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Which of the following statements s about the Asur tribe is are correct It is Particularly vulnerabl...........

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    Which of the following statements(s) about the Asur tribe is/are correct.

    1. It is Particularly vulnerable tribe.
    2. The tribe has a population of around  1 lakh.
    3. Asura's Language is in UNESCO Interactive Atlas of the world’s Language in Danger.

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    Explanation:
    • The Asur language figures in the list of UNESCO Interactive Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger and to save their language the Asur tribe has been using mobile radio to transmit local news and songs.

    Who are Asur tribes?

    • As per the 2011 census, the tribe has a population of around 23,000.
    • Asur(particularly vulnerable tribal group) people are a very small Austroasiatic ethnic group living primarily in the Indian state of Jharkhand, mostly in the Gumla, Lohardaga, Palamu and Latehar districts.
    • Asur are traditionally iron-smelters. 
    • They were once hunter gatherers.However, the majority of them shifted into agriculture.Now, 91.19 percent are enlisted as cultivators.

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