Q. Consider the following pairs:

Tribe                     State

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

Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?

• 1 and 3 only
• 2 and 4 only
• 1, 3 and 4 only
• 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: (a) 1 and 3 only

Notes:

• Dongaria – Odisha is easy as dongaria kondh tribe was in news due to the POSCO project
• Karbi would be of Assam – karbi aunglong protest for separate state
• Bonda is the most primitive tribal groups in Odisha.​
• Tamang and the Limbu communities of Sikkim have been placed in the ST category.
• Tharu Tribals
  • The community belongs to the Terai lowlands, amid the Shivaliks of the lower Himalayas. Most of them are forest dwellers and some practised agriculture.
  • The word Tharu is believed to be derived from their, meaning followers of Theravada Buddhism.
  • The Tharus live in both India and Nepal. In the Indian Terai, they live mostly in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar.
  • According to the 2011 census, the Scheduled Tribe population in Uttar Pradesh was more than 11 lakh; this number is estimated to have crossed 20 lakh now.
  • The biggest chunk of this tribal population is made up of Tharus.
  • Members of the tribe survive on wheat, corn and vegetables are grown close to their homes. A majority still lives off the forest.
• PVTGs in Andaman
  • Great Andamanese is one of five PVTGs that reside in the Andamans archipelago.
  • The Great Andamanese speak Jeru dialect among themselves and their number stands at 51 as per the last study carried out by Andaman Adim Janjati Vikas Samiti in 2012.
  • The five PVTGS residing in Andamans are Great Andamanese, Jarawas, Onges, Shompens and North Sentinelese.