QUESTION 10
GS1
10 marks
Given the diversities among tribal communities in India, in which specific contexts should they be considered as a single category?
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150 words
What the examiner wants
Accept tribal diversity, then name the specific legal and policy contexts where tribes are rightly treated as one category.
IdentifyName the points precisely, then explain each briefly.
Demand-wise check
- 1Show diversity: language, region, livelihood, level of integration≈35 words
- 2Contexts for a single category: constitutional protection, reservation, land rights, Fifth and Sixth Schedules, forest rights≈35 words
- 3Contexts where diversity must be respected: PVTGs, culture, local governance≈35 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
DiversityContexts for single categoryContexts for differentiationConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Only listing tribal diversity without naming specific contexts
- Ignoring PVTGs as a sub-category within tribes
Draw this
- Table: context → treat as one category / treat separately
Value addition
- FactArticle 342 lets the President notify Scheduled Tribes; there are over 700 notified tribes and 75 PVTGs.Ministry of Tribal Affairs
- LawThe Forest Rights Act, 2006 and PESA, 1996 apply to tribes as a group for land, forest and self-governance rights.FRA 2006; PESA 1996
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Ajay R Raj · AIR 109 · Page 9 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Akansh Dhull · AIR 3 · Page 15 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Akansh Dhull · AIR 3 · Page 35 ↗Same syllabus reference
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