RURAL AND TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION MCQs with ansers

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Mizoram University

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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
VI SEMESTER
TWELFTH (b) PAPER
(RURAL AND TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION)

(MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS)

1. The concentration of Scheduled Tribes population India is highest in:
a) Lakshadweep
b) Nagaland
c) Mizoram

2. The percentage of tribal population in Mizoram according to 2011 census is:
a) 92.43 %
b) 93.43 %
c) 94.43 %

3. The percentage of tribal population in India according to 2011 census is:
a) 7.61 %
b) 8.61 %
c) 9.61 %

4. The percentage of tribal population in North-East India according to 2011 census is:
a) 27.29 %
b) 28.29 %
c) 29.29 %

5. According to 2001 and 2011 Census, there are no listed Scheduled Tribe population
in:
a) Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, NCT of Delhi, Puducherry
b) Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, NCT of Delhi, Daman & Diu
c) Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, NCT of Delhi, Goa

6. According to 2011 Census, states with tribal majority population having more than
60% tribal population are:
a) Mizoram, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh
b) Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura
c) Mizoram, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Sikkim

7. According to 2011 Census, states with more than 30% tribal population are:
a) Chhattisgarh, Tripura, Manipur, Sikkim
b) Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Sikkim
c) Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim

8. According to 2011 Census, aggregation of scheduled tribes or number of notified
group of tribes are:
a) 743
b) 744
c) 745

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9. According to 2011 Census, in how many States/UTs are Scheduled Tribes notified?
a) 25
b) 27
c) 30

10. According to 2011 Census, the number of individual ethnic groups notified as
Scheduled Tribes is:
a) Chhattisgarh, Tripura, Manipur, Sikkim
b) Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Sikkim
c) Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim

11. Match the following tribal community with the states of habitation:
A. Sugalis 1. Maharashtra
B. Koli Mahadev 2. Jharkhand
C. Meena 3. Andhra Pradesh
D. Munda 4. Rajasthan

Codes
A B C D
a) 3 4 1 2
b) 3 1 4 2
c) 2 4 1 3

12. Match the following tribal community with the states of habitation:
A. Boro 1. Gujarat
B. Kol 2. Chhattisgarh
C. Varli 3. Assam
D. Korku 4. Odisha

Codes
A B C D
a) 3 4 1 2
b) 3 1 4 2
c) 2 4 1 3

13. The essential characteristics of tribal (choose the odd one)
a) Primitive Traits
b) Geographical Isolation
c) Contact with community at large

14.
The state is committed to the welfare of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes and their
protection from all types of socio-economic exploitation is a provision of:

a) Article 40
b) Article 43
c) Article 46

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15. The President of India is empowered to notify and specify any tribe/tribal community
from any area as a ‘Scheduled Tribe’:
a) Article 342 (g)
b) Article 342 (i)
c) Article 342 (k)

16. As a part of the Sixth Schedule it provides for special grants for tribal welfare from
the Government of India to north-east states:
a) Article 275(1)
b) Article 275(2)
c) Article 275(3)

17. It is obligatory to appoint a Minister-in-Charge of Tribal Welfare in the states of
Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa through:
a) Article 163
b) Article 164
c) Article 165

18. There is a provision for the Fifth Schedule to the administration and control of the
Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in any State other than the state of Assam:
a) Article 244(1)
b) Article 245(1)
c) Article 246(1)

19. Provision for Autonomous Districts and Autonomous regions and constituting District
Councils and Regional Councils:
a) Article 244(2)
b) Article 245(2)
c) Article 246(2)

20. The Constitution makes special provision for reservation of seats for Scheduled-
Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha through:
a) Article 330
b) Article 331
c) Article 332

21. The Constitution makes special provision for reservation of seats for Scheduled-
Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha through:
a) Article 332
b) Article 333
c) Article 334

22. The article seeks reservation of posts in public services of the Union and States for the
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe population:
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a) Article 334
b) Article 335
c) Article 336

23. It provides for the appointment of a special officer for the Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes:
a) Article 337
b) Article 338
c) Article 339

24. The first Five Year Plan was launched in:
a) 1949
b) 1950
c) 1951

25. Panchsheel was the philosophy of tribal development enunciated by:
a) Lal Bahadur Shastri
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Indira Gandhi

26. The
opening of 43 Special Multi-purpose Tribal Blocks(SMPTBs), later termed as Tribal
Development Blocks (TDBs) was done during:

a) First FYP
b) Second FYP
c) Third FYP

27. The Committee of
Special Multi-purpose Tribal Blocks(SMPTBs) was set up under the
chairmanship of:

a) Verrier Elwin
b) Shilu Ao
c) Buragohain

28. Tribal Development Agency was set up during 1971-72 with the objective of combating
political unrest and Left Wing extremism in
:
a) Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa
b) Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha
c) Telengana, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha

29. Tribal Sub-plan was launched during:
a) Fifth FYP
b) Sixth FYP
c) Seventh FYP

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30. How many Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups were identified in India?
a) 74
b) 75
c) 76

31. The Policy of Segregation or Isolation was applied for tribal development during:
a) Pre-independence
b) Post-independence
c) During independence

32. Who supported the establishment of a sort of 'National park' or 'specimens in a human
zoo' for the tribal?
a) Verrier Elwin
b) A.V. Thakkar
c) Dharindhar Bhuyan

33. Panchsheel was spelt out by Jawarlal Nehru in the year:
a) 1950
b) 1951
c) 1952

34. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs was set up in:
a) 1997
b) 1998
c) 1999

35. Who is the present Minister of Tribal Affairs?
a) Jual Oram
b) Arjun Munda
c) Kishore Chandra Deo

36. Who is the present Minister of State for Tribal Affairs?
a) Renuka Singh Saruta
b) Kantilal Bhuria
c) P.R. Kyndiah

37. A Co-operative Society administratively controlled by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs:
a) TRIFED
b) NSTFDC
c) NCST

38. The first Commission for SC and ST was set up in:
a) August, 1978
b) September, 1978
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c) October, 1978

39. Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation (TRIFED) was set up in:
a) 1987
b) 1988
c) 1999

40. The First National Commission for Schedule Tribe was established in:
a) 2003
b) 2004
c) 2005

41. The National Commission for Schedule Tribe was established through:
a) 87
th
Constitutional Amendment Act
b) 88
th
Constitutional Amendment Act
c) 89
th
Constitutional Amendment Act

42. The National Commission for Schedule Tribe was set up under:
a) Article 337A
b) Article 338A
c) Article 339A

43. The Second National Commission for Schedule Tribe was constituted on:
a) 2006
b) 2007
c) 2008

44. The Third National Commission for Schedule Tribe was constituted on:
a) 2009
b) 2010
c) 2011

45. The term of all the Members of the National Commission for Schedule Tribe is:
a) 3 years
b) 4 years
c) 5 years

46. The first National Commission for Scheduled Castes was constituted on:
a) 2003
b) 2004
c) 2005

47. The Second National Commission for Scheduled Castes was constituted on:
a) 2006
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b) 2007
c) 2008

48. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs was set up in:
a) 1997
b) 1998
c) 1999

49. The system of economic bondage was abolished by an act of Parliament known as:
a) The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1975
b) The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976
c) The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1977

50. Tribes Advisory Council is set up as per the provisions of:
a) Para 3(1) of the Fifth Schedule
b) Para 4(1) of the Fifth Schedule
c) Para 5(1) of the Fifth Schedule

51. As per the Fifth Schedule, the members of TAC should be not more than 20 of which:
a) 3/4
th
are representative of the STs in the Legislative Assembly
b) 1/2
th
are representative of the STs in the Legislative Assembly
c) 1/3
rd
are representative of the STs in the Legislative Assembly

52. Tribes Advisory Council has been constituted in the:
a) Nine Scheduled Area and two non-Scheduled Areas
b) Ten Scheduled Area and three non-Scheduled Areas
c) Eleven Scheduled Area and four non-Scheduled Areas

53. The two non-scheduled areas in which Tribes Advisory Council has been set up are:
a) Rajasthan and Telengana
b) Tamil Nadu and West Bengal
c) Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat

54. The Scheduled Areas in any State other than those of North-East India is a:
a) Fifth Schedule
b) Sixth Schedule
c) Seventh Schedule

55. The tribal dominated areas of North-East India is under:
a) Fifth Schedule
b) Sixth Schedule
c) Seventh Schedule

56. How many Sixth Schedule Areas are there in Meghalaya?
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a) One
b) Two
c) Three

57. How many Sixth Schedule Areas are there in Assam?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three

58. How many Sixth Schedule Areas are there in Tripura?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three

59. How many Sixth Schedule Areas are there in Mizoram?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three

60. The Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act:
a) 2004
b) 2005
c) 2006

61. The criteria followed for declaring an area as Scheduled Area are:
a) Spelt out in the Constitution of India
b) Principles embodied in the declaration of backward areas
c) Principles embodied in the excluded and partially excluded areas

62. Reservation of posts in public services of the union and states for SC/ST is provided
in:
a) Article 330 of Indian Constitution
b) Article 335 of Indian Constitution
c) Article 338 of Indian Constitution

63. Match the following tribal regions:
A. Dandakaranya Region 1. Western-Tribal Region
B. Aravali-Sahyadri Region 2. North-Western Tribal Region
C. Hazaribag-Maikal Region 3. Central-Southern Tribal Region
D. UP - Ladakh Region 4. Central-Northern Tribal Region

Codes
A B C D
a) 3 4 1 2
b) 3 1 4 2
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c) 2 4 1 3

64. Match the following tribal communities and their dormitories:
A. Juangs 1. Dindaghar
B. Naga 2. Dhangarabasa
C. Kondhs 3. Darbar
D. Bhuyans 4. Morung
Codes
A B C D
a) 3 4 1 2
b) 3 1 4 2
c) 2 4 1 3

65. Match the following tribal terms:
A. Vanavasis 1. Forest Dwellers
B. Adivasis 2. Aborigines
C. Aborigines 3. Original Inhabitants
D. Girijan 4. Mountain Dwellers

Codes
A B C D
a) 3 4 1 2
b) 2 4 1 3
c) 1 2 3 4

66. Indian Constitution prohibits discrimination on any grounds for ST and paves way for
the state to make special provisions for the advancement of the Scheduled Tribes:
a) Article 15(2)
b) Article 15(3)
c) Article 15(4)

67. Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act was passed in:
a) 2005
b) 2006
c) 2007

68. Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act:
a) 1995
b) 1996
c) 1997

69. Integrated Tribal Development Projects (ITDP) were conceived during:
a) 3
rd
FYP
b) 4
th
FYP
c) 5
th
FYP

70. Tribal Sub-Plan strategy had twin objectives namely:
a) Socio-economic development and protection of tribal against exploitation
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b) Reducing economic inequality and reduction of disparities in income and wealth
c) Equality of opportunity and increase in standard of living

71. Reservation percentage of posts in public services of the union and states for Schedule
Tribe is:
a) 7.0 per cent
b) 7.5 per cent
c) 8.0 per cent

72. In India, the ceiling of reservation should not exceed:
a) 49 per cent of the vacancies of the year
b) 50 per cent of the vacancies of the year
c) 51 per cent of the vacancies of the year

73. Tribal Sub-plan was launched during:
a) Third Five Year Plan
b)Fourth Five Year Plan
c) Fifth Five Year Plan

74. Verrier Elwin, an anthropologist supported the:
a) Policy of Isolation
b) Policy of Assimilation
c) Policy of Integration

75. According to the Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act, 2006,
the forest dwellers receive:
a) ownership rights
b) the right to export timber
c) the right to hunting wild animals

76. Tribal Socio-Political Movement in India before independence mostly took place in:
a) Central –Southern Tribal Region
b) Central-Northern Tribal Region
c) Western Tribal Region

77. Land Alienation in the Schedule Areas occurs when:
a) Tribal society or cultural group buys the land of another
b) Colonists take away the land belonging to the zamindars
c) Government takes over land of the inhabitants of a country

78. In India Land is a:
a) State Subject
b) Union Subject
c) Concurrent Subject

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