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UPSC CSE Prelims 2009 · GS paper · Tribes, communities & living traditions

Among the following, who are the Agaria community?

A question from UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2009, General Studies, explained with its sources.

Prelims 2009 · archive

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Among the following, who are the Agaria community?

Answer & explanation

Answer: (d) A traditional salt pan workers community of Gujarat

The Agarias (Agariyas) are the salt-pan workers of Gujarat, who make salt on the Rann of Kutch.

  • ✓ (d) Agarias make salt in the pans of the Little Rann and Kutch in Gujarat.
  • ✗ (a) Toddy tapping is not their occupation.

Remember · Agaria: salt-pan workers of the Rann of Kutch, Gujarat.

Sources

  • Incredible India, Rann of Kutch ↗ “The Rann of Kutch, a vast area of salt marshes located in the Thar Desert in Gujarat, India, spans roughly 26,000 square kilometres.”

Question: UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) 2009, General Studies paper. UPSC did not publish an answer key for 2009: the answer shown is the generally accepted one, and the sources above explain the facts behind it. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 24 Oct 2026 (how we verify). ·

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