In Punjab, until the third quarter of the nineteenth century, the dominant cultural influence was:
ABritish
BBuddhist
CPersian
DSanskritic
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Persian
1. Sanskritic influence was never strong there.
2. Persian influence dominated.
3. Regional variation marks sanskritisation.
_Source: syllabus Social Change and Development in India, Chapter 2, Cultural Change._
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