State PCS PYQPrelims 2024

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 97

In which Lok Sabha seat did the Shompen tribe, one of India's PVTGs, vote for the first time in April 2024?

  1. Tripura East
  2. Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh
  3. Tura
  4. Andaman and Nicobar
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Answer: (D) Andaman and Nicobar

Explanation

The Shompen, a PVTG of Great Nicobar Island, voted for the first time in the 2024 general election.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: the Shompen do not live there.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: not their home.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: in Meghalaya; not related.

  • (D) Correct

    Correct: the Shompen of Great Nicobar voted in the Andaman & Nicobar seat.