Species/Tribes

Species/Tribes

Total Questions: 77

1. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists: [U.P.B.E.O.(Pre) 2019]

List-IList-II
(Tribes)(Location)
A.JarawasUttar Pradesh
B.KukkisMadhya Pradesh
C.TharusManipur
D.GondsAndaman and Nicobar

 

Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:Jarawas, Sentinelese and Onges are the main tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

The main inhabited area by Tharu tribe is Uttarakhand Terai parts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The Gond tribe lives in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Odisha etc.

The Kukki tribe is of Mongoloid species tribe inhabiting Manipur (predominantly) Assam, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland in north-eastern India. The Bhils are populationwise the largest tribe in India and the second largest are Gonds. Hence, option (b) is correctly matched.

2. "They are people of yellow complexion, oblique eyes, high cheekbones, sparse hair and medium height." The reference here is to - [I.A.S. (Pre) 1997]

Correct Answer: (d) Mongoloids
Solution:Mongoloids, who were originally the inhabitants of America, reside in north east and south east Asia. The colour of skin of this race is yellow and they have straight hair. Their oblique eyes are a peculiar feature.

3. Which one of the following racial groups is found in hilly and forested areas of north-eastern India: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2003]

Correct Answer: (c) Mongoloids
Solution:Mongoloids are the racial groups found in hilly and forest area of north eastern India. This race includes the tribal peoples of Assam and the North-Eastern border.

Dravidian - Dravidians are primarily found in South India and Madhya Pradesh. Chotanagpur's Santhals are an example of this genre. Their skin is black, their eyes are dark, their head is long, and their nose is big.

4. Which one of the following tribes of India belongs to the Proto-Australoid race: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]

Correct Answer: (c) Santhal
Solution:Tribes like Santhal, Bhil, Yeruva etc which forms the population of South India, belongs to pre-Dravidian or Proto- Australoid race.

5. The Dravidian races are mainly confirmed at which of the following parts of India? [60th to 62nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (a) South India
Solution:The Dravidian races are mainly confined to South India. This race is related to Dravidian language family that includes Tamil, Kannada, Malyalam, Telugu etc. They are also found in central and southeast India.

6. The only anthropoid ape to be found in India is the- [I.A.S. (Pre) 1994]

Correct Answer: (d) White browed gibbon of Assam
Solution:White browed Gibbon found in India's northeast region is an Anthropoid ape of the Indian sub-continent. Male gibbons have black coats and white brows. Female gibbons have brown coats with darker chests and necks.

They have long arms and torsos, short legs, and thin hands and feet. Their fingers have short flexors that help them grasp branches. They use brachiation, a form of arboreal locomotion, to swing between trees. They eat leaves, fruits, and insects

7. Which amongst the following states has not identified tribal community? [56th to 59th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2015]

Correct Answer: (c). Haryana
Solution:According to the 2011 census Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Puducherry have not identified tribal communities.

8. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? [Uttarakhand P.C.S.(Pre) 2013]

TribesNative States
(a)TharuUttarakhand
(b)BhutiaUttar Pradesh
(c) MundaBihar
(d)KolRajasthan

 

Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:According to the 2011 census, Tharu tribe is found in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar where as Kol tribe is found in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Odisha.

Bhutia tribe is found mainly in Sikkim and West Bengal. Munda Tribe is found across much of Jharkhand as well as adjacent parts of Odisha, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Bihar. But Munda is not original tribe of Bihar.

9. Diwali is a festival of mourning among the - [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]

Correct Answer: (d) Tharus
Solution:Tharu tribe dwells in the lowland from Nainital in Uttarakhand to terai regions of in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. They follow Hinduism and celebrate all the festivals however they observe Diwali as a mourning occasion.

10. Which one of the following scheduled tribes observe Deepawali as a sad day? [U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]

Correct Answer: (d) Tharu
Solution:Tharu tribe dwells in the lowland from Nainital in Uttarakhand to terai regions of in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. They follow Hinduism and celebrate all the festivals however they observe Diwali as a mourning occasion.