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UPSC 2013 · Q73 · Art & Culture › Tribes & Communities · Save

Consider the following pairs: 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
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Answer: (a) 1 and 3 only
UPSC 2009 · Q24 · Art & Culture › Tribes & Communities · Save

Among the following, who are the Agaria community ?

(a) A traditional toddy tappers community of Andhra Pradesh
(b) A traditional fishing community of Maharashtra
(c) A traditional silk-weaving community of Karnataka
(d) A traditional salt pan workers community of Gujarat
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Answer: (d) A traditional salt pan workers community of Gujarat
UPSC 2004 · Q14 · Art & Culture › Tribes & Communities · Save

In which one of the following Union Territories, do the people of the Onge tribe live?

(a) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
(b) Dadra & Nagar Haveli
(c) Daman & Diu
(d) Lakshadweep
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Answer: (a) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
UPSC 1995 · Q14 · Art & Culture › Tribes & Communities · Save

The original home of the gypsies was

(a) Egypt
(b) Russia
(c) India
(d) Persia
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Answer: (c) India