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Consider the following pairs : Community sometimes mentioned in the news 1. Kurd : Bangladesh 2. Madhesi : Nepal 3. Rohingya : Myanmar Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
Explanation
The correct answer is option C (pairs 2 and 3 are correctly matched).
**Pair 1 is incorrect:** Kurds inhabit a mountainous region straddling the borders of Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Iran and Armenia.[1] They are not associated with Bangladesh.
**Pair 2 is correct:** The Madhesi are an indigenous ethnic group of Nepalese people who are natives of the Madhesh plains of Southern Nepal in Terai belt of South Asia.[2] This confirms that Madhesi people are indeed a community in Nepal.
**Pair 3 is correct:** Nepal and Bhutan, as well as Bangladesh and Myanmar, have had disagreements in the past over the migration of ethnic Nepalese into Bhutan and the Rohingyas from Myanmar into India and Bangladesh, respectively.[3] This establishes that Rohingyas are from Myanmar, making this pairing correct.
Therefore, only pairs 2 and 3 are correctly matched, making option C the correct answer.
Sources- [1] https://abhipedia.abhimanu.com/Article/1057/NzM5MDIEEQQVV/Consider-the-following-pairs-Community-sometimes-In-the-affairs-of-mentioned-in-the-n-on-General-Studies-Prelim-for-undefined-
- [2] https://abhipedia.abhimanu.com/Article/1057/NzM5MDIEEQQVV/Consider-the-following-pairs-Community-sometimes-In-the-affairs-of-mentioned-in-the-n-on-General-Studies-Prelim-for-undefined-
- [3] Contemporary World Politics, Textbook in political science for Class XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 3: Contemporary South Asia > Ideas for the Teacher > p. 41
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- Statement 1: Community sometimes mentioned in the news: Are Kurds (Kurdish people) a community in Bangladesh?
- Statement 2: Community sometimes mentioned in the news: Are Madhesi (Madhesi people) a community in Nepal?
- Statement 3: Community sometimes mentioned in the news: Are Rohingya (Rohingya people) a community in Myanmar?
- Explicitly describes where Kurds inhabit, listing countries in the Middle East and not Bangladesh.
- Appears in a question pairing 'Kurd : Bangladesh' and then gives Kurdish geography, implying the pair is incorrect.
- Lists the pair '1. Kurd - Bangladesh' as an item to be evaluated in 'Community sometimes mentioned in the news', indicating this pairing is questionable.
- Reinforces that the Kurd–Bangladesh pairing is presented for evaluation in study material, not as an established fact of Kurdish presence in Bangladesh.
Shows Kurds are an identifiable ethno-national group active across multiple countries (Turkey, Iraq) — i.e., 'Kurd' can denote a transnational community.
A student could use this pattern to ask whether a Kurdish transnational/diaspora presence extends to South Asian states like Bangladesh by checking diaspora/refugee data or immigration links.
Gives a broad definition/pattern of 'community' (people of a particular religion, region, common work or interest) and examples, implying ethnic groups count as communities.
One could therefore treat 'Kurds' as a potential community in any country if there is a resident/immigrant Kurdish population documented there.
Explains community as a connected group that may share practices and resources, reinforcing that 'community' need not be territorially bounded.
A student could look for local social practices, associations, places of worship, or cultural events in Bangladesh that indicate a Kurdish community presence.
Describes refugees and how conflicts produce refugee communities mapped against conflicts, suggesting refugee or migrant groups can form communities in new countries.
A student might check UNHCR or refugee maps/records to see if Kurdish refugees have settled in Bangladesh, as a route to establish a Kurdish community there.
Discusses migration creating 'outsider' groups and local perceptions of migrants from Bangladesh into India, illustrating how migration flows can create identifiable communities across borders.
By analogy, a student could investigate historical or recent migration routes to see whether Kurds have migrated to Bangladesh and formed a community.
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