Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: Environment and Natural Resources

Question:

In India, the description of 'indigenous people' is usually applied to-

Options:

Other Backward Classes

Depressed Classes

Scheduled Castes

Scheduled Tribes

Correct Answer:

Scheduled Tribes

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → Scheduled Tribes

The term 'indigenous people' is often used to refer to the Adivasis (literally, 'original inhabitants'), who are listed as Scheduled Tribes in the Indian Constitution.