Patla

Q. The village headman is also known as the ___.

1. Panch
2. Raja
3. Mooppan
4. Patla

Q. Which among the following are the responsibilities of a Patla?

1. Representing the entire village as a whole.
2. Recieving guests of the village and feeding them.
3. Ensure peace among the villagers.
4. Coordinate the day to day activities of the village.

Q. The Patla (village headman) is selected from which family?

1. A family which contributed to the formation of the village
2. The family which has the most income
3. The family with the oldest member alive
4. The family which has the most number of members

Q. Which among the following is not a duty of the Patla?

1. To coordinate various community events.
2. To ensure the unity of the villagers.
3. To negotiate with the outsiders.
4. To cultivate for the entire tribe.

Q. Ram founded a village named Ramsthal. Meena is best friend to Parvathi who is the grand-daughter of Ram. Jai and Preet are the sons of Meena and Parvathi respectively. Also, Karan and Jai are best friends. Parth, who is the current Patla of Ramsthal has fallen ill and wants a new Patla to be chosen. Who among the following is a suitable person to be chosen as the Patla as per the tribal tradition?

1. Jai
2. Karan
3. Preet
4. Meena

Q. What was given to the Patla in return for his services to the tribe?

1. One day's labour in his field by all
2. Free food from every household
3. Access to the wealth of the tribe
4. All of the above

Q. Which among the following is a duty of the Patla?

1. To coordinate various community festivals.
2. To ensure the unity of the villagers.
3. To cultivate for the entire tribe.
4. To negotiate with the outsiders.

Q. Who has the authority to remove the village headman ?

1. Panch
2. Oldest person in the tribe
3. Tribe members
4. God

Q. If a Patla does not fulfill his/her duties, then he/she could be replaced by .

1. the Panch
2. the villagers
3. the founding family
4. the richest person

Q. The Patla is repayed by other members of his tribe through labour on his field for _______ every year.

1. one day
2. four days
3. one week
4. two weeks

Q. How should the village headman (Patla) spend his extra finances earned through the free labour provided by the tribe's family members?

1. Pay the government as tax
2. For his own benefit
3. For the benefit of the Panch
4. For the welfare of his tribe's members

Q. Which among the following did not lead to the Patla's losing their popularity?

1. Greater reliance on courts and governments by tribal members
2. The advent of the Panchayati Raj system
3. An influx of outsiders
4. The extinction of the founding families of tribes

Q. State the factor(s) that led to the headmen losing his position?

1. Rise of Monarchy
2. Rise of dictorship
3. Election of sarpanches
4. The advent of courts and police

Q. In what way was the Patla responsible to the villagers?

1. Patla draws his power from villagers.
2. Patla can be replaced by the villagers.
3. Patla draws his power from the Panch.
4. Patla is paid by the villagers.

Q. The main function of the Patla is __________.

1. To ensure the unity of the villagers
2. To negotiate with the outsiders and government agencies on behalf of the villagers
3. Both A and B
4. None of these

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Q. When the headman becomes arrogant, what can be done?

1. The Panch can remove the headman.
2. The tribe's members can settle in new places.
3. The tribe's members can re-elect a new headman.
4. They can request the government to take action.

Q. Headmen work on a _____ basis?

1. daily
2. weekly
3. monthly
4. yearly

Q. What was given to the Patla in return for his services to the tribe?

1. All of the above
2. Access to the wealth of the tribe
3. Free food from every household
4. One day's labour in his field by all

Q. The Panch is duty-bound to select the _____.

1. Patla
2. Member of Parliament
3. panchayat member
4. village's members

Q. Match the following.

1. Founding families
2. Panch
3. Ensuring unity
4. Village headman

Q. If a Patla does not fulfill his/her duties, then he/she could be replaced by .

1. the Panch
2. the villagers
3. the founding family
4. the richest person

Q. Ram founded a village named Ramsthal. Meena is best friend to Parvathi who is the grand-daughter of Ram. Jai and Preet are the sons of Meena and Parvathi respectively. Also, Karan and Jai are best friends. Parth, who is the current Patla of Ramsthal has fallen ill and wants a new Patla to be chosen. Who among the following is a suitable person to be chosen as the Patla as per the tribal tradition?

1. Jai
2. Karan
3. Preet
4. Meena

Q. Give the meaning of the following words as used in the passage. One word answers or short phrases will be accepted.
(i) Bullying
(ii) Expelled
(iii) Barging