The tent of nomads in Baluchistan is called:
2023
The tent of nomads in Baluchistan is called:
Answer: A. Kizashi — ConceptEthnogeographic vocabulary gives culture-specific names to dwellings, tools, landforms, and other features. To identify such a term, classify each word…
- A.
Kizashi
- B.
Klong
- C.
Kloof
- D.
More than one of the above
- E.
None of the above
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Correct answer: A
Concept
Ethnogeographic vocabulary gives culture-specific names to dwellings, tools, landforms, and other features.
To identify such a term, classify each word by both the feature it names and the region where that usage belongs.
Application
Kizashi denotes a portable nomadic tent in Baluchistan. Klong denotes a canal or waterway in Thai geography, while kloof denotes a steep-sided ravine or narrow valley in southern Africa. Thus exactly one named term belongs to the requested dwelling category.
Contrast
Kizashi: a Baluchistan nomadic-tent term.
Klong: a Thai canal or waterway term.
Kloof: a southern African ravine or narrow-valley term.
More than one of the above: requires at least two qualifying named terms, but the classified count is one.
None of the above: requires zero qualifying named terms, but the classified count is one.
Cross-check
The BPSC Language and General Studies answer key for code 21/PV/M-2023 records Set A, question 87 as A, agreeing with the term-by-term classification.
Therefore, the answer is Kizashi.