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