Consider the following pairs: Tribe State1. Limboo (Limbu) Sikkim2. Karbi Himachal Pradesh3. Dongaria Kondh Odisha4. Bonda Tamil NaduWhich of the above pairs are correctly matched?
✓ Correct answer: a) 1 and 3 only
ExplanationPair 1 is correctly matched : Tamang , Limbu, Bhut- ia, Khas, Lepchas are important tribal communities of Sikkim.Pair 2 is incorrectly matched : Karbi is a tribal community from Karbi Anglong of Assam, not Himachal Pradesh.Other import- ant tribes from the state include Bodo, Kachari, Miri, Mishimi, Rabha.Pair 3 is correctly matched : The Dongaria Kondh is a par- ticularly vulnerable tribal group found in the Niyamgiri Hills of Odisha.They are known for their unique cultural practices and traditional agriculture.Pair 4 is incorrectly matched: The Bonda tribe is one of the oldest and most primitive tribes in India, residing in the hilly re- gions of the Malkangiri district in southwestern Odisha, not in Tamil Nadu.Some of the main tribes from Tamil Nadu are Malayali, Toda, Kurumbas, Paniyan, Irular, Kattunayakan, Kanikkar, Palliyan, Kadar, etc. Toda, Kota, Kurumbas, Kattunayakan, Paniyan and Irular have been designated as ‘Primitive Tribes’.The People of Sikkim consist of three ethnic groups, that is, Lepcha, Bhutia and Nepali.Of these, the Lepchas and Bhutias communities
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