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