Question

What measures were taken by Lal Bahadur Shastri to alleviate the tension created due to the Anti-Hindi movement?

• A. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Every state was given a right to have a language of its own. It could either be a regional language or English.
• B. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Provision of having regional languages as a medium of communication with English translations.
• C. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> English was made as the language of communication between the states and the centre.
• D. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> It was decided that the civil service examinations would be held in English instead of Hindi alone.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (C), (D)

The correct options are
A <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Every state was given a right to have a language of its own. It could either be a regional language or English.
B <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Provision of having regional languages as a medium of communication with English translations.
C <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> English was made as the language of communication between the states and the centre.
D <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> It was decided that the civil service examinations would be held in English instead of Hindi alone.

Shastri was in the pro-Hindi camp. But when the situation went out of hands, he decided to give a series of concessions to tranquilize the feelings of the anti-Hindi camp.

- Every state was given a right to have a language of its own. It could either be a regional language or English.

- Provision of having regional languages as a medium of communication with English translations was given.

- English was made as the language of communication between the states and the centre.

- It was also decided that the civil service examinations would be held in English instead of Hindi alone.