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Q14 (IAS/2004) Geography › Maps & Locations › Indian political geography Answer Verified

In which one of the following union territories, do the people of the Onge tribe live?

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The Onge (Onges) are explicitly listed among the surviving indigenous tribes of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, confirming their presence in that Union Territory [1]. More specifically, official local sources state that the Onges inhabit Little Andaman Island (with settlements at places such as Dugong Creek and South Bay), identifying them as a distinct hunting-and-gathering tribe native to Little Andaman within the Andaman and Nicobar Islands [2]. Therefore the correct Union Territory where the Onge people live is the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

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  1. [1] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 2: Physiography > Islands of the Bay of Bengal > p. 68
  2. [2] https://southandaman.nic.in/people_culture/
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