Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Rebels and the Raj

Question:

'Firangi', a term was used to designate foreigners is of ______.

Options:

Arabic origin

Greek origin

Urdu origin

Persian origin

Correct Answer:

Persian origin

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → Persian origin

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.