Great Andamanese tribe

Why in news?

• The Great Andamanese tribe has been hit by Covid-19

About the tribe:

• The Great Andamanese are an indigenous people of the Great Andaman archipelago in the Andaman Islands.
• When the British settled on Great Andaman, the Great Andamanese were divided into 10 main tribes with distinct languages, each counting between 200 and 700 individuals.
• Great Andamanese were heavily decimated by diseases, alcohol, colonial warfare and loss of hunting territory and their current population is only around 60.
• The tribal and linguistic distinctions have largely disappeared, so they may now be considered a single Great Andamanese ethnic group who live on the tiny Strait Island.
• Current infections probably began in Port Blair, as many from the tribe currently hold government jobs there.

Other Andamanese tribes:

• Jarawa now living in parts of South and Middle Andaman Islands. Their population was 380 as of 2011.
• Jangil or Rutland Jarawa of Rutland Island, extinct by 1921.
• Onge of Little Andaman, at 101 individuals as of 2011.
• Sentinelese of North Sentinel Island estimated to be 100 to 200 individuals.

PRELIMS QUESTION

Which of the following tribes are found in Andaman and Nicobar island groups:
1.Onge
2.Dongria Khond
3.Jarawa
4.Sentinelese
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a)1 and 3 only
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)1,3 and 4 only
(d)1,2,3 and 4 

Answer to prelims question