Geography · Chapter 5 of 29

Species & Tribes: BPSC Prelims PYQs

9 previous-year questions on Species & Tribes, asked 1994–2020. Each one opens to its answer and explanation.

1. 1. 60th–62nd BPSC Prelims 2016

   The Dravidian races are mainly confined at which of the following parts of India?

   1. ASouth India
   2. BNorth-Western India
   3. CNorth-Eastern India
   4. DNorth India
   5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
   Answer and explanation →

2. 2. 56th–59th BPSC Prelims 2014

   Which amongst the following states has no identified tribal community?

   1. AMaharashtra
   2. BChhattisgarh
   3. CHaryana
   4. DKarnataka
   Answer and explanation →

3. 3. 44th BPSC Prelims 2000

   Gaddis are inhabitants of –

   1. AMadhya Pradesh
   2. BHimachal Pradesh
   3. CArunachal Pradesh
   4. DMeghalaya
   Answer and explanation →

4. 4. 43rd BPSC Prelims 1999

   Bodos are inhabitants of –

   1. AGaro hills
   2. BSanthal Pargana
   3. CAmazon Basin
   4. DMadhya Pradesh
   Answer and explanation →

5. 5. 42nd BPSC Prelims 1997

   Garo Tribes are of-

   1. AAssam
   2. BManipur
   3. CMizoram
   4. DMeghalaya
   Answer and explanation →

6. 6. 48th–52nd BPSC Prelims 2008

   Where is the Bhil Tribe found?

   1. AAssam
   2. BJharkhand
   3. CWest Bengal
   4. DMaharashtra
   Answer and explanation →

7. 7. 65th BPSC Prelims 2019

   Which of the following pairs of tribe and state is not correct?

   1. ABhil - Gujarat
   2. BGaddi - Himachal Pradesh
   3. CKota - Tamil Nadu
   4. DToda - Kerala
   5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
   Answer and explanation →

8. 8. 66th BPSC Prelims Re-exam 2020

   In which province is the Bharmaur tribal region located?

   1. ASikkim
   2. BHimachal Pradesh
   3. CUttarakhand
   4. DLadakh
   5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
   Answer and explanation →

9. 9. BPSC CDPO Prelims 2018

   Non-Scheduled people concentrated in the central valley of Manipur are called-

   1. AMeitei
   2. BMishmi
   3. CKuki
   4. DApatanis
   5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
   Answer and explanation →