".........They are people of yellow complexion, oblique eyes, high cheek bones, sparse hair and medium height." The reference here is to
Correct Answer: Option D
Explanation
1. The question provides a physical description: yellow complexion, oblique eyes (epicanthic fold), high cheek bones, sparse hair, and medium height.
2. These physical traits are characteristic features traditionally associated with the Mongoloid racial group, populations native to East Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and parts of North Asia and the Americas.
3. Nordic Aryans (a subgroup of Caucasoids) typically have fair complexion, light hair and eyes, and taller stature.
4. Austrics (or Australoids) often have darker skin, wavy hair, and varied features found in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania.
5. Negroids typically have dark skin, tightly curled hair, and features common among populations of Sub-Saharan African descent.
6. The description provided most closely matches the stereotypical features of the Mongoloids.
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