Match List-I (People in N.G. Ranga's speech) with List-II (What he said about them).
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (A) Tribal people | (I) Exploited by the zamindar and the malguzar |
| (B) Ordinary villagers | (II) Not the real minorities |
| (C) The masses of this country | (III) Their own traditional law forbids taking away their lands |
| (D) The Muslims | (IV) The real minorities |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Tribal people | (III) Their own traditional law forbids taking away their lands | Ranga said that by their own tribal law the lands of tribal people cannot be alienated, yet merchants still snatched them. |
| (B) Ordinary villagers | (I) Exploited by the zamindar and the malguzar | In the villages the zamindar and the malguzar, with the money-lender, were among those who exploited the poor villagers. |
| (C) The masses of this country | (IV) The real minorities | For Ranga the real minorities were the masses, so depressed that they could not use even ordinary civil rights. |
| (D) The Muslims | (II) Not the real minorities | Ranga said the real minorities were not even the Muslims, nor the Hindus or Sikhs; he saw minorities in economic terms. |
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