Political Science: Federalism · Class 10 · CBSE Social Science
Which policy helped India manage linguistic diversity and strengthen federalism after independence?
Practice question from Political Science: Federalism (Class 10 · CBSE Social Science), with the correct answer and a step-by-step solution.
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Which policy helped India manage linguistic diversity and strengthen federalism after independence?
- A.Replacing all regional languages with Hindi
- B.Reorganising states mainly on linguistic lines and adopting a flexible language policyCorrect answer
- C.Allowing only English to be used for official purposes
- D.Making language a subject controlled only by local governments
Solution
The creation of linguistic states allowed people speaking the same language to share an administrative unit. India also followed a flexible language policy, which reduced conflict and respected linguistic diversity.
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