Top 50+ Solved Tribal Situation in India MCQ Questions Answer
Q. As per 2011 census, the tribes in India constitutes
a. 15% of the population
b. 11% of the population
c. 8.6 % of the population
d. 10% of the population
Q. In which of the following tribes the youngest daughter inherits the property?
a. Khasi
b. Khasa
c. Kuki
d. Apatanis
Q. Which tribe practises non-fraternal polyandry?
a. Kot of Kerala
b. Khasi tribe
c. Toda of Nilgiri
d. Nayars of Malabar
Q. Which is not a characteristic of Totem?
a. To be related to members of the Tribe
b. A sense of unity among the Tribal group
c. To protect the social group
d. None of the above
Q. Dowry system among the tribes
a. Does not exist
b. Is not common
c. A matter of bargain
d. A well established practice in some tribes
Q. Reservation of seats for SC and Tribes was initially meant for
a. Ten years
b. Twenty years
c. Thirty years
d. Forty years
Q. ‘Potlach’ is a tribal ceremony in which property is
a. Acquired
b. Displayed
c. Destroyed
d. Renunciated
Q. Which one of the following distinguishes a tribe from a caste?
a. Trace of descent from a common ancestors
b. Observance of rule of endogamy
c. Living in a common territory
d. Living in upcountry region
Q. In tribal life the GHOTUL represents a
a. Youth organisation
b. Traditional leader
c. Form of marriage
d. Regional deity
Q. The five fundamental principles (Panchsheel) for the tribal upliftment were presented for thefirst time by
a. Verrier Elwin
b. N.K. Bose
c. Jawaharlal Nehru
d. Jaipal Singh
Q. The main provision of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India deals with
a. Reservation in government jobs
b. Preservation of tribal lands
c. Autonomy in administration in the tribal areas of north-east India
d. Reservation in educational institutions
Q. Tribals in a scheduled area demanded special care for the education of their children under their constitutional rights. They demanded such care under
a. Article 21
b. Article 46
c. Article 52
d. Article 73
Q. Article 164 of the Constitution of India provides for separate ministers for tribal welfare in
a. Rajasthan, Kerala and Nagaland
b. Orissa, Bihar and Meghalaya
c. Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa
d. Madhya Pradesh, Assam and Orissa
Q. Where a tribe or a family claims some sort of association with animal or plant and the same is looked upon with regard and reverence it is called
a. Animism
b. Superstition
c. Totemism
d. Zoolatry