Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2021 · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle · Question 50

Consider the following statements:<br/>1. 21st February is declared to be the International Mother Language Day by UNICEF.<br/>2. The demand that Bangla has to be one of the national languages was raised in the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan.<br/><br/>Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

2 only

1. Incorrect. International Mother Language Day (21 February) was proclaimed by UNESCO in 1999, not by UNICEF.

2. Correct. In Pakistan’s Constituent Assembly, members from East Bengal demanded that Bangla/Bengali be recognized as one of the national languages along with Urdu.

Therefore, only statement 2 is correct.

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