UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 79
Every year, a monthlong ecologically important campaign/festival is held during which certain communities/tribes plant saplings of fruit-bearing trees. Which of the following are such communities/tribes?
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Correct answer: B
Correct Option: B
Explanation: Gond and Korku communities of central India are associated with the month-long Hariyali-type tree-planting celebrations described in the question.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Incorrect - Bhutia and Lepcha are Himalayan communities, not the identified festival group.
B: Correct - Correct: Gond and Korku are the communities referenced in the tree-planting observance.
C: Incorrect - Irula and Toda inhabit southern India and are not the specified pair.
D: Incorrect - Sahariya and Agariya are not the communities linked to this particular month-long tradition.
Review Note: The specific festival attribution should be cross-checked against an ethnographic source before public publication; online secondary explanations are inconsistent.