Question 10. Urdu is the mixture of which of the following languages? (а) Hindi and Bengali (b) Persian and Bengali (c) Hindi and Persian (d) Hindi and Tamil Answer
Solution. Explanation: Calcutta did not become the capital of British India until 1772, when Warren Hastings, the first governor-general, moved all key offices from Murshidabad, the provincial Mughal capital, to Calcutta.
