Question

Assertion (A): Some scholars have also argued that there is no coherent basis for treating tribes as “pristine”.

Reason (R): They propose instead that tribes should really be seen as “secondary” phenomena arising out of the non-exploitative and colonialist contact between pre-existing states and non-state groups like the tribals.

Options

• A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

• Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

• A is true but R is false.

• A is false and R is true.

Answer 1

A is true but R is false.

Explanation:

• The assertion is correct because many scholars argue that tribes cannot be considered “pristine” since they have always been in contact with states and markets.
• The reason is false because the statement wrongly describes this contact as “non-exploitative”, whereas colonial and state interactions with tribes were historically exploitative.