Match List I with List II:
| LIST I | LIST II | ||
| A. | Hindustani | I. | Persianised in India |
| B. | Hindi | II. | Feared to be cut at the root by Hindi propaganda, as Smt. G. Durgabai told the House |
| C. | Provincial languages | III. | Supported by Mahatma Gandhi |
| D. | Urdu | IV. | Supported by R.V. Dhulekar |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
(A) Hindustani — this matches (III) Supported by Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhiji felt that Hindustani, a blend of Hindi and Urdu understood by people of many regions, would be the ideal language of communication between diverse communities, uniting Hindus and Muslims, and the north and the south.
(B) Hindi — this matches (IV) Supported by R.V. Dhulekar. R.V. Dhulekar, a Congressman from the United Provinces, made an aggressive plea that Hindi be used as the language of constitution-making.
(C) Provincial languages — this matches (II) Feared to be cut at the root by Hindi propaganda, as Smt. G. Durgabai told the House. Durgabai informed the House that the opposition in the south against Hindi was very strong, as the opponents felt that the propaganda for Hindi cut at the very root of the provincial languages.
(D) Urdu — this matches (I) Persianised in India. As communal conflicts deepened, Hindi and Urdu grew apart: Hindi was being Sanskritised, while Urdu was being increasingly Persianised.
NCERT (2026-27): “5. The Language of the Nation … 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, and it was a composite language enriched by the interaction of diverse cultures. Over the years it had incorporated words and terms from very many different sources, and was therefore understood by people from various regions. 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.… 5. The Language of the Nation … As communal conflicts deepened, Hindi and Urdu also started growing apart. 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.… 5.1 A plea for Hindi … In one of the earliest sessions of the Constituent Assembly, R. V. Dhulekar, a Congressman from the United Provinces, made an aggressive plea that Hindi be used as the language of constitution-making.… 5.2 The fear of domination … Durgabai informed the House that the opposition in the south against Hindi was very strong: ‘The opponents feel perhaps justly that this propaganda for Hindi cuts at the very root of the provincial languages ...’…” |