The term tribe for India's oldest communities was introduced in which era?
AColonial
BVedic age
CMughal era
DGupta age
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Colonial
1. Tribes were defined by what they were not.
2. The term came in the colonial era.
3. It lumped very different communities together.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Indian Society, Chapter 3, Social Institutions: Continuity and Change._
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