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