Top 350+ Solved Social Anthropology MCQ Questions Answer
Q. According to Malinowski, which group of people use ‘yam’ as an item in exchange ofgifts?.
a. Gonds
b. Trobrianders
c. Khands
d. Baigas
Q. The exchange of gift costs something but it is a token of
a. Gesture
b. Politeness
c. Cultural exchange
d. Friendliness
Q. In the economic system of Indian tribes, the Todas of Nilgiri hills place great emphasison which of their domestic animals?
a. Buffaloes
b. Horses
c. Cows
d. Goats
Q. The Gonds, Bhils think that hunting, cutting wood and working on stones aresomething they have learnt from
a. Foreigners
b. Their fore fathers
c. Invaders
d. Other tribes
Q. Europeans travelled around the globe to barter crafts, furs in exchange of
a. Fruits and vegetables
b. Silks and perfumes
c. Ornaments
d. Animals and hides
Q. The tribal community usually have group ownership over the ponds, the land and
a. Cattles
b. Forests
c. Tractor
d. Buildings
Q. The tribal method and implements of cultivation, hunting and fishing are
a. Remaining the same
b. Very advance
c. Stand still
d. Very primitive
Q. The Kharia people are very much specialized to
a. Cottage industries
b. Fishing
c. Gambling
d. Marketing
Q. Monetization among tribal has brought them closer to the current
a. Mainstream
b. Market trends
c. Banking
d. Saving schemes
Q. The ceremonial gift exchange cycle entails obligations to give, to receive and
a. To return
b. No return
c. Free of cost
d. To double it
Q. In the history of bartering, the Mesopotamia tribe introduced it and was adopted by Phoenicians which dates all the way back to
a. 2000 BC
b. 6000 BC
c. 100 AD
d. 1000 BC
Q. According to K.S. Singh in the people of India (POI), Stock of the scheduled tribe has been taken that there is a shift from traditional to
a. Cattle rearing
b. Bee keeping
c. New occupations
d. Gardening
Q. A general trend in the tribal migration is that they flock to
a. Cities as labourer
b. Rural
c. Seashore
d. High mountain
Q. In tribal economy hardly anything is left for exchange or hoarding, thematerials of consumption, food and clothing are generally given
a. Second preference
b. Third preference
c. No preference
d. First preference