Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Planning and development in Indian Context

Question:

Assertion: Bharmaur is inhabited by ‘Gaddi’, a tribal community who have maintained a distinct identity in the Himalayan region.
Reasoning: They remain in isolation and attack anyone who is unfamiliar to them.

Options:

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct, and R is the correct explanation of A.

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

Assertion (A) is correct, but Reasoning (R) is incorrect.

Assertion (A) is incorrect, but Reasoning (R) is correct.

Correct Answer:

Assertion (A) is correct, but Reasoning (R) is incorrect.

Explanation:

Bharmaur tribal area comprises Bharmaur and Holi tehsils of the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. It is a notified tribal area since 21 November 1975. Bharmaur is inhabited by ‘Gaddi’, a tribal community who have maintained a distinct identity in the Himalayan region as they practised transhumance and conversed through the Gaddiali dialect.