Question

    Hakki Pikki Tribe, recently seen in the news, resides predominantly in which one of the following states?

    A Odisha Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Karnataka Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Andhra Pradesh Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Tamil Nadu Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Recently, 114 tribal people from the Hakki Pikki tribal community in Karnataka got title deeds to the land they had been cultivating for about a century.

    Hakki Pikkis (Hakki in Kannada means ‘bird’ and Pikki means ‘catchers’) are a semi-nomadic tribe, traditionally of bird catchers and hunters.

    Their mother tongue was designated as 'Vaagri' by scholars.

    UNESCO has listed 'Vaagri' as one of the endangered languages.

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