MCQs on Santhal Tribe of Jharkhand

(Q1). To which species is the Santhal tribe related?
(A). Dravidian
(B). Proto-Australoid
(C). Nordic
(D). Negrito

(Q2). Which is the third most populous tribe of India?

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

(Q3). Which is the largest tribe of Jharkhand state?

(A). Santhal
(B). Sabar
(C). Asur
(D). Chero

(Q4). Into how many classes is the Santhal society divided?

(A). 4
(B). 3
(C). 2
(D). 5

(Q5). How many gotras are found in Santhal society?

(A). 10
(B). 12
(C). 8
(D). 13

(Q6). What is marriage in the Santhal tribe called?

(A). Manjhi
(B). Bapala
(C). Nayak
(D). Dharmesh

(Q7). What is the harshest punishment for the Santhal tribe?

(A). Bitlaha
(B). Sasan
(C). Yadur
(D). Pon

(Q8). What is the kraya vivah called in the Santhal tribe?

(A). Bahadur Bapala
(B). Kiring Bapala
(C). Sadai Bapala
(D). Raja-Rani Bapala

(Q9). What is the name of the most popular marriage in the Santhal tribe?

(A). Itut Bapala
(B). Kiring Bapala
(C). Dipil Bapala
(D). None of these

(Q10). What is the head of the village called in the Santhal tribe?

(A). Pon
(B). Manjhi
(C). Bapala
(D). Nayake

(Q11). Which of the following is the name of the village god in the Santhal tribe?

(A). Singbonga
(B). Jaher-era
(C). Marang Buru
(D). Nayke

(Q12). Who among the following is called the assistant of Manjhi in the Santhal tribe?

(A). Aato
(B). Jog Manjhi
(C). Pahan
(D). Kili

(Q13). Who among the following is considered to be the biggest deity of the Santhal tribe?

(A). Marang Buru
(B). Singbonga
(C). Odak Bonga
(D). None of these

(Q14). Who among the following is the second most important god of the Santhals?

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

(Q15). Which of the following is the name given to the village of the Santhal tribe?

(A). Aato
(B). Ghotul
(C). Bapala
(D). Pon

(Q16). What is the assistant of pramanik in the Santhal tribe called?

(A). Nayake
(B). Ghotul
(C). Jog Pramanik
(D). None of these

(Q17). By what name is the religious head of the Santhal tribe known?

(A). Thakur
(B). Nayke
(C). Bonga Hod
(D). Jaher Khan

(Q18). How many villages in the Santhal tribe are combined to form a pargana?

(A). 12-14
(B). 10-12
(C). 8-10
(D). 6-8

(Q19). How is the death rite in the Santhal tribe?

(A). Burying the dead
(B). Cremation
(C). Both cremation and burying the dead
(D). None of these

(Q20). What is the head of a pargana in Santhal called?

(A). Parganit
(B). Kili
(C). Hatu
(D). Parha

(Q21). What is the assistant of pargana called in the Santhal tribe?

(A). Manjhi
(B). Mukhiya
(C). Desh Manjhi
(D). None of these

(Q23). What is the total number of vowels in the Santhal tribe?

(A). 12
(B). 10
(C). 9
(D). 8

(Q24). How many types of marriages are prevalent in the Santhal tribe?

(A). 8
(B). 9
(C). 6
(D). 7

(Q25). By which of the following names is the Yuva Griha known in the Santhal tribe?

(A). Bapala
(B). Ghotul
(C). Manjhi
(D). Thakur

(Q26). Which of the following is called the bride price in the Santhal tribe?

(A). Bapala
(B). Pon
(C). Dakua
(D). Munda