Tribes, Nomads and Settled Communities Quiz

Which tribes lived in the western Himalaya?

• Ahoms

• Nagas

• Balochis

• Gonds

What was the main occupation of nomadic pastoralists?

• Animal rearing

• Hunting

• Trading

• Farming

Which tribe was influential in Punjab during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries?

• Balochis

• Khokhar

• Gonds

• Langahs

What was the administrative system of Gond kingdoms like?

• Centralized

• Anarchic

• Decentralized

• Democratic

Which tribe migrated to the Brahmaputra valley from present-day Myanmar in the thirteenth century?

• Balochis

• Ahoms

• Nagas

• Gonds

What was the predominant religion during 1714-1744 in the Ahom society?

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Sikhism

• Islam

Which tribe lived in present-day states of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh?

• Balochis

• Ahoms

• Nagas

• Gonds

What did the Banjaras trade in as trader-nomads?

• Grain

• Cloth

• Utensils

• All of the above

Which tribe was found in many areas of present-day Bihar and Jharkhand?

• Gonds

• Mundas

• Santals

• Nagas

What was the main occupation of the Bhils in western and central India?

• Hunting

• Trading

• Farming

• Animal rearing