Which language was declared as the official language of Sri Lanka by the government in the year 1956?

Arabic

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English

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Tamil

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Sinhala

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Solution

The correct option is D Sinhala
The Sri Lankan government declared Sinhala as the official language of Sri Lanka in the year 1956. The new Constitution declared Buddhism to be the state's religion. These discriminations irked the Tamils of Sri Lanka.

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