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The major social groups of Sri Lanka are ______.

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Sinhalese and Dutch
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Dutch and Sri Lankan Tamils
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Sinhalese and Sri Lankan Tamils
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French and Dutch
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The correct option is C Sinhalese and Sri Lankan Tamils
The major social groups are the Sinhala-speakers (74 per cent).
Tamil natives of the country are called ‘Sri Lankan Tamils’ (13 per cent).
The rest, whose forefathers came from India as plantation workers during colonial period, are called ‘Indian Tamils’.

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