1. Agariya, Baiga, and Bhuiya scheduled tribes are mainly inhabitants in which of the following districts of Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Ambedkar Nagar
(b) Jalaun
(c) Sonbhadra
(d) Lalitpur
[U.P.B.E.O. (Pre) 2019]
Ans. (c) Sonbhadra
- The Agariya, Baiga, and Bhuiya tribes mostly live in the Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh.
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2. Which of the following tribes of Uttar Pradesh practices the polyandry system?
(a) Jaunsari
(b) Bhoksa
(c) Raji
(d) Korwa
[U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]
Ans. (a) Jaunsari
- The Jaunsari tribe follows the tradition of living together in one family.
- They often practice polyandry, with the oldest brother being the head of the family, known as the ‘Dhogada’ or ‘Syana’.
- This society is patriarchal.
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3. Which of the following tribes has the largest population in Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Tharu
(b) Buksa
(c) Kharwara
(d) Bahrawat
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Mains) 2015]
Ans. (a) Tharu
- The Tharu tribe had the most people in Uttar Pradesh in 2001.
- They made up 77.4% of the state’s total population of scheduled tribes (5 tribes).
- In 2003, 10 more castes were given scheduled tribe status.
- Now, the Gond community is the biggest tribal group with 5,69,035 people.
- The Tharu and Kharwar communities come next with 105, 291 and 1,60,676 people respectively.
- The Tharu tribe is the only one in Tharu community, while the Gond community includes Gond, Dhuriya, Nayak, Ojha, Pathari, and Rajgond.
- The Kharwar community includes the Kharwar and Khairwar tribes.
- If you mean the biggest tribe, the Kharwar tribe is the largest.
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4. The Scheduled Tribe of U.P. has a maximum population is –
(a) Tharu
(b) Gond
(c) Khairwar
(d) Chero
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]
Ans. (a) Tharu
- The Tharu tribe is the biggest group of Scheduled Tribes in Uttar Pradesh.
- They live mostly in the Terai plains of Nepal and India, and in Uttar Pradesh, they can be found mainly in Maharajganj, Pilibhit, Gonda, Balrampur, Gorakhpur and Bahraich district.
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5. Which one of the following tribes has the largest numbers in UP?
(a) Ban Rawat
(b) Tharu
(c) Saharia
(d) Dhuria
[U.P.P.C.S. (Spl.) (Pre) 2008]
Ans. (b) Dhuria
- The Tharu tribe used to be the biggest tribe in Uttar Pradesh, according to the question asked.
- However, according to the census of 2011, the Gond tribal community is now the largest tribe in the state, and the Tharu tribe lives in the Terai region from the Nainital district of Uttarakhand to the Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh.
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6. In which of the following districts of Uttar Pradesh’s Buksa tribe is found?
(a) Bijnor and Agra
(b) Bahraich and Lakhimpur
(c) Mirzapur and Sonbhadra
(d) Lalitpur and Jalaun
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]
Ans. (a) Bijnor and Agra
- The Buxa or Buksa tribe can be found in Bijnor and Agra, which are both located in Uttar Pradesh
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7. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Buksa – Bijnor
(b) Kharwar – Lalitpur
(c) Mahigir – Bahraich
(d) Tharu – Barabanki
[U.P.P.C.S. (Spl.) (Mains) 2004]
Ans. (a) Buksa – Bijnor
- The Tharu tribe lives in five districts of Uttar Pradesh (Lakhimpur Kheri, Gonda, Bahraich, Maharajganj and Gorakhpur).
- The Buxa or Buksa people trace their ancestry to Patwar Rajputs and inhabit Bijnor.
- The Kharwar tribe is situated in Mirzapur and Sonbhadra of Uttar Pradesh.
- The Mahigir people live in the Bijnor district and follow the Islamic faith.
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8. Where are Buxa Tribes living in Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Bijnor
(b) Balrampur
(c) Shrawasti
(d) Chitrakoot
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O (Re-Exam) (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (a) Bijnor
- The Tharu people are based in the districts of Lakhimpur Kheri, Gonda, Bahraich, Maharajganj and Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh.
- The Buxa/Buksa tribe are related to Patwar Rajputs and reside in Bijnor.
- The Kharwar tribe is found in the districts of Mirzapur and Sonbhadra district of UP.
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9. Which one of the following Scheduled Tribes resides in Bijnor district?
(a) Baiga
(b) Kharwar
(c) Mahigir
(d) Tharu
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2010]
Ans. (c) Mahigir
- The Mahigir people live in the Bijnor area and follow the Islamic faith.
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10. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Bhotiya – Barabanki
(b) Buksa – Bijnor
(c) Raji – Gorakhpur
(d) Tharu – Banda
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2010]
Ans. (b) Buksa – Bijnor
- Members of the Tharu tribe live in certain regions of Uttar Pradesh, such as Lakhimpur Khiri, Gonda, Bahraich, Maharajganj, and Gorakhpur.
- The Bhoksa or Buksa tribe trace their roots back to Patwar Rajputs, and they are located in Bijnor.
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11. Paharia tribe lives in –
(a) Bahraich
(b) Lalitpur
(c) Pilibhit
(d) Sonbhadra
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2011]
Ans. (d) Sonbhadra
- The Paharia tribe live in the Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh in India, which is part of the Vindhya mountain range.
- They rely on the forests for their survival.
- The Paharia population in Uttar Pradesh in 2011 was 2446.
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12. In which of the following districts, of U.P. “Agariya” tribe resides?
(a) Ghaziabad
(b) Ghazipur
(c) Mirzapur
(d) Sonbhadra
[U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]
Ans. (d) Sonbhadra
- The Agariya Tribe lives in the Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh.
- Other groups living in the same area are Gond, Dhuria, Nayak, Ojha, Pathari, Rajgarh, Kharwar, Khairwar, Pahariya, Baiga, Pankha, Panika, Chero, Bhuia.
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