1. There are a total of 30 tribal communities in Jharkhand out of which the source of the maximum number of tribes is –
(a) Proto – Australoid
(b) Austric
(c) Negro (d)
Mongoloid
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2003]
Ans. (a) Proto – Australoid
- The majority of Indian tribes come from the Proto-Australoid group. Almost all of the 30 tribal groups in Jharkhand are part of the Proto-Australoid group.
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2. The rank of Jharkhand among Indian states on Ease of Doing Business (EODB) in the year 2016 by the World Bank and DIPP is
(a) First
(b) Fifth
(c) Seventh
(d) Third
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (c) Seventh
- In 2016, Jharkhand was ranked seventh in India for ease of doing business (EODB) by the World Bank and the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana were ranked first. In 2021, Jharkhand was ranked twelfth for ease of doing business in India.
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3. Jharkhand has become the first state to introduce direct benefit transfer in which commodity?
(a) Sugar
(b) Pulses
(c) Edible oil
(d) Kerosene oil
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (d) Kerosene oil
- Jharkhand is the first state in India to put in place Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) for Kerosene. This began on October 1, 2016 in four districts of the state. The purpose of this is to make sure the subsidy is being used correctly and to prevent any misuse.
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4. The 2016 Industrial Policy of the Government of Jharkhand is supposed to be operational for a period of –
(a) 5 years
(b) 10 years
(c) 15 years
(d) 1 year
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (a) 5 years
- Jharkhand’s Industrial Policy of 2016 will be used for the next 5 years, from April 2016 to March 2021.
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5. Which district of Jharkhand has the maximum Adivasi population?
(a) West Singhbhum
(b) East Singhbhum
(c) Dumka
(d) Lohardaga
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (a) West Singhbhum
- The data shows that West Singhbhum district in Jharkhand has the highest Adivasi population, with 67.3% of the total. East Singhbhum has 28.5%, Dumka has 43.
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6. The land owner under the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 means
(a) A person whose name is recorded as the owner of the land
(b) A person who is granted forest right under the Forest Rights Act, of 2006
(c) Person who is entitled to be granted ‘Patta’ right
(d) All of the above
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (d) All of the above
- Section 3(c) of the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 mentions ‘landowner’ which includes people whose names are recorded as the owners of the land, people who have been given forest rights under the Forest Right Act, 2006, and people who are entitled to be given ‘Patta’ rights.
- Therefore, option (d) is correct.
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7. Under Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 stipulates mandatory consent of how many people are in a Public-private Partnership Project.
(a) 50%
(b) 60%
(c) 70%
(d) 80%
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (c) 70%
- The Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act of 2013 said that 70% of the people affected by a Public-Private Partnership Project must agree to it before it can go ahead.
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8. Sohrai is the biggest festival of which tribe?
(a) Birhor
(b) Santhal
(c) Munda
(d) Oraon
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]
Ans. (b) Santhal
- The Santhal tribe celebrates Sohrai, the biggest festival of the year, to welcome the new harvest.
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9. Name the festival of the flower of Adivasis in Jharkhand.
(a) Tusu
(b) Baha
(c) Sarhul
(d) karma
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]
Ans. (b) Baha
- The Santhal tribe in Jharkhand celebrates a festival called Baha, which involves using flowers such as ‘Sal’ and ‘Mahua’ along with other religious items.
- This festival of flowers is held annually from February to March.
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10. The largest tribe of Jharkhand in terms of population is–
(a) Ho
(b) Munda
(c) Santhal
(d) Oraon
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2003]
Ans. (c) Santhal
- The Santhal people are the most numerous tribe in Jharkhand, with a population of 27,54,723 according to the 2011 Census.
- The Oraon tribe is the second biggest, with 17,16,618 people, and the Munda
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11. Widow-remarriage in …….. tribe is called ‘Maiyari’.
(a) Asur
(b) Uraon
(c) Korwa
(d) Ho
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]
Ans. (c) Korwa
- In the Korwa tribe, getting married again after becoming a widow is called µMaiyari.
- The Korwa tribe is part of a larger ethnic group in India called the Munda.
- They are divided into four sub-groups: Dandh, Agaria
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12. The village head of the Santhals is called –
(a) Mahto
(b) Parha
(c) Mukhia
(d) Manjhi
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]
Ans. (d) Manjhi
- The Santhals name their village leader as Manjhi. Manjhi is in charge of the judicial, administrative, and other village matters.
- They have other helpers as well to support the village head.
- The different names for the village leader are Munda, Manaki, and Pradhan.
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13. Who was the sub-head of Manjhi in the community system of Santhals?
(a) Pradhan
(b) Mustangir
(c) Paranik
(d) Gorait
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (c) Paranik
- The Paranik was the helper to the Manjhi in the Santhal community.
- He would help the Manjhi make decisions and judgments.
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14. What is the literary meaning of ‘Birhor’?
(a) Man of the forest
(b) Nature-loving man
(c) Pious man
(d) General man
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]
Ans. (a) Man of the forest
- Birhor means people who live in the forest.
- The word is made up of two parts: ‘Bir’ meaning forest and ‘Hor’ meaning people.
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15. Which Puja of the tribals is held in the Hindu month of Bhadrapada?
(a) Ramnavami
(b) Sarhui
(c) Karma
(d) Sohrai
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]
Ans. (c) Karma
- The Gonds, Binjahal, Kharia, Oraon, Kisan, and other tribal groups perform a traditional tribal dance called ‘Karma’ every year during the Karma festival.
- The dance is a way of worshipping the god of fate, known as Karma devta.
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16. The families who cleared jungles and prepared lands for plough were known as
(a) Bhuinhars
(b) Chalo Pachcho
(c) Baiga
(d) Pujar
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (a) Bhuinhars
- The people who cut down trees and got land ready for farming were called Bhuinhars.
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17. What does ‘Ghumkuria’ mean?
(a) cemetery
(b) youth dormitory
(c) dancing place
(d) a place of worship
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]
Ans. (b) youth dormitory
- Ghumkuria is another word for youth house.
- It is an important part of Oraon tribal society’s traditions.
- Every evening, the young people of the tribe get together at the Ghumkuria.
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18. The social institution called Dhumkaria belongs to which tribe?
(a) Oraon
(b) Kurukh
(c) Munda
(d) Santhal
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]
Ans. (a) Oraon
- The Oraon tribe has a tradition called ‘Dhumkaria’ in which boys and girls who have reached puberty stay in the same dormitory before they get married.
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19. The habitat of ………. tribe is known as ‘Tanda’.
(a) Birhor
(b) Munda
(c) Mal Pahadia
(d) Karmali
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]
Ans. (a) Birhor
- The area where the Birhor tribe lives is called Tanda.
- The word “Birhor” is made up of two Mundari words – “Bir” meaning forest and “hor” meaning man. So, Birhor means “forest man” or people who live in the forest.
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20. In village organization the function of the village Baiga (Oraon) is–
(a) to propitiate village deities
(b) to work as a village servant
(c) to work as a carpenter
(d) to work as a blacksmith
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (a) to propitiate village deities
- The Baiga in a village has the job of making offerings to the gods of the village.
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21. Who was the sacerdotal and secular head of the Oraon villages before the office of Mahto in the earlier period?
(a) Pujar
(b) Baiga
(c) Gorait
(d) None of these
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (b) Baiga
- Before the Mahto office existed, the Baiga was the spiritual and political leader of the Oraon villages.
- The Oraon people come from India, Bangladesh, and mainly from the Chhotanagpur region of Jharkhand.
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22. Which tribe does exist only in Jharkhand?
(a) Munda
(b) Khariya
(c) Ho
(d) Birjia
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2003]
Ans. (d) Birjia
- The Birjia tribe mainly lives in Jharkhand, but there is a small population in West Bengal.
- All the other tribes mentioned live in states other than Jharkhand.
- Therefore, option (d) is the best answer.
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23. Which one of the following languages has become extinct from the Adivasi tribe of Jharkhand?
(a) Mundari
(b) Kurukh
(c) Kharia
(d) Asuri
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (d) Asuri
- The Adivasi tribe from Jharkhand no longer speaks Asuri.
- Other languages that are close to disappearing are Birhori, Malato, Bhumij, Mundari, and Ho.
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24. Who among the following is associated with Sanatan Adivasi Mahasabha?
(a) Theble Oraon
(b) Tilka Manjhi
(c) Silu Santal
(d) Duka Ho
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]
Ans. (a) Theble Oraon
- Theble Oraon is connected to the Sanatan Adivasi Mahasabha.
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25. Who among the following was not an official of Bhuihari-Parha of the Munda tribe in the earlier period?
(a) Kaur
(b) Lal
(c) Karto
(d) Pat-Munda
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (d) Pat-Munda
- In the past, Kuar, Lal, Karto, Diwan, Thakur, Ohdar, and Kotwar were all officials of the Bhuihari Parha of the Munda tribe.
- Pat-Munda was not an official of
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26. Iron smelting is the traditional occupation of the ………. tribe.
(a) Asur
(b) Birajia
(c) Korba
(d) Karmali
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]
Ans. (a) Asur
- The Asura tribe in Jharkhand mainly make a living from smelting iron.
- This small tribe is mainly found in Gumla, Palamu and Latehar districts.
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