JAGTIV · Previous Year Questions

UPPSC

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE · 2019

Previous Year Question

Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?

Tribe — Place

A.

Pygmy — Congo basin

B.

Angami — Nagaland

C.

Ainu — Japan

D.

Khirghiz — Sudan

Correct Answer: D

Detailed Solution

Pygmy — Congo Basin: The Congo Basin of Central Africa is home to several Indigenous forest communities traditionally grouped in geographical literature as Pygmy peoples, including the Mbuti, Efe, Baka and Aka.

Angami — Nagaland: The Angami are one of the major Naga tribes of Nagaland, particularly associated with Kohima and surrounding areas.

Ainu — Japan: The Ainu are an Indigenous people of northern Japan, especially Hokkaido, with their own distinctive language and cultural traditions.

Khirghiz — Sudan: This pair is incorrect. The Kyrgyz/Kirghiz are a Turkic people of Central Asia, primarily associated with Kyrgyzstan and neighbouring Central Asian regions, not Sudan.

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