WBCS.LIVE practice question

The most vulnerable tribal community in West Bengal is

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Santal
  2. Munda
  3. Birhore
  4. Toto

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Toto

Explanation: The correct answer is D. Toto. Toto is classified as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) in West Bengal by the Government of India. The Totos are a small, isolated tribal group inhabiting Totopara village in the Alipurduar district regions, near the Bhutan border. Totos have their own Tibeto-Burman language, distinct customs, and traditionally practiced shifting cultivation and barter-based economy.