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BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 17

Afrikaners refers to which people?

  1. People of Indo-African descent in the U.S.
  2. Indigenous tribal communities in Africa
  3. The white minority group in South Africa
  4. More than one of the above
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Answer: (C) The white minority group in South Africa

Explanation

Afrikaners are a white ethnic minority in South Africa descended mainly from Dutch settlers.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: Afrikaners are not a U.S. group.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: Afrikaners are of European settler descent, not indigenous.

  • (C) Correct

    Correct: Afrikaners are white South Africans, mainly of Dutch descent, who speak Afrikaans.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: only option C is correct.