Which one of the following is correctly matched? Tribes Native State (a) Tharu : Uttaranchal (b) Bhotia : Uttar Pradesh (c) Munda : Bihar (d) Kol : Rajasthan

Tharu tribes are native to the Terai region (Uttaranchal/Uttar Pradesh foothills), making option (a) correct. Bhotia are actually found in Uttaranchal (not UP as stated). Munda tribes are primarily in Jharkhand and parts of Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar - not exclusively Bihar. Kol tribes are found in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and parts of eastern India - not Rajasthan. The question tests specific tribal-state associations, with only the Tharu-Uttaranchal match being geographically accurate.