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CTET 7 Feb 2026 Paper 1, Question 63

Topic: Environment and conservation

Q63

Select from the following a state where the meaning of ‘Torang’ is jungle

  1. (1) Assam
  2. (2) JharkhandCorrect answer
  3. (3) Mizoram
  4. (4) Meghalaya

Solution.

CBSE answer: (2)

Answer: (2) Jharkhand

  1. 'Torang' is a word of the Kurukh (Oraon) language of Jharkhand and means jungle.
  2. Suryamani, a tribal woman from Jharkhand, named her centre for protecting forests and tribal culture 'Torang'.
  3. This story appears in the Class V EVS chapter on forests and the people who depend on them.