Question

98. In the Indian context the term 'De-notified tribes' refers to

• A. (a) tribes which are aboriginals
• B. (b) nomadic tribes
• C. (c) tribes practising shifting cultivation
• D. (d) tribes which were earlier classified as criminal tribes

Answer 1

The correct option is D (d) tribes which were earlier classified as criminal tribes

D)

Denotified Tribes (DNTs), also known as Vimukta Jati, are the tribes that were originally listed under the Criminal Tribes Act of 1871, as "Criminal Tribes" and "addicted to the systematic commission of non-bailable offences."