Q. De-notified Tribe refers to:

[A] Nomadic communities in India that are officially recognized as Scheduled Tribes (ST) by the Indian government.

[B] Social groups that have been legally classified as backward castes due to their economic and social disadvantages.

[C] Communities that were historically listed as criminal tribes under colonial law but were delisted after India Independence.

[D] Nomadic tribes that have been granted special status under the Indian Constitution for their unique cultural practices.

Answer: C
Notes:

Explanation – De-notified Tribes (DNTs) in India refer to communities that were previously classified as “criminal tribes” under the British colonial Criminal Tribes Act of 1871. This law labeled certain tribes as inherently criminal, subjecting them to strict surveillance and control. After India’s independence, the Act was repealed in 1949, and these communities were “de-notified,” meaning they were officially removed from the list of criminal tribes.

Source: The Hindu

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