Jhum Cultivators, Hunters and Gatherers

Q. Who were the Dikus ?

1. People from other tribes
2. Farmers
3. The rulers of a tribe
4. Outsiders

Q. The Kusum and Palash flowers are used to colour the and leather.

1. clothes
2. walls
3. hairs

Q. In which regions of the country was shifting cultivation widely practised ?

1. Hilly regions of north east India
2. Deccan plateau
3. Costal regions of the Coromandel and the Konkan
4. Himalayan regions

Q. The _____ were a community of hunter-gatherers from Orissa

1. The Mundas
2. The Khonds
3. The Labadis
4. The Bakarwals

Q. _____ are tribal groups that survive by hunting animals and collecting resources from the forests.

1. Shifting cultivators
2. Slave labourers
3. Hunter-gatherers
4. Migrant workers

Q. How did tribals acquire goods that were not produced in their community?

1. They stole it from other groups.
2. They traded goods with other communities.
3. They bought and sold goods at the local markets.
4. They raided nearby communities constantly.

Q. are used to scratch the soil to prepare it for the cultivation.

1. Hoes
2. Tillers
3. Trowel

Q. What is jhum cultivation ?

1. Crop rotation
2. Indoor farming
3. Shifting cultivation
4. None of the above

Q. The ash from the fire is rich in and is used as fertiliser.

1. potash
2. nitrogen
3. urea

Q.

in which state cottage industries are found and types of cottage industeries in india .

Q. Jhum cultivators plough the land and sow seeds.

1. True
2. False

Q. The pastoralists move to another area when the grass in one area is exhausted.

1. True
2. False

Q. What does "fallow" mean?

1. A type of tree
2. A type of river
3. Uncultivated land
4. None of the above

Q. What did the local weavers outsource from the Khonds?

1. Kusum
2. Palash
3. Sal
4. Mahua