CLOSE TEST

                                                        CLOSE TEST

A good percentage of the population of India is
tribal. The tribals live in the hills and forests of the
country and have been little  (1)  by the   (2)  currents of
the plains. Practically all the states of India have their
tribal population. The tribes are numerous, computed
to be about 200, some living in  (3)  regions in dense
forests, and others on the borders of villages. Some
tribes are  (4)  to a few souls, while others like the
Santhals, run into millions and are steadily  (5)  in
numbers. During the British period some of them were
known as ‘criminal tribes’ for they showed (6) respect
for the Indian Penal Code. After independence they
have been named Scheduled Tribes. Under modern
conditions isolation, however, has become  (7)  and the
hill tribes are getting  (8) . The cultural traffic is twoway.
Social reformers are taking civilization to the
hills, and the tribes,  (9)  their old occupations of
hunting and  (10)  farming, are settling in villages,
towns and cities as labourers and industrial workers.

1. 1) affected 2) domiciled
3) motivated 4) deprived
5) favoured 

2. 1) financial 2) proud
3) cultural 4) unruly
5) swift

3. 1) comfortable 2) marshy
3) wild 4) unpopulated
5) inhospitable

4. 1) devoted 2) confined
3) susceptible 4) related
5) attached

5. 1) constant 2) deteriorated
3) developing 4) increasing
5) decreasing

6. 1) abundant 2) genuine
3) superficial 4) exorbitant
5) scant

7. 1) crucial 2) necessary
3) difficult 4) convenient
5) indispensable

8. 1) civilized 2) demoralised
3) wiped-out 4) entertained
5) reduced

9. 1) escaping 2) with
3) enhancing 4) leaving
5) continuing

10. 1) productive 2) primitive
3) profitable 4) cultivable
5) scientific