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Which one of the following communities is not related to Sri Lanka?
a. Sri Lanka Tamils
b. Dutch
c. Sinhaisese
d. Indian Tamils

Answer
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Hint:
 A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common is called community.

Complete solution:
Option A) Sri Lanka Tamils :- They are also known as Eelam Tamils, Ceylon Tamils or simply Tamils. They are the members of the Tamil ethnic group native to the South Asian island state of Sri Lanka. Hence, this is the community which is related to Sri Lanka.

Option B) Dutch :- It is a West Germanic language spoken by about 24 million people as a first language and 5 million people as a second language. The constituting majority of people in the Netherlands (where it is the sole official language countrywide) and Belgium (as one of three official languages). Hence, this community is not related to Sri Lanka.

Option C) Sinhaisese :- Sinhala also known as Sinhalese is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken by the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka. The people who make up the largest ethnic group on the island, numbering about 16 million. Hence, this is the community which is related to Sri Lanka.

Option D) Indian Tamils :- They are the tamils of Sri Lanka of Indian origin in Sri Lanka. Indian Tamils are also known as Malayaga Tamilar, Hill Country Tamils, Up-Country Tamils or simply Indian Tamils. The people whose forefathers came from India as plantation workers during the colonial period, are called ‘Indian Tamils’. Hence, this is the community which is related to Sri Lanka.

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Note:
Dutch is mainly spoken in parts of Belgium.
An island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean southwest of the Bay of Bengal and southeast of the Arabian Sea is known as Sri Lanka. It has been called as “the pearl of the Indian ocean” because of its location and shape.