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Read the following source carefully and answer the questions that follow:

What should be the qualities of a national language ? 

A few months before his death Mahatma Gandhi reiterated his views on the language question:

This Hindustani should be neither Sanskritised Hindi nor Persianised Urdu but a happy combination of both. It should also freely admit words wherever necessary from the different regional languages and also assimilate words from foreign languages, provided that they can mix well and easily with our national language. Thus our national language must develop into a rich and powerful instrument capable of expressing the whole gamut of human thought and feelings. To confine oneself to Hindi or Urdu would be a crime against intelligence and the spirit of patriotism. 

HARIJANSEVAK, 12 OCTOBER 1947 

(1) Explain the term ‘multicultural language ‘. 

(2) What were the characteristics of the national language, in context to the source. 

(3) “ The report of the Language Committee, promoted the spirit of patriotism “.Give reasons

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(1) Multicultural language means : 

(i) A popular language of a large section of the people of India, 

(ii) A composite language enriched by the interaction of diverse cultures 

(iii) Understood by people from various regions 

(2) The characteristics of a national language ,in context to the source are : 

(i) A combination of Sanskritised Hindi nor Persianised Urdu

(ii) Words from regional languages 

(iii) Assimilate words from foreign languages 

(3) The spirit of patriotism as promoted by the language committee ; 

(i) It had decided, but not yet formally declared, that Hindi in the Devanagari script would be the official language 

(ii) For the first fifteen years, English would continue to be used for all official purposes 

(iii) Each province was to be allowed to choose one of the regional languages for official work within the province

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