Indian Geography | Species and Tribes

Indian Geography | Species and Tribes

Dec 3, 2024 - 12:12 Updated: Dec 3, 2024 - 12:48
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1. Which one of the following tribes of India belongs to the Proto-Australoid race?

Irula
Khasi
Santhal
Tharu

2. The only anthropoid ape to be found in India is the

Hanuman monkey
Lion tailed macaque of Western Ghats
Slow loris of Assam
White browed gibbon of Assam

3. "They are people of yellow complexion, oblique eyes, high check bones, sparse hair and medium height". The reference here is to

Nordic Aryans
Austrics
Negroids
Mongoloids

4. Which one of the following racial groups is found in hilly and forested areas of North-Eastern India?

Dinarics
Mediterranean
Mongoloids
Proto-Australoids

5. The Dravidian races are mainly confirmed at which of the following parts of India?

South India
North-Western India
North-Eastern India
North India

6. Which amongst the following states has not identified tribal community?

Maharashtra
Chhattisgarh
Haryana
Karnataka

7. Diwali is a festival of mourning among the

Khasis
Mundas
Bhils
Tharus

8. Which one of the following scheduled tribes observe Deepawali as a sad day?

Sahariya
Baga
Paharia
Tharu

9. Which one of the Hindu festival is celebrated as the festival of mourning by the Tharus?

Dashehra
Diwali
Holi
Nagpanchami

10. Inhabitation of Tharu People is in

Arunachal Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Bihar

11. Which is the scheduled tribe, who makes 'Catechu'?

Binjhwar
Dhanwar
Khairwar
Majhwar

12. Which of the following is an important tribe of Dhauladhar Range?

Abor
Gaddi
Lepcha
Tharu

13. Gaddis are inhabitants of

Madhya Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Meghalaya

14. Santhal are inhabitant of

Central India
Southern India
Western India
Eastern India

15. The commonest form of marriage among Santhal is

Itut
Sanga
Nir-Bolok
Bupla

16. Transhumance is practised by the

Bhotias
Bhoksas
Jaunsaris
Tharus

17. Bodos are inhabitants of

Garo hills
Santhal Pargana
Amazon Basin
Madhya Pradesh

18. Garo Tribes are of

Assam
Meghalaya
Mizoram
All of these

19. 'Khasi and Garo' Language speaking population is found in

Madhya Pradesh
Meghalaya
Tripura
Bihar

20. Which of the following tribes is found in Kerala?

Chenchu
Lepcha
Dafla
Dafar

21. Which of the following is the largest tribe in India?

Toda
Gond
Bhil
Garo

22. Which is the largest tribe of India?

Gond
Irula
Panian
Raji

23. 'Andi' and 'Oportipi' forms of marriage is related to which tribe?

Ho
Paharia
Munda
Oraon

24. Jhooming is practiced by

The Bhotiyas
The Khasis
The Santhals
The Todas

25. Which of the following regions is the original habitat of 'Toda Tribe'?

Jaunsar Hills
Garo Hills
Nilgiri Hills
Jaintia Hills

26. Which of the following tribes practise polyandry?

Kadar
Lodha
Munda
Toda

27. One of the tribes which celebrates 'Sarhul' festival is

Santhal
Munda
Bhil
Tharu

28. Which tribe celebrate the 'Sarhul Festival'?

Oraon
Kamar
Baiga
Gond

29. The largest Scheduled Tribe of Uttarakhand is

Bhoksa
Bhotia
Jaunsari
Tharu

30. In Mizoram the settlement pattern is mostly of linear type along the ridges because

The valleys are cooler than the ridges
Accessibility is easier on the ridges tops
The ridges are cooler than the valleys
The valleys are densely forested

31. A social institution called Dhumkaria belongs to which tribe?

Oraon
Ho
Gond
Kol

32. Where is the Bhil Tribe founded?

Assam
Jharkhand
West Bengal
Maharashtra

33. A community of people called Manganiyars is well known for their

Martial arts in North-East India
Musical tradition in North-West India
Classical vocal music in South India
Pietra dura tradition in Central India

34. Who among the following is a primitive tribe?

Kawar
Kora
Karmali
Korwa

35. The most primitive tribe of India is

Gonds
Jarawas
Juangs
Lepchas

36. Where do the Sahariya tribals, who were recently in the news, live?

Andhra Pradesh
Assam
Rajasthan
Orissa

37. Jarva Tribe' is found in

Arunachal Pradesh
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nicobar Island

38. Where do the people of Jarva tribe reside?

Andhra Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
Odisha
Andaman Nicobar

39. What is the basis of the determination of Tribes in India?

Cultural specification and different habitation
Language and dialect
Differences in social customs
Economic Status

40. In which one of the following Union Territories do the people of the Onge tribe live?

Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Ladakh
Daman and Diu & Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Lakshadweep

41. In which one of the following places is the Shompen tribe found?

Nilgiri Hills
Nicobar Islands
Spiti Valley
Lakshadweep Islands

42. Which tribe worships 'Lohasur' as their deity?

Gond
Bhil
Korku
Agariya