Class 08 Social Science History Tribals Dikus And Golden Age CBSE Questions & Answers

Class 8 · Social Science History Tribals Dikus And Golden Age

This is Social Science class 08 Social Science History Tribals Dikus and Golden Age CBSE Questions & Answers. There are 15 questions in this test with each question having around four answer choices.

Questions & Answers

1
Some important features of the Jhum cultivation are given below. Pick out the one that is not related to the Jhum cultivation .
  • A
    This type of cultivation is done on small patches of land and hence not suitable for forests cultivation by the tribals.
    Correct
  • B
    Potash , the ash from the burning of the vegetation used to fertilise the soil.
  • C
    The cultivators cut the tree- tops to allow sunlight to reach the ground and burnt the vegetation on the land to clear it for cultivation
  • D
    Once a crop is harvested they move to another virgin land and the old one remained fallow for many years.
2
What is the literal meaning of the word fallow?
  • A
    A fertile land for cultivation
  • B
    A luxuriant land with a lot of crops cultivated on it
  • C
    A dense forest
  • D
    A field left uncultivated for a while so that the soil recovers fertility.
    Correct
3
Lists of statements with respect to the tribal life are given below. Choose the one that does not pertain to the tribal life.
  • A
    The tribals always migrated and hence did not have a permanent forest habitat.
    Correct
  • B
    The tribal groups lived by hunting animals and gathering forest produce.
  • C
    The tribals saw forests as essential for survival
  • D
    Most of the tribals ate fruits and roots collected from the forest and cooked food with the oil extracted from the seeds
4
From the seeds of which tree did the tribals extract oil to cook?
  • A
    Neem
  • B
    Mahagony
  • C
    Sal
    Correct
  • D
    Teak
5
From the seeds of Sal and Mahua, the tribal extract oil to cook. What exactly is Mahua ?
  • A
    A flower that is eaten or used to make alcohol
    Correct
  • B
    Stem of a tree
  • C
    Leaves of a tree
  • D
    Root of a tree
6
Why were the Baigas of Central India reluctant to do work for others?
  • A
    Since Baigas were tribal chieftains, they thought they cannot work as labourers.
  • B
    Since Baigas only reared cattle, they thought they cannot work as labourers.
  • C
    Since Baigas saw themselves as people of the forest, they thought it below their dignity to work as a labourers.
    Correct
  • D
    Since the Baigas were money lenders, they thought lending money was more profitable
7
Which part of India did the Khonds community live?
  • A
    Gujarat
  • B
    Orissa
    Correct
  • C
    Rajasthan
  • D
    Maharastra
8
Why did the local weavers and leather workers turn to the Khonds for help ?
  • A
    When the local weavers and leather workers needed oil for production .
  • B
    When the local weavers and leather workers needed forest shrubs and herbs for medicinal purpose.
  • C
    When the local weavers and leather workers needed supplies of kusum and palash flowers to colour their clothes and leather
    Correct
  • D
    When the local weavers and leather workers needed to hunt animals.
9
According to the list given below, who were the Van Gujjars of the Punjab hills?
  • A
    Money lenders
  • B
    Cattle herders
    Correct
  • C
    Reared only goats
  • D
    Village heads
10
From the given number of options, choose the one that can be best tells us about the Gaddis of Kulu.
  • A
    Reared only goats
  • B
    Shepherds
    Correct
  • C
    Tribal chieftains
  • D
    Money lenders
11
What did the Bakarwals of Kashmir rear?
  • A
    Only horses
  • B
    Only bullocks
  • C
    Only cattle
  • D
    Only goats
    Correct
12
Which one of the following best describes the Labadis of Andhra Pradesh?
  • A
    Money lenders
  • B
    Shepherds
    Correct
  • C
    Tribal chieftains
  • D
    Labourers
13
What did the Tribal groups do when they wanted to buy goods not produced in their locality?
  • A
    Tribals bought goods for higher prices from traders and money lenders gave loan for this.
    Correct
  • B
    Tribals went to another locality worked there as labourers in return for the goods
  • C
    Tribals did not buy such goods at all
  • D
    Like a barter system, Tribals bought goods they wanted in return for the goods they produced.
14
What does the word dikus refer to in the Chhota Nagpur region?
  • A
    Communities
  • B
    Outsiders
    Correct
  • C
    Citizens
  • D
    Natives
15
Why did the tribals saw the moneylenders and traders as evil outsiders and the cause for their misery?
  • A
    Tribals thought themselves as forest people and hence did not want any money lender or trader to interfere in their affairs.
  • B
    Tribals often gave the goods they produced to the traders and hence they were without food most of the time .
  • C
    Tribals had to often buy goods from the traders at higher price with the money given as a loan by the moneylenders and they were always in debt and poverty.
    Correct
  • D
    Tribals had to compulsorily work for the traders and money lenders as their labourers