UPSC Geography Human Resources Question Bank The People

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    Which one of the following statements is not correct?

    A)  There is no definition of the scheduled tribe in the Constitution of India.

    B)  North-East India accounts for a little over half of the country's Scheduled Tribes population.

    C)  The people known as Todas live in the Nilgiri area.

    D)  Lotha is the language spoken in Nagaland.

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     The major concentration of the Scheduled Tribes population is in the middle and the east-Indian states. According to 2011 census figures, Madhya Pradesh has the largest number of 153.2 lakh Scheduled Tribes. This is followed by Maharashtra (105.1 lakh), Odisha (95.9 lakh), Rajasthan (92.4 lakh), Gujarat (89.2 lakh), Jharkhand (86.4 lakh) and Chhatthisgarh (78.2 lakh).


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