Question

Sri Lanka emerged as an independent nation in (a) 1945 (b) 1942 (c) 1947 (d) 1948

Answer 1

The correct answer: is (d) 1948
Sri Lanka emerged as an independent nation in the year 1948. Sri Lanka emerged as an independent country in 1948. Sri Lanka has two major social groups, Sinhalese and Sri Lankan Tamils. People who speak Sinhala are known as the Sinhalese. People who speak Tamil are the Sri Lankan Tamils. The Sinhalese comprise 74 per cent of the total population in Sri Lanka while Tamils make up 18 per cent of the total population in Sri Lanka.

The Sinhala community was in the majority so they had formed the government. They also followed preferential policies that favoured Sinhala applicants for university positions and government jobs.