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The ancient caste of Kumaon, which is also known as 'Mund' and 'Shabar' is:

A.
Kirat
B.
Khas
C.
Jaunsari
D.
Kol

Solution:

The correct answer is Kol. KolKols were the weaver sect of Garhwal society. They used to weave dress materials with hemp fibre. There were subgroups among Kolis as Pabila( the hemp fibre weavers), Gaykariay Koli( son of Rajput male and Koli female). They were also known by the name of Mund and Shabar. Additional InformationKiratRajkirat Caste of Kumaon is descendant of Kirats. Same way Ghirat, Bhogsa, Tharu, Mihir are called the descendants of the Kirat Civilization. Gangotri, Bhiliganga valley and Yamuna valley were the main centres of the Kirat Civilization. KhasIt was a Rajput community in Uttarakhand and historically accepted as army recruits for the hill Rajas. The main deity of Khas was Kaasu. Khas placed ten village deities-goddesses in Uttarakhand and pilgrim places such as Baijnath, Uttarkashi, Badrinath, Dwarhat, Binsar, etc. JaunsariJaunsar- Bawar forms the northern half of Dehradun district and the people living there are called Jaunsaries. They are of very pure Aryan Stock. The most important festival of the Jaunsaries is the Magh Mela. The Jaunsarie still practice polyandry, which is said to be the consequence of their having had a close association with the Pandava brothers of the Mahabharata, who had a common wife Draupadi.

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