Pakistan Studies MCQ #372

The Urdu-Hindi Controversy, an important forerunner to the partition of British India, started in:

Pakistan Studies MCQ #372

  1. Question 1

    Q1. The Urdu-Hindi Controversy, an important forerunner to the partition of British India, started in:

    • A) 1857
    • B) 1867
    • C) 1877
    • D) 1885

    Answer: 1867

    Explanation: The Urdu-Hindi Controversy began in 1867 when Hindu leaders in the United Provinces demanded that Hindi in Devanagari script replace Urdu in Persian script as the official court language, alarming Muslim leaders including Sir Syed Ahmad Khan.