- In which specific valley of Kinnaur district are the Jad tribe primarily concentrated in Himachal Pradesh?
A) Kullu Valley
B) Pattan Valley
C) Hangrang Valley
D) Sangla Valley
Answer: C) Hangrang Valley - The Jad tribe in Himachal Pradesh is also known by which of the following alternative names?
A) Gaddi and Gujjar
B) Lamba and Khampa
C) Pangwal and Swangla
D) Kinner and Khasa
Answer: B) Lamba and Khampa - In which year were the Jad people officially classified as a Scheduled Tribe by the Indian government?
A) 1981
B) 1991
C) 2001
D) 2011
Answer: C) 2001 - What is the primary religion followed by the Jad tribe in Himachal Pradesh?
A) Hinduism
B) Shamanism
C) Mahayana Buddhism
D) Jainism
Answer: C) Mahayana Buddhism - Historically, the Jad tribe’s economy in Himachal Pradesh relied heavily on trade with which neighboring region?
A) Nepal
B) Kashmir
C) Tibet
D) Punjab
Answer: C) Tibet - What is the name of the Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the Jads, which is now considered critically endangered?
A) Kinnauri
B) Bhoti
C) Jad or Rongpa
D) Manchati
Answer: C) Jad or Rongpa - The Jad tribe of Himachal Pradesh is traditionally described as practicing which form of marriage system?
A) Monogamy
B) Polygyny
C) Polyandry
D) Group Marriage
Answer: C) Polyandry - The Jad tribe is described as following which system of lineage and descent?
A) Matrilineal
B) Patrilineal
C) Bilateral
D) Ambilineal
Answer: B) Patrilineal - Who holds a very high and influential position in the routine family and community matters of the Jad tribe?
A) The village headman
B) The eldest woman
C) The Lama (priest)
D) The council of elders
Answer: C) The Lama (priest) - Being dwellers of cold, high-altitude regions, what material do Jads traditionally prefer for their clothing?
A) Cotton
B) Silk
C) Woollen clothes
D) Linen
Answer: C) Woollen clothes - Which major geopolitical event significantly altered the traditional trading lifestyle of the Jad tribe?
A) The partition of India
B) The Indo-Pak war of 1965
C) China’s occupation of Tibet and subsequent border closure
D) The formation of Himachal Pradesh
Answer: C) China’s occupation of Tibet and subsequent border closure - The Jad tribe constitutes approximately what proportion of the total Scheduled Tribes population in Himachal Pradesh?
A) About 10 percent
B) About 5 percent
C) Less than one percent
D) More than 15 percent
Answer: C) Less than one percent - Besides the Kinnaur district, in which other areas of Himachal Pradesh are the Jad tribe also found?
A) Shimla and Solan
B) Kangra and Hamirpur
C) Pangi and Chamba
D) Una and Bilaspur
Answer: C) Pangi and Chamba - What is the local term used for unmarried girls among the Jad tribe in their region?
A) Devi
B) Kumari
C) ‘Jomo’
D) Kanya
Answer: C) ‘Jomo’ - The Jad tribe is often described as having which kind of traditional lifestyle?
A) Settled agriculturalists
B) Urban traders
C) Semi-nomadic
D) Coastal fishers
Answer: C) Semi-nomadic - The people of Hangrang valley in Kinnaur, where Jads reside, are described as belonging to which ethnic group?
A) Aryan
B) Dravidian
C) Mangoloids
D) Austro-Asiatic
Answer: C) Mangoloids - Apart from trade, what was another primary traditional occupation of the Jad tribe?
A) Pottery
B) Blacksmithing
C) Sheep rearing and wool trade
D) Carpentry
Answer: C) Sheep rearing and wool trade - The mode of disposal of the dead among the Jads is decided by a Lama and can include which traditional Tibetan practice?
A) Burial at sea
B) Mummification
C) Cutting the corpse into pieces and leaving it for vultures (sky burial)
D) Preservation in ice caves
Answer: C) Cutting the corpse into pieces and leaving it for vultures (sky burial) - Indicating religious syncretism, Jads are known to worship deities in what forms, alongside their Buddhist practices?
A) Golden idols in large temples
B) Ancestral spirits exclusively
C) Boulders, caves, trees, and bushes
D) Sacred texts only
Answer: C) Boulders, caves, trees, and bushes - Which festival, also known as the Tibetan New Year, is mentioned as the main festival for the Jads?
A) Diwali
B) Holi
C) Losar
D) Baisakhi
Answer: C) Losar - According to one account, Jadhang village and its Jad inhabitants are named after a man named Jadha, who was resettled from which area in present-day Himachal Pradesh in 1849?
A) Spiti Valley
B) Pangi Valley
C) Kunawar in Bashahr state
D) Chamba town
Answer: C) Kunawar in Bashahr state - Which of the following are mentioned as clan names among the Jad tribe?
A) Chauhan and Rathore
B) Negi and Thakur
C) Dolma and Sjerromg (or Sherring)
D) Verma and Sharma
Answer: C) Dolma and Sjerromg (or Sherring) - The Jad language, part of the Tibeto-Burman family, shares linguistic similarities with which other languages spoken in Himachal Pradesh?
A) Pahari and Dogri
B) Hindi and Punjabi
C) Kinnauri and Spiti languages
D) Gaddi and Gujjari
Answer: C) Kinnauri and Spiti languages - After the halt of trans-Himalayan trade, what are the major current occupations for many members of the Jad tribe in Himachal Pradesh?
A) Fishing and boat making
B) Software development and IT services
C) Agriculture/horticulture, and salaried jobs
D) Large scale manufacturing
Answer: C) Agriculture/horticulture, and salaried jobs - What type of incense, derived from a local plant, is commonly used by Jads for purification rituals?
A) Sandalwood
B) Frankincense
C) Shukpa (juniper)
D) Agarwood
Answer: C) Shukpa (juniper)