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80. Identify the Indian tribe from the statements given below:
i) They are indigenous tribe of the Andaman Islands.
ii) They are hunter gatherers and do not practice any form of agriculture
iii) They possess negrito racial strains.
Options:

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a) Sentinelese
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b) Todas
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c) Irulas
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d) Asuras
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Solution

The correct option is A a) Sentinelese

A)

Explanation:

The Sentinelese people are an indigenous people of the Andaman Islands, in the Bay of Bengal. They inhabit North Sentinel Island, which lies westward off the southern tip of the Great Andaman archipelago. They resist contact with the outside world, and are among the last people to remain

Virtually untouched and un contacted by modern civilization. Their language remains unclassified and is not mutually intelligible with the Jarawa language of their nearest neighbours

They are hunter gatherers and do not practice any form of agriculture


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