Which languages was in vogue during Mughal period in the courts of India?

(A) French
(B) Persian
(C) Portugese
(D) Arabic

Correct Answer : Persian
Question Asked : SSC Combined Graduate Level Prelim Exam 2002
Explanation : Although early Mughals spoke the Chagatai language and maintained some Turko- Mongol practices, they became essentially Persianized and transferred the Persian literary and high culture to India, thus forming the base for the Indo-Persian culture. Persia language became the lingua franca of the court and empire.
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