Question

_________ are the tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Island.
A. Munda
B. Kurra
C. Onges
D. None of Above

Answer 1

Hint: The Andaman Islands are an Indian archipelago in the Bay of Bengal consisting of approximately 300 islands. They are home to 4 'Negrito' tribes – the Great Andamanese, Onge, Jarawa and Sentinelese.

Complete answer: -The tribal groups of Andaman and Nicobar are divided into two categories - Negrito and Mongoloid.
-The two Mongoloid tribes in Andaman and Nicobar island are Shompens and Nicobarese.
Option A.The Munda tribe are a group of people usually found in the Chota Nagpur Plateau region. They are categorised as Scheduled Tribe by Constitution of India which are found in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh & Orissa. This option is incorrect.
Option B. The Kurru is not found in Andaman and Nicobar. Hence, this option is incorrect.
Option C. The Onges are one of the tribes of India's Andaman Islands. They are black Asian tribe who are living permanently in Andaman after their land was stolen by settlers from India, Bangladesh and the Nicobar Islands in the 1940s. Although the Onges spend much of their time hunting and obtaining honey, they are greatly dependent on the Andaman authorities for rations of rice, lentils and other commodities. The Indian government has put effort to compel the Onges to work for their rations in a coconut plantation, a form of bonded labour, but this was futile. This option is correct.
Option D. This option stands irrelevant.

Hence, the correct answer is option c.

Note: - The current situation and future of the distinct negrito tribes of the Andaman Islands is disturbingly demoralizing.
- The district administration in Nicobar has prohibited the entry of people seeking to enter its islands to produce COVID-19 test certificates, in order to protect the Nicobarese tribal population from the infection as they have low immunity to diseases due to their minimal contact with the outside world.