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The major social groups of Sri Lanka are _________________.

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Sinhalse and Dutch
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Dutch and Sri Lankan Tamils
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Sinhalse and Sri Lankan Tamils
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French and Dutch
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Solution

The correct option is C Sinhalse and Sri Lankan Tamils
The major social groups of the Sri Lanka are the "Sinhala speakers and Tamil Speakers
74% population of Sri Lanka belongs to Sinhala speakers community.
18% population of Sri Lanka belongs to Tamil Speakers community.
Tamil speakers further divided into two categories
(1) Sri Lankan Tamils : These are the Tamil natives of the Country.
(2) Indian Tamils : These are those Tamils whose forefathers came from India as Plantation workers during colonial period.

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