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The stretch between the hill district of Churachandpur and Bishnupur district has been one of the most volatile areas of Manipur during the ongoing ethnic conflict, the site of heated exchanges of fire in which many lives have been lost. While this area has been quiet for several months — “volunteer checkposts” and bunkers where civilians, both armed and unarmed, monitored entry into Churachandpur are now gone — the attention of law enforcement, for now, has shifted to tensions in the district headquarters itself.
Last week, these tensions spilled over when violent clashes, leading to one death, broke out on the streets in the district after what, by all accounts, began as a drunken brawl in which an office-bearer of the Hmar community’s apex body Hmar Inpui was seriously injured. The violence then spiralled into clashes between members of the Zomi community on one side and Hmars and Kukis on the other side. After this, organizations representing these three groups — all of them come under the Zo umbrella — and Church leaders signed a joint agreement pledging “collective commitment to restoring peace, healing wounds, and building a future where all communities of Churachandpur can coexist with dignity and mutual respect”.
At the heart of the violence is a long struggle for power over Churachandpur and representation of the multiple small tribes that are clubbed together variously as Zo, Kuki-Zomi, Kuki-Zo, Kuki-Zo-Hmar, and so on. The tribes that identify as Zomi reject the term Kuki, pointing to its colonial origin, and opposition to “assimilation” by that hegemonic identity.
On Sunday, there was a meeting between Thanglianpau Guite and P S Haokip, the chiefs of influential insurgent organisations Zomi Reunification Organisation and Kuki National Organisation. Following their discussions, the two also issued a similar joint appeal. “This was a landmark meeting bringing them both together after a long time and was orchestrated with efforts from the police, security forces, and district administration to ensure peace,” said a security official.
[Excerpt from Indian Express "Ethnic Tensions in Manipur" Dated 28/03/25]

Q1: Which two districts in Manipur have been the focal points of ethnic conflict?
(a) Imphal and Chandel
(b) Churachandpur and Bishnupur
(c) Senapati and Ukhrul
(d) Tamenglong and Thoubal

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Q2: The Zo people are believed to have migrated from which country thousands of years ago?
(a) India
(b) China
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Thailand

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Q3: Why does the Zomi community reject the term “Kuki”?
(a) They prefer to be called Meitei
(b) They believe it is a colonial imposition
(c) They identify more with the Naga tribes
(d) They consider it a religious term

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Q4: What incident led to the recent clashes in Churachandpur?
(a) A dispute over land ownership
(b) A political disagreement
(c) A drunken brawl that escalated into violence
(d) A religious dispute between different tribes

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Q5: What role does religion play in the identity of the Zo people?
(a) Most follow Hinduism
(b) Many have converted to Protestant Christianity
(c) They strictly follow traditional animist beliefs
(d) Religion is not significant in their community

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