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BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 18

Which of the following human races inhabits China, Mongolia and Japan?

  1. Australoid
  2. Negro (Negroid)
  3. Mongoloid
  4. Nordic
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Answer: (C) Mongoloid

Explanation

Older racial classifications grouped East Asian populations as Mongoloid (now considered outdated by anthropologists).

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: found in Australia and parts of South Asia.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: associated with Africa.

  • (C) Correct

    Correct: the traditional classification places East Asians in the Mongoloid group.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: associated with northern Europe.