Tribal Situation in India Set 2

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This set of Sociology of Indian society - 2 Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Tribal Situation in India Set 2

Q1 | Museums for Tribal Freedom Fighters were set up in how many states?
  • 2
  • 5
  • 6
  • None of the above
Q2 | Tribes in the India context today are normally referred by the Constitution are :-
  • Scheduled Tribe
  • Scheduled Caste
  • The Gonds
  • The Hill people
Q3 | The Scheduled tribes are identified by Mahatma Gandhi as –
  • The downtrodden
  • The Girijan
  • The Adivasi
  • The The Mundas
Q4 | Which is not a characteristic of the tribals?
  • Common territory
  • Collection of families
  • Common ancestor
  • Industrial community
Q5 | Which of the following tribal practices has been prohibited by the Indian Penal Code ?
  • Marriage by capture
  • Death ceremony
  • Social gathering
  • None of the above
Q6 | Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in 1957 has put forward “The philosophy of NEFA” popularlyknown as –
  • Panchsheel
  • The Backward Commisssion
  • Sevayam Sevak Sangh
  • Bhil Seva Manda
Q7 | “A person is rich or poor according to the degree in which he can afford to enjoy the necessaries,the conveniences and the amusements of lie”. Who said this? -
  • Gillin and Gillin
  • Adam Smith
  • Goddard
  • G.R.Madan
Q8 | Absolute Poverty is often known as;
  • Subsistence Poverty
  • Relative Poverty
  • Rapid Poverty
  • Standard Poverty
Q9 | What is the percentage of people living below poverty line in Mizoram according to 2011 census?
  • 20.40%
  • 17.35%
  • 30%
  • 33.74%
Q10 | Which are the causes of poverty in India?
  • Individual incapacity
  • Economic Factor
  • Social Factor
  • All of the above
Q11 | In which year did the Government of India set up the Planning Commission and started the FiveYear Plan?
  • 1951
  • 1960
  • 1950
  • 1955
Q12 | The Five Year Plan mainly aimed at:
  • Attaining self reliance in agriculture production
  • Remove unemployment
  • Wiping out poverty
  • All of the above
Q13 | Concept of Absolute Poverty even includes:
  • Basic cultural needs
  • Social needs
  • Economic needs
  • Psychological needs
Q14 | The Indian Planning Commission defined ‘poverty line on the basis of nutritional requirements inrural areas per day of :
  • 2400 calories
  • 3000 calories
  • 2600 calories
  • 2800 calories
Q15 | The Indian Planning Commission defined ‘poverty line’ on the basis of nutritional requirement inurban areas per day of:
  • 1500 calories
  • 2000 calories
  • 2100 calories
  • 2400 calories
Q16 | Pradhan Mantri Gramdaya Yojana (PMGY) was launched in the year:
  • 1999
  • 2002
  • 2000
  • 2005
Q17 | “Unemployment is a state of worklessness for a man fit and willing to work, that is, it is a condition of voluntary and not voluntary idleness”. Who said this?
  • C.B.Mamoria
  • D’Mello
  • Nava Gopal Das
  • Andre Betielle
Q18 | Agricultural unemployment is caused by -
  • Seasonal nature of agricultural work
  • Decay of cottage industries
  • Sub- division of land holdings
  • All of the above
Q19 | Technological unemployment is caused mainly because of the introduction of :
  • Man power
  • Labour- saving machines
  • Skilled labour
  • Animal power
Q20 | Slow growth of industries, competition with foreign industries, unplanned industrialization, defective industrial policies, labour strikes or employer’s lockout etc cause
  • Technological unemployment
  • Cyclical unemployment
  • Educational unemployment
  • Industrial unemployment
Q21 | Which state has the lowest percentage of unemployment in India?
  • Bihar
  • Mizoram
  • Gujarat
  • Mumbai
Q22 | What is the rate of female unemployment in India according to 2011 census?
  • 7%
  • 6.9 %
  • 8%
  • 11%
Q23 | Open employment is also called:
  • Structural employment
  • Voluntary employment
  • Disguised employment
  • Temporary employment
Q24 | Job opportunities depend very much on:
  • Technological growth
  • Industrial growth
  • Social growth
  • Economic growth
Q25 | In which year the Government of India adopted the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act?
  • 2005
  • 2004
  • 2007
  • 2010