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| 1. |
On the basis of Panchasheela, how many tribal blocks have been set up? |
| A. | 34 |
| B. | 43 |
| C. | 44 |
| D. | 33 |
| Answer» C. 44 | |
| 2. |
Panchasheela is proposed by ________________ |
| A. | nehru |
| B. | gandhi |
| C. | ambedkar |
| D. | patel |
| Answer» B. gandhi | |
| 3. |
The policy of Integration may cause for _______________ |
| A. | economic problems |
| B. | educational problems |
| C. | exploitation from capitalists |
| D. | political problems |
| Answer» D. political problems | |
| 4. |
What is the percentage of tribal population in Indian Christians? |
| A. | 1/10th |
| B. | 1/3rd |
| C. | 2/3rd |
| D. | 1/6th |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Christian Missionaries were advocated for ________________ |
| A. | policy of isolation |
| B. | policy of conversion |
| C. | policy of acculturation |
| D. | policy of assimilation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
Who are preponents of policy of Isolation? |
| A. | wellington and irving |
| B. | simon and wellesly |
| C. | hutton and elwin |
| D. | none of this |
| Answer» D. none of this | |
| 7. |
An important tribe involved in a major revolt is ________________ |
| A. | paniyas |
| B. | kadars |
| C. | gonds |
| D. | nagas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Which one is more contemporary among tribal revolts in India? |
| A. | mizos |
| B. | nagas |
| C. | jharkhand |
| D. | shanthals |
| Answer» D. shanthals | |
| 9. |
Which problem is led due to Hinduisation among tribes? |
| A. | language |
| B. | dowry |
| C. | economic |
| D. | geographic |
| Answer» C. economic | |
| 10. |
Which factor hinders mainly the developmental programmes of tribes? |
| A. | cultural problems |
| B. | educational backwardness |
| C. | economic problems |
| D. | geographical isolation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
The most important factor related to many problems of Kerala tribes is __________ |
| A. | educational backwardness |
| B. | cultural transformation |
| C. | linguistic conflicts |
| D. | landlessness |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
The changes among the tribes in India are _________________ |
| A. | static |
| B. | uniform |
| C. | not uniform |
| D. | temperory |
| Answer» D. temperory | |
| 13. |
Which policy caused for exploitation of tribals? |
| A. | the british land policy |
| B. | the language policy |
| C. | the tribal policy |
| D. | the criminal act policy |
| Answer» B. the language policy | |
| 14. |
Which tribes belong to Negroids? |
| A. | thodas |
| B. | jarwas |
| C. | gonds |
| D. | nagas |
| Answer» C. gonds | |
| 15. |
Which tribe belongs to Mangloid race? |
| A. | chakmas |
| B. | kadars |
| C. | paniyas |
| D. | thodas |
| Answer» B. kadars | |
| 16. |
Which tribe is not belonging to Proto- Austroloids? |
| A. | thodas |
| B. | mullakurumas |
| C. | botiyas |
| D. | mundas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
Which tribe is not belonging to Mangaloids? |
| A. | nagas |
| B. | chakmas |
| C. | khonds |
| D. | botiyas |
| Answer» D. botiyas | |
| 18. |
Which one is based on language and dialects? |
| A. | austric tribes |
| B. | mountain tribes |
| C. | river valley tribes |
| D. | none of this |
| Answer» B. mountain tribes | |
| 19. |
Which tribe belongs to Nordic group? |
| A. | kadars |
| B. | nagas |
| C. | thodas |
| D. | khasis |
| Answer» D. khasis | |
| 20. |
The main tribes in the Central zone are ___________________ |
| A. | kadars and nadras |
| B. | limbo and nagas |
| C. | kota and kurumba |
| D. | gonds and baigas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
The tribes of Central zone are scattered all over ________________ |
| A. | the rivers between jamuna and ganga |
| B. | the rivers between brahmaputhra and jhalam |
| C. | the rivers between kaveri and krishna |
| D. | the rivers between narmada and godavari |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
In which zone Khasi and Garo belong? |
| A. | the north and north - eastern |
| B. | the central zone |
| C. | the southern zone |
| D. | none of this |
| Answer» B. the central zone | |
| 23. |
Which word is not used for tribes in India? |
| A. | vanajyoatis |
| B. | vanavasis |
| C. | harijans |
| D. | adivasis |
| Answer» D. adivasis | |
| 24. |
Which statement is related to a clan? |
| A. | it is an endogamous unit |
| B. | it has a definite language |
| C. | it has no definite geographic area |
| D. | it has a common leader |
| Answer» D. it has a common leader | |
| 25. |
North Eastern Zone of tribes mainly belong to ________ race. |
| A. | mangloids |
| B. | austroloids |
| C. | negroids |
| D. | nordic |
| Answer» B. austroloids | |
| 26. |
Which one is not a characteristic of Indian tribe? |
| A. | common name |
| B. | common ancestor |
| C. | different languages |
| D. | common territory |
| Answer» D. common territory | |
| 27. |
In which state the highest number of tribals are found in India? |
| A. | nagaland |
| B. | mizoram |
| C. | madhyapradesh |
| D. | manipur |
| Answer» D. manipur | |
| 28. |
Clan refers to a -------------- kins of group based on either matrilineal or patrilireal descent |
| A. | unilateral |
| B. | multilateral |
| C. | only lateral |
| D. | none of this |
| Answer» B. multilateral | |
| 29. |
‘A group of simple minds, occupying a concentrated area, having a common language, acommon government, a common action in warfare’. Who is author of this definition of tribes? |
| A. | madan |
| B. | dube |
| C. | majumdar |
| D. | hutton |
| Answer» B. dube | |
| 30. |
Which one is an anthropological limitation in defining tribes in India? |
| A. | largest population |
| B. | not homogenous in nature |
| C. | speaks a different languages |
| D. | wear different types of dresses |
| Answer» C. speaks a different languages | |
| 31. |
Who used the word ‘aborginals’ to refer tribes in India? |
| A. | hutton |
| B. | sir bains |
| C. | risly.v. elwin |
| D. | w.j. perry |
| Answer» D. w.j. perry | |
| 32. |
Which group is the largest group of Backward Classes in India? |
| A. | scheduled tribes |
| B. | scheduled castes |
| C. | muslims |
| D. | buddhists |
| Answer» C. muslims | |
| 33. |
The largest Tribal population of the world is in: |
| A. | america |
| B. | africa |
| C. | india |
| D. | australia |
| Answer» C. india | |
| 34. |
The total tribal population in India is: |
| A. | 10% |
| B. | 23% |
| C. | 3% |
| D. | none of this |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
To judge other peoples way of life in terms of own cultural view point is called ------- |
| A. | cultural relativism |
| B. | cultural lag |
| C. | ethnocentrism |
| D. | cultural process |
| Answer» D. cultural process | |
| 36. |
-------- named anthropology as “child of Darwin” |
| A. | tylor |
| B. | paul broca |
| C. | marret |
| D. | s.c. roy |
| Answer» D. s.c. roy | |
| 37. |
In the “Savage Mind” is written by ------- |
| A. | radcliff brown |
| B. | tylor |
| C. | malinowski |
| D. | levi strauss |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
An Introduction to the science of mythology by ---------- |
| A. | levi strauss |
| B. | radcliff brown |
| C. | tylor |
| D. | malinowski |
| Answer» B. radcliff brown | |
| 39. |
The Elementary Structure of Kinship written by -------- |
| A. | malinowski, |
| B. | levi strauss |
| C. | radcliff brown |
| D. | tylor |
| Answer» C. radcliff brown | |
| 40. |
James Frazer was -------------- Evolutionalist |
| A. | british |
| B. | french |
| C. | american |
| D. | german |
| Answer» B. french | |
| 41. |
A scientific theory of culture 1944 is written by ----------- |
| A. | malinowski |
| B. | radcliff brown |
| C. | levi strauss |
| D. | tylor |
| Answer» B. radcliff brown | |
| 42. |
----------- defined culture as comprises inherited artifacts, goods, technical processes,ideas , habits and values. |
| A. | malinowski |
| B. | levi strauss |
| C. | radcliff brown |
| D. | tylor |
| Answer» B. levi strauss | |
| 43. |
--------- placed the model of social structure in two categories i.e. the actual and generalsocial structure. |
| A. | malinowswki |
| B. | levi strauss |
| C. | radcliff brown |
| D. | tylor |
| Answer» D. tylor | |
| 44. |
---------- are of opinion that culture has growth in course of history. |
| A. | evolutionists |
| B. | structuralists |
| C. | functionalistst |
| D. | diffusionalists |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
------------ studied Trobri Islanders in New Guinea. |
| A. | radcliff brown |
| B. | malinowski |
| C. | levi strauss |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. levi strauss | |
| 46. |
The ------------- term is applied to the ceremonial kin. |
| A. | real kin |
| B. | actual kin |
| C. | distant kin |
| D. | virtual kin |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
-------------- means the measurements of the living body including head and face. |
| A. | crainometry |
| B. | somatometry |
| C. | anthropometry |
| D. | biometry. |
| Answer» C. anthropometry | |
| 48. |
A woman marries several men and lives together with all husbands and children. |
| A. | polygynous family |
| B. | polygamous family |
| C. | group family |
| D. | polyandrous family |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
The book Ancient Society is written by . |
| A. | morgan |
| B. | levi-strauss |
| C. | radcliff brown |
| D. | frazer |
| Answer» B. levi-strauss | |
| 50. |
The wife goes to reside with her husband in husband’s house after the marriage |
| A. | matrilocal residence |
| B. | patrilocal residence |
| C. | matrilineal residence |
| D. | bilocal residence. |
| Answer» C. matrilineal residence | |