Question

The major social groups of Sri Lanka are _______
A. Sinhalese and Dutch
B. Dutch and Sri Lankan Tamils
C. Sinhalese and Sri Lankan Tamils
D. French and Dutch

Answer 1

Hint:: We have to know that the Sinhalese comprises about \[74.9\]% of the population and are gathered in the highly populated south-west and central parts of Sri Lanka. The Sri Lanka Tamils, who live in the north and the east of the island, compose the largest minority group.

Complete answer:
As we know that Sri Lanka is an island nation whose population is about two crores. The major social groups found are the Sinhala speakers and Tamil speakers. Sri Lankan Tamils are further classified into two groups -Sri Lankan Tamil and Indian Tamils. Sri Lankan Tamils are the aboriginals of Sri Lanka. The Indian Tamil's forefathers emigrated from India as plantation workers during the colonial period. Sri Lankan Tamils are residing in the north and east region. There are several religions in Sri Lanka, namely Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, and Christianity. Therefore, there are different social groups, languages, and religions in Sri Lanka.
The Sinhalese are known to be the largest ethnic group in the country, comprising about eleven million people and the Tamils comprise $27,00,000$persons and use the Tamil language as their mother tongue.
They are frequently found in the urban areas in the southern parts of the island, with abundant populations in the Central and Eastern regions. During the times of Portuguese colonization, Moors were imprisoned, and many were forced to retreat to the central highlands as well as the eastern coast.
Sinhala was acknowledged as the only official language in $1956$.
So, the correct answer is Option C.

Note: We have to know that Majoritarianism is a strong belief in Sri Lanka that the majority community has to be allowed to rule a country in the way it wants, by neglecting the wishes and needs of the minority. Hence, the Sinhala community took the following majoritarianism standards to establish their supremacy.