The Tribes of 'Lepcha' and 'HO' are commonly found in which part of India?

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(a) Central India — Lepcha is a tribe of Himalayan range which live at the North-East corner of India. They largely reside at Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Bhutan, Sikkim and Darjeeling. Lepchas are Mongoloid tribe. Their language is an admixture of Nepalese and Sikkimese languages, which is very familiar with Indo- Chinese language. They themselves call "Rong". The 'Ho' is a Kolarian tribe belonging to the same stock of Munda and Kol. They mainly inhabit the interiors of Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar districts of Odisha. They are settled agriculturists. Besides, they also depend on food gathering and seasonal forest collections, animal domestication, hunting and fishing to supplement their livelihood. UKPSC had given (a) as right answer in its official answer key.

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(B) North-East India

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(C) South India

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(D) West India

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