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Ekalavya, who cut off his thumb for Drona, belonged to which forest-dwelling community?
AChandala
BShaka clan
CYaudheya
DNishada
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Nishada
1. Drona refused to teach him.
2. Ekalavya was a nishada hunter.
3. He learnt archery from a clay image of Drona.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Themes in Indian History Part I, Theme 3, Kinship, Caste and Class: Early Societies._
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