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Question 1
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Around what percent of India's population is Adivasis?

A
8

B
10

C
12

D
15

Solution

Scheduled tribes are also known as Adivasis. These are the designated group of people who are disadvantaged indigenous people in India. Scheduled Tribes comprise about 8.6 percent of India’s population.
Question 2
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Which of the following recognizes the rights of Adivasis to their homestead, cultivable and grazing land?

A
Article 17

B
Prevention of Atrocities Act 1989

C
Reservation policy

D
Forest Rights Act, 2006

Solution

The Forest Rights Act, 2006 recognizes the rights of Adivasis to their homestead, cultivable and grazing land. This Act grants legal recognition to the rights of traditional forest dwelling communities, partially correcting the injustice caused by the forest laws. It also gives the opportunity to the public to conserve forests.
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1. The National Commission for scheduled tribes was constituted under the constitution (Eighty-ninth Amendment) Act.
2. The first National Commission for scheduled tribes was constituted in 2006.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A
Only 1

B
Only 2

C
Both 1 and 2

D
Neither 1 nor 2

Solution

National Commission for Scheduled Tribes was established through the Constitution (89th Amendment) Act, 2003. It has been set up under Article 338A to oversee the implementation of various safeguards provided to Scheduled Tribes under the Constitution. The first National Commission for Scheduled Tribes was constituted in 2004.
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Who, being an adivasi activist, has also pointed out that one of the violators of Constitutional rights guaranteed to tribal people are governments in the various States of India?

A
C.K. Janu

B
Rathnam

C
Kabir

D
Soyrabai

Solution

C.K. Janu, an Adivasi activist, has pointed out that one of the violators of Constitutional rights guaranteed to tribal people are governments in the various states of India – for it is they who allow non-tribal encroachers in the form of timber merchants, paper mills etc, to exploit tribal land, and to forcibly evict tribal people from their traditional forests in the process of declaring forests as reserved or as sanctuaries. She has also noted that in cases where tribals have already been evicted and cannot go back to their lands, they must be compensated.
Question 5
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Consider the following statements:
1. There was a special provision for the Anglo-Indian community in certain services.
2. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act was passed in 1955.
3. The Untouchability (Offences) Act, was renamed as the Protection of Civil Rights Act.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

A
1, 2 and 3

B
1 and 2

C
2 and 3

D
1 and 3

Solution

There was a special provision for the Anglo-Indian community in certain services.
The Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention Atrocities) Act. 1989 is an Act of the Parliament of India for prevention of atrocities against scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. The Untouchability (Offences) Act was renamed as the Protection of Civil Rights Act by an amendment enacted in 1976.
Question 6
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In which article the provision of reservation of women belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Panchayats has been given?

A
243A

B
243B

C
243C

D
243D

Solution

Article 243D provides that at least one third of the total number of seats reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes shall be reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes.
Question 7
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Consider the following statements:
$$1$$. The first National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes was constituted in the year $$1992$$.
$$2$$. The first National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes was constituted under the Constitution(Sixty-fifth Amendment) Act.
$$3$$. The $$87$$th Amendment bifurcated the combined National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes into two separate bodies.
Which of the statements given are correct?

A
$$1$$ and $$2$$

B
$$2$$ and $$3$$

C
$$1$$ and $$3$$

D
$$1, 2$$ and $$3$$

Solution

The first National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes was constituted in the year 1992. The second Commission was constituted in October 1995.
The 65th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1990 provided for the establishment of a high level National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
The 89th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2003 bifurcated the combined National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes into two separate bodies.
Question 8
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Which term is meant broken and is used deliberately and actively by groups to highlight the centuries of discrimination they have experienced within the caste system.

A
Ostracised

B
Dalit

C
Assertive

D
Shattered

Solution

The term Dalit, which means 'broken' is used deliberately and actively by groups to highlight the centuries of discrimination they have experienced within the caste system.
Question 9
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In which year did the government passed the Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act.

A
In 1991

B
In 1992

C
In 1993

D
In 1990
Solution
- In 1993, the Government of India enacted the Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act.
  The act prohibited the employment of manual scavengers for manually cleaning dry latrines and also the construction of dry toilets (that do not operate with a flush).
  It provided for imprisonment of up to a year and a fine.
Question 10
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What do you mean by Ostracise?

A
Banish any individual or group

B
Banish Caste

C
Banish religion

D
None of these

Solution

To ostracise means to exclude or banish an individual or a group. It refers to a social boycott of an individual and their family.

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Question 1

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10

12

15

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Question 2

Article 17

Prevention of Atrocities Act 1989

Reservation policy

Forest Rights Act, 2006

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Question 3

Only 1

Only 2

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

Solution

Question 4

C.K. Janu

Rathnam

Kabir

Soyrabai

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Question 5

1, 2 and 3

1 and 2

2 and 3

1 and 3

Solution

Question 6

243A

243B

243C

243D

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Question 7

$$1$$ and $$2$$

$$2$$ and $$3$$

$$1$$ and $$3$$

$$1, 2$$ and $$3$$

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Question 8

Ostracised

Dalit

Assertive

Shattered

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Question 9

In 1991

In 1992

In 1993

In 1990

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Question 10

Banish any individual or group

Banish Caste

Banish religion

None of these

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