2000 General Studies, all questions
UPSC Prelims 2000 · General Studies
Question 76: Geography
Which one of the following pairs of primitive tribes and places of their inhabitation is not correctly matched?
aBuksa: Pauri-Garhwal
bKol: Jabalpur
cMunda: Chhotanagpur
dKorba: Kodagu
AnswerThe answer is (d).
The Buksa live in Garhwal and the Kumaon foothills, Kols in Madhya Pradesh including the Jabalpur region, and Mundas in Chhotanagpur. The Korba, or Korwa, are a tribe of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, so pairing them with Kodagu in Karnataka is wrong. That is the pair that is not correctly matched.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Correct: the Buksa live in Pauri Garhwal and nearby districts.
- (b) Correct: Kols are found in the Jabalpur region.
- (c) Correct: Mundas are the tribe of Chhotanagpur.
- (d) Right: it is wrongly matched; the Korba live in Chhattisgarh, not Kodagu.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2000, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.