Match List-I with List-II.List-IList-II(A) The Congress, by the 1930s…

Match List-I with List-II.

List-I	List-II
(A) The Congress, by the 1930s	(I) Felt that everyone should speak a language common people could easily understand
(B) Mahatma Gandhi	(II) Agreed on the language that ought to be the national language
(C) Hindustani, over the years	(III) Saw a move to purge it of all words of Persian and Arabic origin
(D) Hindi, from the end of the nineteenth century	(IV) Took in words and terms from very many different sources

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) The Congress, by the 1930s	(II) Agreed on the language that ought to be the national language	By the 1930s, the Congress had <strong>accepted Hindustani as the national language</strong>.
(B) Mahatma Gandhi	(I) Felt that everyone should speak a language common people could easily understand	Gandhi wanted a language that <strong>common people could easily understand</strong>.
(C) Hindustani, over the years	(IV) Took in words and terms from very many different sources	Hindustani had <strong>incorporated words from very many sources</strong>. So people from various regions understood it.
(D) Hindi, from the end of the nineteenth century	(III) Saw a move to purge it of all words of Persian and Arabic origin	There was a move to <strong>Sanskritise Hindi</strong>, removing words of Persian and Arabic origin.

NCERT (2026-27): “5. The Language of the Nation …
By the 1930s, the Congress had accepted that Hindustani ought to be the national language. 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. …”

“From the end of the nineteenth century, however, Hindustani as a language had been gradually changing. 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. …”

Match List-I with List-II.

List-I	List-II
(A) The Congress, by the 1930s	(I) Felt that everyone should speak a language common people could easily understand
(B) Mahatma Gandhi	(II) Agreed on the language that ought to be the national language
(C) Hindustani, over the years	(III) Saw a move to purge it of all words of Persian and Arabic origin
(D) Hindi, from the end of the nineteenth century	(IV) Took in words and terms from very many different sources

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) The Congress, by the 1930s	(II) Agreed on the language that ought to be the national language	By the 1930s, the Congress had <strong>accepted Hindustani as the national language</strong>.
(B) Mahatma Gandhi	(I) Felt that everyone should speak a language common people could easily understand	Gandhi wanted a language that <strong>common people could easily understand</strong>.
(C) Hindustani, over the years	(IV) Took in words and terms from very many different sources	Hindustani had <strong>incorporated words from very many sources</strong>. So people from various regions understood it.
(D) Hindi, from the end of the nineteenth century	(III) Saw a move to purge it of all words of Persian and Arabic origin	There was a move to <strong>Sanskritise Hindi</strong>, removing words of Persian and Arabic origin.