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Social Science · 2026 · 1 mark
CBSE 2026 · Region 2 · Set 1 · Q21
In Sri Lanka, which one of the following changes to the $\displaystyle 1956$ law gave rise to the possibility of civil war ?
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From CBSE’s own marking scheme for this paper.
(B)
Declaring Sinhala as the official language.
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