Assertion (A): Sri Lanka adopted ‘Tamil’ as the official language of the State. Reason (R): The Govt. of Sri Lanka adopted a series of majoritarian measures.

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(A) is false but (R) is true. Explanation: In 1956, an Act was passed to recognise Sinhala as the sole official language of Sri Lanka, ignoring Tamil. The Sinhala leaders sought to secure dominance over the government through their majority, and thus the democratically elected government adopted a series of majoritarian measures to establish Sinhala supremacy.

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