__________ is a group of hunter gatherers native to Central Africa, mainly to Congo.

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RRB NTPC CBT 2 Level -4 Official paper (Held On: 10 May 2022 Shift 1)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Pygmies.

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Key Points

Pygmies are a group of hunter-gatherers native to Central Africa, mainly in Congo.
Pygmies:
- They live scattered over a huge area in central and western Africa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Congo (Brazzaville), Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda.
- The different Pygmy groups speak different languages, mostly related to those of neighbouring non-Pygmy peoples.
- ‘Pygmy’ peoples are forest dwellers and know the forest, its plants and its animals intimately.

Additional Information

Bedouin	They are nomadic pastoralists of the Arabian Peninsula who relied on their herds of goats, sheep, and camels for meat, milk, cheese, etc.
Ainu	They are an indigenous ethnic group of people who live in Hokkaido in Japan.
Kirghiz	They are a Turkic ethnic group native to Central Asia, primarily Kyrgyzstan and parts of central Siberia.