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.

a. Only 1

b. Only 2

c. Both

d. None

ANSWER: Only 1

Explanation:

- 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.