When Urdu Language gets official status in subcontinent?
Correct answer: A. 1837
- A. 1837
- B. 1831
- C. 1833
- D. 1834World Current Affairs
Explanation
In 1837, British authorities replaced Persian with English and local vernaculars such as Urdu in many courts and administrative settings in British India. This is the historical basis for the commonly cited date 1837.
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