TRIBAL AND REGIONAL LANGUAGE-PAGE 5

TRIBAL AND REGIONAL LANGUAGE- PAGE 5

TRIBAL AND REGIONAL LANGUAGE MCQs- PAGE 5

1. Who is the author of ‘Encyclopaedia Mundarika’ ?
(A) S.C. Rai (B) N.E. Horo
(C) Hoffman (D) K.S. Singh
Ans: C

2. In which community Jaipal Singh was born ?
(A) Munda (B) Brahman
(C) Oraon (D) Chero
Ans: A

3. Which is the main festival of Khadia tribe ?
(A) Jankore (B) Bandai
(C) Kadleta (D) Giding Sung
Ans: B

4. In which year Santali was included in the 8th schedule of Indian Constitution ?
(A) 2002 (B) 1999
(C) 2005 (D) 2003
Ans: D

5. Which is not a scheduled tribe in the following ?
(A) Chero (B) Bedia
(C) Kherwar (D) Turi
Ans: D

6. How many divisions of Mundari language are prevalent ?
(A) 4 (B) 5
(C) 3 (D) 6
Ans: A

7. Which primitive tribe has the knowledge of Iron smelting ?
(A) Birhor (B) Korwa
(C) Asur (D) Pahadia
Ans: C

8. Which group of language the Sadans speak ?
(A) Dravid (B) Austric
(C) Aryan (D) Tibbato-Burman
Ans: C

9. In Ho society, what is the word for village head ?
(A) Pahan (B) Manjhi
(C) Manki (D) Munda
Ans: D

Read the following passage and answer the five questions (10-14) given below :
“We do admit that there are many kinds of evils prevailing in the country today. Corruption, bribery and malpractices are rampant everywhere. And not only ordinary people but most responsible administrators are also involved in this dirty quagmire. It is essential to put an end of these evils. But we want to urge upon our students and young men that this can be done only through constructive activities and not through destructive ones.”

10. What is prevailing in the country today ?
(A) Modernity (B) Fraternity
(C) Many kinds of evils (D) Peaceful atmosphere
Ans: C

11. What are the prevailing evils ?
(A) Corruption (B) Bribery
(C) Malpractices (D) All the three mentioned above
Ans: D

12. Who are involved in these evils ?
(A) Ordinary people
(B) Responsible administers
(C) Not only ordinary people but responsible administrator also
(D) None
Ans: C

13. How these evils can be eliminated ?
(A) Through destructive activities
(B) Through constructive activities
(C) Through law
(D) By any means
Ans: B

14. Is it essential to put an end of these evils ?
(A) Yes (B) No
(C) Why not (D) Immediately
Ans: A

15. Why Grammar is needed ?
(A) To learn language (B) To standarise language
(C) To keep language separate (D) For identity
Ans: B

16. Which among the following is not a part of linguistics ?
(A) Translation
(B) Comparative study of languages
(C) Grammar
(D) Physiology
Ans: D

17. Who was the founder of ‘Dhwani Sidhanta’ ?
(A) Anandwardhan (B) Abhinav Gupta
(C) Bhamah (D) Udbhatta
Ans: A

18. What will happen if education begins with mother tongue ?
(A) Children will remain backward
(B) Children’s language will be weakened
(C) Children will not go to school
(D) Base of education will be strengthened
Ans: D

19. Which is the source of Deonagari script ?
(A) Arabic (B) Kaithi
(C) Tamil (D) Brahmi
Ans: D

20. To which category the sound Ka, Kha, Ga, Gha, Anga belong ?
(A) Palatal (B) Glotal
(C) Dental (D) Labial
Ans: B

21. Which among the following words is not a collective noun ?
(A) Market (B) Army
(C) Fair (D) Ganga
Ans: D

22. Which among the following is not an Indian script ?
(A) Pictograph (B) Kharoshthi
(C) Deonagari (D) Brahmi
Ans: A

23. Which meaning of ‘Abhidha’ (sabda-shakti) is correct ?
(A) Direct meaning (B) Opposite meaning
(C) Different meaning (D) Special meaning
Ans: A

24. In which group the identification is correct ?
Schedule – I Schedule – II
i. Noun a. He
ii. Pronoun b. Sohan
iii. Verb c. White
iv. Adjective d. Drink
Codes :
i ii iii iv
(A) a b c d
(B) b a d c
(C) b c d a
(D) c d a b
Ans: B

25. What is Puran ?
(A) Ritual (B) History
(C) Medical Science (D) War Science
Ans: B

26. Which foreign writer has worked on ‘Ram Katha’ ?
(A) Fr. Peter Ponette (B) Fr. Hoffman
(C) Fr. Camil Bulke (D) Fr. Debrower
Ans: C

27. What is the other name of ‘Ritikal’ ?
(A) Bhakti Kal (B) Shringar Kal
(C) Veergatha Kal (D) Adi kal
Ans: B

28. ‘Amiya halahal madbhare,
Swet Syam Ratnar
Jiyat marat jhuki jhuki parat,
Jihi chitwat ik bar.
Who has written these lines ?
(A) Rahim (B) Keshawdas
(C) Kabirdas (D) Biharilal
Ans: D

29. In writing who used the Pali language for the first time ?
(A) Kabirpanthi (B) Jain
(C) Boudh (D) Gujarati
Ans: C

30. What type of character is Buddha ?
(A) Dhirlalita (B) Dirodatta
(C) Dhirprashanta (D) Dhirodhatta
Ans: C

31. Who is the writer of ‘Dhwanyalok’ ?
(A) Anandvardhan (B) Mammat
(C) Bharat (D) Vishwanath
Ans: A

32. To which yug the story of Mahabharat belong ?
(A) Satyug (B) Dwapar yug
(C) Treta yug (D) Kali yug
Ans: B

33. Whose composition is this :
Mon son kahat mol ko leeno
Tu jasumati kab jayo ?
(A) Tulsidas (B) Mira
(C) Rahim (D) Surdas
Ans: D

34. In which group the comparison is correct ?
Assertion (A) : Mira beared all kind of torture of Rana.
Reason (R) : Because she did not taken poison as nectar.
Code :
(A) (A) is correct, (R) is not correct.
(B) (A) is not correct, (R) is correct.
(C) (A) is correct, (R) is correct.
(D) (A) is not correct, (R) is not correct
Ans: C

35. What is the form of ‘Skandgupta’ written by Jaishankar Prasad ?
(A) Collection of poetry
(B) Drama
(C) Novel
(D) Collection of stories
Ans: B

36. Which Alankar is in the following lines ?
“Herat herat he sakhi
Herat gaya heray.” ?
(A) Upma (B) Rupak
(C) Anupras (D) Virodhabhas
Ans: C

37. Identify the correct group of poet and his poetry :
Schedule – I Schedule – II
a. Agyeya i. Rashmirathi
b. Maithili Sharan Gupta ii. Vishnupriya
c. Dinkar iii. Jhansi ki Rani
d. Subhadra Kumari Chauhan iv. Hari ghas par chan bhar
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iv ii i iii
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) ii iv iii i
(D) i ii iii iv
Ans: A

38. Which is not a ‘Chhanda’ in the following ?
(A) Rola (B) Choupai
(C) Sortha (D) Utpreksha
Ans: D

39. What is the name of the dance art form performed by Tijanbai
(A) Jhumar (B) Pandwani
(C) Sorathi (D) Drama
Ans: B

40. What is the ‘Asthayee Bhawa’ of Karun Ras ?
(A) Shok (B) Roudra
(C) Hasya (D) Wonder
Ans: A

41. What is prohibited till Sarhul ?
(A) To eat new fruit and flower (B) Marriage
(C) Non-veg (D) New dress
Ans: A

42. What is ‘Satyameva Jayate’ ?
(A) Proverb (B) Shloka
(C) Maxim (D) Truth
Ans: C

43. To which category the story of Singidai belongs ?
(A) Mythical (B) Modern
(C) Historical (D) Legend
Ans: D

44. Among the following who was awarded ‘Padmashree’ in chau dance ?
(A) Bhaiya Ram Munda (B) Muchi Rai Munda
(C) Gambhir Singh Munda (D) Ram Dayal Munda
Ans: C

45. What is ‘Bap ser to beta sawa ser’ ?
(A) Proverb (B) Idiom
(C) Riddle (D) Mantra
Ans: A

46. In which festival ‘Shal Flower’ is used ?
(A) In Sohrai (B) In Mage
(C) In Sarhul (D) In Karam
Ans: C

47. Who is the founder of ‘Ol Chiki’ script ?
(A) Dr. Narayan Oraon (B) Pandit Raghunath Murmu
(C) Guru Lakho Bodra (D) Ram Singh Munda
Ans: B

48. Whether Jharkhandi music is similar to the North Indian music ?
(A) yes (B) no
(C) to some extent (D) to great extent
Ans: B

49. In which season the Manda festival is celebrated ?
(A) In Summer season (B) In Winter season
(C) In Rainy season (D) At any time
Ans: A

50. In which month the International Mother Tongue Day is celebrated ?
(A) January (B) February
(C) March (D) April
Ans: B