Question

Correct the following statement and rewrite:
In Srilanka, an Act was passed in 1956 to recognise Tamil as the only official language, disregarding Sinhala.

Answer 1

Answer:

In Srilanka, an act was passed in 1956 to recognise sinhala as the official language.

Explanation:

Answer 2

In Sri Lanka, an act was 'passed in 1956' to recognize English as the only 'official language', with Sinhala.

Explanation:

• This act was known as the Sinhala's Only Act or the 'Official Language Act No. 33 of 1956'.
• According to this act, English was made an official language of Sri Lanka, despite the fact that 70% majority of the people were 'Sinhalese' and the 'three largest minority group's main language is Tamil'.