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Social Science (087) — CBSE Class 10 board question

Q1. [1] § Majoritarianism in Sri Lanka
Which one of the following languages was declared as the official language of Sri Lanka by an Act passed in 1956 ?
  1. (a) Tamil
  2. (b) Sinhala
  3. (c) Hindi
  4. (d) English
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Model Answer

(b) Sinhala

In 1956, an Act was passed in Sri Lanka to recognise Sinhala as the only official language, disregarding Tamil.

Explanation

The passage from Chapter 1 directly states: "In 1956, an Act was passed to recognise Sinhala as the only official language, thus disregarding Tamil." This is a factual recall question — just identify the correct language from the source.

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