Consider the following pairs : Community sometimes mentioned in the news : In the affairs of 1. Kurd : Bangladesh 2. Madhesi : Nepal 3. Rohingya : Myanmar Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
- (a) 1 and 2
- (b) 2 only
- (c) 2 and 3 ✓ UPSC's answer
- (d) 3 only
Why the answer is (c)
• Pair 2 is correct: the Madhesis of Nepal's Terai plains protested the 2015 constitution over representation and citizenship, leading to a border blockade.
• Pair 3 is correct: the Rohingya, a Muslim minority of Myanmar's Rakhine State, were denied citizenship and driven out in 2017.
• Pair 1 is wrong: the Kurds are a people of Iraq, Turkey, Syria and Iran, not Bangladesh.
• Hence 2 and 3, option (c).
Why the other options are wrong
- (a) 1 and 2
- Pair 1 is wrong: Kurds are not in Bangladesh.
- (b) 2 only
- Pair 3 (Rohingya–Myanmar) is also correct.
- (d) 3 only
- Pair 2 (Madhesi–Nepal) is also correct.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2016, held on 7 August 2016. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.