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📚 Miscellaneous Chapter 3: Tribes of Bihar (बिहार जनजातियाँ)

Module 3: Chero and Kharwar

📖 Chapter 3 of 7 🧩 Module 3 of 6 ⏱️ ~1 min read 💡 6 MCQs
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Concept

Subtopic 3.1: Two communities close to Hindu practice

  • The Chero call themselves Chandravanshi and are also known as Cheru and Chervas. They regard themselves as related to Kshatriyas, and their religious life is quite similar to that of the Hindus.
  • They are named with Rohtas, Bhojpur and Gaya, and not with Saharsa. They are the community this paper does not class as Proto-Australoid.
  • The Kharwar are found in Rohtas. Only that statement is marked correct; the claim that they speak Sadani is not.
⭐ Key Points
  • The Chero are Chandravanshi and are also called Cheru and Chervas.
  • The Kharwar are found in Rohtas. The Chero are not found in Saharsa.
📌 One-line Q&A
  • Question: Which community calls itself Chandravanshi? Answer: the Chero.
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Question 6: Which of the following communities calls itself Chandravanshi?

The Chero call themselves Chandravanshi.

Question 8: By which other name is the Chero known?

The Chero are known both as Cheru and as Chervas.

Question 14: Consider: 1. The Kharwar tribe is found in Rohtas district of Bihar. 2. The Kharwar tribe speaks Sadani. Which is correct?

Only the first statement is correct. The Kharwar are found in Rohtas.

Question 19: Consider: 1. The Chero regard themselves as related to the Kshatriyas. 2. The religious life of the Chero is quite similar to that of the Hindus. Which is correct?

Both statements are correct.

Question 20: The religious life of which tribe is quite similar to that of the Hindus?

The religious life of the Chero is quite similar to that of the Hindus.

Question 25: In which one district of Bihar is the Chero tribe not found?

The Chero are not found in Saharsa. Rohtas, Bhojpur and Gaya are the districts named with them.
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Which community calls itself Chandravanshi?

the Chero.
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