Model MCQ's ISC Sociology
Tribal India - Past, Present and Future
1. According to Gillin and Gillin, a tribe is:
(A) A political organization
(B) A group of families sharing the same occupation
(C) A religious group
(D) A group of local communities living in a common area with a shared culture
(D) A group of local communities living in a common area with a shared culture
2. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a tribe?
(A) Common language
(B) Political organization
(C) Universal education
(D) Definite common topography
(C) Universal education
3. The Mongoloid racial group is primarily found in:
(A) Africa
(B) Australia
(C) Central Asia
(D) Europe
(C) Central Asia
4. Which race is classified by flat noses, broad faces, and yellowish skin?
(A) Australoid
(B) Mongoloid
(C) Negroid
(D) Caucasoid
(B) Mongoloid
5. Which racial group does the Mediterranean subgroup belong to?
(A) Caucasoid
(B) Negroid
(C) Australoid
(D) Mongoloid
(A) Caucasoid
6. Which race is primarily found in Australia?
(A) Caucasoid
(B) Mongoloid
(C) Australoid
(D) Negroid
(C) Australoid
7. What was the main purpose of dormitories in tribal societies?
(A) Educational purposes
(B) Housing elders
(C) Preserving tribal culture and unity
(D) Storing food supplies
(C) Preserving tribal culture and unity
8. What is the role of the tribal dormitory head known as in Maria gotuls?
(A) Teacher
(B) Warrior
(C) Chalan or silledar
(D) Priest
(C) Chalan or silledar
9. Which of the following is a feature of youth dormitories in tribal India?
(A) Separate dormitories for boys and girls in all tribes
(B) No rules or customs
(C) Training in tribal traditions and customs
(D) Open to all outsiders
(C) Training in tribal traditions and customs
10. Which of the following factors led to the decline of the dormitory system?
(A) Improved communication with cities
(B) Cultural contact and modernization
(C) Increased tribal warfare
(D) Lack of forest resources
(B) Cultural contact and modernization
11. Which term describes the process of one culture being engulfed by another?
(A) Assimilation
(B) Acculturation
(C) Isolation
(D) Segregation
(B) Acculturation
12. Which tribal group is an example of assimilation into mainstream society?
(A) Gonds
(B) Nagas
(C) Bhils
(D) Santhals
(D) Santhals
13. What does the term 'isolation' refer to in the context of tribal transformation?
(A) Keeping tribes physically and culturally separate from the mainstream
(B) Fully integrating tribes into mainstream society
(C) Merging tribal cultures into urban societies
(D) Creating a new political system for tribes
(A) Keeping tribes physically and culturally separate from the mainstream
14. Which of the following is NOT a socio-economic problem faced by Indian tribes?
(A) Exploitation by outsiders
(B) Unprofitable agriculture
(C) Overpopulation
(D) Unemployment
(C) Overpopulation
15. Which sector employs the majority of tribal people in India?
(A) Manufacturing
(B) Service
(C) Information technology
(D) Agriculture
(D) Agriculture
16. Which of the following tribal economic activities is considered unprofitable?
(A) Shifting cultivation
(B) Industrial farming
(C) Forestry management
(D) Trade and commerce
(A) Shifting cultivation
17. Which Act provides protection of tribal land from being transferred to non-tribals?
(A) Hindu Succession Act
(B) Forest Rights Act
(C) Land Acquisition Act
(D) Scheduled Tribes Act
(B) Forest Rights Act
18. Which of the following describes the bonded labor system among tribes?
(A) Voluntary farming labor
(B) Forced labor due to debt
(C) Seasonal migration work
(D) Craftsmanship apprenticeships
(B) Forced labor due to debt
19. Which type of cultivation is associated with tribal communities in India?
(A) Terrace farming
(B) Shifting cultivation
(C) Industrial agriculture
(D) Mixed cropping
(B) Shifting cultivation
20. Which term refers to 'slash and burn' agriculture practiced by North-Eastern tribes?
(A) Podu
(B) Swidden
(C) Khallu
(D) Jhum
(D) Jhum
21. Which health problem is widespread among tribal populations?
(A) Smallpox
(B) Heart ailments
(C) Hypertension
(D) Malnutrition
(D) Malnutrition
22. Which governmental scheme offers post-matric scholarships to ST students?
(A) Prime Minister's Scholarship Scheme
(B) Tribal Welfare Scheme
(C) Post-Matric Scholarship for SC/ST Students
(D) Universal Education Scheme
(C) Post-Matric Scholarship for SC/ST Students
23. What is the purpose of tribal research institutes (TRIs)?
(A) Conducting cultural research on tribals
(B) Providing vocational training to tribals
(C) Promoting urban migration for tribal people
(D) Establishing economic zones in tribal areas
(A) Conducting cultural research on tribals
24. Which Act provided reservations for tribal groups in Indian legislation?
(A) The Scheduled Castes Act
(B) The Fifth Schedule of the Indian Constitution
(C) Land Reforms Act
(D) Panchayati Raj Act
(B) The Fifth Schedule of the Indian Constitution
25. Which major factor contributed to the rise of tribal separatist movements?
(A) Land reforms
(B) Economic prosperity
(C) British divide-and-rule policies
(D) Urbanization
(C) British divide-and-rule policies
26. Which Indian state is known for its tribal insurgency movements?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Bihar
(C) Manipur
(D) Punjab
(C) Manipur
27. What was the British government's policy toward Indian tribes?
(A) Full integration into British society
(B) Division and control through tribal chiefs
(C) Land redistribution to tribal groups
(D) Encouragement of tribal education and development
(B) Division and control through tribal chiefs
28. Which solution involves integrating tribes into mainstream society while maintaining their identity?
(A) Assimilation
(B) Isolation
(C) Integration
(D) Segregation
(C) Integration
29. Which policy did anthropologist Verrier Elwin advocate for tribal groups?
(A) Complete assimilation
(B) Isolation in tribal 'National Parks'
(C) Urban migration programs
(D) Full political autonomy
(B) Isolation in tribal 'National Parks'
30. What is the primary goal of tribal development programs in India?
(A) Political autonomy for tribes
(B) Preservation of traditional tribal practices
(C) Socio-economic upliftment
(D) Limiting tribal contact with urban society
(C) Socio-economic upliftment
31. Which of the following is a major issue in tribal education?
(A) High enrollment rates
(B) Lack of schools in tribal areas
(C) Overqualified teachers
(D) Urban migration of tribal students
(B) Lack of schools in tribal areas
32. Which tribe is known for its resistance to British colonization in India?
(A) Santals
(B) Gonds
(C) Khasis
(D) Todas
(A) Santals
33. Which document outlines the political framework for tribal governance in India?
(A) Constitution of India
(B) Indian Penal Code
(C) Directive Principles of State Policy
(D) Criminal Tribes Act
(A) Constitution of India
34. Which term refers to the cultural transformation of tribes into castes?
(A) Modernization
(B) Acculturation
(C) Tribal transformation
(D) Peasantization
(C) Tribal transformation
35. Which of the following Acts was introduced to prevent the exploitation of tribal lands?
(A) The Land Acquisition Act
(B) The Bonded Labour System Abolition Act
(C) Forest Rights Act
(D) The Right to Education Act
(C) Forest Rights Act
36. Which of the following contributed to the breakdown of tribal dormitories?
(A) Economic prosperity
(B) Conversion to Christianity
(C) Urbanization and modernization
(D) Loss of forest lands
(B) Conversion to Christianity
37. Which government policy aimed at integrating tribals into the mainstream while preserving their culture?
(A) Assimilation
(B) Integration
(C) Segregation
(D) Isolation
(B) Integration
38. Which racial group does the Dravidian subgroup belong to?
(A) Mongoloid
(B) Negroid
(C) Australoid
(D) Caucasoid
(D) Caucasoid
39. Which factor has historically led to tribal land alienation?
(A) Industrialization
(B) State-sponsored migration
(C) Monetization of the economy
(D) Land reforms
(C) Monetization of the economy
40. What is the tribal term for shifting cultivation in the state of Odisha?
(A) Jhum
(B) Podu
(C) Khallu
(D) Swidden
(B) Podu
41. Which of the following Acts abolished bonded labor among tribal communities?
(A) Scheduled Tribes Act
(B) Bonded Labour System Abolition Act
(C) Forest Rights Act
(D) Tribal Welfare Act
(B) Bonded Labour System Abolition Act
42. Which race has physical characteristics such as black skin, woolly hair, and a broad nose?
(A) Australoid
(B) Mongoloid
(C) Negroid
(D) Caucasoid
(C) Negroid
43. Which issue is primarily related to tribal political problems in India?
(A) Overpopulation
(B) Separatism and insurgency
(C) Economic prosperity
(D) Decline in tribal customs
(B) Separatism and insurgency
44. Which region of India has faced significant tribal insurgency movements?
(A) Central India
(B) North-East India
(C) Western India
(D) Southern India
(B) North-East India
45. Which government scheme aims to provide residential facilities for tribal girls in pursuit of education?
(A) Post-Matric Scholarship
(B) Tribal Research Institute Program
(C) Girls Hostel Scheme for STs
(D) Education for All Program
(C) Girls Hostel Scheme for STs
46. Which of the following tribes primarily reside in the Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu?
(A) Santals
(B) Gonds
(C) Todas
(D) Bhils
(C) Todas
47. Which term refers to the movement of tribal youth to cities due to lack of local employment?
(A) Urbanization
(B) Migration
(C) Assimilation
(D) Isolation
(B) Migration
48. Which government body is responsible for tribal development and welfare?
(A) Ministry of Social Justice
(B) Ministry of Tribal Affairs
(C) NITI Aayog
(D) Election Commission
(B) Ministry of Tribal Affairs
49. Which of the following describes the importance of forests in tribal life?
(A) Economic growth through trade
(B) Source of food, shelter, and spiritual significance
(C) Barrier to urbanization
(D) No significant role
(B) Source of food, shelter, and spiritual significance
50. Which Act ensures the restoration of tribal lands alienated to non-tribals?
(A) Forest Rights Act
(B) Land Alienation Act
(C) Tribal Welfare Act
(D) Panchayati Raj Act
(A) Forest Rights Act
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