Q 1 – The local weavers and leather workers turned to ________ for supplies of Kusum and Palash flowers.
(a) Santhals
(b) Mundas
(c) Khonds
(d) Labadis
Ans. (c) Khonds
Q 2 – According to the list given below, who were the Van Gujjars of the Punjab hills?
(a) Reared only goats
(b) Cattle herders
(c) Village heads
(d) Moneylenders
Ans. (b) Cattle herders
Q 3 – The Bastar Rebellion in Central India broke out in
(a) 1900
(b) 1910
(c) 1920
(d) 1940
Ans. (b) 1910
Q 4 – Lists of statements with respect to the tribal life are given below. Choose the one that does not pertain to the tribal life.
(a) The tribal groups lived by hunting animals and gathering forest produce.
(b) Most of the tribals ate fruits and roots collected from the forest and cooked food with the oil extracted from the seeds
(c) The tribals saw forests as essential for survival
(d) The tribals always migrated and hence did not have a permanent forest habitat.
Ans. (d) The tribals always migrated and hence did not have a permanent forest habitat.
Q 5 – Which revolt was popular in Maharashtra in 1940?
(a) The Kols
(b) The Bastar
(c) The Warli
(d) Birsa movement
Ans. (c) The Warli
Q 6 – Why did the British consider the Chhota Nagpur belt vital?
(a) This region had rich minerals and also dense teak and sal forests
(b) This region was an important place for the British to sell their produce.
(c) This region had a lot of Adivasis who could work for the British
(d) This region had many big buildings
Ans. (a) This region had rich minerals and also dense teak and sal forests
Q 7 – Apart from the Forest Regulation Act, which was the other Act passed by the British in 1871 which labeled all the Adivasi groups that rebelled against the British as criminals.
(a) Illegal Tribes Act
(b) Criminal Tribes Act
(c) Criminal Societies Act
(d) Illegal societies Act
Ans. (b) Criminal Tribes Act
Q 8 – The Khonds lived in
(a) Karnataka
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Bihar
(d) Odisha
Ans. (d) Odisha
Q 9 – Name the Act passed by the British In 1865 that gave British the power to declare any forest land as Government land.
(a) Forest Ruling Act
(b) Forest Regulation Act
(c) Forest Bye-Laws
(d) Forest Directive Act
Ans. (b) Forest Regulation Act
Q 10 – What type of lives did the herders live?
(a) Sophisticated
(b) Settled
(c) Nomadic
(d) None of these
Ans. (c) Nomadic
Q 11 – ___________ tribe practised settled agriculture.
(a) Khonds
(b) Santhals
(c) Labadie of Andhra Pradesh
(d) Mundas of Chottanagpur Plateau
Ans. (d) Mundas of Chottanagpur Plateau
Q 12 – Jhum cultivation is practised these days in
(a) eastern states of India
(b) western states of India
(c) northern states of India
(d) southern states of India
Ans. (a) eastern states of India
Q 13 – A few statements related to Adivasis are given below. Choose the one that is not applicable to the tribals of India.
(a) Isolated, they stayed away from society and never exploited nature
(b) They shared a common culture
(c) The adivasis did not like to live in communities or groups
(d) They lived in forests and hills.
Ans. (c) The adivasis did not like to live in communities or groups
Q 14 – What did the Bakarwals of Kashmir rear?
(a) Only goats
(b) Only cattle
(c) Only bullocks
(d) Only horses
Ans. (a) Only goats
Q 15 – Santhals tribe rose in revolt in the year
(a) 1900
(b) 1855
(c) 1920
(d) 1930
Ans. (b) 1855
Q 16 – In what way did the movement by Birsa Munda prove to be a significant one?
(a) This movement helped the British to impose huge land taxes on the Adivasis.
(b) He proved that tribal people had the capacity to protest against injustice and rebel against colonial rule.
(c) This movement proved that the British was much stronger than the tribals.
(d) This movement helped the British to easily implement the Permanent settlement
Ans. (b) He proved that tribal people had the capacity to protest against injustice and rebel against colonial rule.
Q 17 – In many regions Forest Department set up forest villages to ensure
(a) a regular supply of cheap labour
(b) a regular supply of forest produce
(c) a regular supply of agricultural produce
(d) none of the above
Ans. (a) a regular supply of cheap labour
Q 18 – Why were the Baigas of Central India reluctant to do work for others?
(a) Since Baigas were tribal chieftains, they thought they cannot work as labourers.
(b) Since Baigas only reared cattle, they thought they cannot work as labourers.
(c) Since Baigas saw themselves as people of the forest, they thought it below their dignity to work as labourers.
(d) Since the Baigas were money lenders, they thought lending money was more profitable.
Ans. (c) Since Baigas saw themselves as people of the forest, they thought it below their dignity to work as labourers.
Q 19 – The revolt of Songram Sangma rose in the year 1906 in
(a) Bengal
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Assam
(d) Odisha
Ans. (c) Assam
Q 20 – Which one of the following options is closest in meaning to Guerilla warfare?
(a) The suppression of a rebellion using non-violence
(b) An operation by the Government to control a large group of people who rebel.
(c) Non- conventional warfare of smaller groups attacking a large army
(d) Non- conventional warfare of a large army attacking a small group
Ans. (c) Non- conventional warfare of smaller groups attacking a large army
Q 21 – From the given number of options, choose the one that can be best tells us about the Gaddis of Kulu.
(a) Moneylenders
(b) Reared only goats
(c) Shepherds
(d) Tribal chieftains
Ans. (c) Shepherds
Q 22 – The forest Satyagraha rose in the central provinces in
(a) 1910
(b) 1920
(c) 1930
(d) 1940
Ans. (c) 1930
Q 23 – Birsa spent time in the company of …………….. preachers.
(a) Buddha
(b) Vaishnav
(c) Sikhs
(d) None of these
Ans. (b) Vaishnav
Q 24 – From the seeds of Sal and Mahua, the tribal extract oil to cook. What exactly is Mahua?
(a) Root of a tree
(b) A flower that is eaten or used to make alcohol
(c) Stem of a tree
(d) Leaves of a tree
Ans. (b) A flower that is eaten or used to make alcohol
Q 25 – Some important features of the Jhum cultivation are given below. Pick out the one that is not related to the Jhum cultivation.
(a) The cultivators cut the treetops to allow sunlight to reach the ground and burnt the vegetation on the land to clear it for cultivation
(b) Potash, the ash from the burning of the vegetation used to fertilise the soil.
(c) Once a crop is harvested they move to another virgin land and the old one remained fallow for many years.
(d) This type of cultivation is done on small patches of land and hence not suitable for forests cultivation by the tribals.
Ans. (d) This type of cultivation is done on small patches of land and hence not suitable for forests cultivation by the tribals.
Q 26 – Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
| (i) Mahua | (a) A deciduous forest’s tree which provides timber |
| (ii) Vaishnav | (b) The name given to Jhum cultivation |
| (iii) Diku | (c) A flower which is used to make alcohol |
| (iv) Baigas | (d) Tribal people who live in Central India |
| (v) Bewar | (e) Worshippers of Vishnu |
| (vi) Sal | (f) A person who comes from outside |
Ans.
| Column A | Column B |
| (i) Mahua | (c) A flower which is used to make alcohol |
| (ii) Vaishnav | (e) Worshippers of Vishnu |
| (iii) Diku | (f) A person who comes from outside |
| (iv) Baigas | (d) Tribal people who live in Central India |
| (v) Bewar | (b) The name given to Jhum cultivation |
| (vi) Sal | (a) A deciduous forest’s tree which provides timber |
Q 27 – What does the word dikus refer to in the Chhota Nagpur region?
(a) Natives
(b) Outsiders
(c) Citizens
(d) Communities
Ans. (b) Outsiders