The Sentinelese, Onge and Jarawa tribes traditionally inhabit which region?

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are home to some of the most ancient and isolated tribal communities in the world. Six indigenous tribes are usually listed, and five of them are Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs).

Tribes of the Andaman Islands (of Negrito origin, believed to be among the earliest humans to leave Africa):

Great Andamanese: once numerous but now only about 50 people, living on Strait Island.

Onge: live on Little Andaman island; a few hundred at most.

Jarawa: live in the forests of the western parts of South and Middle Andaman. The Andaman Trunk Road passes through their reserve, which has raised concerns about contact with outsiders.

Sentinelese: live on North Sentinel Island. They are one of the most isolated people in the world and reject all contact with outsiders, often with arrows. Entry to the island is banned by law to protect them.

Tribes of the Nicobar Islands (of Mongoloid origin):

• Nicobarese: the largest tribe of the islands; not a PVTG.
• Shompen: live in the forests of Great Nicobar; a PVTG.
• The government protects these tribes through the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Protection of Aboriginal Tribes) Regulation, 1956, which creates tribal reserves where outsiders cannot enter without permission.
• In 2018, an American missionary, John Allen Chau, was killed after illegally landing on North Sentinel Island.

Why not the other options?

• ✗Lakshadweep's people are mostly Muslim islanders and are listed as Scheduled Tribes, but not these tribes.
• ✗The Nilgiri hills are home to the Toda, Kota and Badaga.
• ✗The Sundarbans are home to communities that collect honey and fish.