Species/Tribes

Species/Tribes

Total Questions: 77

21. Bodos are inhabitants of- [43th B.P.S.C.(Pre) 1994]

Correct Answer: (a) Garo hills
Solution:Bodo tribe is an ethnic are linguistic group that mainly resides in the Garo hill of Meghalaya. Santhal Pargana is a Santhal majority division of Jharkhand.

22. Garo Tribes are of- [42nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1997]

Correct Answer: (d) Meghalaya
Solution:According to the 2011 Census, the Garo tribe is mainly found in Meghalaya, Assam and Mizoram. Thus it is not possible to select any one option as correct answer

23. 'Khasi and Garo' Language speaking population is found in: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2002]

Correct Answer: (b) Meghalaya
Solution:Khasi and Garo speaking population are found in the state of Meghalaya, Assam and Mizoram. So it is not possible to select any one option.

Khasi
The Khasi are an ethnic group in north-eastern India. They are known for weaving cane mats, stools, and baskets. They also extract iron ore to make knives, utensils, guns, and other weapons. The Khasi practice duolocal post-marital residence, where the husband lives separately from the wife's parents' residence. The Khasi have an aversion to cross-cousin marriage.
Garo
The Garos are an ethnic group from the Indian subcontinent. They are also known as A'chik or Mande. They weave the material used for their costumes called the 'Dakmanda'. The Garos are distributed over the five Garo Hills districts of Meghalaya. They are also found in the Mymensingh district of Bangladesh, and the Kamrup, Goalpara, and Karbi-Anglong districts of Assam.

24. Which of the following tribes is found in Kerala? [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]

Correct Answer: (a) Chenchu
Solution:Chenchu tribe is mainly a tribe of Nallamala area of Andhra Pradesh but also found in some parts of Kerala. Lepcha Tribe is mainly found in Sikkim and also found in Tripura and West Bengal. Dafar Tribe is found in Saurashtra region of Gujarat and Dafla is found in Arunachal Pradesh and some parts of Assam.

25. Which of the following is the largest tribe in India? [M.P.P.C.S.(PRE) 2000]

Correct Answer: (b) Gond
Solution:When the question was asked Gond was the largest tribal group of India but according to the latest 2011 census Bhil tribal group with a population of 17071049 is the largest group while Gond (132256928) is the second largest tribal group.

26. Which is the largest tribe in India? [Jharkhand P.C.S.(Pre) 2021]

Correct Answer: (d) Bhil
Solution:When the question was asked Gond was the largest tribal group of India but according to the latest 2011 census Bhil tribal group with a population of 17071049 is the largest group while Gond (132256928) is the second largest tribal group.

27. The largest tribal group of India is- [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2009]

Correct Answer: (a) Bhils
Solution:When the question was asked Gond was the largest tribal group of India but according to the latest 2011 census Bhil tribal group with a population of 17071049 is the largest group while Gond (132256928) is the second largest tribal group.

28. Which is the largest tribe of India? [M.P.P.C.S.(PRE) 2013]

Correct Answer: (a) Gond
Solution:Bhil is the largest tribal group of India which is not in the given options. So the correct option is (a). The Gond are an ethnolinguistic group of people in India. They are also known as the "Kõitor". They speak the Gondi language, which is part of the Dravidian family. They live in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, and Odisha. They are officially designated as Scheduled Tribes.

29. Toda Tribe is the Inhabitant of: [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 1993]

Correct Answer: (c) Nilgiri Hills
Solution:Toda Tribe lives at Nilgiri Hills. They are also known as Todi or Tuda. They claim to be descendants of Aryans. Their language is known as Toda

30. Which of the following regions is the original habitat of 'Toda Tribe'? [M.P.P.C.S.(PRE) 2017, U.P. Lower Sub.(Pre) 2013]

Correct Answer: (c) Nilgiri Hills
Solution:Toda Tribe lives at Nilgiri Hills. They are also known as Todi or Tuda. They claim to be descendants of Aryans. Their language is known as Toda