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