Chapter 5

Concepts of Economic Anthropology

a) Very short questions

1. What is the oldest method of introducing livelihoods?

2. What animals were first domesticated by humans?

3. Fishing began in which Stone Age?

4. The What is the main occupation of the Tovas living in the Nilgiris?

5. Name a pastoral community living in India.

6. Agriculture began in which Stone Age?

7. Name the earliest agricultural implement.

8. From which Stone Age did people start domesticating animals?

9. What two categories can the productive economy be divided into?

10. Name a community in the North East that practices Vedika cultivation.

(b) Short questions

1. Name a Jhum farming community in the North East?

2. Name six types of agricultural implements used in rural areas of Assam?

3. Name six types of fishing gears used in rural areas of Assam.

4. The What is meant by primitive economy?

5. Write down the characteristics of the early economy. 

6.​Write down the characteristics of explorers.

7. What is meant by livestock farming? Write down the characteristics of hi.

8. What is meant by altar agriculture? Name a community in the North East that practices Vedika cultivation.

(c) Long questions

1. What is Jhum cultivation? Write down its advantages and disadvantages.

2. What does pastoral livelihood mean? Write down the benefits.

3. Why is the primitive economy called a production-consumption economy?

4. The What is an exploration career? Describe its characteristics and types.

5. Discuss 'Manufacturing career is better than exploration career'

6. Permanent cultivation can be adopted as an alternative to shifting cultivation. explain.