Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect about Hindustani Language?
a) By the end of the nineteenth century, Hindustani as a language had been gradually changing.
b) On the one hand, there was a move to Sanskritise Hindi, purging it of all words of Persian and Arabic origin. On the other hand, Urdu was being increasingly Persianised.
c) Mahatma Gandhi supported the move to Sanskritise Hindi and Persianise Urdu.
a) By the end of the nineteenth century, Hindustani as a language had been gradually changing.
b) On the one hand, there was a move to Sanskritise Hindi, purging it of all words of Persian and Arabic origin. On the other hand, Urdu was being increasingly Persianised.
c) Mahatma Gandhi supported the move to Sanskritise Hindi and Persianise Urdu.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
c) Mahatma Gandhi opined Hindustani should be neither Sanskritised Hindi nor Persianised Urdu but a happy combination of both.