Question
Q 95. With reference to India, the terms ‘Halbi, Ho and Kui’ pertain to
a) dance forms of Northwest India
b) musical instruments
c) pre-historic cave paintings
d) Tribal languages
Answer: D
Detailed Explanation
· Some of the popular languages spoken by the tribes of India are as follows: Bhatri, Bhilli, Halbi, Ho, Kui etc.
· Halbi is spoken by over 5.25 Lakh people in the states of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. It belongs to the group of Indo Aryan Tribal languages. Important Dravidian Tribal languages are Kolami, Kui, Konda, Koya, Gondi, Oraon/Kurukh, Parji.
Hence option (d) is the correct answer.