Which tribe of Bihar attended the Gaya Session of the Congress?

Concept

A source-based history question should be anchored to the named event and an authoritative record. The present-day location of a community does not by itself prove participation in a historical session.

Application

The official BPSC final answer key for the source item—Series-A question 64 in the 24 August 2023 first sitting, General Studies Paper 2—records Oraon as the accepted response. The Ranchi district administration's history provides the underlying historical link: a large number of Tana Bhagats attended the Gaya Session of the Congress in December 1922, and the Tana Bhagat movement began among the Oraons under Jatra Oraon. Linking the attending group to its community therefore identifies the Oraon tribe.

Cross-check and contrast

• Oraon connects directly to the Tana Bhagat movement named in the government account of the Gaya attendance.

• Santhal history is prominently associated with the Hul of 1855–56, a distinct movement from the Tana Bhagat participation described in the government account.

• Sannyasi refers to traditions of ascetic resistance rather than the Tana Bhagat community identified in the Gaya account.

• The evidence identifies the Tana Bhagats and links that group to one named community, not to two named communities.

• The evidence identifies the Tana Bhagats and links them to a named community, so the record does not exclude every entry.

Result: Oraon.