Q.

Name the language that was designated as the Camp Language during the Medieval Period

A. Sanskrit
B. Pali
C. Hindi
D. Urdu
Answer» D. Urdu
Explanation: Urdu means "(military) camp" in the Hindustani nguage, from Turkish ordu meaning "army"; and Urdu language was the language of the camp when Nader Shah of Persia (now Iran) invaded India. The language went by several names over the years: Hindawi or Hindi, "language] of India": Dehlavi "of Delhi"; Hindustani, "of Hindustan"; and Zaban-e-Urdu, "the language of the [army] camp", from which came the current name of Urdu around the year 1800.
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