Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. Natives of Andaman-Nicobar islands belongs to Negrito races
  2. Tribes living in Central India belongs to Mongoloid races.
  3. Tribals in the North-East India belongs to the Negroid races.
  4. Indo-Aryans belongs to the Nordic races. Which of the statements given below is/are correct?

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1 and 4

  4. 3 and 4
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is correct: Andaman-Nicobar tribes (Jarwa, Onge, Sentinelese) are Negrito. Statement 4 is correct: Indo-Aryans are classified as Nordic in traditional racial anthropology. Statement 2 is incorrect: Central Indian tribes (Gond, Bhil) are Proto-Australoid, not Mongoloid. Statement 3 is incorrect: Northeast tribes are Mongoloid, not Negroid. Therefore only 1 and 4 are correct.

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