SociologySocial Change and Development in India: Social Movements

How many are correct about tribal movements?(A) Distinctions between…

How many are correct about tribal movements?
(A) Distinctions between tribal groups are equally significant
(B) Many lie in north-east India's tribal belt
(C) Mundas are found in Chota Nagpur
(D) This region is mostly Chhattisgarh

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → Only two

(A) Distinctions between tribal groups are equally significant — Correct. Tribal groups may share common issues, but the distinctions between them are equally significant.

(B) Many lie in north-east India's tribal belt — Incorrect. Many tribal movements lie in the so called tribal belt of middle India. The North East movements are touched on only briefly, as a separate case.

(C) Mundas are found in Chota Nagpur — Correct. The Mundas, with the Santhals, Hos and Oraons, live in Chota Nagpur and the Santhal Parganas.

(D) This region is mostly Chhattisgarh — Incorrect. This region forms the main part of Jharkhand, the state carved out of south Bihar.

NCERT (2026-27): “8.7 The Tribal Movements
Different tribal groups spread across the country may share common issues. But the distinctions between them are equally significant. Many of the tribal movements have been largely located in the so called ‘tribal belt’ in middle India, such as the Santhals, Hos, Oraons, Mundas in Chota Nagpur and the Santhal Parganas. The region constitutes the main part of what has come to be called Jharkhand.”