The question asks for the full form of the acronym MHRD. This requires knowledge of common abbreviations related to government ministries or departments, particularly in the Indian context.
Correct Option: B) Only (iii)
The question asks to identify the countries frequently in the news for the Ebola virus outbreak around 2015. This requires knowledge of major global health crises and the regions affected.
Correct Option: B) Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia were the countries most severely affected by the 2014-2016 West African Ebola epidemic, and thus were frequently mentioned in the news regarding the outbreak.
| Tribe | State |
| 1.) Limboo(limbu) | sikkim |
| 2) Karbi | Himachal Pradesh |
| 3) Dongaria Kondh | Odisha |
| 4) Bonda | Tamil Nadu |
The question asks to identify the correctly matched pairs of tribes and their associated states. This requires knowledge of the geographical distribution of various tribal communities in India.
A) 1 and 3 only
This option correctly identifies that the Limboo tribe is associated with Sikkim and the Dongaria Kondh tribe is associated with Odisha.
The question asks for the year when the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) was created. This requires knowledge of the history of government ministries in India, specifically related to education.
C) 1985 is the correct year when the Ministry of Human Resource Development was created. It was formed by merging the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Culture, and it played a crucial role in implementing the National Policy on Education (NPE) of 1986. Later, in 2020, the Ministry of Human Resource Development was renamed back to the Ministry of Education.
The question asks to identify the correctly matched pairs of communities and the countries where they are frequently mentioned in the news due to their affairs. This requires knowledge of current international affairs and the geographical distribution of significant ethnic groups.
Based on this analysis, pairs 2 and 3 are correctly matched.
Correct Option: C) 2 and 3 only
The question asks to identify the correctly matched pairs of traditions and the communities associated with them. We need to evaluate each pair individually based on general knowledge of Indian culture and communities.
A) 1 only
Based on the evaluation, only the first pair, "Chaliha Sahib Festival - Sindhis," is correctly matched.