Question

Which community group is known as Achua?
1. Bushmen
2. Pygmies
3. Eskimos
4. Nagas

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Pygmies

The Correct Answer is Pygmies.

 

• The Achua was the endonym of a pygmy people found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, south of the Welle River.
• They were first described in the Western world in 1880–1883 by Wilhelm Junker.

 

•  Bushmen
  • The Bushmen are the indigenous peoples of southern Africa.
  • They are mostly hunter-gatherers.
  • Their territory spans several nations.
• Eskimo
  • The Eskimo are the indigenous circumpolar peoples who have traditionally inhabited the northern circumpolar region from eastern Siberia (Russia) to Alaska (United States), Northern Canada, Nunavik, Nunatsiavut, and Greenland.
• Nagas
  • Nagas are indigenous people living in Nagaland, Manipur, and  Arunachal Pradesh.
  • They are living in the remote and mountainous areas in between the Indian state of Assam and Burma.