BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 103
The criteria for a community to be declared a Scheduled Tribe are: 1. indications of primitive traits 2. distinctive culture 3. shyness of contact with the community at large 4. backwardness and geographical isolation Which of the above are correct?
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Answer: (D) All of the above
Explanation
Lokur Committee criteria: primitive traits, distinctive culture, geographical isolation, shyness of contact and backwardness.
- (A) Incorrect
Wrong: 3 and 4 are also Lokur criteria.
- (B) Incorrect
Wrong: primitive traits is also a criterion.
- (C) Incorrect
Wrong: distinctive culture is also a criterion.
- (D) Correct
Correct: these are the five Lokur Committee (1965) criteria (with backwardness and isolation).