UPSC Prelims 1999·GS1·geography·human and economic geography

A person of mixed European and Indian blood in Latin America is called a

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  1. AMulatto
  2. BMestizoCorrect
  3. CMeiji
  4. DMau Mau

Explanation

The correct answer is B because Mestizo is the specific term used in Latin America to describe people of combined European and Indigenous American descent. To clarify the other options: Mulatto refers to people of mixed European and African descent. Meiji refers to a historical era in Japan. Mau Mau was a militant nationalist movement in Kenya. Therefore, in the context of Latin American ethnic classifications, Mestizo is the accurate term for the mix of European and Indian blood.
geography: A person of mixed European and Indian blood in Latin America is called a

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