A good percentage of the population of India is tribal. The tribal s 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 followed __(6)__ respect of 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 two-way. Social reformers are taking civilisation 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.
a) affected
b) domiciled
c) motivated
d) deprived
e) favoured

2.
a) financial
b) proud
c) cultural
d) unruly
e) swift

3.
a) comfortable
b) marshy
c) wild
d) unpopulated
e) inhospitable

4.
a) devoted
b) confined
c) susceptible
d) related
e) attached

5.
a) constant
b) deteriorated
c) developing
d) increasing
e) decreasing

6.
a) abundant
b) genuine
c) superficial
d) exorbiant
e) scant

7.
a) crucial
b) necessary
c) difficult
d) convenient
e) indispensable

8.
a) civilised
b) demoralised
c) wiped-out
d) entertained
e) reduced

9.
a) escaping
b) with
c) enhancing
d) leaving
e) continuing

10.
a) productive
b) primitive
c) profitable
d) cultivable
e) scientific