69th BPSC Prelims (2023), question 102

🏛️ Indian Polity

102. The specifications required for a community to be declared a Scheduled Tribe are 1. indications of primitive traits 2. distinctive culture 3. shyness of contact with the community at large 4. backwardness and geographical isolation. Which are correct?

     1. Only 1 and 2
     2. Only 2, 3 and 4
     3. Only 1, 3 and 4
     4. All of the above
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     Answer: D — All of the above

     All four criteria — primitive traits, distinctive culture, geographical isolation and shyness of contact, and general backwardness — define a Scheduled Tribe.