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UPSC 2014: Every year, a month-long ecologically important campaign/festival is held during which certain communities/tribes plant saplings of fruit-bearing trees. Which of the following are such communities/tribes?
(a)Bhutia and Lepcha
(b)Gond and Korku
(c)Irula and Toda
(d)Sahariya and Agariya
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) Gond and Korku
The Gond and Korku tribes of Madhya Pradesh hold the month-long ‘Hari Jiroti’ festival during the monsoon, in which communities plant thousands of saplings of fruit-bearing trees as a cultural-ecological ritual. Such a tree-planting campaign is not recorded for the Bhutia–Lepcha, Irula–Toda or Sahariya–Agariya pairs. ([testbook.com](https://testbook.com/question-answer/every-year-a-monthlong-ecologically-important-cam--5f4c9f1d799db30d13064a69?utm_source=openai))
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What is the correct answer to this UPSC 2014 Environment & Ecology question?▼
The correct answer is option (b): Gond and Korku. Watch the detailed video explanation in our Sherlocking Prelims course on UnlockIAS.
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2014, GS Paper 1, as Question 26. It falls under Environment & Ecology > Sustainable Agriculture & Forestry.
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This question is rated "moderate". It requires sound conceptual understanding of the topic.
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