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In a country, 70% people speak French, 10% German and rest speak English. The government declares French as the national language. This is known as ____.

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Monarchy
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Majoritarianism
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Communalism
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Casteism
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Solution

The correct option is B Majoritarianism
Majoritarianism is an idea where decisions made by the government favours the majority of people or people who are numerically larger in a country. As per the question, the government declared French as the national language as 70% population were French, they were in majority.

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