Correct answer: (c) 2 and 3
Explanation
- 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.
- B
2 only
Madhesi only. Madhesis of the Nepal Tarai are correctly paired, but Rohingya–Myanmar is also correct. 2 only is incomplete.
- 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.
- 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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