Ch- 7

Understanding Marginalisation
Worksheet-1
1. What is the meaning of being marginalised?
a) Very important b) Very necessary c) Unimportant d) None of these
2. Which group is on marginalisation in present day India?
a) Adivasis b) Minorities c) Economically backward d) All of these
3. Which of the following is not on marginalisation?
a) Those who do not have land and money b) Those who are more educated
c) Those who are more powerful politically d) All of these
4. Where did Adivasis live?
a) In forests b) In cities c) In coaster region d) In villages
5. What percentage of Indian population is Adivasis?
a) 5 per cent b) 8 per cent c) 10 per cent d) 12 per cent
6. Which is abundant in Adivasis?
a) Jamshedpur b) Rourkela c) Bokaro d) Bhilai
7. How many types of Adivasis groups are in India?
a) 100 b) 200 c) 300 d) 500
8. The religion of Adivasis is.....................................
a) Tribal b) Hinduism c) Islam d) Christianity
9. Which language has the largest number of Adivasis speakers?
a) Hindi b) Bangla c) Santhali d) Telugu
10. What are the wrong facts about the Adivasis?
a) Their life is exotic b) Their life is primitive c) They are backward d) All of these
11. What is the number of Adivasis in Assam now?
a) 50 lakh b) 70 lakh c) 80 lakh d) 90 lakh
12. Which state of India does not have Adivasis group?
a) Odisha b) Chhattisgarh c) Kerala d) Jharkhand
13 What per cent of Adivasis in rural areas is living under poverty line?
a) 40 per cent b) 45 per cent c) 30 per cent d) 35 per cent
14. What per cent of Adivasis in urban areas is living under poverty line?
a) 35per cent b) 30 per cent c) 45 per cent d) 50 per cent
15. Which group has the lowest literacy rate?
a) Muslims b) Hindus c) Buddhist d) Christians
16. Rajinder Sachar Committee set up in 2005 was related with....................
a) Adivasis b) Muslims c) Christian d) Sikhs
17. Tribals are also referred to as.....................................
a) Dalits b) Adivasis c) Untouchables d) None of these
18. .............................per cent of Muslim children attend Madarsas.
a) 3 b) 8 c) 25 d) 4
19. Niyamgiri Hill, located in Kalahandi district of Odisha is inhabited by..........................
a) Bhils b) Dongarria Konds c) Gonds d) Kolis
20. Constitutional safeguards are provided to the minorities on the basis of...................
a) religion b) gender c) both a and b d) none of these
21....................................is a locality which is populated largely by members of a particular community.
a) Ghetto b) Adivasis c) Mahar d) None of these
22. How much of Muslim families have access to electricity?
 a) 75.2 b) 67.5 c) 43.7 d) 35.8
23. In social environment marginalisation is due to................................
a) different language b) different religion c) different custom d) all of these
24. From 1830s onwards, Adivasis from Jharkhand and adjoining areas moved to......................
a) Mauritius b) Caribbean c) Australia d) All of these
25. Niyamgiri Hill is located in Kalahandi district of..........................
a) Jharkhand b) Bihar c) Odisha d) Chhattisgarh
26. How many national parks are there in India?
a) 82 b) 99 c) 78 d) 104
27. According to 2011 census, Muslims are..................... per cent of India’s population.
a) 13.8 b) 14.2 c) 17.6 d) 20.3
28. ……...................of Muslim children in the 6-14 year age group have never been enrolled in school?
a) 14 per cent b) 25 per cent c) 35 per cent d) 42 per cent
29. Odisha is home to more than ..................different tribal groups.
a) 35 b) 50 c) 60 d) 72
30. During the nineteenth century, substantial numbers of Adivasis converted to......................
a) Christianity b) Buddhism c) Islam d) All of these
31. Shakti cult of Adivasis belonged to........................
a) Assam b) Bengal c) Odisha d) Tamil Nadu
32. Niyamgiri is the scared mountain of.........................
a) Muslims b) Adivasis c) Christians d) Hindus
33. How many wildlife sanctuaries are there in India?
a) 378 b) 422 c) 467 d) 543
34. According to the Sachar Committee report,……..Muslim children attended government school.
a) 4 % b) 30 % c) 66 % d) 80 %
35. A person who does not get adequate nutrition or food is..............................
a) Ghetto b) Malnourished c) Displaced d) Adivasis
36. Which religious group has the highest literacy rate according to 2011 census?
a) Jains b) Hindus c) Sikhs d) Buddhist
37. Which one of the following thing is found in forest?
a) Sugar b) Honey c) Tea d) Sweet
38. Many Muslim women wear..........................
a) Sari b) Burqa c) Skirt d) Cargo
39. Adivasis use approximately ...........................plant species as pesticides.
a) 325 b) 425 c) 550 d) 630
40. Which of the following state is home to more than 60 tribal groups?
a) Meghalaya b) Assam c) Nagaland d) Odisha
41. The official counting of population after fix duration is called.......................
a) survey b) census c) counting d) all of these
42. Which term is used to denote an area or locality that is populated largely by members of a
particular community?
a) Ghettoisation b) Ostracise c) Populated d) Communist
43. Marginalisation means………………
a) at the centre of thing b) forced to occupy the side
c) both ‘a’ and ‘b’ d) none of these
44. Who are referred to as Adivasis?
a) Scheduled Caste b) Scheduled Tribes c) Tribals d) OBCs
45. What literally means the original inhabitants?
a) Adivasis b) Minorities c) Ghetto d) Devoid
46. Who was the chairman of the committee set up in 2005 to examined the social, economic
and educational status of Muslim community in India?
a) Rajesh Sachar b) Rajindar Sachar c) C.K. Janu d)None of these
47. Stereotyping of Adivasis is related to their being………………….
a) Exotic b) Primitive c) Backward d) All the above
48. How much of Muslims are literate?
a) 65% b) 57% c) 80% d) 94%
49. How much of Muslims have electricity according to Basic Amenities 2008-2009?
a) 75.2% b) 67.5 % c) 86.2 % d) 96.0 %
50. Which is the most important mining and industrial centre located in Adivasi areas?
a) Jamshedpur b) Rourkela c) Bokaro d) All of these
51. Tantric cult of Adivasis belongs to………………
a) Bengal b) Assam c) Odisha d) Nagaland
52. According to the Rajindar Sachar Committee report how many Muslims children attend private
schools?
a) 20 % b) 30% c) 40 % d) 50 %
53. Jagannath cult of Adivasis belongs to…………………..…….
a) Manipur b) Mizoram c) Odisha d) Tripura
54. During the……………………...century, substantial numbers of Adivasis converted to Christianity.
a) sixteenth b) seventeenth c) eighteenth d) nineteenth
55. In the North East, a majority of tribal lands remain under the control of Indian…………….
a) government b) Military c) Police d) None of these
56. Adivasis use…………………….plant species as gum, resins and dyes.
a) 425 b) 325 c) 525 d) 625
57. According to 2011 census, ………………….is the religious group with lowest literacy rate.
a) Muslims b) Hindus c) Buddhists d) Christians
58. According to 2011 census, …………………….is the religious group with highest literacy rate.
a) Jains b) Christians c) Hindus d) Buddhist
59. Adivasis are involved in the worship of…………………….…………
a) Ancestor b) Village c) Nature sprits d) All of these
60. The Constitution provides safeguards to……………..minorities as part of our Fundamental Right.
a) religious b) linguistic c) culture d) all of these
61. How many Muslims in Pucca houses according to the Basic Amenities 2008-2009?
a) 65.4 % b) 63.8 % c) 69.3 % d) 91.3 %
62. According to 2011 census, what is the literacy rate by religion?
a) 74 b) 71 c) 86 d) 65
63. In which of the following sate of India Santhali tribe is found?
a) Gujarat b) Himachal Pradesh c) Odisha d) Rajasthan
64. Adivasis have always been influenced by different surrounding religion like……………..
a) Shakta b) Buddhist c) Christianity d) All of these
65. Adivasis are numerous in state like……………………
a) Jharkhand b) Arunachal Pradesh c) Rajasthan d) All of these
66. Adivasis have their own languages (most of them radically different from and possibly as old as……
a) Sanskrit b) Awadhi c) Marathi d) Hindi
67. Forest covered the major part of our country till the………….……………….century.
 a) Nineteenth b) eighteenth c) seventeenth d ) sixteenth
68. A…………………………company is planning to set up a mine and a refinery at Niyamgiri Hill in Odisha.
a) Steel b) Aluminium c) Coal d) Oil
69. When did the government set up high level committee, Chaired by Justice Rajindar Sachar?
a) 1995 b) 2000 c) 2005 d) 2008
70. ………………………..………..is a graded system or arrangement of persons or things.
a) Ghettoisation b) Militarised c) Malnourished d) Hierarchy
71. What is the percentage of Muslims in Indian Administrative Service?
a) 3 % b) 4 % c) 5 % d) 8 %
72. What is the percentage of Muslim in Indian Police Service?
a) 3 % b) 4 % c) 1.8 % d) 2.2 %
73. What is the percentage of Muslims in Indian Foreign Service?
a) 2.2 % b) 1.8 % c) 3.8 % d) 3.3 %
74. What is the percentage of Muslims in Banks and RBI?
a) 3 % b) 4 % c) 2.2 % d) 3.3 %
75. What is the percentage of Muslims in State Public Sector Undertaking?
a) 2.2 % b) 3.3 % c) 1.8 % d) 10.8 %
76. Adivasis use approximately……………………..…..species of plants as edible.
a) 10,000 b) 8,000 c) 3,500 d) 2,500
77. Approximately………………………….…species are used for medicinal purposes by the Adivasis.
a)8,000 b) 10,000 c) 3, 500 d) 550
78. India’s tea industry became possible with their (adivasis) labour in……………..
a) Manipur b) Assam c) Meghalaya d) Tripura
79. The term ‘marginalised’ is used for……………………….…..
a) Scheduled Castes b) Scheduled Tribes c) Muslims d) All of these
80. Those who find themselves avail the least power is called……………
a) Marginalised b) Hierarchy c) Displaced d) Adivasi
81. A process in which an area is populated largely by members of a particular community is……………
a) Slum b) Militarised area c) Ghettoisation d) Fringing
82. The term refers to the communities that are numerically small in relation to the rest of the
population is………………….
a) Majority b) Minority c) Marginalised d) Adivasi