Species/Tribes(Part-II)

Species/Tribes (Part-II)

Total Questions: 13

11. "Gahira Guru" belonged to which tribe? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S.(PRE) 2019]

Correct Answer: (c) Kanwar
Solution:Gahira Guru belonged to Kanwar tribe. Swami Rameshwar Kanwar, popularly known as Gahira Guru, began to change the tribal world by spreading spirituality. He used Ramcharitra Manas as a mean to teach people the essence of 'Sanatan Dharma', he used to meditate every day at Kailash Gupha (Kailash cave) at Samarbar. Later, he formed organisation 'Sanatan Dharma Sant Samaj' at Gahira to elevate the standard and intellect of tribal people and change the way they were living in for centuries.

12. Kaathi is a [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

Correct Answer: (d) Folk Dance
Solution:Kathi dance is the festival of Balahi Harijan community in Nimar region of Madhya Pradesh to worship the mother power Parvati and is a very powerful form of the folk theatre of this region.

13. Which two of the following are correctly matched? [M.P.P.C.S.(PRE) 2019]

TribeState
(a)KeriaOdisha
(b)KukiUttar Pradesh
(c)YanadiRajasthan
(d)PalliyanTamil Nadu

 

Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:Based on the data of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India and Census, 2011 and the report "Statistical profile of scheduled tribe in India 2013", the Kuki tribe is found in northeast India and not in Uttar Pradesh. Yanadi is mainly found in Andhra Pradesh and not in Rajasthan. Palliyan is Found in Kerala, while Palliyan tribe is found in Tamil Nadu. The Kharia tribe is found in Odisha, not the Keriya.