1. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists: (BEO 2020)
List-I
(Tribes)
A. Jarawas
B. Kukkis
C. Tharus
D. Gonds
List-II
(Location)
1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Manipur
4. Andaman and Nicobar
Codes:
A B C D
a) 2 3 1 4
b) 4 3 1 2
c) 3 4 2 1
d) 1 2 3 4
Answer: b) 4 3 1 2
Jarawas tribes live on the Andaman islands.
Kuki tribes live in Mizoram and Manipur.
Tharus tribes live in Nepal, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttrakhand.
Gonds tribes live in mostly Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Uttar Pradesh.
2. Which two of the following are correctly matched? (UPPSC 2022)
Tribe State
1. Keria - Odisha
2. Kuki - Uttar Pradesh
3. Yanadi - Rajasthan
4. Paliyan - Tamil Nadu
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Codes:
a) 1 and 2
b) 1 and 4
c) 2 and 3
d) 3 and 4
Answer. b) 1 and 4
The Keria tribe is also known as the Kharia tribe; they belong to the Austroasiatic tribal ethnic group; they live in Odisha.
Kuki tribes live in Mizoram and Manipur.
Yanadi tribe lives in Andhra Pradesh;
Yaliyan tribe lives in Tamil Nadu, mostly in the southwestern Ghats.
3. Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: (UPPSC 2015)
List-I List-II
(Tribe) (State)
A. Toda 1. Sikkim
B. Lepcha 2. Meghalaya
C. Birhoor 3. Tamil Nadu
D. Garo 4. Jharkhand
Codes:
A B C D
a) 3 2 1 4
b) 3 1 4 2
c) 2 3 4 1
d) 4 2 1 3
Answer. b) 3 1 4 2;
Toda-Tamilnadu; Lepcha-Sikkim; Birhoor: Jharkhand; Garo-Meghalaya;
4. Match list - l and List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists (UPPSC 2016)
List - I (Tribes) List-II (Area)
A. Khirghiz 1. Japan
B. Bushman 2. Arab
C. Ainu 3. Central Asia
D. Badduin 4. Kalahari
Codes:
A B C D
a) 3 1 4 2
b) 2 3 4 1
c) 3 4 1 2
d) 1 2 3 4
List-I List-II
(Ethnic Group) (Country)
A. Jews 1. Egypt
B. Teda 2. Iran
C. Beja 3. Libya
D. Lur 4. Israel
Codes:
A B C D
a) 1 2 3 4
b) 4 1 2 3
c) 4 1 3 2
d) 4 3 1 2
Answer. d) 4 3 1 2
- Jews: Israel
- Teda or Toda: Libya, Niger, Chad
- Beja: Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea
- Lur or Lurish: Iran
Tribes Location
a) Angamis Nagaland
b) Birhors Jharkhand
c) Khas Arunachal Pradesh
d) Todas Tamil Nadu
Answer. c) Khas Arunachal Pradesh
8. Which of the following pair is NOT correctly matched? (UPPSC 2021)
(Place) Tribe
a) Alaska - Koryak
b) Borneo - Punan
c) Arab Desert - Ruwala
d) Sweden and Finland - Lapps
Answer. a) Alaska - Koryak( In eastern Russia)
9. Consider the following pairs: (UPSC 2013)
Tribe State
1. Limboo (Limbu) - Sikkim
2. Karbi - Himachal Pradesh
3. Dongaria Kondh - Odisha
4. Bonda - Tamil Nadu
Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?
a) 1 and 3 only
b) 2 and 4 only
c) 1, 3, and 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer. a) 1 and 3 only
10. With reference to the 'Changpa' community of India, consider the following statements : (UPSC 2014)
1. They live mainly in the State of Uttarakhand
2. They rear the Pashmina goats that yield fine wool.
3. They are kept in the category of Scheduled Tribes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer. b) 2 and 3 only; the Changma community lives in mainly Ladakh.
11. Consider the following statements: (UPSC 2019)
1. As per the recent amendment to the Indian Forest Act, of 1927, forest dwellers have the right to fall the bamboo grown in forest areas.
2. As per the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, bamboo are minor forest product.
3. The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forests Rights) Act, 2006 allows ownership of minor forest produce to forest dwellers.
which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer. b) 2 and 3 only
12. The name of which of the following countries closely means "country of 40 tribes"? ( UPPSC 2015)
a) Kazakhstan
b) Kyrgyzstan
c) Tajikistan
d) Uzbekistan
Answer. b;
Capital of Krygyzstan: Bhiskek
13. Which of the following states has the lowest percentage of Scheduled Tribes population as a percentage of its total population according to census 2011? ( UPPSC 2017)
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Bihar
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Kerala
Answer. a; Uttar Pradesh.
UP: 0 .6 %
TN: 1. 1%
Bihar: 1.3 %
14. Which of the following tribes is NOT native to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India? ( UPPSC 2020)
a) Halchu
b) Rengma
c) Onge
d) Shompen
Answer. B;
Rengmas are from Nagaland.
There are four" Negrito" tribes in Andaman and Nicobar Islands; Great Andamanese, Onge, Jarawa, and Sentinelese.
15. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: ( UPPSC 2014)
List - I List - II
(Tribe) (Region)
A. Birhor 1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
B. Bhutiya 2. Tamil Nadu
C. Toda 3. Sikkim
D. Sentinelese 4. Jharkhand
Codes:
A B C D
a) 4 3 2 1
b) 2 4 1 3
c) 3 2 4 1
d) 4 1 3 2
Answer. a.
Birhor: Jharkhand
Bhutiya: Sikkim
Toda: Tamil Nadu
Sentinelese: Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
16. Match the following
List I ( Tribe)
A. Moplah
B. Lepcha
C. Bodo
D. Birhor
List II ( State)
1. Jharkhand
2. Assam
3. Sikkim
4. Kerala
Codes:
A B C D
a) 1 2 3 4
b) 2 1 4 3
c) 4 3 2 1
d) 4 3 1 2
Answer. c) 4 3 2 1
17. The Gaddi tribe is related to which of the following states/UT?
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Uttarakhand
c) Jammu and Kashmir
d) Ladakh
Answer. c) Jammu and Kashmir
Tribes of Jammu Kashmir are Gaddi, Bakarwal, Dogra, Gurjar, and Changpa.
18. The Kinnaur tribe is related to which of the following states/UT?
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Uttarakhand
c) Jammu and Kashmir
d) Ladakh
Answer. a) Himachal Pradesh
19. Which of the following tribes is not found in Uttarakhand?
a) Santhal
b) Buxa
c) Jaunsari
d) Tharu
Answer. a) The Santhal tribe is found mainly in Jharkhand.
20. The Bhotia tribe is related to which of the following states?
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Uttarakhand
c) Sikkim
d) Jharkhand
Answer. b) Uttarakhand
31. Match the following
List I ( Tribe)
A. Changpa
B. Todia and Dafar
C. Khond
D. Mikir
List II ( State/UT)
1. Ladakh
2. Gujarat
3. Odisha
4. Assam
Codes:
A B C D
a) 1 2 3 4
b) 2 1 4 3
c) 4 3 2 1
d) 4 3 1 2
Answer. a) 1 2 3 4
32. Match the following
List I ( Tribe)
A. Dafla
B. Kuki
C. Moh and Angami
D. Kolam and Thoti
List II ( State/UT)
1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Manipur
3. Nagaland
4. Andhra Pradesh
Codes:
A B C D
a) 1 2 3 4
b) 2 1 4 3
c) 4 3 2 1
d) 4 3 1 2
Answer. a) 1 2 3 4
33. The Chenchus tribe is mainly found in?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Telangana
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Kerala
Answer. b) Telangana
34. The Kadar tribe is mainly found in?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Telangana
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Sikkim
Answer. c) Tamil Nadu
35. The Lepcha and Bhutia tribes are mainly found in?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Telangana
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Sikkim
Answer. d) Sikkim
36. Which of the following is not a tribe of Andaman and Nicobar Island?
a) Jarawa
b) Shompen
c) Toda
d) Ong
Answer. c) Toda
37. The Dimsa and Chakma tribes are mainly found in?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Telangana
c) Tripura
d) Mizoram
Answer. d) Mizoram
38. The Lushai tribe is mainly found in?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Telangana
c) Tripura
d) Mizoram
Answer. c) Tripura
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