Urdu is also referred to as:

Correct option is D

The correct answer is (d) Lashkari Zaban.

Urdu is also referred to as "Lashkari Zaban", meaning "language of the army", as it evolved from the interaction of Persian, Arabic, Turkish, and local Indian languages in military camps during the Delhi Sultanate (1206-1526) and Mughal era (1526-1857).

Information Booster

• Urdu is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken in India and Pakistan.
• It is written in the Perso-Arabic script with Nasta'liq calligraphy style.
• It became the official language of Pakistan in 1947, while India recognizes it under Schedule VIII of the Constitution.
• The Deccani form of Urdu emerged in the Bahmani Sultanate (1347-1527).

Additional Knowledge

• Awadhi: An Eastern Hindi language, historically used in Ramcharitmanas by Tulsidas.
• Shauraseni: A Prakrit language, a precursor to modern Hindi, Punjabi, and Rajasthani.
• Farsi: Another name for Persian, which heavily influenced Urdu vocabulary.