Name the language that was designated as the ‘Camp Language'

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

1. Sanskrit
2. Pali
3. Hindi
4. Urdu

Correct Option: D

Urdu means "(military) camp" in the Hindustani language, 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.