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UPSC 1996: In the Indian context the term De-notified tribes refers to
(a)tribes which are aboriginals
(b)nomadic tribes
(c)tribes practising shifting cultivation
(d)tribes which were earlier classified as criminal tribes
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (d) tribes which were earlier classified as criminal tribes
“De-notified tribes” are communities that were originally listed as ‘criminal tribes’ under the Criminal Tribes Act, 1871 during British rule and were formally “de-notified” after independence (the Act was repealed in 1952). Therefore they are tribes that were earlier classified as criminal tribes, not aboriginal, nomadic, or shifting-cultivator groups per se. ([scribd.com](https://www.scribd.com/document/731910047/1996))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 1996, GS Paper 1, as Question 24. It falls under Indian Polity > Social Justice & Vulnerable Sections.
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