Political Science · Comparative Political Analysis
UGC NET June 2019 Political Science
Which one of the following is an incorrect pair?
AMelting pot : USA
BBoiling pot : Israel
CFruit : India
DFruit bowl : UK ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Fruit bowl : UK — The pair fruit bowl with the UK is incorrect, so it is the answer.
Explanation
★The pair fruit bowl with the UK is incorrect, so it is the answer.
★The melting pot metaphor is commonly used for the United States and its mix of cultures.
★The boiling pot is associated with the intense diversity of Israel.
★India is often described as a fruit salad of distinct yet coexisting cultures.
★The UK is not conventionally called a fruit bowl in this set of metaphors.
★These metaphors capture different models of cultural integration.
★So the UK as a fruit bowl is the mismatched pair.
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