Topic Tribes
Asked 5 times across 3 UPSC exams over 27 years (1999–2026), peaking in 1999.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 3 of 5 PYQs
- Most asked in 1999
- Recurs across 4 years (1999–2026)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1999 → CISF 2024 → CDS 2026
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (3 of 5) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2026
Which among the following tribes inhabit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands ?
- Onge
- Jarawas
- Sentinelese Select the answer
using the codes given below :
- A 1 and 2 only
- B 2 and 3 only
- C 1, 2 and 3 ✓
- D 1 and 3 only
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › Population & Settlement
CISF2024
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists
| List I (Tribe) | List II (Dominating region) |
|---|
| A. Gaddi | 1. Rajasthan |
| B. Munda | 2. Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| C. Bhil | 3. Jharkhand |
| D. Jarawa | 4. Himachal Pradesh |
Codes:
- A A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4
- B A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4
- C A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2 ✓
- D A-4 B-1 C-3 D-2
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Geography › Population & Settlement
CSE2000
Which one of the following pairs of primitive tribes and places of their inhabitation is NOT correctly matched?
- A Buksa: Pauri-Garhwal
- B Kol: Jabalpur
- C Munda: Chhotanagpur
- D Korwa: Kodagu ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › Population & Settlement
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