Social Institutions

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Permanent traits of tribes include all except one. Which one is the incorrect option? Options: Language, Religion, Region, Ecological habitat, Physical characteristics

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Religion

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Name 4 of the biggest tribes as per size in India Options: Gonds, Bhils, Santhals, Oraons, Minas, Bodos and Mundas

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Gonds, Bhils, Santhals, Oraons, Minas, Bodos, Mundas

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Name any one Gond kingdom in Central India.

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Garha Mandla, or Chanda

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Name one state that had its tribal share of the population halved within a single decade, reducing them to a minority. Options: Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Tripura, Assam

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Tripura

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Who are the power holders in Meghalaya in Khasi family structure?

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Male matri kin, Mother's brother-sister's son

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Which are the two terms coined by Mysore Narasimhachar Srinivas?

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Sanskritisation, Dominant caste

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Which social reformer gave the watchwords-'One Caste, One Religion, One God for all men'?

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Sri Narayana Guru

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What are the three mechanisms by which tribes have been absorbed into Hindu society over the ages?

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Through Sanskritisation, acceptance into the Shudra fold following conquest by caste Hindus, through acculturation.

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Tribal identities today are formed by this ...................... process rather than any primordial (original, ancient) characteristics peculiar to tribes.

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Interactional

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Assertions of tribal identity are on the rise. Which category is driving it?

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The middle class