Consider the following statements about Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in India :
- 1.PVTGs reside in 18 States and one Union Territory.
- 2.A stagnant or declining population is one of the criteria for determining PVTG status.
- 3.There are 95 PVTGs officially notified in the country so far.
- 4.Irular and Konda Reddi tribes are included in the list of PVTGs.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Answer: C. Statement 1 is correct: PVTGs live in 18 States and one UT (Andaman and Nicobar Islands). Statement 2 is correct: a stagnant or declining population is one criterion, with pre-agricultural technology, low literacy and subsistence economy. Statement 3 is wrong: there are 75 PVTGs, not 95. Statement 4 is correct: the Irular (Tamil Nadu) and Konda Reddi (Andhra Pradesh) are PVTGs. So 1, 2 and 4.
Watch for: The exact number is the trap: 75 is easy to confuse with other figures.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because there are 75 PVTGs, not 95.
- B. Wrong because statement 3 is false.
- D. Wrong because statement 3 is false and statement 2 is true.
Source to check: Ministry of Tribal Affairs, list of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups and Annual Report 2018-19
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