for tribal languages?
A) Romance
B) Austro-Asiatic
C) Slavic
D) Semitic
  • 24. When did the Santhal rebellion take place?
A) 1856–57
B) 1910
C) 1817
D) 1776
  • 25. Who is a prominent tribal writer mentioned in the text?
A) Temsula Ao
B) Rabindranath Tagore
C) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  • 26. In which district did the Rampa Rebellion of 1922–1924 take place?
A) Adilabad
B) Banswara
C) Khurda
D) Visakhapatnam district
  • 27. The Chuar rebellion took place in which region?
A) Odisha
B) Banswara
C) Adilabad
D) Bengal
  • 28. Which rebellion occurred in 1910?
A) Koli revolt
B) Kol rebellion
C) Bhumkal
D) Maria rebellion
  • 29. Who started the Gond rebellion in Adilabad in 1860?
A) Laxman Naik
B) Jantya Bhil
C) Bangaru Devi
D) Ramji Gond
  • 30. Which of these is a linguistic category for tribal languages?
A) Latin
B) Greek
C) Arabic
D) Sino-Tibetan
  • 31. Who composed the Ramayana and is acknowledged for having Adivasi origins?
A) Valmiki
B) A Gond Raja
C) Bharmal
D) Bada Meena
  • 32. What percentage of India's population do Scheduled Tribes constitute?
A) 26.2%
B) 90%
C) 1.1%
D) 8.6%
  • 33. How are tribal communities designated in Bangladesh?
A) Animist groups
B) Nomadic tribes
C) Scheduled Tribes
D) Ethnic minority
  • 34. Which language group is found in northern Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand?
A) Indo-Aryan
B) Tibeto-Burman
C) Dravidian
D) Munda
  • 35. Which tribe is an example of an Indo-Aryan speaking tribe in the western region?
A) Bhils
B) Gonds
C) Santals
D) Hos
  • 36. What language family dominates the central tribal region covering parts of Chhattisgarh and Odisha?
A) Dravidian
B) Indo-Aryan
C) Tibeto-Burman
D) Sarnaist
  • 37. What is the primary religion followed by Adivasi in Jharkhand?
A) Buddhism
B) Sarnaism
C) Hinduism
D) Christianity
  • 38. What religion do the Chakma and Marma people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts follow?
A) Hinduism
B) Christianity
C) Animism
D) Buddhism
  • 39. What is the main occupation of the Adivasis in Assam?
A) Tea workers
B) Rice farming
C) Nomadic herding
D) Mining
  • 40. What percentage of the total tribal population lives in the tribal belt stretching from Gujarat to West Bengal?
A) Around 20%
B) Roughly 75%
C) Around 10%
D) More than 90%
  • 41. Which group near Bellary, Karnataka, is a large concentration of tribal people?
A) Boyas/Valmikis
B) Khasi
C) Gonds
D) Santals
  • 42. In Bangladesh, which Adivasi group follows Christianity?
A) Tripuri
B) Khasi
C) Chakma
D) Marma
  • 43. What does the term Adivasi literally mean?
A) Mountain people
B) Forest dweller
C) Beginning inhabitant
D) Ancient ruler
  • 44. Which of the following is an alternative term for Adivasi that means 'forest dwellers'?
A) Janjati
B) Dravidian
C) Vanavāsi
D) Dalit
  • 45. In which country are Adivasi officially recognized as 'Ethnic minorities'?
A) Pakistan
B) Sri Lanka
C) Bangladesh
D) Nepal
  • 46. Who chaired the Drafting Committee of the Constitution of India?
A) Jaipal Singh Munda
B) Thakkar Bapa
C) Ambedkar
D) Gandhi
  • 47. Which article of the Indian Constitution defines Scheduled Tribes?
A) Article 107
B) Article 169
C) Article 366 (25)
D) Article 342
  • 48. Which group of people in Sri Lanka are referred to as Adivasi?
A) Dravidians
B) Vedda
C) Indo-Aryans
D) Tea-tribes
  • 49. Which international convention did India refuse to sign, despite having ratified its predecessor?
A) ILO Convention 169
B) UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
C) ILO Convention 107
D) The 1950 Constitutional Accord
  • 50. Where was the term Adivasi initially popularized?
A) North East India
B) Kerala
C) West Bengal
D) Jharkhand
  • 51. Which language family provided ancestry to Adivasi communities?
A) Arabic
B) Austroasiatic
C) Latin
D) Greek
  • 52. Who were the individuals designated by the British to hold legal property rights to land?
A) Adivasi elders
B) British military generals
C) Foreign investors only
D) Zamindars
  • 53. In what year was the colonial presence established on the Andaman Islands?
A) 1947
B) 1857
C) 1789
D) 1832
  • 54. Which rebellion occurred between 1855 and 1856?
A) Bhumij rebellion
B) The Great Kol Uprising
C) Santal hul
D) Munda independence war
  • 55. What kind of migration did economic deprivation trigger among some adivasis?
A) Mass migration to the Americas
B) Internal migrations within India
C) Permanent migration to Europe
D) Return migration to their ancestral lands
  • 56. Which governing body suppressed Adivasi revolts after 1858?
A) The Indian National Congress
B) The British government
C) The local tribal rajas
D) The East India Company
  • 57. How did the adivasi rajas generally view British administrative innovations?
A) Enthusiastically
B) Negatively
C) Positively
D) Indifferently
  • 58. In the 1891 Census of India, how were Adivasi people described?
A) Forest tribe
B) Primitive tribe
C) Tribal animist
D) Hill and forest tribe
  • 59. Which term was used to describe Adivasi in the 1901 Census of India?
A) Primitive tribe
B) Forest tribe
C) Tribes
D) Animist
  • 60. Where are Adivasi people who follow Islam primarily located?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Lakshadweep
C) Odisha
D) Jharkhand
  • 61. What is the etymological origin of the word 'animism'?
A) Latin
B) Sanskrit
C) Persian
D) Greek
  • 62. According to the text, what is the core belief of animism?
A) Non-human entities possess a spiritual essence
B) Reincarnation of the soul
C) Worship of Indo-European deities
D) Monistic Vedic worship
  • 63. In what year were Adivasi recorded as 'tribes' in the census?
A) 1911
B) 1941
C) 1931
D) 1921
  • 64. How does the text describe the term 'animism' in an anthropological context?
A) A synonym for Hinduism
B) A formal name for a religion
C) A word used by indigenous people
D) An anthropological construct
  • 65. When are Adivasi in Lakshadweep believed to have embraced Islam?
A) 14th century
B) British period
C) 19th century
D) Post-independence
  • 66. What does the name 'Donyi-Polo' mean?
A) Holy woods
B) Sacred grove
C) Spirit worship
D) Sun-Moon
  • 67. Where are the followers of Donyi-Polo primarily located?
A) Nicobar Islands
B) Central-East India
C) Arunachal Pradesh
D) Nilgiri hills
  • 68. How is the Sarna religion passed down through generations?
A) Written scriptures
B) Oral traditions
C) Digital archives
D) Formal schooling
  • 69. What does the word 'Sarna' mean in the context of the religion?
A) Witch doctor
B) Sacred grove
C) Holy animal
D) Sun deity
  • 70. Where do the Nayaka people live?
A) Arunachal Pradesh
B) Nilgiri hills
C) Nicobar Islands
D) Central-East India
  • 71. Which plant is considered sacred according to the text regarding Adivasi influences on Hinduism?
A) Tulsi
B) Sunflower
C) Cactus
D) Rose
  • 72. Which animal is mentioned as potentially having had totemic importance in Adivasi tribes?
A) Lion
B) Tiger
C) Eagle
D) Cobra
  • 73. Which tree is listed as having sacred status possibly derived from Adivasi culture?
A) Maple
B) Pine
C) Oak
D) Neem
  • 74. What term describes the Nayaka people's lifestyle?
A) Urban dwellers
B) Nomadic traders
C) Sedentary farmers
D) Hunter gatherer
  • 75. Which movement was founded by Sant Gurudev Kalicharan Brahma?
A) The Kallar Reform Movement
B) Shaivism
C) Brahma Dharma
D) Vedic Ritualism
  • 76. Who was the 'Nagam Guru' of the Santal tribes in the 14th century?
A) Kalean Guru (Kalean Murmu)
B) Maharshi Matanga
C) Sant Kalu Dev
D) Sant Kubera
  • 77. What did Bhakta Shabari offer to Shri Rama and Shri Laxmana?
A) Swine flesh
B) Dried lotus flowers
C) Half-eaten ber fruit
D) Water from a stream
  • 78. To which community did Sant Kalu Dev belong?
A) Kallar
B) Santal
C) Bodo
D) Nishadha
  • 79. Who was the guru of Bhakta Shabari?
A) Maharshi Matanga
B) Guru Brahma
C) Sant Dhira
D) Sant Kubera
  • 80. Which temple allows Badu (tribal) priests to bathe and adorn the deity?
A) Karppillikkavu Sree Mahadeva Temple
B) Brahma Dharma Temple
C) Indraprastha Temple
D) Lingaraja Temple
  • 81. What was the occupation of the avatar Kaladutaka (Vaikunthanatha)?
A) Hunter
B) Kallar (robber)
C) Fisherman
D) Temple priest
  • 82. How many followers did Sant Kubera have in his time?
A) 100,000
B) 10,000
C) 20,000
D) 5,000
  • 83. Which sant composed the six Vedangas in beautiful Tamil verse?
A) Sant Kalu Dev
B) Sant Kubera
C) Sant Tirumangai Alvar
D) Sant Dhudhalinath
  • 84. How did the British government perceive Adivasi society compared to caste society?
A) More civilised
B) Less civilised
C) Technologically superior
D) Equally civilised
  • 85. What existed between some Gond and Rajput Rajas prior to the British Raj?
A) Matrimonial relations
B) Commercial trade agreements
C) Joint military alliances
D) Constant warfare
  • 86. How many delegates cast their vote for 'Sari Dhorom' as the religion code at the 2011 conference?
A) 51
B) 632
C) 3
D) 14
  • 87. What was the total number of delegates present at the All India Adivasi Conference in 2011?
A) 632
B) 500
C) 1000
D) 750
  • 88. What is the literacy rate for Scheduled Tribes recorded in 1999–2000?
A) 8.5%
B) 59%
C) 40%
D) 29.6%
  • 89. Where is the Adivasi Academy located?
A) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
B) Tejgadh, Gujarat
C) Asansol, West Bengal
D) Kohima, Nagaland
  • 90. When was the Adivasi Academy for teaching and preserving languages established?
A) 1961
B) 2011
C) 1991
D) 1999
  • 91. Which agrarian tribe is specifically mentioned as being reluctant to send their children to school?
A) Mizos
B) Gonds
C) Khasis
D) Nagas
  • 92. What is the trend of tribal student dropout rates during school education?
A) Non-existent
B) Very high
C) Very low
D) Moderate
  • 93. What is the literacy rate for tribal males in 1999–2000?
A) 13.8%
B) 40.6%
C) 59%
D) 37%
  • 94. Which campaign in central India were Adivasis victims of due to the Naxalite insurgency?
A) Green Revolution
B) Forest Protection Drive
C) Salwa Judum
D) Tribal Upliftment Scheme
  • 95. How did non-Adivasis often secure the use of reserved forest lands?
A) By bribing local officials
B) By negotiating with tribal elders
C) By signing government contracts
D) By filing land ownership petitions
  • 96. Which group played a significant role in the early education of Northeastern tribes?
A) Foreign corporations
B) Missionaries
C) Government bureaucrats
D) Local merchant guilds
  • 97. What language was taught at most levels in the Northeastern education system by the early 1980s?
A) Assamese
B) Sanskrit
C) English
D) Hindi
  • 98. Who described the economic alienation of Adivasis as a 'systematic failure' in 2009?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Manmohan Singh
C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
D) Indira Gandhi
  • 99. Which area is identified as being affected by Naxalite unrest linked to Adivasi exploitation?
A) The Indo-Gangetic Plain
B) The Thar Desert
C) The Western Ghats
D) The Red Corridor
  • 100. Which group in Manipur has cited the lack of ST status as an economic disadvantage?
A) Bodo
B) Meena
C) Gujjar
D) Meiteis
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