Question

In our country, the population of the Bonda tribe is only _______________.
(A) 9000
(B) 10000
(C) 11000
(D) 12000

Answer 1

Hint: The people of Bonds are tribal people who currently live in the hills of the Malkangiri district of Odisha in India. Their population is a couple of thousands more than ten thousand.

Complete answer: The Bonds are approximately 12,000 Munda ethnic groups according to the 2011 census living in the isolated hill regions of the southwestern Odisha district of Malkangiri, India, near the junction of the three states of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Andhra Pradesh. Bondo, Bondo Poraja, Bhonda, or Remo are other names of the Bonda tribe.
Two distinct Bonda tribes exist: The Upper Bondas and the Lower Bondas. They have almost no link with the world outside. Only 6% of the Bondas are literate. The tribe's life expectancy is so poor that it is almost extinct.

Bonda culture
It is anticipated that Bonda boys will marry between the ages of 10 and 12.
 Even though a man may pay his brother the price of a bride, the brother must always return the sum owed. For brides, a type of dowry known as “giving” is paid. Things in “gaining” are used to decide how arranged marriages are going to take place. The number of cows, for instance, depends upon the girl's social status.
Divorce, also known as "Lung Sisi," is also a concern among the people of Bonda. The former husband seeks twice the price that was paid for their marriage in certain serious situations, such as if a Bonda woman is divorced for adultery.
 It is customary to sacrifice a cow on the tenth day, a ritual also is known as “Gaitang”, when death occurs.

Hence, the correct option is (D) 12000

Note:Dambaru Shisha took the oath of office to become the Bonda tribe's first Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) to which he traces his heritage. Shisha aims to preserve people's traditions and culture by creating educational opportunities for them.