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UPSC interview questions on Tribal issues

Real questions UPSC interview boards asked on Tribal issues, CSE 2021 to CSE 2025.

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Real questions on Tribal issues

415 questions in 186 interviews mention tribal, tribe, PESA, forest rights.

  • Birsa Munda is a celebrated tribal leader. Who wrote a very famous book on him?

    DAF: Optional Subject (Anthropology optional)Plain fact
    Member 1 · Dinesh Dasa board · CSE 2023 · Candidate: Madhya Pradesh, Anthropology optional

  • K S Singh was a member of the IAS. He made a collection of research about tribes. What was the objective behind it?

    DAF: Optional Subject (Anthropology optional)Why / reasons
    Member 1 · Dinesh Dasa board · CSE 2023 · Candidate: Madhya Pradesh, Anthropology optional

  • FRA: what is peculiar about it?

    DAF: Other DAF Entry (IFS optional Forestry)Plain fact
    Chairperson · Dinesh Dasa board · CSE 2023 · Candidate: Madhya Pradesh, Anthropology optional

  • You know the conflict in Manipur. Organisations like NAMTA (North American Manipur Tribal Association) are appealing to the US, EU and UN about human rights violations by the Indian State. Do you think the US, UN, EU etc. will intervene? What should we do if they intervene?

    Current AffairsWhat happens nextRecent news
    Member 1 · R N Choubey board · CSE 2023 · Candidate: Assam, Mathematics optional

  • Which state has the highest tribal population?

    DAF: Home State (Madhya Pradesh)Plain fact
    Member 1 · Sanjay Verma board · CSE 2024 · Candidate: Madhya Pradesh, Sociology optional

  • Name some tribes of MP.

    DAF: Home State (Madhya Pradesh)Plain factFollow-up
    Member 1 · Sanjay Verma board · CSE 2024 · Candidate: Madhya Pradesh, Sociology optional

  • How can we justify not integrating aboriginal tribes like the Jarawas into mainstream society, unlike some mainland tribals?

    Static GS / OpinionCounter-question
    Chairperson · Suman Sharma board · CSE 2024

  • Do you think acculturation is beneficial to tribes? Should we go for isolationism?

    DAF: Optional Subject (Anthropology optional)Your opinionFollow-up
    Chairperson · Sheel Vardhan Singh board · CSE 2024 · Candidate: Kerala, Anthropology optional

  • What would be your course of action if posted in the Tribal department?

    DAF: Optional Subject (Anthropology optional)Role-play (As DM ...)
    Member 3 · Sheel Vardhan Singh board · CSE 2024 · Candidate: Kerala, Anthropology optional

  • How to balance resource-rich areas vs tribal rights?

    DAF: Optional Subject (Anthropology optional)What should be doneFollow-up
    Member 3 · Sheel Vardhan Singh board · CSE 2024 · Candidate: Kerala, Anthropology optional

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How often it comes up

Share of each year's interviews with at least one question on it.

8.4%

CSE 2021

6.7%

CSE 2022

5.8%

CSE 2023

6.0%

CSE 2024

9.8%

CSE 2025

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