Polity Practice Quiz 144

Q1.What did the Supreme Court direct in response to the 2003 PIL?

A. Every department/ministry of union and state governments to verify facts within six months and take time-bound programme for liberation and rehabilitation if manual scavenging exists B. Immediate ban on all dry latrines C. Compensation to all manual scavengers D. Criminal prosecution of offenders

Q2.When did the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act come into force?

A. 6 December 2013 B. 6 December 2003 C. 6 December 1993 D. 6 December 2005

Q3.Which year's Act is referred to by Adivasi activists to defend their right to occupy land that was traditionally theirs?

A. 1989 B. 2006 C. 1976 D. 1992

Q4.According to the Constitution, land belonging to tribal people cannot be sold to or bought by whom?

A. Non-tribal people B. Government agencies C. Foreign companies D. Other tribal people

Q5.What does the Constitution guarantee to tribal people in cases where their land has been sold to non-tribal people?

A. Right to re-possess their land B. Monetary compensation C. Alternative land elsewhere D. Right to vote on land issues

Q6.Who did Adivasi activist C.K. Janu identify as one of the violators of Constitutional rights guaranteed to tribal people?

A. Governments in various states of India B. Private timber merchants C. Paper mills D. Non-tribal individuals

Q7.According to C.K. Janu, what do state governments allow that leads to exploitation of tribal land?

A. Non-tribal encroachers like timber merchants and paper mills B. Tribal people to sell their land C. Forest conservation projects D. Industrial development by tribal communities

Q8.What did C.K. Janu suggest for tribals who have been evicted and cannot go back to their lands?

A. They must be compensated and the government must draw up rehabilitation plans B. They should protest peacefully C. They should seek help from international organizations D. They should move to urban areas voluntarily

Q9.Which Act was passed by the central government in 2006 regarding forest rights?

A. Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act B. Forest Conservation Act C. Wildlife Protection Act D. Tribal Land Rights Act

Q10.What does the 2006 Act aim to undo?

A. Historical injustices meted out to forest dwelling populations B. Current deforestation C. Illegal mining in forests D. Wildlife poaching

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Polity Practice Quiz 144