'Firangi', a term used to designate foreigners, is of ______.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Persian origin
Firangi, a term of Persian origin, possibly derived from Frank, is used in Urdu and Hindi, often in a derogatory sense, to designate foreigners.
NCERT (2026-27): “1.1 How the mutinies began … Everything and everybody connected with the white man became a target. Proclamations in Hindi, Urdu and Persian were put up in the cities calling upon the population, both Hindus and Muslims, to unite, rise and exterminate the firangis.… Firangi, a term of Persian origin, possibly derived from Frank (from which France gets its name), is used in Urdu and Hindi, often in a derogatory sense, to designate foreigners.” |