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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