Which of the following arguments are correct about tribes in India ?

(A) Adivasis were always the oppressed group, as they are now.

(B) Tribes were absorbed in Hindu society through Sanskritisation.

(C) Tribes occupied a special trade niche, trading forest produce, salt and elephants.

(D) Adivasis often exercised dominance over the plains people through their capacity to raid them.

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In every society, some individuals have a greater share of valued resources – money, property, education, prestige etc., – than others. These social resources can be divided into different forms of capital. Identify them from the following.

(A) Economic capital

(B) Cultural capital

(C) Social capital

(D) Educational capital

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Which of the following statements are true about stereotypes ?

(A) Stereotypes are often applied to ethnic and racial groups.

(B) Stereotypes fix whole groups into single entity.

(C) Stereotypes refuse to recognise the variation across individuals.

(D) Stereotypes are partly colonial constructs.

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Which of the following statements about Communalism are correct ?

(A) Communal means something related to a community.

(B) Communalism is about religion, not politics.

(C) A devout believer may or may not be communal.

(D) Communalism results in constructing identity of large and diverse groups as singular and homogeneous.

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On account of which of the following identity markers, do people often face discrimination and exclusion ?

(A) Gender

(B) Ethnicity

(C) Disability

(D) Caste

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Which of the following are true about Gram Sabha in Panchayati Raj ?

(A) The Gram Sabha collects central taxes from the village.

(B) The Gram Sabha consists of the entire body of citizens in a village.

(C) The Gram Sabha is the general body that elects the local government.

(D) The Gram Sabha participates in village-level development activities.

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Which of the following festivals are related to agriculture ?

(A) Bihu

(B) Baisakhi

(C) Holi

(D) Pongal

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Which of the following are the indicators of globalisation of agriculture ?

(A) Contract farming

(B) Increased dependence of farmers on fertilisers and pesticides

(C) Promotion of indigenous knowledge for agriculture

(D) Entry of multinationals into agricultural sector

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Match the following individuals with their contributions to Indian media.

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Which of the following characteristics are associated with the Women's Movement of post-1947 ?

(A) Involvement of women in nation building task

(B) Growth of autonomous women’s movement

(C) All women suffer discrimination at uniform level

(D) Change in ideology and organizational strategy

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The statement "The changes brought about in Indian society and culture as a result of over 150 years of British Rule, the term subsuming changes occurring at different levels...technology, institutions, ideology and values" refers to the process of ________________.

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For which of the following reasons is the city preferred over village ?

(A) Decline of common resources in villages

(B) Opportunity for earning cash income

(C) Sufficient work opportunity

(D) Relative Anonymity

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The term ‘‘prejudice’’ refers to ____________.

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Which of the following are arguments given by Alfred Gell to explain the significance of market beyond its economic function?

(A) Layout of the market symbolises the hierarchical inter-group social relations of that region.

(B) Few goods are free in the market for groups lower in the hierarchy.

(C) Different social groups are located according to their position in the caste hierarchy and hierarchical market system.

(D) Interactions between tribals and non-tribal traders are based on social inequalities.

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Which of the following principles are applied to maintain caste based restrictions ?

(A) Birth

(B) Marriage

(C) Food Sharing

(D) Occupation

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​How has national development impacted tribal development ?

(A) Tribal areas located in mineral rich and forest covered parts of the country paid a disproportionately high price for development.

(B) Large dams, factories and mines were built in Nehruvian era.

(C) Tribals were dispossessed of their land for setting up hydroelectric power plants.

(D) These developments benefitted the tribes at the expense of others.

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