Question

Hansa, Beck, Hebram, Bedia are clans of which tribal community?
A) Santhal
B) Munda
C) Bhiku
D) Khonds

Answer 1

Hint: Hansa, Beck, Hebram and Bedia clans are sub-tribes of Odisha's largest tribe. This is due to their huge population size. These tribes have been very active in the fight for their indigenous rights.

Complete answer:
Let us analyze the given options:
Option (A) The Santhal is an ethnic group that belongs to the Munda clan of tribes. Santhals are found in the eastern part of India and Bangladesh. Santhals are the most populous tribe in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Therefore, this is an incorrect option.
Option (B) is not the right answer as the Munda people are a Jharkhand-based Austro-Asiatic speaking ethnic group. They primarily speak Mundari as their first language, and some of this tribal group's clans are Bhengra, Nag, Jojo, and others.
Option (C) is not the correct option as Bhiku doesn’t belong to any category of tribes that reside in India.
Option (D) The Khonds are an Indian tribal group. They are originally hunter-gatherers, and for census operations, they are classified into hill-dwelling Khonds and plain-dwelling Khonds. The Kui and Kuvi languages are spoken by Khonds, which is written in Odia script. They are further divided into the Hansa, Beck, Hebram, and Bedia sub-clans. Thus, this is the correct answer.

Thus the correct answer is an option (D) as Hansa, Beck, Hebram and Bedia are clans of the Khond tribal community in India.

Note: A tribe is a social group that follows a primitive way of living and believes in the greatness of the forested areas. The tribe’s way of sustenance is through a collection of forest goods, preservation of culture and shifting cultivation. India has the largest population of tribes around the world and the Gondi people are the largest tribal group in India. Some of the other popular tribal groups in India are Khasi, Angami, Garo and the Bhil tribes.