Q. Consider the following statements:
1.North Sentinel Island is part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and is located in the Bay of Bengal.
2.North Sentinel Island is home to the Onge tribe.
3.Andaman and Nicobar Islands Protection of Aboriginal Tribes Regulation, 1956 prohibits travel to North Sentinel Island.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanations –
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. North Sentinel Island is part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands archipelago, situated in the Bay of Bengal. It is a protected area under Indian jurisdiction. The 1956 regulation prohibits travel to North Sentinel Island and restricts any approach closer than five nautical miles to protect the Sentinelese from external influences and diseases.
Statement 2 is incorrect. North Sentinel Island is home to the Sentinelese tribe, not the Onge tribe. The Onge tribe resides primarily on Little Andaman Island.
Source: The Hindu
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