Question

The oldest inhabitants of India are considered to be:

• A. Mongoloids
• B. Negritoes
• C. Indo-Aryans
• D. Mediterraneans

Answer 1

The correct option is B Negritoes

Negritoes,

The oldest inhabitants of India are considered to be Negritoes. Perhaps they were the first of the racial groups that came to India. They got settled in the hilly areas of Kerala and the Andaman Islands. Kadar, Irula and Puliyan tribes of Kerala resemble to a great extent with the Negritos. They are related to Africa, Australia and their neighbouring islands. The Negritos have black (dark) skin, woolly hair, broad and flat nose and slightly protruded jaws.