Q. Consider the following statements regarding the tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands:

1. All the six tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands are Scheduled Tribes.
2. All the six tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands are Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs).

Which of the above statements is / are correct?
Answer: Only 1
Notes: All six native tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands—Great Andamanese, Onge, Jarawa, Sentinelese, Nicobarese, and Shompen—are classified as Scheduled Tribes. However, only four of these (Great Andamanese, Onge, Jarawa, and Sentinelese) are designated as PVTGs. The Nicobarese and Shompen are not categorized as PVTGs.