Q19 · UPSC Prelims 2016 · Set A · Current Affairs and GK

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Consider the following pairs:Community sometimes mentioned in the news - In the affairs of1.Kurd : Bangladesh2.Madhesi : Nepal3.Rohingya : MyanmarWhich of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

A 1 and 2
B 2 only
C 2 and 3
D 3 only

Correct answer: (c) 2 and 3

Explanation

  1. A

    1 and 2

    1 and 2. Kurds are a West Asian people (Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Iran), not a Bangladeshi community. Pair 1 is wrong, so 1 and 2 cannot be the key.

  2. B

    2 only

    Madhesi only. Madhesis of the Nepal Tarai are correctly paired, but Rohingya–Myanmar is also correct. 2 only is incomplete.

  3. C

    2 and 3

    2 and 3. Madhesis are a plains community in Nepal’s politics; Rohingya are a Muslim minority of Rakhine in Myanmar. Kurd–Bangladesh is a mismatch. That stored letter is the official key.

  4. D

    3 only

    Rohingya only. Pair 3 is right, but dropping the correct Madhesi pair is not the key.

Summary. Official key is (c) 2 and 3. Madhesi–Nepal and Rohingya–Myanmar match; Kurd–Bangladesh does not. Honour the stored letter (c).

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