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Consider the following statements regarding the Hindi-Urdu controversy and choose the correct option: A. The Hindi-Urdu controversy began in the North-Western Provinces and Oudh sometime in the 1860s. B. The movement acquired greater intensity in the 1890s with the foundation of the 'Nagari Pracharini Sabha' in 1893. C. Hindi was written in Devanagari script, so it had a greater sprinkling of Sanskrit words. D. Urdu was written in Persian script, thus had more Persian and Arabic words. E. In April 1900, a Resolution of the Government of the North-Western Provinces and Oudh gave Nagari an equal official status with Persian script. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- 1A and B only
- 2A, B and C only
- 3A, B, C and D only✓
- 4A, C, D and E only
Correct answer
A, B, C and D only
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