GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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COUNTRY LANGUAGES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“Mandarin” is the official language of ____
A
Niger
B
China
C
Tuvalu
D
Moldova
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mandarin Chinese is known as (Pǔtōnghuà), the “common speech, ‘’ and it has only been the official language of China since the 1930s, when the country established it as the standard dialect and began pushing to make this a reality nationwide.

Detailed explanation-2: -During the later part of the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644), Mandarin Chinese became the language of the ruling class. China’s capital was changed from Nanjing to Beijing and stayed in Beijing during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912). Because Mandarin is based on the Beijing dialect, it became the court’s official language.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mandarin was one of the 10 major dialects in China and it officially became the national language for China in 1911 after Dr. Sun Yat Sen overthrew the Qing Dynasty. Mandarin was the dialect spoken in the Northern regime and especially Beijing.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mandarin. If you’ve heard of one Chinese language, there’s a pretty good chance it’s this one. Standard Chinese. Cantonese (Yue) Xiang (Hunanese) 10-Apr-2019

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