Shompen tribe only Mongoloid tribe in Andaman & Nicobar
Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct about Shompen tribe?
1. It is the only Protected Aboriginal Tribe in Andaman & Nicobar which is Mongoloid.
2. They practice a hunter-gatherer subsistence economy.- Published on 02 Nov 15a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
ANSWER: Only 1
- Jarawas, Great Andamanese, Onges and Sentinelese are other Protected Aboriginal Tribe in Andaman & Nicobar have Negroid features.
- Shompen tribe lives in interior of Great Nicobar Island.
- The Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI) has come up with the first authentic demographic database of the Shompen tribe.
- The Shompens are primarily hunter-gatherers and also practise a little bit of horticulture and pig rearing.
