UPSC Prelims 2014 · GS Paper I
Question 39: Geography
With reference to 'Changpa' community of India, consider the following statements :
- 1.They live mainly in the State of Uttarakhand.
- 2.They rear the Pashmina goats that yield a fine wool.
- 3.They are kept in the category of Scheduled Tribes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (b).
The Changpa are a semi-nomadic pastoral people of the Changthang plateau in Ladakh, in Jammu and Kashmir, not Uttarakhand. They rear Changthangi (Pashmina) goats whose fine undercoat wool is the pashmina, and they are listed as a Scheduled Tribe. So statements 2 and 3 are correct and statement 1 is wrong.
- 1. The Changpa live in Ladakh, not Uttarakhand.
- 2. They rear the goats that yield pashmina wool.
- 3. They are classified as a Scheduled Tribe.
How you could have got this
- If you were sure statement 1 is not correct, (a) and (d) go: each of them includes 1.
What you needed to know: The Changpa live in Ladakh, not Uttarakhand.
- Then, if you were sure statement 2 is correct, (c) goes: it leaves 2 out.
What you needed to know: They rear the goats that yield pashmina wool.
Only (b) is left. You didn’t need statement 3.
Which options go is worked out from UPSC’s key and the options, not by a model.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Wrong. They live in Ladakh, not Uttarakhand.
- (b) Right. They rear Pashmina goats and are a Scheduled Tribe.
- (c) Wrong. Statement 2 is also true.
- (d) Wrong. Statement 1 is false.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2014, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.