Major Tribes & Languages of the World – Old Year Questions
1. The most common areas of nomadic herding are –
(a) Hot humid regions
(b) old humid regions
(c) Rainy areas
(d) Dry areas
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]
2. ‘Transhumance’ refers to –
(a) Migration of animals in ranches
(b) Human migration in search of job
(c) Seasonal movement of people and their herds from the valley to the mountain and vice versa
(d) Migration of nomads
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]
3. Which of the following is considered to be the most recent?
(a) Heidelberg humans
(b) Cro-Magnon humans
(c) Pilt magnon humans
(d) Neanderthal humans
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1994]
4. The first bird is believed to have appeared on the surface of the earth-
(a) 300 million years ago
(b) 200 million years ago
(c) 150 million years ago
(d) 100 million years ago
[I.A.S. (Pre) 1994]
5. Which continent is known as ‘the Cradle of Mankind’?
(a) Asia
(b) Africa
(c) Europe
(d) South America
[R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 2012]
6. Which racial group has the largest number of members?
(a) Negroid
(b) Mongoloid
(c) Australoid
(d) Caucasoid
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]
7. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I List-II
(Ethnic Group) (Country)
A. Jews 1. Egypt
B. Teda 2. Iran
C. Beja 3. Libya
D. Lur 4. Israel
Code :
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 4 1 3 2
(d) 4 3 1 2
[U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2020]
8. The original home of the Gypsies was :
(a) Egypt
(b) Russia
(c) India
(d) Persia
[I.A.S. (Pre) 1995]
9. The native African tribe ‘Pygmies’ are found in which of the following river basins –
(a) Niger
(b) Congo
(c) Nile
(d) Zambezi
[45th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2001]
10. Pygmies are inhabitants of –
(a) Africa
(b) Asia
(c) Australia
(d) South America
[42nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1997, 44th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2000]
11. In which of the following regions are Pygmies found?
(a) Sahara
(b) Kalahari
(c) Equatorial forest
(d) Pampas
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]
12. Among the four house types shown below, which one represents the house type of the Pygmies?
[I.A.S. (Pre) 1993]
13. Which one of the following is not a pastoral nomad?
(a) Pygmies
(b) Kazaks
(c) Masai
(d) Lapps
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]
14. Within biological communities, some species are important in determining the ability of a large number of other species to persist in the community. Such species are called:
(a) Keystone species
(b) Allopatric species
(c) Sympatric species
(d) Threatened species
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2000]
15. Which of the following is correctly matched?
(a) Eskimo – Canada
(b) Oraon – Japan
(c) Lapps – India
(d) Gonds – Africa
[U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2001]
16. Which of the following is correctly matched?
(a) Eskimo – Amazon Basin
(b) Pigmy – Irrawaddy Basin
(c) Bundu – Sahara
(d) Bushman – Kalahari
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012]
17. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists –
List-I List-II
(Tribe) (Country)
(A) Eskimo 1. Botswana
(B) Maasai 2. Saudi Arabia
(C) Bedouins 3. Canada
(D) Bushman 4. Kenya
Code :
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 2 4 1 3
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2009]
18. Eskimos are inhabitants of –
(a) Canada
(b) Mongolia
(c) Malaya
(d) Sri Lanka
[44th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2000]
19. The major island, where Eskimos live, is:
(a) New Guinea
(b) Hawaii
(c) Greenland
(d) Iceland
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1993]
20. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :
List -I List-II
(Tribes) (Area)
A. Kirghiz 1. Japan
B. Bushman 2. Arab
C. Ainu 3. Central Asia
D. Bedouin 4. Kalahari
Code :
A B C D
(a) 3 1 4 2
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 1 2 3 4
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]
21. Match List -I with List II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List – I List – II
(Means in polar areas) (Function)
A. Kayak 1. Boat for Transport
B. Inuit 2. Dog pulled vehicle
C. Umiak 3. Narrow hunting Boat
D. Sledge 4. Snow House
Code :
A B C D
(a) 3 4 1 2
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 4 3 2 1
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]
22. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists :
List-I List-II
(Tribe) (Country)
A. Bushman 1. Congo
B. Bedouins 2. Namibia
C. Pygmies 3. Saudi Arabia
D. Maasai 4. Kenya
Code :
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 4 3 1 2
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005]
23. In which dense tropical forest does the Semang tribe live?
(a) Amazonia
(b) Indonesia
(c) Malaysia
(d) Congo
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2002]
24. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Berber – Morocco
(b) Inuits – Canada
(c) Semangs – Indonesia
(d) Veddas – Sri Lanka
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2010]
25. ‘Zulu’ is a tribe associated with :
(a) New Zealand
(b) South Africa
(c) Zimbabwe
(d) Mexico
[R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 1999]
26. Which one of the following is Not correctly matched?
(a) Ainu – Japan
(b) Bushmen – Union of South Africa
(c) Maasai – Kenya
(d) Papuans – New Guinea
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1996]
27. Which region of the World, would you associate with “Bushmen”?
(a) East Africa
(b) Sahara Desert
(c) New Zealand
(d) Kalahari
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2008]
28. Which one of the following is matched?
(a) Hemites – Uganda
(b) Semites – Malaysia
(c) Sakai – Sudan
(d) Bushmen – Botswana
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]
29. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Central Asia – Alpine
(b) Congo basin – Negrito
(c) Kalahari – Bushmen
(d) Scandinavia – Nordic
[U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Mains) 2004]
30. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Kyrgyz – Central Asia
(b) Maasai – Western Africa
(c) Red Indians – North America
(d) Eskimos – Greenland
[U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2006]
31. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(Tribe) (Place)
(a) Pygmy Congo basin
(b) Angami Nagaland
(c) Ainu Japan
(d) Kirghiz Sudan
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]
32. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Maori – New Zealand
(b) Maasai – Zambia
(c) Mayas – Guatemala
(d) Bushman – Kalahari
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2009]
33. Which one of the following was part of the erstwhile Soviet Union over which the Kurdish population is spread?
(a) Armenia
(b) Azerbaijan
(c) Georgia
(d) Turkmenistan
[I.A.S. (Pre) 1993]
34. The Inuit people are not found in –
(a) Alaska
(b) Greenland
(c) Canada
(d) Sweden
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2009]
35. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Fulani – West Africa
(b) Bantu – Sahara
(c) Masai – East Africa
(d) Nuba – Sudan
[U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2012, U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Spl) (Pre) 2010]
36. Which of the following regions is famous for the ‘Lapps’ Tribe”
(a) Alaska
(b) Scandinavia
(c) Greenland
(d) Iceland
[U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Spl) (Mains) 2010]
37. To which of the following racial groups the natives of North America belong?
(a) Austric
(b) Caucasoid
(c) Mongoloid
(d) Negroid
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]
38. One of the following pairs is a mismatch. Find it.
(a) Masai – Central Eastern Africa
(b) Sakai – Malaysia
(c) Bedouin – Arabian Peninsula
(d) Kirghiz – Central Asia
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[66th B.P.P.C.S. (Pre) (Re-Exam) 2020]
39. Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
(Place) (Tribe)
(a) Alaska Koryak
(b) Borneo Punan
(c) Arab Desert Ruwala
(d) Sweden and Finland Lapps
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]
Languages
1. What is Esperanto?
(a) Highest mountain in Latin America
(b) Seaport city of Spain
(c) The name of a game
(d) An artificial language to serve as a world language
[38th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1992]
2. The language spoken by the largest number of people in the world is :
(a) Hindi
(b) English
(c) Mandarin
(d) Spanish
[I.A.S. (Pre) 1999]
3. The most widely spoken language is :
(a) Chinese
(b) English
(c) Bengali
(d) Spanish
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]
4. For which one of the following countries Spanish is not an official language?
(a) Chile
(b) Colombia
(c) Republic of Congo
(d) Cuba
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2005]
5. In which one of the following countries is Tamil a major language?
(a) Myanmar
(b) Indonesia
(c) Mauritius
(d) Singapore
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2005]
6. Given below is a map of America The shaded (marked 1 and 2), dotted (marked 3) and plain areas (marked 4) indicate respectively, the regions where the languages spoken are :
(a) Spanish, French, Portuguese and others
(b) French, Spanish, Portuguese and others
(c) French, Portuguese, Spanish and English
(d) Portuguese, French, Spanish and others
[I.A.S. (Pre) 1994]
7. Given below are two statements, one is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Pakistan has greater racial and ethnic diversity than Bangladesh
Reason (R): Punjabi is the official language of Pakistan and most people use Urdu language in speaking.
Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
Code :
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true
[U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2016]
8. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(Language) (Country)
(a) Danish Denmark
(b) Dutch Netherlands
(c) Mandarin China
(d) Bahasa Thailand
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2021]