Primitive Economic System Set 2
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This set of Social Anthropology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Primitive Economic System Set 2
Q1 | According to Malinowski, which group of people use ‘yam’ as an item in exchange ofgifts?.
- Gonds
- Trobrianders
- Khands
- Baigas
Q2 | The exchange of gift costs something but it is a token of
- Gesture
- Politeness
- Cultural exchange
- Friendliness
Q3 | In the economic system of Indian tribes, the Todas of Nilgiri hills place great emphasison which of their domestic animals?
- Buffaloes
- Horses
- Cows
- Goats
Q4 | The Gonds, Bhils think that hunting, cutting wood and working on stones aresomething they have learnt from
- Foreigners
- Their fore fathers
- Invaders
- Other tribes
Q5 | Europeans travelled around the globe to barter crafts, furs in exchange of
- Fruits and vegetables
- Silks and perfumes
- Ornaments
- Animals and hides
Q6 | The tribal community usually have group ownership over the ponds, the land and
- Cattles
- Forests
- Tractor
- Buildings
Q7 | The tribal method and implements of cultivation, hunting and fishing are
- Remaining the same
- Very advance
- Stand still
- Very primitive
Q8 | The Kharia people are very much specialized to
- Cottage industries
- Fishing
- Gambling
- Marketing
Q9 | Monetization among tribal has brought them closer to the current
- Mainstream
- Market trends
- Banking
- Saving schemes
Q10 | The ceremonial gift exchange cycle entails obligations to give, to receive and
- To return
- No return
- Free of cost
- To double it
Q11 | In the history of bartering, the Mesopotamia tribe introduced it and was adopted by Phoenicians which dates all the way back to
- 2000 BC
- 6000 BC
- 100 AD
- 1000 BC
Q12 | According to K.S. Singh in the people of India (POI), Stock of the scheduled tribe has been taken that there is a shift from traditional to
- Cattle rearing
- Bee keeping
- New occupations
- Gardening
Q13 | A general trend in the tribal migration is that they flock to
- Cities as labourer
- Rural
- Seashore
- High mountain
Q14 | Tribal economy is
- Growing
- Subsistence economy
- Degrading
- Unchanged
Q15 | In tribal economy hardly anything is left for exchange or hoarding, thematerials of consumption, food and clothing are generally given
- Second preference
- Third preference
- No preference
- First preference
Q16 | In the tribal society, power is integral to all
- Social systems
- Economic systems
- Political system
- Educational systems
Q17 | There cannot be any state or even statelessness without
- Money
- Government
- Buildings
- Power
Q18 | Social Anthropologists worked on the theme of state and government in the primitivesociety in
- 16th century
- 19th century
- 14th century
- 18th century
Q19 | Who among the following is an evolutionary anthropologist ?
- Weber
- Marx
- Morgan
- Plato
Q20 | Historian like Gyanendra Pandey dealt with the tribal Political system in Gujarat and
- Bihar
- Haryana
- Delhi
- Maharastra
Q21 | K.S. Singh has made an attempt to study the state formation among Indian
- People
- Past people
- Tribal
- Citizen
Q22 | The tribals of India had their territory as well as
- Land
- Government
- Forest
- Rivers
Q23 | Before taking to settled agriculture, the tribals lived in hills and
- Forest
- Cities
- Towns
- River valley
Q24 | In course of time, tribal took to settled agriculture and began to live in
- Houses
- Villages
- Township
- Slums
Q25 | Settled agriculture and corresponding organized communities gave rise to
- Parliament formation
- Health care formation
- State formation
- Supply chain formation