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Topic Tribal communities
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 1 years (2022–2023), peaking in 2023.
Key insights
- Most tested in NDA — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2023
- Recurs across 2 years (2022–2023)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
GEO 2022 → NDA 2023
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
NDA2023
Which one of the following tribes from India's North-East had the earliest known association with cultivation and production of tea?
- A Khasis
- B Garos
- C Singphos ✓
- D Jayantias
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Society & Social Institutions
GEO2022
Who were Paharias?
- A The cultivators of Deccan
- B The forest dwellers of Rajmahal Hills ✓
- C The landless labours working under Zamindars
- D The stonecutters employed with the East India Company
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Modern India (1757–1857)
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