Essence of Indian Traditional Knowledge Quiz 1

Which of the following is not a characteristics of traditional knowledge

• The creation of TK is collective and holistic
• TK is changeable, and may evolve because of changes in the social environment
• Oral transmission of TK from generation to generation
• Faith

Which of the following is not true about coexistence approach to indigenous knowledge(IK)

• It devalues Western or Indigenous resource management practices and the knowledge that informs them
• It does not devalue Western or Indigenous resource management practices and the knowledge that informs them
• It does not allow for the domination of one over the other
• It values both systems

Which of the following best defines indigenous knowledge (IK)

• Indigenous knowledge means the knowledge or wisdom of the people those who must be regarded as ‘modern’
• Indigenous knowledge means the knowledge or wisdom of the people those who must be regarded as ‘western’
• Indigenous knowledge means the knowledge or wisdom of the people those who must be regarded as ‘indigenous’
• Indigenous knowledge means the knowledge or wisdom of the people those who must be regarded as ‘cultural’

Which of the following best characterises traditional knowledge

• It is represented by a villager with a rich experiential traditional knowledge heritage
• It is represented by a villager with a rich experiential modern knowledge heritage
• It is represented by a scientist with a rich experiential traditional knowledge heritage
• It is represented by a scientist with a rich experiential modern knowledge heritage

Which of the following Indigenous knowledge is regarded as inseparable and embodied in their affinities

• Science
• Technology
• Cosmos
• Land

How do you say Indigenous knowledge cannot be displaced out of its local context into another one and used for national and international network

• It is an autochthonous empirical experience and only valid as a world in its place of origin
• It is an autochthonous theoretical experience and only valid as a world in its place of origin
• It is an autochthonous empirical experience and only valid as a world in its place of origin
• It is an autochthonous theoretical experience and only valid as a world in its place of origin

Which of the following is not correct about indigenous knowledge

• It emerges as people’s perception and experience in an environment, at a given time
• It emerges in a continuous process of observation and interpretation
• It emerges in a continuous process of contemplation and application
• It emerges in relation to the locally acknowledged everyday rationalities and transcendental powers

Which of the following is true about religion

• It binds us to an external force
• It stabilizes our meaningful interaction with the world
• It bridge the gap between the known and the unknown (the profane and sacred)
• All of the mentioned

Which of the following are traditional knowledge

• Thai traditional healers use the plao-noi plant to treat ulcer.
• The San people use the hoodia plant to stave off hunger while out hunting.
• Maria's grandmother's recipe for strawberry jam.
• The Cree and Inuit maintain unique bodies of knowledge of seasonal migration patterns of particular species in the Hudson Bay region.

Which of the following statements is incorrect

• TK is distinctly associated with an indigenous or local community, which preserves and transmits it from generation to generation.
• TK is old and static.
• TK is generated, preserved and transmitted in a traditional and intergenerational context.
•   TK is not limited to any specific technical field.