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Statewise GK · Q1487

Uttar Pradesh GK

Competitive Exams · Statewise GK · question 1487

Q1487

Consider the following statements : Assertion (A) : 'Bhojpuri' is lingua franka of eastern Uttar Pradesh. Reason (R) : People in eastern Uttar Pradesh are not at home with other languages. Select the correct answer:

A.
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
B.
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
C.
(A) is true, but (R) is false.
Answer
D.
(A) is false, but (R) is true.

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
'Bhojpuri' is lingua franka of eastern Uttar Pradesh, western Bihar and northern Jharkhand. Bhojpuri is a Dialect of Hindi. Hence statement A is right but statement R i.e., people in Uttar Pradesh are not at home with other languages is wrong.