In 1956, the same year as the SRC, which country proclaimed Sinhala its sole official language?
ABhutan
BCeylon
CBurma
DNepal
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Ceylon
1. Tamils of the north protested.
2. Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, made Sinhala the sole language.
3. A Sinhala MP warned: one language, two nations.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Indian Society, Chapter 6, The Challenges of Cultural Diversity._
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