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561
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan focused on the cause of which community after 1867?
A. Muslims alone
B. Hindus alone
C. Both Muslims and Hindus
D. The British
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So Sir Syed... started focusing on the cause of Muslims alone[cite: 5391].
562
Who wrote the novel 'Prem Sagar'?
A. A Muslim Writer
B. A Hindu Writer
C. A British Writer
D. A Persian Writer
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In that regard in 1809 a Hindu wrote a novel in that very Hindi with the title 'Prem Sagar'[cite: 5387].
563
What was the main reason the British administration modified MacDonnel's order?
A. Negative impacts
B. Hindu support
C. Government efficiency
D. International pressure
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The British administration itself eventually modified the order due to its negative impacts[cite: 5463].
564
What phrase describes the feeling of Muslims regarding the MacDonnel order?
A. On top of the world
B. Between the devil and the deep sea
C. Out of the frying pan into the fire
D. A blessing in disguise
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Muslims felt 'between the devil and the deep sea': losing government jobs... and Hindu efforts to suppress Muslim identity[cite: 5463].
565
Which event in 1857 made Hindus consider it a ripe moment to replace Urdu?
A. The formation of the Congress
B. The War of Independence
C. The Partition of Bengal
D. The Queen's Proclamation
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However, after the War of Independence 1857 when the British Crown’s wrath fell upon the Muslims, the Hindus considered it to be a ripe moment to get rid of Urdu[cite: 5387].
566
Who was the Secretary of the Aligarh Trust who took action against MacDonnel?
A. Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk
B. Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk
C. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
D. Maulana Zafar Ali Khan
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Sir Syed’s successors at Aligarh, mainly Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk, the then Secretary of the Aligarh Trust, took action against MacDonnel’s act[cite: 5391].
567
What did the founders of Pakistan believe Urdu was a sign of?
A. Economic prosperity
B. Muslim unity
C. Colonial legacy
D. Regional diversity
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They believed that it was a sign of the Muslim unity, the representation of Muslims as an independent nation[cite: 5391].
568
The Urdu-Hindi conflict was largely based on which grounds?
A. Literary and Intellectual
B. Political and Cultural
C. Economic and Trade
D. Military and Strategic
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The conflict began due to Hindu opposition... largely on political and cultural grounds, not literary or intellectual[cite: 5463].
569
When was MacDonnel's order enforcing Hindi-Urdu bilingualism issued?
A. April 18, 1898
B. March 19, 1900
C. April 18, 1900
D. August 15, 1900
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April 18, 1900: McDonald’s order enforcing Hindi-Urdu bilingualism in government offices[cite: 5463].
570
Anthony MacDonnel mandated that government job candidates must know which scripts?
A. Only Devanagari
B. Only Persian
C. Both Hindi (Devanagari) and Urdu (Perso-Arabic)
D. English and Hindi
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He mandated that government job candidates must know both Hindi (Devanagari script) and Urdu (Perso-Arabic script)[cite: 5463].
