In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Select the correct option to fill in the blanks.
What draws India closer to an obscure and indifferent picture are the (1)_______ tribes.
They own their personal identity, far from the (2)__________ trend and economic development, as Adivasis having their own language, religion, festivals, cuisine, dance and music. With such an (3)________ culture and hospitality they also significantly hold a contrasting patriarchal and matriarchal society. The lively (4)_______ of the tribal community in India stretches from the remote villages tucked in the Indian Himalayan region to southern-most tip of India and from the farthest corner of North East India to the dunes of Rajasthan.

Correct option is A

The correct options to fill in the blanks are:
✅ Blank (a): "Indigenous" tribes
· "Indigenous" means native or original to a place (मूल निवासी).
· Refers to tribal groups like Adivasis who have lived in India for centuries and are not influenced by foreign or modern cultures.
· It fits the idea of tribes being unique and separate from modern mainstream society.
✔ Correct usage:
"...what draws India closer to an obscure and indifferent picture are the indigenous tribes."
→ These native communities contrast with the rest of the world.
✅ Blank (b): "Contemporary" trend and economic development
· "Contemporary" means modern or current (समकालीन).
· The sentence says that tribal identity exists far from the contemporary trend, meaning away from modernity and current economic systems.
· Creates a meaningful contrast: "They own their personal identity, far from the modern world."
✔ Correct usage:
"...far from the contemporary trend and economic development..."
✅ Blank (c): "Enigmatic" culture and hospitality
· "Enigmatic" means mysterious or hard to understand (रहस्यमय).
· Tribal customs are often unfamiliar or fascinating to outsiders, which makes the word enigmatic an appropriate adjective for their culture.
· Fits the tone of awe and mystique used in the sentence.
✔ Correct usage:
"With such an enigmatic culture and hospitality..."
✅ Blank (d): "Tableau" of the tribal community
· "Tableau" means a vivid or picturesque scene or display (चित्रण / झांकी).
· Describing the tribal community spread across India as a "tableau" suggests that it’s visually rich, diverse, and culturally vibrant, fitting the poetic tone.
✔ Correct usage:
"The lively tableau of the tribal community in India stretches from..."
Meanings of other options:
· Original (मूल) – Doesn’t contrast with modernity clearly.
· Unique (विशिष्ट) – Doesn’t emphasize suppression.
· Modern (आधुनिक) – Contrasts with tribal identity.
· Obsolete (पुराना) – Negative meaning; inappropriate here.
· Presence (उपस्थिति) – Not describing culture.
· Immigrant (प्रवासी) – Opposite of indigenous.
· Current (वर्तमान) – Doesn't fit the tone.
· Alarming (चिंताजनक) – Negative word; doesn’t describe tribal vibrancy.