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Consider the given four statements and choose the correct answer: (1) Bedouins are the wandering tribes of Central Asia. (2) Croats are inhabitants of Croatia. (3) Eskimos live in the Philippines. (4) People of New Zealand are known as Kiwis. Choose the correct answer:

HPPSC · 2021 · GS1
Question:
Consider the given four statements and choose the correct answer: (1) Bedouins are the wandering tribes of Central Asia. (2) Croats are inhabitants of Croatia. (3) Eskimos live in the Philippines. (4) People of New Zealand are known as Kiwis. Choose the correct answer:

Options

(1) 2 and 4
(2) 1 and 4
(3) 2 and 3
(4) 1 and 2
Answer: (1) 2 and 4

Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect: Bedouins are nomadic Arab tribes of the Arabian Peninsula and North Africa/Middle East deserts — NOT Central Asia. Statement 2 is correct: Croats (Croatians) are the South Slavic people who are the inhabitants of Croatia. Statement 3 is incorrect: Eskimos (Inuit) are the indigenous people of Arctic regions — Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and Siberia — NOT the Philippines. Statement 4 is correct: The people of New Zealand are informally and affectionately called Kiwis — after the kiwi bird, the national symbol of New Zealand. Hence statements 2 and 4 are correct.

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