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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2015 — General Studies · Question 31 of 200

Q31
History of IndiaBritish Rule: Administration, Economy & Society
Which language was replaced by English as the official language for the government of India in 1835?
  1. a.Arabic
  2. b.Persian
  3. c.Turkish
  4. d.Urdu

Answer: (B) Persian

Persian had served as the official administrative language of India through the Mughal period and continued under early British rule. In 1835, Lord Macaulay's Minute on Education led to the replacement of Persian by English as the official language of government. Persian had been the language of the Mughal court and East India Company records.

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