1. In which year did the Language Movement in East Pakistan intensify?
    A) 1947
    B) 1948
    C) 1952
    D) 1956

  2. What did the central government initially declare as the sole national language?
    A) Bengali
    B) English
    C) Arabic
    D) Urdu

  3. What was the majority language spoken in East Pakistan?
    A) Urdu
    B) Hindi
    C) Bengali
    D) Pashto

  4. What major event happened on 21 February 1952?
    A) Martial law imposed
    B) Dhaka University founded
    C) Police opened fire on language protestors
    D) New constitution passed

  5. When was Bengali recognized as a national language of Pakistan?
    A) 1952
    B) 1954
    C) 1956
    D) 1962

  6. Which city became the center of the Language Movement?
    A) Chittagong
    B) Khulna
    C) Sylhet
    D) Dhaka

  7. Who led the Bengali Language Movement?
    A) Political leaders
    B) Lawyers
    C) Students and intellectuals
    D) Religious scholars

  8. What day is observed internationally as Mother Language Day?
    A) 21 March
    B) 14 August
    C) 16 December
    D) 21 February

  9. Which constitution formally gave equal status to Bengali?
    A) 1956 Constitution
    B) 1962 Constitution
    C) 1973 Constitution
    D) Interim Constitution of 1949

  10. Which long-term effect did the Language Movement have?
    A) Creation of provinces
    B) Better trade
    C) Rise of ethnic tension and East Pakistan’s alienation
    D) Adoption of English as official language

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