MCQs on Oraon Tribe of Jharkhand

(Q1). Oraon tribe belongs to which species group?

(A). Dravidian
(B). Proto-Australoid
(C). Nordic
(D). Negrito

(Q2). How many gotras are found in the Oraon tribe?

(A). 12
(B). 14
(C). 13
(D). 15

(Q3). Which tribe of Jharkhand calls itself Kuduk?

(A). Santhal
(B). Asura
(C). Oraon
(D). Birhor

(Q4). What is the youth home called in the Oraon tribe?

(A). Ghumkuriya
(B). Ghotul
(C). Baha
(D). None of these

(Q5). Which is the second most populous tribe of Jharkhand?

(A). Oraon
(B). Santhal
(C). Munda
(D). Birhor

(Q6). Which is the fourth most populous tribe of India?

(A). Santhal
(B). Oraon
(C). Kisan
(D). Munda

(Q7). What is the head of the village called in the Oraon tribe?

(A). Pahan
(B). Pujara
(C). Mahto
(D). Pahda

(Q8). What is the name of the panchayat of the Oraon tribe?

(A). Mahto
(B). Panchora
(C). Pragnait
(D). Diwan

(Q9). Who is the main deity of the Oraon tribe?

(A). Dharmesh
(B). Singbonga
(C). Thakur Dev
(D). Pujar

(Q10). What is the name of the religious head of the village in the Oraon tribe?

(A). Pahan
(B). Pujar
(C). Thakur
(D). Mukhiya

(Q11). Which of the following refers to the mountain god in the Oraon tribe?

(A). Marang Buru
(B). Singbonga
(C). Thakur Dev
(D). Mahto

(Q12). Which of the following words is used for the associate of pahan in the Oraon tribe?

(A). Pujar
(B). Pahan
(C). Manjhi
(D). Bapala

(Q13). Eating the meat of which of the following animals is prohibited in the Oraon society?

(A). Deer
(B). Goat
(C). Monkey
(D). Pigs

(Q14). What is the clothing worn by the men in the Oraon tribe called?

(A). Kerya
(B). Khanaria
(C). Panchora
(D). Akhada

(Q15). In the Oraon tribe, by which of the following names is the totem known?

(A). Purvajatma
(B). Marang Buru
(C). Thakur Dev
(D). Dihwar

(Q16). What is the name of the clothes worn by the women of the Oraon tribe?

(A). Khanaria
(B). Khut
(C). Manaki
(D). None of these

(Q17). What is the frontier god called in the Oraon tribe?

(A). Thakur Dev
(B). Dihwar
(C). Marang Buru
(D). Dharmesh

(Q18). What is the village god called in the Oraon tribe?

(A). Singbonga
(B). Marang Buru
(C). Thakur Dev
(D). Hatu

(Q19). What is the dance ground called by the Oraon tribe?
(A). Panchora
(B). Akhada
(C). Marang Buru
(D). Sarna

(Q20). By what name is the main place of worship of the Oraon tribe known?

(A). Sarna
(B). Akhada
(C). Maidan
(D). None of these

(Q21). What is the place called where the souls of ancestors resided in the Oraon tribe?

(A). Sasan
(B). Maidan
(C). Akhada
(D). None of these