Explanation
- A
1 only
1 only. IMLD is UNESCO (21 February), not UNICEF.
- B
2 only
2 only. Bangla as a state language was demanded in Pakistan’s Constituent Assembly (and on the streets of Dhaka, 1952).
- C
Both 1 and 2
Both. Wrong UN agency in 1.
- D
Neither 1 nor 2
Neither. Statement 2 holds.
Summary. Official key is (b) 2 only. International Mother Language Day (21 February) is a UNESCO observance, born of Bangladesh’s 1952 language movement. The demand for Bangla in Pakistan’s assembly is historical; UNICEF is the wrong parent of the Day.
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