UPSC Prelims 2000 · General Studies
Question 4: History and Culture
While delivering the presidential address, the Congress President who advocated the introduction of Roman script for Hindi language was
AnswerThe answer is (d).
Subhas Chandra Bose, while presiding over the Congress, argued for writing Hindi or Hindustani in the Roman script, so that a common national script would be easier for the many language groups. Gandhi, in contrast, pressed for Hindustani written in both the Nagari and the Urdu scripts. Remember the Roman script suggestion with Bose.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Gandhi backed Hindustani in both Devanagari and Persian scripts, not the Roman script.
- (b) Nehru is not the Congress president associated with this suggestion in a presidential address.
- (c) Abul Kalam Azad is not associated with the Roman script proposal.
- (d) Right: Bose advocated the Roman script in his presidential address.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2000, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.