1) What is the name of the tribe that is battling against Vedanta for preservation of Niyamgiri hills?
a. The Kondha or Kandha
b. Kandha Gauda
c. Oriya Munda
d. Dongria Kondh
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ANSWER: Dongria Kondh
Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!
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2) Which of the following is/are true?
1) Article 244 in Part X of the Constitution envisages a special system of administration for certain areas designated as ‘scheduled areas’ and ‘tribal areas’.
2) The Fifth Schedule of the Constitution deals with the administration and control of scheduled areas and scheduled tribes in any state.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. All of the above
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: Only 1
Explanation:
The Fifth Schedule of the Constitution deals with the administration and control of scheduled areas and scheduled tribes in any state except the four states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram. The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, on the other hand, deals with the administration of the tribal areas in the four northeastern states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.
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3) Birhors are
a. Tribes in Meghlaya
b. Tribes in Ladakh
c. Tribes in Jharkhand
d. Tribes in Andhra Pradesh
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ANSWER: Tribes in Jharkhand
Explanation:
Birhor people are a tribal people, traditionally nomadic, living primarily in the Indian state of Jharkhand. They speak the Birhor language, which belongs to the Munda group of languages of the Austroasiatic language family.
The “primitive subsistence economy” of the Birhors has been based on nomadic gathering and hunting, particularly for monkeys.
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4) Which of the following are Negrito tribes?
1. Onge
2. Nicobarese
3. Jarwa
4. Shompens
a. 1,2,3
b. 1,3
c. 2,4
d. All
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ANSWER: 1,3
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Nicobarese and Shompens are Mongoloid Tribes. The Negrito are several ethnic groups who inhabit isolated parts of Southeast Asia. Their current populations include Andamanese peoples of the Andaman Islands, Semang peoples of Malaysia, the Mani of Thailand, and the Aeta, Agta, Ati, and 30 other peoples of the Philippines. Negritos are believed to descend from ancient Australoid-Melanesian settlers of Southeast Asia. Genetically, they are most similar to neighboring populations.
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5) Which of the following tribes resides in Manipur?
1. Meities
2. Pangals
3. Hmar
4. Kuki
a. 1 & 4
b. 1,2,4
c. 1,2
d. All
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ANSWER: All
Explanation:
The Manipur tribes include Meities and Pangals who inhabit the lower regions of the valley; while the hilly regions of Manipur are mainly populated by the Naga tribes and Kuki tribes.The Naga group tribes have great ethnic and cultural affinities with the people of Nagaland, whereas the Kuki group has the affinity with the Chin and Mizos of the south. Hmar is one of the prominent sub-tribes of Mizo.
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6) Consider the following statements
1. Agastyamalai is home to the Kanikkaran people, one of the oldest surviving hunter-gatherer tribes in the world.
2. The Sentinelese are an indigenous people of the Andaman Island are also hunter-gatherer society subsisting through hunting, fishing, and collecting wild plants.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both
Explanation:
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7) Consider the following statements
1. Tiwa tribe celebrate Yangli festival once in three years
2. Sowing of paddy starts immediately after the festivals
Which of the above statement is correct?
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both
Explanation:
Tiwa is an ethnic group inhabiting the states of Assam and Meghalaya in Northeast India.
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