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| Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about Hindustani Language? a) It was a blend of two popular languages- Hindi and Urdu. b) Mahatma Gandhi thought this language could unify Hindus and Muslims, and the people of the North and the South. |
Only statement a is correct. Only statement b is correct. Both statements are correct None of the statements is correct. |
| Both statements are correct |
| By the 1930s, Congress had accepted that Hindustani ought to be the national language. Mahatma Gandhi felt that everyone should speak in a language that common people could easily understand. Hindustani – a blend of Hindi and Urdu – was a popular language of a large section of the people of India, This multi-cultural language, Mahatma Gandhi thought, would be the ideal language of communication between diverse communities: it could unify Hindus and Muslims, and people of the North and the South. |
