CDS 2026 (I) General Knowledge, question 104

Topic: Geography

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Q104

Which among the following tribes inhabit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands ?

  1. Onge

  2. Jarawas

  3. Sentinelese

Select the answer using the codes given below :

  1. (a) 1 and 2 only
  2. (b) 2 and 3 only
  3. (c) 1, 2 and 3Correct answer
  4. (d) 1 and 3 only

Solution.

Answer: (c) 1, 2 and 3

  1. Onge, Jarawa and Sentinelese communities all inhabit the Andaman Islands, within the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Union Territory.
  2. They should not be confused with the Nicobarese and Shompen communities of the Nicobar group.