Scheduled Tribes (Uttar Pradesh)

1. In which of the following districts, of U.P. "Agariya" tribe resides? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]

(a) Ghaziabad
(b) Ghazipur
(c) Mirzapur
(d) Sonebhadra

Correct Answer: (d) Sonebhadra

Solution:Agariya Tribe resides in Sonebhadra district of U.P. Other tribes residing in Sonebhadra district are Gond, Dhuria, Nayak, Ojha, Pathari, Rajgaar, Kharwar, Khairwar, Pahariya, Baiga, Pankha, Panika, Chero, Bhuia.

2. Agariya, Baiga and Bhuiya scheduled tribes are mainly inhabitants in which of the following districts of Uttar Pradsh? [U.P.B.E.O. (Pre) 2019]

(a) Ambedkar Nagar
(b) Jalaun
(c) Sonbhadra
(d) Lalitpur

Correct Answer: (c) Sonbhadra

Solution:Agariya, Baiga and Bhuiya scheduled tribes are mainly inhabitants in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh.

3. Which one of the following Scheduled Tribes is not found in Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O (Mains) 2021]

(a) Chero
(b) Gond
(c) Kharwar
(d) Sahariya

Correct Answer: (d) Sahariya

Solution:Saharya scheduled tibes is found in Lalitpur not in Varanasi. Gond, Dhuria, Ojha, Pathari, Raj Gond, Kharwar, Khairwar, Chero tribes are found in Varanasi. Thus option (d) will be correct answer.

4. Parharia tribe lives in - [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2011]

(a) Bahraich
(b) Lalitpur
(c) Pilibhit
(d) Sonbhadra

Correct Answer: (d) Sonbhadra

Solution:Parharia tribe depends on forests for their survival. Parharia tribe lives in Vindhya mountain range of India-which extends to Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh. Thus, among the given option, Parharia tribe lives in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh in census 2011, Parharia was 2446 in U.P.

5. Which of the following tribes of Uttar Pradesh practices polyandry system? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]

(a) Jaunsari
(b) Bhoksa
(c) Raji
(d) Korwa

Correct Answer: (a) Jaunsari

Solution:Jaunsari tribe follows the tradition of 'Joint Families'. The practice of polyandry is largely prevalent among them. Their society is patriarchal in which the eldest brother known as 'Dhogada' or 'Syana' is the head of the family.

6. Which of the following tribes has the largest population in Uttar Pradesh ? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Mains) 2015]

(a) Tharu
(b) Buksa
(c) Khairwar
(d) Bahrawat

Correct Answer: (a) Tharu

Solution:The tribe with a maximum population (as per 2001 census) in Uttar Pradesh was Tharu. Tharu constituted 77.4 percent of the total scheduled tribes (5 tribes) population of the state. After the formation of Uttarakhand, 10 other castes were provided with the status of scheduled tribes in 2003. Thus, presently Gond community is the largest tribal community (5,69,035) of the state of Uttar Pradesh kharwar community (1,60,676) and Tharu community (105, 291) comes next after that. Notably, an only Tharu tribe of Tharu community dwells in Uttar Pradesh while the Gond, Dhuriya, Nayak, Ojha, Pathari and Rajgond are included in the Gond community. Kharwar community also consists of Kharwar and Khairwar tribe. If a tribe is meant the community of tribes, Kharwar is the largest tribes.

7. The Scheduled Tribe of U.P. having maximum population is - [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]

(a) Tharu
(b) Gond
(c) Khairwar
(d) Chero

Correct Answer: (b) Gond

Solution:The tribe with a maximum population (as per 2001 census) in Uttar Pradesh was Tharu. Tharu constituted 77.4 percent of the total scheduled tribes (5 tribes) population of the state. After the formation of Uttarakhand, 10 other castes were provided with the status of scheduled tribes in 2003. Thus, presently Gond community is the largest tribal community (5,69,035) of the state of Uttar Pradesh kharwar community (1,60,676) and Tharu community (105, 291) comes next after that. Notably, an only Tharu tribe of Tharu community dwells in Uttar Pradesh while the Gond, Dhuriya, Nayak, Ojha, Pathari and Rajgond are included in the Gond community. Kharwar community also consists of Kharwar and Khairwar tribe. If a tribe is meant the community of tribes, Kharwar is the largest tribes.

8. Which one of the following tribes has the largest numbers in UP? [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl.) (Pre) 2008]

(a) Ban Rawat
(b) Tharu
(c) Saharia
(d) Dhuria

Correct Answer: (b) Tharu

Solution:Tharu tribe lives in the Terai region ranging from Nainital district of Uttarakhand to Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh. When this question was asked, Tharu tribe was the largest tribe of Uttar Pradesh. As per census 2011, the Gond tribal community formed the largest tribe in U.P.

9. In Uttar Pradesh, which of the following tribe celebrates Diwali as a sorrow? [U.P.R.O/A.R.O. (Mains) 2017]

(a) Sahariya
(b) Baiga
(c) Parahariya
(d) Tharu

Correct Answer: (d) Tharu

Solution:Tharu tribe mourns of Diwali. Tharu word is derived from Theravada Buddhism. Tharu tribes are found in Northern India and southern Nepal.

10. In which state of india does Tharu tribe lives? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O (Pre) 2017]

(a) Bihar and Madhya Pradesh
(b) Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh
(c) Chhattisgarh and Himachal Pradesh
(d) Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer: (d) Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh

Solution:According to Census 2011, Tharu tribe lives in Uttar Pradesh (1,05,291), Uttarakhand (91,342) and Bihar (1,59,939). It is largest tribe of Uttarakhand and third largest tribe of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.