1. The Hindi–Urdu Controversy mainly emerged in:
(A) Bengal
(B) Punjab
(C) United Provinces (UP)
(D) Sindh
2. The Hindi–Urdu Controversy began in:
(A) 1857
(B) 1867
(C) 1906
(D) 1916
3. The main issue of the Hindi–Urdu Controversy was:
(A) Official language
(B) Medium of instruction
(C) Religious freedom
(D) Political representation
4. Urdu was written in:
(A) Devanagari script
(B) Roman script
(C) Sanskrit script
(D) Persian-Arabic script
5. Hindi supporters demanded it be written in:
(A) Arabic script
(B) Persian script
(C) Devanagari script
(D) Roman script
6. Urdu was closely associated with:
(A) Hindu culture
(B) Sikh traditions
(C) Muslim culture
(D) British administration
7. Hindi was associated mainly with:
(A) Muslim identity
(B) British rulers
(C) Hindu culture
(D) Persian civilization
8. The demand to replace Urdu with Hindi was supported mainly by:
(A) Hindus
(B) Sikhs
(C) British officials
(D) Muslims
9. The Hindi–Urdu Controversy proved that Hindus and Muslims were:
(A) Politically united
(B) Socially similar
(C) Economically equal
(D) Two separate nations
10. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan reacted to the controversy by:
(A) Supporting Hindi
(B) Supporting Urdu
(C) Remaining neutral
(D) Leaving politics
11. The Hindi–Urdu Controversy widened the gap between:
(A) British and Indians
(B) Muslims and British
(C) Hindus and Muslims
(D) Congress and League
12. The demand for Hindi was presented before the government in:
(A) Lahore
(B) Delhi
(C) Banaras
(D) Calcutta
13. The British government initially used which language in courts of UP?
(A) English
(B) Hindi
(C) Urdu
(D) Persian
14. The Hindi–Urdu Controversy helped Muslims realize the need for:
(A) British support
(B) Hindu unity
(C) Economic reforms
(D) Separate political platform
15. Which organization later became a strong supporter of Hindi?
(A) Muslim League
(B) Congress
(C) Anjuman-e-Himayat-e-Islam
(D) Aligarh Movement
16. Urdu was declared the official language of UP courts before the controversy in:
(A) 1906
(B) 1857
(C) 1867
(D) 1837
17. The controversy showed that language was linked with:
(A) Economy only
(B) Politics only
(C) Religion and culture
(D) Geography
18. The Hindi–Urdu Controversy strengthened the idea of:
(A) One-nation theory
(B) Two-Nation Theory
(C) British nationalism
(D) Secularism
19. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan considered the controversy as:
(A) A serious threat to Muslim identity
(B) Temporary problem
(C) Minor issue
(D) British propaganda
20. The ultimate impact of the Hindi–Urdu Controversy was:
(A) Promotion of unity
(B) Rise of Muslim political consciousness
(C) Decline of Urdu
(D) End of British rule