Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

General Awareness

Question:

Which of the following political leader was the first person to deliver a Hindi speech in United Nations?

Options:

Lal Bahadur Shashtri

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

APJ Abdul Kalam

Narendra Modi

Correct Answer:

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) - Atal Bihari Vajpayee

The word Hindi is derived from the Persian Word Hind which means “Land of Indus River”. Hindi is the fourth most spoken language of the world. The first three are Chinese, Spanish and English. Hindi language is written in Devnagiri script and is a descendant of Sanskrit. The first state of India that accepted Hindi as its official language was Bihar. The former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee delivered a speech in the Hindi Language at the United Nations in 1977 for the first time.