Deck 13: Tribal Communities and Customs in India

Question 1

Cholanaikas are found in _______________

A)palakkad
B)wayanad
C)malappuram
D)kozhikode

Answer 1

malappuram

Question 2

The Koragas are found in ____________

A)kasaragod
B)wayanad
C)idukki
D)malappuram

Answer 2

kasaragod

Question 3

In which district Paniyas are not found?

A)wayanad
B)kozhikode
C)thrissur
D)malappuram

Answer 3

thrissur

Question 4

Head of the Paniyas are known as _____________

A)nayak
B)guru
C)capito
D)chemmi

Question 5

Kooli is worshipped by _______________

A)paniyas
B)cholanaikas
C)koragas
D)kadars

Question 6

Adiya means __________________

A)servant
B)master
C)slave
D)the first

Question 7

Which temple is the oldest where ancient tribal annual festival has taken place?

A)thrissileri
B)valliyoorkavu
C)panamaram
D)muthanga

Question 8

The language of Adiyasr is mixture of _________________

A)tamil and kannada
B)tamil and malayalam
C)tamil and hindi
D)kannada and malayalam

Question 9

A clan among Adiyars is known as ______________

A)chemma
B)janma
C)thumma
D)ooru

Question 10

Adiyars God:

A)muthappan
B)bhagavathi
C)malankari
D)ayyappa

Question 11

Which tribe is most vanishing tribe?

A)kadars
B)chola naikas
C)paniyas
D)kurichyas

Question 12

The settelments of Cholanaikas are ______________

A)janmam
B)ooru
C)nadu
D)kadu

Question 13

Who is head of the Cholanaika settlement ________________

A)oorumooppan
B)janmi
C)janmakkaran
D)chemmi

Question 14

Kattunaikas are not found in _____________

A)kannur
B)kozhikode
C)wayanad
D)none of this

Question 15

Meaning of Kattunaikan is _____________

A)king of land
B)king of jungle
C)king of plains
D)king of valley

Question 16

Kattunaikas are ______________

A)shifting cultivators
B)nomads
C)food gatherers
D)hunters

Question 17

The headman of Kattunaikas is _______________

A)chemmi
B)nayak
C)muttam
D)none of this

Question 18

Kurumas are devided into ________________

A)oorus
B)kulams
C)nadus
D)kadus

Question 19

Who is head of Kuruma's Daivappura?

A)mooppan
B)nayak
C)janmi
D)none of this

Question 20

Which tribe is considered warriors by themselves

A)kadars
B)kurichias
C)kurumas
D)adiyars

Question 21

Matrilineal clans among Kurichias are known as ____________

A)oorus
B)nadus
C)tharawadu
D)kulams

Question 22

Among the following which one is Kurichiya Tharavadu?

A)veedu
B)pura
C)mittam
D)none of this

Question 23

Who is head of the Kurichia family?

A)odayakkaran
B)chemmi
C)karanavar
D)janmi

Question 24

Which tribe celebrates Theyyam Thira?

A)kadar
B)paniya
C)kurichia
D)kuruma

Question 25

In which district Koragars are found?

A)kannur
B)wayanad
C)kasaragod
D)kozhikode

Question 26

To whcich languages Koragars language resemble?

A)kannada and malayalam
B)tamil and malayalam
C)kannada and tamil
D)tulu and kannada

Question 27

Koragas who live in forest areas are ______________

A)kadu koraga
B)sappu koraga
C)kundu koraga
D)none of this

Question 28

Which one is a section of Kundu Koragas?

A)sappu
B)pulikoor
C)koppu
D)kalikoor

Question 29

Which one is recently set up for tribal children?

A)indira gandhi memorial asrama school
B)mahatma gandhi memorial asram school
C)kasturba gandhi memorial asram school
D)rajiv gandhi memorial asram school

Question 30

What is the approximate percentage of tribes in Kerala?

A)7%
B)8.1%
C)1.26%
D)10%