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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following describes an ethnic group? Select all that apply.
A
Share common cultural characteristics
B
Identified on the basis of religion, race, or national origin
C
These shared characteristics have been part of the community for generations
D
These groups must live in the same geographic area
E
There are few ethnic groups in the world
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A group of people who share a similar culture (beliefs, values, and behaviors), language, religion, ancestry, or other characteristic that is often handed down from one generation to the next.

Detailed explanation-2: -An ethnic composition or ethnicity is termed as a group of people who recognize each other on the basis of shared attributes that distinguish them from other groups such as a common set of traditions, ancestry, language, history, society, culture, nation, religion, or social treatment within their residing area.

Detailed explanation-3: -An ethnic group is a human population whose members usually identify with each other on the basis of a common ancestry. People of an ethnic group are united by cultural practices, religious beliefs and historical memories.

Detailed explanation-4: -Of those, 15 are Indo-European (Assamese, Bengali, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, and Urdu), 4 are Dravidian (Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu), 2 are Sino-Tibetan (Bodo and Manipuri), and 1 is Austroasiatic (Santhali).

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