The Major Tribes of the World

11. Zulu' is a tribe associated with: [R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 1999]

(a) New Zealand
(b) South Africa
(c) Zimbabwe
(d) Mexico

Correct Answer: (b) South Africa

Solution:The Zulu is a tribe of South Africa. The Zulus are known for their culture and traditions. The famous war of Isandiwana was fought between the British and the Zulus in 1879.

12. Which one of the following is Not correctly matched ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1996]

	Tribe	Country
(a)	Ainu	Japan
(b)	Bushmen	Union of South Africa
(c)	Maasai	Kenya
(d)	Papuans	New Guinea

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:The Bushmen tribe lives in the Kalahari Desert, although they found in Union of South Africa. Other pairs mentioned in the question are correctly matched. So none of the above option are correct. Mostly population of Bushman live in Botswana, then option (b) can be consider not correctly matched. So option (b) will be correct answer.

13. Which region of the World, would you associate with "Bushmen"? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2008]

(a) East Africa
(b) Sahara Desert
(c) New Zealand
(d) Kalahari

Correct Answer: (d) Kalahari

Solution:The Bushmen tribe lives in the Kalahari Desert, although they found in Union of South Africa. Other pairs mentioned in the question are correctly matched. So none of the above option are correct. Mostly population of Bushman live in Botswana, then option (b) can be consider not correctly matched. So option (b) will be correct answer.

14. Which one of the following is correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]

	Tribe	Country
(a)	Hemites	Uganda
(b)	Semites	Malaysia
(c)	Sakai	Sudan
(d)	Bushmen	Botswana

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:The Bushmen are members of various indigenous hunter- gatherer tribe of Southern Africa, found in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Angola etc.

15. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Mains) 2004]

Code	A	B
(a)	Central Asia	Alpine
(b)	Congo Basin	Negrito
(c)	Kalahari	Bushmen
(d)	Scandinavia	Nordic

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:The combination of tribes and concerned countries is as follows:

Region	Tribal Community
Central/Eastern Europe &	Alpine
Western/Central Asia
Congo Basin	Pygmy
Kalahari	Bushmen
Scandinavia	Nordic
Southeast Asia	Negrito

16. Which of the following is not correctly matched ? [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2006]

	Tribe	Region
(a)	Kyrgyz	Central Asia
(b)	Maasai	Western Africa
(c)	Red Indians	North America
(d)	Eskimos	Greenland

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:The Maasai tribes live in Kenya, Northern Tanzania and Eastern Uganda in Eastern Africa. They are pastoral nomads and livestock is the basic occupation for them.

17. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2009]

	Group	Location
(a)	Maori	New Zealand
(b)	Maasai	Zambia
(c)	Mayas	Guatemala
(d)	Bushman	Kalahari

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:The Maasai tribe lives in Kenya, Northern Tanzania and eastern Uganda not in Zambia. Other pairs are correctly matched

18. Which one of the following was part of the erstwhile Soviet Union over which Kurdish population is spread? [I.A.S. (Pre) 1993]

Correct Answer: (e) None of the above

Solution:In this given option Kurdish People live in Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, which were formed after the division of the Soviet Union.

19. The Inuit people are not found in - [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2009]

(a) Alaska
(b) Greenland
(c) Canada
(d) Sweden

Correct Answer: (d) Sweden

Solution:

Inuit are groups of culturally similar indigenous people inhabiting the Arctic regions of Denmark (Greenland), Canada, Russia and Alaska.

20. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2012, U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Spl) (Pre) 2010]

(a) Fulani - West Africa
(b) Bantu - Sahara
(c) Masai - East Africa
(d) Nuba - Sudan

Correct Answer: (b) Bantu - Sahara

Solution:Tribes mentioned in question and their habitats are as follows:

Tribe	Habitat
(a) Fulani	West Africa
(a) Bantu	East, Central, and Southern Africa
(a) Masai	East Africa
(a) Nuba	Sudan

The Major Tribes of the World

11. Zulu' is a tribe associated with: [R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 1999]

12. Which one of the following is Not correctly matched ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1996]

13. Which region of the World, would you associate with "Bushmen"? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2008]

14. Which one of the following is correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]

15. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Mains) 2004]

16. Which of the following is not correctly matched ? [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2006]

17. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2009]

18. Which one of the following was part of the erstwhile Soviet Union over which Kurdish population is spread? [I.A.S. (Pre) 1993]

19. The Inuit people are not found in - [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2009]

20. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2012, U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Spl) (Pre) 2010]

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