Correct answer: (b) Rengma
Explanation
- A
Halchu
(a) Halchu. On this list Halchu is treated as an Andaman–Nicobar native name; it is not the ‘NOT native’ answer.
- B
Rengma
(b) Rengma. Rengma are a Naga people of Nagaland and Karbi Anglong (Assam), not indigenous to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Official key.
- C
Onge
(c) Onge. The Onge are a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group of Little Andaman. They are native.
- D
Shompen
(d) Shompen. The Shompen inhabit Great Nicobar’s interior. They are native to the islands.
Summary. Official key is (b) Rengma. Andaman–Nicobar natives on the standard list include Great Andamanese, Onge, Jarawa, Sentinelese and Nicobarese/Shompen. Rengma belong to the north-east Naga belt. Halchu is kept as an island name on this paper; Onge and Shompen are unambiguously island peoples.
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