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Sri Lanka made Sinhala its sole official language in:

A1948
B1966
C1972
D1956
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. 1956
1. Tamil speakers in the north opposed it. 2. The Act came in 1956. 3. A long civil war followed. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts III, Chapter 10, India After Independence._
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