Tribal Issue and Policy Consolidation UPSC Questions

Tribal Issue and Policy Consolidation MCQ Questions

1.
The 1971 census recorded over 400 tribal communities numbering nearly _____ million people and constituting nearly 6.9 per cent of the Indian population
A.
38
B.
18
C.
26
D.
19
ANSWER :
A. 38
2.
A large number of_____ and other middlemen and petty officials invaded the tribal areas and disrupted the tribals’ traditional way of life
A.
Money-lenders
B.
Traders
C.
Revenue Farmers
D.
All the above
ANSWER :
D. All the above
3.
_____ was one of the formative influences in the evolution of the new government’s policies towards the tribes.
A.
Sardar Patel
B.
Tilak
C.
Verrier Elwin
D.
Tagore
ANSWER :
C. Verrier Elwin
4.
The tribal people depended on the _____ for food, fuel, cattle feed and raw materials for their handicrafts.
A.
Sea
B.
Forest
C.
City
D.
None of the above
ANSWER :
B. Forest
5.

Which of the following were the reasons for the tribal uprisings in 19th and 20th centuries?
a) Loss of land
b) Indebtness
c) Exploitation by middlemen
d) Denial of access to forests.

A.

Only c

B.

Both a and b

C.

Only d

D.

All the above

ANSWER :

D. All the above

6.
Whose words were these? "The first problem we have to face there (in the tribal areas) is to inspire them (the tribal people) with confidence and to make them feel at one with India…"
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
Bose
C.
Mahatma Gandhi
D.
Rabindranath Tagore
ANSWER :
A. Jawaharlal Nehru