Which of the following pairs is/are NOT correctly matched?

Question

Which of the following pairs is/are NOT correctly matched?

(Tribe) — (Habitat)

1. Bushman — Kalahari Desert

2. Eskimo — Northern Canada

3. Pygmy — Congo Basin

4. Masai — West Africa

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. A. Only 1, 2 and 3
2. B. Only 4 (Correct answer)
3. C. Only 3 and 4
4. D. Only 1

Correct Answer

Option B — Only 4

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Only 4.

Key Points

• 4. Masai — West Africa is NOT correctly matched. The Masai (Maasai) are pastoral herders of East Africa, living in the grasslands of Kenya and Tanzania, not West Africa.
• 1. Bushman — Kalahari Desert is correct. The Bushmen (San) are hunter-gatherers of the Kalahari in Botswana and Namibia.
• 2. Eskimo — Northern Canada is correct. The Eskimo (Inuit) inhabit the Arctic regions of northern Canada, Greenland and Alaska.
• 3. Pygmy — Congo Basin is correct. The Pygmies live in the equatorial rainforest of the Congo Basin.
• Only pair 4 is wrong, giving option (b).

Additional Information

• The Masai are associated with the savanna grassland and a cattle-centred way of life; their name recurs in the Masai Mara reserve of Kenya, contiguous with Tanzania's Serengeti.
• Other tribe-habitat pairs frequently asked: Bedouin — Arabian Desert, Gauchos — Pampas of Argentina, Boers — South Africa, Semang — Malaysia, Khirghiz — Central Asian steppes, Lapps/Sami — Northern Scandinavia (tundra).
• Indian counterparts: Todas — Nilgiris, Bhil — Madhya Pradesh/Rajasthan, Gond — central India, Jarawa and Sentinelese — Andaman Islands.