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Which of the following statements is correct about the Hindustani Language? Statement A) It was a blend of two popular languages- Hindi and Urdu. Statement 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. |
The correct answer is Option 3 - Both statements are correct. Given statements: Statement A) It was a blend of two popular languages- Hindi and Urdu. Statement B) Mahatma Gandhi thought this language could unify Hindus and Muslims, and the people of the North and the South. 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. |
