Match List I with List II
| LIST-I (Groups) | LIST-II (Identities) | ||
| (A) | Gujaratis, Bengalis | (I) | Ethnic identity |
| (B) | Garos, Khasis | (II) | National identity |
| (C) | Sikhs, Buddhists | (III) | Linguistic identity |
| (D) | Indians, Sinhalese | (IV) | Religious identity |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
(A) Gujaratis, Bengalis — this matches (III) Linguistic identity. These groups are named after their languages, Gujarati and Bengali; India’s linguistic states show that one can be Gujarati and Indian, Bengali and Indian.
(B) Garos, Khasis — this matches (I) Ethnic identity. The Khasis, Jaintias and Garos are the three major ethnic tribal groups of Meghalaya, each with its own traditional political institutions.
(C) Sikhs, Buddhists — this matches (IV) Religious identity. These are communities defined by religion, Sikhism and Buddhism, and both are religious minorities in India.
(D) Indians, Sinhalese — this matches (II) National identity. ‘Indian’ is the identity shared by all citizens of the nation, whatever their language, religion or ethnic group. With the other three pairs matched, national identity is the entry left for this pair.
NCERT (2025-26): “6.2 Regionalism in the Indian Context … Far from undermining Indian unity, linguistic states have helped strengthen it. It has proved to be perfectly consistent to be Kannadiga and Indian, Bengali and Indian, Tamil and Indian, Gujarati and Indian……” “Many tribal areas have had a rich tradition of grassroot democratic functioning. We give an illustrative example from Meghalaya. All the three major ethnic tribal groups, namely, the Khasis, Jaintias and the Garos have their own traditional political institutions that have existed for hundreds of years.…” “Threatened by community identities, states try to eliminate cultural diversity … Attaining these objectives was not easy, especially in a context of cultural diversity where citizens, in addition to their identifications with their country, might also feel a strong sense of identity with their community – ethnic, religious, linguistic and so on.…” |