Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: Security in the Contemporary World

Question:

What will be the most appropriate word to refer to Kashmiri Pandits?

Options:

Non-Resident Indians

Red Indians

Internally displaced people

Immigrants

Correct Answer:

Internally displaced people

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3 - Internally displaced people

Option 1- Non-Resident Indians
Option 2- Red Indians
Option 3- Internally displaced people (ANSWER)
Option 4- Immigrants

 

Kashmiri Pandits are ‘internally displaced people’.

People who have fled their homes but remain within national borders are called ‘internally displaced people'. Kashmiri Pandits who fled the violence in the Kashmir Valley in the early 1990s are an example of an internally displaced community.

Other options:

Option 1- An NRI is an Indian citizen who resides outside India for the purpose of employment, carrying on business or vocation, or any other purpose indicating an indefinite period of stay outside India.

Option 2- The term "Red Indians" is considered outdated, offensive, and inaccurate. It is a product of a time when European colonizers misunderstood and misrepresented the Indigenous peoples of the Americas.

Option 4- Immigrants are people who move to a foreign country with the intention of settling there permanently or for an extended period.