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Development of Languages in India

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With the Turks invading India, they brought the language _______ to the subcontinent.

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Greek

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Malayalam

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Hindi

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Persian

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Solution

The correct option is D Persian
In the period between 1206 A.D.- 1526 A.D, languages like Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada flourished due to the continuing influence of the Bhakti period. With the Turks invading India, they brought the language Persian to the subcontinent.

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