Match the communities in Column A with their corresponding characteristics or contributions in Column B.
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Column A |
Column B |
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1. Bene Israel |
(a) Traditional medicine system called Sowa Rigpa |
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2. Parsis |
(b) Built India’s oldest mosque, Cheraman Juma Masjid |
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3. Arab merchants |
(c) Shipwrecked near Konkan coast around 175 BCE |
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4. Armenian |
(d) Legend of milk, and sugar with Raja Jadi Rana |
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5. Tibetan refugees |
(e) Abdul hai served as Chief Justice in Akbar’s court |
1 - C (The Bene Israel Jewish community arrived around 175 BCE when their ship was shipwrecked near the Konkan coast south of Mumbai.)
2 - D (According to legend, a wise Parsi man dissolved sugar in milk to show Raja Jadi Rāṇā how they would enrich Indian society.)
3 - B (Arab merchants who came from the 7th century onward helped build India's oldest mosque, the Cheraman Juma Masjid, in Kerala.)
4 - E (Armenians played important roles in the Mughal royal household, with Abdul Hai serving as Chief Justice in Emperor Akbar's court.)
5 - A (Tibetan refugees brought their traditional medicine system Sowa Rigpa, also called 'Art of Healing', which is now part of India's AYUSH programme.)