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Q73·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2014

Tribal groups and their geographical distribution

GeographyEthnography and Regional TribesMatching pairsHardStatic

Question

Consider the following pairs: Tribe : State

1Limboo (Limbu) : Sikkim
2Karbi : Himachal Pradesh
3Dongaria Kondh : Odisha
4Bonda : Tamil Nadu

Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?

Options

a

1 and 3 only

Answer
b

2 and 4 only

c

1, 3 and 4 only

d

1, 2, 3 and 4

Explanation

Pair 1 is correct: Limboo (Limbu) people are a significant tribal group found in Sikkim and also in parts of Nepal. Pair 2 is incorrect: Karbi (also called Mikir) tribes are found in Assam, not Himachal Pradesh. Pair 3 is correct: Dongaria Kondh is a tribal group found in Odisha, particularly in the Niyamgiri hills. Pair 4 is incorrect: Bonda people are found in Odisha (specifically in the Malkangiri district), not Tamil Nadu. Therefore, only pairs 1 and 3 are correctly matched. > Limboo-Sikkim and Dongaria Kondh-Odisha are the correct tribal-state pairs from this list.

Question details

Year

2014

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q73

Subject

Geography

Sub-topic

Ethnography and Regional Tribes

Type

Matching pairs

Difficulty

Hard

Nature

Static

Source hint

NCERT Geography - Regional Studies and Demographics

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