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Which states in India have a significant population of Adivasis?
Which states in India have a significant population of Adivasis?
- Bihar and Punjab
- Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand (correct)
- Delhi and Uttar Pradesh
- Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
What does the term 'Adivasis' mean?
What does the term 'Adivasis' mean?
- People with little hierarchy
- Indigenous communities (correct)
- People living in close association with forests
- People with diverse tribal groups
Which of the following cities is NOT mentioned as an important mining and industrial center in Adivasi areas?
Which of the following cities is NOT mentioned as an important mining and industrial center in Adivasi areas?
- Jamshedpur
- Bhilai
- Rourkela
- Kolkata (correct)
How many different Adivasi groups are there in India?
How many different Adivasi groups are there in India?
What makes Adivasi societies distinctive from other communities in India?
What makes Adivasi societies distinctive from other communities in India?
_______ are communities who lived, and often continue to live, in close association with forests.
_______ are communities who lived, and often continue to live, in close association with forests.
Around 8 per cent of India’s population is _______ and many of India’s most important mining and industrial centres are located in _______ areas.
Around 8 per cent of India’s population is _______ and many of India’s most important mining and industrial centres are located in _______ areas.
Adivasis are not a _______ population: there are over 500 different Adivasi groups in India.
Adivasis are not a _______ population: there are over 500 different Adivasi groups in India.
______s are particularly numerous in states like Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and in the north-eastern states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura.
______s are particularly numerous in states like Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and in the north-eastern states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura.
A state like Orissa is home to more than 60 different _______ groups.
A state like Orissa is home to more than 60 different _______ groups.
