Question
UPSC Prelims 2014 Question:
Every year, a month-long ecologically important campaign/festival is held during which certain communities/tribes plant saplings of fruit-bearing trees.
Which of the following are such communities/tribes?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Option 2: Gond and Korku
Detailed Solution
Explanation:
- Gond and Korku are the tribes of Madhya Pradesh. These tribes celebrate a month-long festival of greenery, during which the tribes plant saplings of fruit-bearing trees. The festival is known as Hari Jiroti.
- Bhutia and Lepcha are the indigenous tribes of Sikkim
- Irula and Toda tribes are indigenous to the western ghats region of Nilgiris.
- Saharia and Agariya tribes are indigenous to Madhya Pradesh
Therefore, option (2) is the correct answer.
Subject: Economics | Population and Demography
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