The Jaintias and the Garos are the major ethnic tribal groups of which state of India?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Meghalaya
Note: The chapter ‘The Story of Indian Democracy’ of the pre-rationalised NCERT, which NTA followed in 2023, has been renamed ‘The Constitution and Social Change’ in the NCERT book (2025-26). Its lines on the traditional political institutions of the tribes of Meghalaya are still there.
NCERT (2025-26): “Many tribal areas have had a rich tradition of grassroot democratic functioning. We give an illustrative example from Meghalaya. All the three major ethnic tribal groups, namely, the Khasis, Jaintias and the Garos have their own traditional political institutions that have existed for hundreds of years. These political institutions were fairly well-developed and functioned at various tiers, such as the village level, clan level and state level. For instance, in the traditional political system of the Khasis, each clan had its own council known as the ‘Durbar Kur’, which was presided over by the clan headman.…” |