With reference to the Korku community, consider the following statements: 1. The Korku are a tribe predominantly inhabiting the Aravalli hills of Rajasthan. 2. The Korku community is classified as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG). Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |ForumIAS

Q. With reference to the Korku community, consider the following statements:
1.The Korku are a tribe predominantly inhabiting the Aravalli hills of Rajasthan.
2.The Korku community is classified as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG).
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: D

Notes:

Explanation: Neither 1 nor 2

Statement 1 is incorrect: The Korku are a Scheduled Tribe mainly found in the Satpura Hills of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra (especially Khandwa, Burhanpur, Betul, Harda, Amravati and Melghat regions). Their language, Korku, belongs to the Munda branch of the Austroasiatic language family.

Statement 2 is incorrect: The Korku are not a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG). They are settled agricultural and forest-dependent communities of central India.

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Q. With reference to the Korku community, consider the following statements: 1.The Korku are a tribe predominantly inhabiting the Aravalli hills of Rajasthan. 2.The Korku community is classified as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG). Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Q. With reference to the Korku community, consider the following statements:
1.The Korku are a tribe predominantly inhabiting the Aravalli hills of Rajasthan.
2.The Korku community is classified as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG).
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?